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The Shadow of the Torturer & The Claw of the Conciliator

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An edition of Shadow & Claw (1983)

Shadow & Claw

The Shadow of the Torturer & The Claw of the Conciliator

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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.

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Orb Books
Language
English
Pages
415

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Shadow & Claw: The First Half of The Book of the New Sun
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1994, ORB
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1994, Orb Books
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Shadow and Claw: The First Half of the Book of the New Sun
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Table of Contents

The Shadow of the Torturer.
Page 5
I. Resurrection and Death
Page 9
II. Severian
Page 16
III. The Autarch's Face
Page 22
IV. Triskele
Page 29
V. The Picture-Cleaner and Others
Page 35
VI. The Master of the Curators
Page 40
VII. The Traitress
Page 49
VIII. The Coversationalist
Page 57
IX. The House Azure
Page 62
X. The Last Year
Page 67
XI. The Feast
Page 73
XII. The Traitor
Page 78
XIII. The Lictor of Thrax
Page 84
XIV. Terminus Est
Page 90
XV. Baldanders
Page 95
XVI. The Rag Shop
Page 102
XVII. The Challenge
Page 107
XVIII. The Destruction of the Altar
Page 112
XIX. The Botanic Gardens
Page 118
XX. Father Inire's Mirrors
Page 124
XXI. The Hut in the Jungle
Page 130
XXII. Dorcas
Page 136
XXIII. Hildegrin
Page 141
XIV. The Flower of Dissolution
Page 146
XXV. The Inn of Lost Loves
Page 153
XXVI. Sennet
Page 159
XXVII. Is He Dead?
Page 164
XXVIII. Carnifex
Page 169
XXIX. Agilus
Page 174
XXX. Night
Page 179
XXXI. The Shadow of the Torturer
Page 184
XXXII. The Play
Page 189
XXXIII. Five Legs
Page 195
XXXIV. Morning
Page 199
XXXV. Hethor
Page 203
Appendix
Page 211
The Claw of the Conciliator.
Page 213
I. The Village of Saltus
Page 217
II. The Man in the Dark
Page 223
III. The Showman's Tent
Page 227
IV. The Bouquet
Page 232
V. The Bourne
Page 239
VI. Blue Light
Page 245
VII. The Assassins
Page 251
VIII. The Cultellarii
Page 257
IX. The Liege of Leaves
Page 263
X. Thea
Page 268
XI. Thecla
Page 275
XII. The Notules
Page 281
XIII. The Claw of the Conciliator
Page 286
XIV. The Antechamber
Page 291
XV. Fool's Fire
Page 296
XVI. Jonas
Page 301
XVII. The Tale of the Student and His Son
Page 307
XVIII. Mirrors
Page 318
XIX. Closets
Page 324
XX. Pictures
Page 329
XXI. Hydromancy
Page 335
XXII. Personifications
Page 340
XXIII. Jolenta
Page 347
XXIV. Dr. Talos's Play: Eschatology and Genesis
Page 352
XXV. The Attack on the Hierodules
Page 370
XXVI. Parting
Page 375
XXVII. Toward Thrax
Page 382
XXVIII. The Odalisque of Abaia
Page 387
XXIX. The Herdsmen
Page 392
XXX. The Badger Again
Page 397
XXXI. The Cleansing
Page 403
Appendixes
Page 411
About the Author
Page 415

Edition Notes

Published in
New York, USA
Series
The Book of the New Sun
Other Titles
Shadow and Claw
Copyright Date
1980, 1981

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
413p.
Number of pages
415

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24198397M
ISBN 10
0312890176
ISBN 13
9780312890179
OCLC/WorldCat
30700568

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October 31, 2021 Edited by mheiman Merge works
May 15, 2010 Edited by India Added new cover
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