Shadow & Claw

The Shadow of the Torturer & The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun)

by Gene Wolfe

Paperback, 415 pages

English language

Published Jan. 5, 1994 by Orb Books.

ISBN:: 9780312890179
OCLC Number:: 30700568

(1 review)

Shadow and Claw is an omnibus of the first two books of Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun. It chronicles the life and adventures of journeyman torturer Severian.

2 editions

Abstract Reader reviewed Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe

Fascinating worldbuilding

4 stars

This book features a somewhat mysterious story in an intriguing combination of fantasy and post-singularity science fiction. Many concepts are only ever half explained, adding to the intrigue. The prose is quite beautiful, too!