The Shadow of the Torturer
by Gene Wolfe
3.7
(351 ratings)276 pages1980Pocket BooksISBN 9780671828257
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About this book
The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun. It 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 -- and follows subsequent journey out of his home city of Nessus.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 276
- ISBN
- 9780671828257
- Language
- en
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