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Book Overview
Newsday has acclaimed Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun series as widely anticipated by readers who recognize Wolfe as perhaps the finest writer of science fiction today. Now, the great tale continues in Calde of the Long Sun--a gripping epic of war and heroism set in the technologically wondrous, distant future.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0312855834
ISBN13:9780312855833
Release Date:January 1994
Publisher:Tor Books
Length:381 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.8" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Probably the best book of the four in the series
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
The action really picks up in this one. Ultimately, the series is disappointing, though. See my review of the fourth book.
Typical Gene Wolfe: rich in detail, character and confusion
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Long awaited sequel in the Book of the Long Sun. The structure of this strange place slowly comes together. It's quite incredible how the heat, the smells and the colours of this planet come to life in this series.
A readable masterpice of a saga.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 27 years ago
Some writers are content to have us interested in their characters. Wolfe's style forces us to think and learn to love them. Yet the pace is fast, and pulls us along at disturbingly realistic paces, his charcters at times lost, at times knowing but always 3-D. And the scope of the story is vast and fast - the city revolution you thought would last till the last book of the saga is already, it seems, over by the end of the book. A word of warning? Check out the characters from the earlier books again before you start- otherwise they may do something vital before you remember them fully
excellent
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 28 years ago
One of the finest of a series of fine literature from Gene Wolfe. More than the usual poetry and narrative excellence, which for Gene Wolfe, is saying alot. A fine third component to the Long Sun series. I can't wait for the finale!
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