Epiphany of the Long Sun: Calde of the Long Sun and Exodus from the Long Sun by

Description: Epiphany of the Long Sun: Calde of the Long Sun and Exodus from the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe Two novels combined in this omnibus ("Calde of the Long Sun" and "Exodus from the Long Sun") comprise the second half of Gene Wolfe's long novel, "The Book of the Long Sun. Publishers Weekly" calls it "One of the major SF series of the decade". FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The two novels combined in this omnibus ("Caldé of the Long Sun" and "Exodus from the Long Sun") comprise the second half of Gene Wolfe's long novel, "The Book of the Long Sun." Author Biography GENE WOLFE is the author of two dozen novels and hundreds of shorter stories. He is best known for the three multi-part series "The Book of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun," and "The Book of the Short Sun," as well as for his recent duo logy, "The Wizard Knight," Over his forty-year career, he has won the Nebula Award, the John W. Campbell Award, the British Science Fiction Award, the "Locus" Readers Poll, the Rhysling (for poetry), and many others. In 1996, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Fantasy Convention. He lives in Barrington, Illinois, with his wife Rosemar Review "Consistently high ambition and achievement." --The New York Times"One of the major SF series of te decade...a bona fide masterpiece." --Publishers Weekly"Few writers dare to attempt a Great Work; Wolfe attempts it and succeeds." --The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Review Quote One of the major SF series of te decade...a bona fide masterpiece. Excerpt from Book Epiphany of the Long Sun CALDÉ OF THE LONG SUN For Todd Compton, classicist and rock musician. GODS, PERSONS, AND ANIMALS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT N.B. In Viron, biochemical males are named after animals or animal products: Macaque, Mattak, OOSIK, and POTTO bear names of this type. Biochemical females are named for plants (most frequently flowers) or plant products: MUCOR, Nettle, ROSE, Teasel. Chemical persons, whether male or female, are named after metals and minerals: Moly, Sard, Shale. The names of major characters are given in CAPITALS in this listing. A-man, a man representing all men. Ah Lah, a forgotten god. (Perhaps an alternative name for the OUTSIDER.) Aloe, a pious woman of the Sun Street Quarter. Asphodella, a girl in the younger (prepubescent) group at the palaestra. Aster , a girl in the older (pubescent) group at the palaestra. AUK, the burly housebreaker who coached SILK in burglary; called "trooper" by HAMMERSTONE. Babirousa, a smiths apprentice, one of MINTs volunteers. Bass, the muscular bald man employed by Orchid. Maytera Betel, the dark, sleepy-eyed sibyl noted by SILK during his enlightenment. Bison, the big, black-bearded man who becomes MINTS chief lieutenant. BLOOD, a wealthy dealer in drugs and women, at times an unpaid agent of the Ayuntamiento. Bream, the thief who provides a white goat for Kypris at ROSEs final sacrifice. Brocket, a distant cousin of MINTS. Patera Bull, QUETZALs prothonotary. Bustard, AUKs older brother, now dead. Cassava, a pious old woman of the Sun Street Quarter. Cavy, one of the older (pubescent) boys at the palaestra. CHENILLE, the tallest woman at Orchids. Major Civet, the officer who killed Doctor CRANE while trying to free SILK. Doctor CRANE, the Trivigaunti spy who killed Councillor LEMUR, now dead. Captain DACE, the skipper of the fishing boat commandeered by SCYLLA. Dahlia, a student of MARBLEs, long ago. Echidna, the Mother of the Gods; the most powerful goddess. Sergeant Eft, Mattaks chief subordinate. Eland, one of Uruss convict crew; he tamed and trained two tunnel gods. Elodia, Geladas former mistress. Ermine, the owner of the highest-priced hotel in Viron. Brigadier Erne, the commander of the Fourth Brigade of Virons Civil Guard (formerly, the Caldés Guard). Femur, INCUSs much-older brother. Gaur, one of Uruss convict crew. Gayfeather, one of the older (pubescent) girls at the palaestra. Captain Gecko, an officer on OOSIKs staff. Gelada, the bowman in Uruss crew who shoots at CHENILLE. Gib, the giant whose life was saved by AUK. Ginger, one of the older (pubescent) girls at the palaestra. Goral, an unemployed hostler, one of MINTs volunteers. Patera Gulo, SILKs acolyte. Corporal HAMMERSTONE, the soldier who (with Sergeant Sand) first arrested SILK in the tunnels, called "Stony" by CHENILLE. Hart, a young layman of SILKs manteion. Hierax, Echidnas second son, the god of death. Holly, one of the older (pubescent) girls at the palaestra. Horn, the student punished by ROSE for imitating SILK. HYACINTH, the beautiful young woman at BLOODs who persuaded CRANE to give SILK an azoth. Patera INCUS, the black mechanic who repairs and reprograms HAMMERSTONE. Iolar, the flier downed by MUSK s eagle. Patera Jerboa, the augur of the manteion on Brick Street. Kingcup, the