Shadow and Claw

Shadow and Claw by Gene Wolfe was the 25th official Sword and Laser Book Club selection.

Reading period: Feb 8, 2011 - Mar 30, 2011

How/Why was this book chosen:  Tom picked it.

Sword & Laser Goodreads Group Discussion of Shadow and Claw

Sword & Laser Podcasts: Kick Off: S&L 53 Check in: S&L 55 Wrap Up: S&L 57

Shadow and Claw by Gene Wolfe
The Book of the New Sun is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by "Publishers Weekly," and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" by "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction." "Shadow & Claw "brings together the first two books of the tetralogy in one volume: "The Shadow of the Torturer" is the tale of young Severian, an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession -- showing mercy toward his victim. Ursula K. Le Guin said, "Magic stuff . . . a masterpiece . . . the best science fiction I've read in years!" "The Claw of the Conciliator "continues the saga of Severian, banished from his home, as he undertakes a mythic quest to discover the awesome power of an ancient relic, and learn the truth about his hidden destiny.