About the Book
Beginning in the present volume, "The Knight", to be concluded in "The Wizard", "The Wizard Knight" is in the rare company of those works that spring from the myth and literature of past ages, not last year's genre fantasy series. A teenager passes from our world to a magical realm of seven worlds, where he is soon given the body of a mature man of heroic proportions. Forced to act as a man, inside he remains a boy, even as he sets off to find his destined sword and become a knight. His quest is filled with danger and adventure, giants, elves, and dragons - and a literally enchanting romance. "The Knight" is a thrilling, charming, emotionally-riveting tale of wonders, written with the stylistic clarity and beauty we have come to expect of Gene Wolfe at his best.
About the Author :
GENE WOLFE has been called "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced" by The Washington Post. A former engineer, he has become one of the most widely praised masters of SF and fantasy. He is the winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Nebula Award, twice, the World Fantasy Award, twice, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the British Fantasy Award, and France's Prix Apollo. His popular successes include the four-volume classic The Book of the New Sun. He and his wife, Rosemary, make their home in Barrington, IL.
Review :
"Wolfe's new novel - the first half of a massive epic - is a reminder that no one gets called a great writer without being first a great storyteller. [In] this wonderful story . . .Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the cliches of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement."-"Publishers Weekly "[starred review]"
"Gene Wolfe not only entertains, he invests his work with a complexity and trickiness that place him among the most important American writers of our time. . . . But you don't need to know Wolfe's earlier work to be caught up in a novel that blends, imaginatively and briskly, Arthurian ideals, Celtic legends, and Norse mythology."-"The Washington Post"
"That national treasure, Gene Wolfe, returns with the first of two novels about a teenage boy who wanders into what may be called Faerie. . . . [Wolfe's] wit, erudition, narrative technique, and consummate mastery of the language sweep all before them . . . in this extraordinary book."-"Booklist "
"Wolfe doesn''t just rearrange the clichs of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement."
"[Wolfe''s] wit, erudition, narrative technique, and consummate mastery of the language sweep all before them . . . in this extraordinary book."
"Wolfe doesn''t just rearrange the cliches of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement."
"Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the clich??'s of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement."
"Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the clich?????'s of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement."
"Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the clich?'s of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement."
"ÝWolfe's¨ wit, erudition, narrative technique, and consummate mastery of the language sweep all before them . . . in this extraordinary book."
"Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the clichs of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement."
"[Wolfe's] wit, erudition, narrative technique, and consummate mastery of the language sweep all before them . . . in this extraordinary book."
"A novel that blends, imaginatively and briskly, Arthurian ideals, Celtic legends, and Norse mythology."
"Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the clicho?=s of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement."
"Gene Wolfe not only entertains, he invests his work with a complexity and trickiness that place him among the most important American writers of our time. . . . But you don't need to know Wolfe's earlier work to be caught up in a novel that blends, imaginatively and briskly, Arthurian ideals, Celtic legends, and Norse mythology." --The Washington Post
"Wolfe's new novel - the first half of a massive epic - is a reminder that no one gets called a great writer without being first a great storyteller. [In] this wonderful story . . .Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the cliches of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement." --Publishers Weekly [starred review]
"That national treasure, Gene Wolfe, returns with the first of two novels about a teenage boy who wanders into what may be called Faerie. . . . [Wolfe's] wit, erudition, narrative technique, and consummate mastery of the language sweep all before them . . . in this extraordinary book." --Booklist
Gene Wolfe not only entertains, he invests his work with a complexity and trickiness that place him among the most important American writers of our time. . . . But you don't need to know Wolfe's earlier work to be caught up in a novel that blends, imaginatively and briskly, Arthurian ideals, Celtic legends, and Norse mythology. The Washington Post
Wolfe's new novel - the first half of a massive epic - is a reminder that no one gets called a great writer without being first a great storyteller. [In] this wonderful story . . .Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the cliches of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement. Publishers Weekly [starred review]
That national treasure, Gene Wolfe, returns with the first of two novels about a teenage boy who wanders into what may be called Faerie. . . . [Wolfe's] wit, erudition, narrative technique, and consummate mastery of the language sweep all before them . . . in this extraordinary book. Booklist
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Gene Wolfe not only entertains, he invests his work with a complexity and trickiness that place him among the most important American writers of our time. . . . But you don't need to know Wolfe's earlier work to be caught up in a novel that blends, imaginatively and briskly, Arthurian ideals, Celtic legends, and Norse mythology. "The Washington Post"
Wolfe's new novel - the first half of a massive epic - is a reminder that no one gets called a great writer without being first a great storyteller. [In] this wonderful story . . .Wolfe doesn't just rearrange the cliches of sword and sorcery fiction; he recreates the genre. . . . this is a compelling, breathtaking achievement. "Publishers Weekly [starred review]"
That national treasure, Gene Wolfe, returns with the first of two novels about a teenage boy who wanders into what may be called Faerie. . . . [Wolfe's] wit, erudition, narrative technique, and consummate mastery of the language sweep all before them . . . in this extraordinary book. "Booklist""