owner of a livery stable. Kypris, the goddess of love, the first goddess to possess CHENILLE. Councillor LEMUR, the leading member of the Ayuntamiento, killed by CRANE. Liana, one of Zorils subordinates. Lily, AUKs mother, now dead. Lime, MINTs chief female lieutenant. Linsang, Lianas sweetheart. Lion, the largest male among MUCORs lynxes. Councillor LORIS, the leader of the Ayuntamiento after the death of LEMUR. Macaque, one of the older (pubescent) boys at the palaestra. Mamelta, the sleeper arrested with SILK in the tunnels. Mandrill, Geladas cousin, now fled. Maytera MARBLE, the sibyl who teaches the younger (prepubescent) children at the palaestra. Marmot, an unemployed laborer, one of MINTs volunteers. Cornet Mattak, OOSIKs son, a young cavalry officer. Maytera MINT, the Sword of Echidna, the sibyl who teaches the older (pubescent) girls at the palaestra; called General MINT by the insurgents. Maytera Mockorange, a sibyl at the manteion on Sun Street, now dead. Molpe, Echidnas second daughter, goddess of the winds and of the lively arts. Moly, HAMMERSTONEs lost sweetheart, a housemaid. (Short for Molybdenum.) Patera Moray, the augur murdered by Eft. MUCOR, the adolescent whose bedroom was invaded by SILK when he burglarized BLOODs villa. Murtagon, a famous artist. MUSK, BLOODs sadistic young killer; a competent tenor and a lover of raptorial birds. Nettle, one of the older (pubescent) girls in Maytera MINTs class at the palaestra. Oont, a porter. Colonel OOSIK, the commander of the reserve brigade. Orchid , the madame of a brothel owned by BLOOD. OREB, a bird purchased by SILK as a victim but never sacrificed. Orpine, Orchids daughter, possessed by MUCOR and killed by CHENILLE. The OUTSIDER, the god of the broken and the disparaged, whose realm lies outside the Whorl. Pas, the Father of the Gods; the husband of Echidna and the father of SCYLLA, Molpe, TARTAROS, Hierax, Thelxiepeia, Phaea, and Sphigx. Patera Pike, the elderly augur whose acolyte SILK became upon graduation from the schola, now dead. Phaea, Echidnas fourth daughter, the goddess of food and healing. Pork, the owner of the restaurant at which SILK dined with AUK. Councillor POTTO, the member of the Ayuntamiento who (with Sand) interrogated SILK after his second arrest. Patera QUETZAL, the ranking augur in Viron and for thirty-three years the head of its Chapter. Quill, a poor student at the palaestra. Patera REMORA, QUETZALs coadjutor and presumed successor. Rook, one of MINTs lieutenants. Maytera ROSE, the sibyl who taught the older (pubescent) boys at the palaestra, now dead. General Saba, the commander of the Trivigaunti airship and the troops it brings to Viron. Sergeant Sand, HAMMERSTONEs squad leader. Sard, the owner of a large pawnshop on Saddle Street. Scale, one of Bisons lieutenants. Private Schist, a soldier in Sands squad. Scleroderma, the fat woman who holds MINTs horse; the wife of a butcher in the Sun Street Quarter. Captain Scup, the fishing-boat skipper employed by CRANE to watch the Pilgrims Way. SCYLLA, the firstborn of Echidnas children, and the patroness of Viron. Private Shale , a soldier in Sands squad. Patera Shell, Patera Jerboas acolyte; he attended the schola with SILK. Caldé SILK, the augur of the manteion on Sun Street. Generalissimo Siyuf, the commander of the armed forces of Trivigaunte. Skink, the insurgent leader who attempts an all-out assault on the Palatine early Hieraxday night. Sphigx, Echidnas youngest child, the patroness of Trivigaunte and the goddess of war. Councillor Tarsier, one of the members of the Ayuntamiento. TARTAROS, Echidnas eldest son, the god of night. Teasel, a girl in MARBLEs class at the palaestra. Thetis, a minor goddess to whom lost travelers pray. Thelxiepeia, Echidnas third daughter, the goddess of learning and thus of magic and witchcraft. Lieutenant Tiger, OOSIKs assistant operations officer. Caldé TUSSAH, SILKs predecess∨ he was assassinated by the Ayuntamiento. (Patera Tussah, presumably named for the caldé, is a member of INCUSs circle of black mechanics.) Urus, a former associate of AUKs, sentenced to the pits. Villus, a small boy in MARBLEs class at the palaestra. Violet, a beautiful brunet at Orchids, a friend of CHENILLEs. Wo-Man, a woman representing all women. Maytera Wood, the senior sibyl at the Brick Street manteion. Wool, one of MINTs lieutenants. Master XIPHIAS, a one-legged fencing teacher Details ISBN0312860722 Author Gene Wolfe Short Title EPIPHANY OF THE LONG SUN Pages 720 Publisher Orb Books Language English ISBN-10 0312860722 ISBN-13 9780312860721 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-12-31 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Birth 1931 Edition 1st Imprint St Martins Press Residence Barrington, IL, US Series Book of the Long Sun DOI 10.1604/9780312860721 Series Number 6 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2000-11-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137307264;

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