The Urth of the New Sun
Tor/Orb trade paper
The one-volume sequel to Wolfe's monumental science-fantasy saga The Book of the New Sun is reprinted
in a handsome edition from Orb. "Another brilliantly inventive,
dense, demanding, at times intellectually stunning effort. Dazzling."--Kirkus.
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Free Live Free
Tor/Orb (reprint, trade paperback, 403 pages, $15.95/$21.95 Can)
Publication date: March 10, 1999 (First Edition: November, 1985)
Reprint of a contemporary fantasy from one of the most acclaimed stylists in the field,
author of the classic Book of the New Sun.
"Four people in contemporary Chicago are caught up in a search for the lost treasure of Benjamin
Free. "Free Live Free," said the newspaper ad, and the out-of-work detective Jim Stubb, the
occultist Madame Serpentina, the salesman Ozzie Barnes, and the overweight prostitute Candy
Garth are brought together to live for a time in Free's old house, a house scheduled for
demolition to make way for a highway.
Free drops mysterious hints of his exile from his homeland, and of the lost key to his return.
And so when the demolition occurs and Free disappears, the four make a pact to continue the
search, which ultimately takes them far beyond their wildest dreams."
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Exodus From the Long Sun
Tor
Book 4 of the Book of the Long Sun, the epic SF/Fantasy series that began with
Nightside the Long Sun. Authors who begin long series like this always make me a
little nervous... what if they get hit by a truck at the end of book three? Time to breathe
that little sigh of relief.
Book of the Long Sun, itself a long sequel to the four-volume Book of the
New Sun, is considered by many to be one of the finest science fantasy series in the genre.
"Having set the scene with the precision of thought and language that marks his major works, Mr. Wolfe has now put all
the pieces in motion, and the effect is dazzling."--The New York Times Book Review.
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The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
Tor trade paper
Reprint of the classic collection from the two-time winner of the Nebula Award and author of The Book of the New Sun,
featuring the now famous "Dr. Death" trilogy of stories: "The Island of Dr. Death and Other
Stories," "The Death of Dr. Island," and the "Doctor of Death Island", all unrelated. The first involves a young
boy who escapes his weary existence by entering the disturbing adventures of a fantasy book; the second concerns
three young sociopaths who are receiving therapy on, and from, a space station known as Dr. Island.
And "The Doctor of Death Island" tells the tale of a prisoner awakening from cryogenic sleep who discovers
that humans have become virtually immortal -- and a life sentence is still a life sentence. It also
features the classic short work "Seven American Nights," "Alien Stones, and "The Hero as Werewolf."
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Castleview
Tor/Orb paperback
Castleview, Illinois, got its name from the rumors of sightings of a mysterious,
phantom castle on stormy nights. Otherwise it's a peaceful place, almost tranquil... the kind
of place where the barrier between past and present seems oddly thin, and strange things can
seep into the here-and-now. And today Arthurian legend is going to collide head-on with Maintown
U.S.A., because a very large storm is brewing...
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The Devil in the Forest
Tor trade paper
A reprint of fantasy classic by the author of The Book of the
New Sun and Soldier in the Mist.
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Storeys from the Old Hotel
Tor trade paper
Here is a reprint of Wolfe's World Fantasy Award winning collection.
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Calde of the Long Sun
Tor paperback
It's the third volume in the Book of the Long Sun.
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