New Releases by Gene Wolfe

He lives deep in the forest in the time of King Wenceslas, in a village older than record. The young man''s hero-worship of the charming highwayman, Wat, is tempered by growing suspicion of Wat''s cold savagery, and his fear of the sorcerous powers of Mother Cloot is tempered by her kindness. He must decide which of these powers to stand by in the coming battle between Good and Evil that not even his isolated village will be able to avoid. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Hailed as "one of the literary giants of science fiction" by The Denver Post, Gene Wolfe is universally acknowledged as one of the most brilliant writers the field has ever produced. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for best fiction collection, Storeys from the Old Hotel contains thirty-one remarkable gems of Wolfe''s short fiction from the past two decades, most unavailable in any other form. Storeys from the Old Hotel includes many of Gene Wolfe''s most appealing and engaging works, from short-shorts that can be read in single setting to whimsical fantasy and even Sherlock Holmes pastiches. It is a literary feast for anyone interested in the best science fiction has to offer. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A Nebula Award Finalist and Winner of the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Caldé of the Long Sun is the third volume in science fiction Grand Master Gene Wolfe''s Book of the Long Sun tetralogy. Journeying aboard the generational starship the Whorl, the young priest Patera Silk becomes a prophet and revolutionary as he questions his faith while confronting a crime lord in a saga where "[Wolfe] continues to prove himself one of the genre''s most literate writers and luminescent thinkers" (Library Journal). At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Hailed as "one of the literary giants of SF" by the Denver Post, Gene Wolfe has repeatedly won the field''s highest honors, including the Nebula, the Hugo, and the World Fantasy awards. Peace is Gene Wolfe''s first full-length novel, a work that shows the genius that later flourished in such acclaimed works as The Fifth Head of Cerberus and The Book of The New Sun. Originally published in 1975, Peace is a spellbinding, brilliant tour de force of the imagination. The melancholy memoir of Alden Dennis Weer, an embittered old man living out his last days in a small midwestern town, the novel reveals a miraculous dimension as the narrative unfolds. For Weer''s imagination has the power to obliterate time and reshape reality, transcending even death itself. Powerfully moving and uncompromisingly honest, Peace ranks alongside the finest literary works of our time. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Castle of the otter: A miscellany of essays and tales about Wolfe''s Book of the New Sun,

EL LIBRO DEL SOL NUEVO IV Premio John W. Campbell 1984 Severian interviene en la guerra contra el ejército ascio. Acompañado por un soldado herido viaja y oye historias extraordinarias, como la del cazador de focas, y encuentra una peregrina con quien discute las virtudes de la Garra. Huyendo de los terrores de los habitantes de las aguas profundas y de las voladoras astillas de la noche, continúa avanzando inexorablemente hacia el misterio final: el pronosticado advenimiento del Sol Nuevo. Al fin Severian regresa a la Ciudadela. Pronto habrá dos Severian: el aprendiz y el autarca. "Cofres repletos de maravillas: repletos de imágenes como joyas. Una de las grandes épicas de la fantasía de todos los tiempos. " GEORGE R.R. MARTIN

First published in 1972, this SF masterpiece has been out of print for most of a decade. Now, this "subtle, ingenious, and poetic book" (Ursula Le Guin) entertains a new generation of readers with the story of two far-flung sister planets and a man''s quest to find remnants of a lost.

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Continues the fantasy adventures of idealistic young augur Patera Silk, begun in Nightside the long sun and followed by Lake of the long sun.

The box is heavy, locked, and very old. The only clue to its contents is the name written in gold upon its lid: PANDORA. Bright teenager Holly Hollander is understandably curious about what''s inside, but when the box is opened, death is unleashed . . . and Holly is the only one who can solve the deadly puzzle.

In the town of Castleview, Illinois, Tom Howard is murdered at the factory he manages—on the same day that Will E. Shields and his family, newly come to Castleview, arrive with a realtor in tow to see Howard''s house. From an attic window, Shields glimpses the phantom castle that has given the town its name. They are discussing the house with Sally Howard when the police arrive bearing the dreadful news. Then, driving back to the motel, Shields nearly hits a gigantic horseman in the rain...beginning a series of collisions with the mythological that only Gene Wolfe could tell. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

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