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Genres
Publication
Orb Books (1995), Reprint, Paperback
Pages
448
Description
The Washington Post has called Gene Wolfe "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced." This volume joins together two of his rarest and most sought after works--Gene Wolfe'sBook of DaysandThe Castle of the Otter--and add thirty-nine short essays collected here for the first time, to fashion a rich and engrossing architecture of wonder.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1992
Physical description
448 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
0312890427 / 9780312890421
Local notes
Omnibus of _Castle of the Otter_ and _Gene Wolfe's Book of Days_
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User reviews
LibraryThing member igor.kh
+ for hit, - for miss:
- How the whip came back (1970)
+ Of relays and roses (1970)
+ Paul's treehouse (1969)
+ St. Brandon (1975)
- Beautyland (1973)
- Car sinister (1970)
+ The blue mouse (1971)
+ How I lost the Second World War and helped turn back the German invasion (1973)
- The adopted father (1980)
+
- An article about hunting (1973)
+ The Changeling (1968)
- Many mansions (1977)
+ Against the Lafayette Escadrille (1972)
+ Three million square miles (1971)
+ The war beneath the tree (1979)
- La Befana (1973)
- Melting (1974)
The remaining are essays; they are mostly +.
- How the whip came back (1970)
+ Of relays and roses (1970)
+ Paul's treehouse (1969)
+ St. Brandon (1975)
- Beautyland (1973)
- Car sinister (1970)
+ The blue mouse (1971)
+ How I lost the Second World War and helped turn back the German invasion (1973)
- The adopted father (1980)
+
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Forlesen (1974)- An article about hunting (1973)
+ The Changeling (1968)
- Many mansions (1977)
+ Against the Lafayette Escadrille (1972)
+ Three million square miles (1971)
+ The war beneath the tree (1979)
- La Befana (1973)
- Melting (1974)
The remaining are essays; they are mostly +.
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LibraryThing member syrion
Castle of Days is an odd book, though that goes without saying for Wolfe. It's actually an omnibus consisting of "Gene Wolfe's Book of Days," which is a collection of short stories; "The Castle of the Otter," which is a collection of essays written about the Book of the New Sun; and some letters
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and other writings which are unique to the book. Some of the short stories, such as "How I Lost the Second World War," "Forlesen," and "La Befana," are among Wolfe's finest, and several of the essays are enjoyable, but in general Mr. Wolfe isn't as good at writing about writing as some others. (Stephen King, for example.) It's worth reading, but it's not my favorite Wolfe. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cvijaxo
Combination of two books: Book of ays and Castle of Otter + extra material. Both fiction and non-fiction part of this book is worth every penny you payed for it. Fiction part consists of short Wolfeish crazy and high quality speculative prose from Wolfes 70-ies opus (mainly). Non-fiction part give
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us rare look in maestros mind while he was writing The Book of the New Sun and his comments on others work. Show Less