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- Author:Gene Wolfe
- ISBN:076532136X
- ISBN13:978-0765321367
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- Publisher:Tor Books; First edition (April 13, 2010)
- Pages:480 pages
- Subcategory:Short Stories & Anthologies
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A tom doherty associates book. This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these stories are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. The best of gene wolfe: a definitive retrospective of his finest short fiction.
In fact, he loves the form so much that he cannot refrain from inserting short stories into his full length works.
The Best of Gene Wolfe reflects his great versatility as a stylist, introducing me not to another side of Gene Wolfe, but to a great variety of other sides. Wolfe stands out as a major figure in contemporary science fiction and fantasy. Mr. Wolfe is a wildly prolific short story writer. In fact, he loves the form so much that he cannot refrain from inserting short stories into his full length works. So while "The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction" is a marvelous collection spanning much of his career, with award winning stories selected by the author, it's a volume or two short of being definitive.
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Gene Wolfe has produced possibly the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field in the last forty years, and is certainly among the great living writers to emerge from the genres. This is the first retrospective collection of his entire career. Gene Wolfe is the smartest, subtlest, most dangerous writer alive today. Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon.
Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith
Gene Rodman Wolfe (May 7, 1931 – April 14, 2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short-story writer and novelist and won many science fiction and fantasy literary awards. Wolfe is best known for his Book of the New Sun series (four volumes, 1980–1983), the first part of his "Solar Cycle".
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But Gene Wolfe is the best American science fiction writer. The most clear sensation I had, after admiration of his prose, was awareness of the unpleasantness and even dreariness of his worlds. he might approach the top 50 American writers alive today if such a list were possible to compile. If you hear someone complain that his work isn't good, they aren't getting it. That's fine. No one can read the classics all day without a little fun but Wolfe is the Joyce of science fiction. rnorthrop2001, July 2, 2011. thesmellofbooks, April 27, 2013.
Gene Wolfe, of whom The Washington Post said . Gene Wolfe, of whom The Washington Post said, Of all SF writers currently active none is held in higher esteem, has selected the short fiction he considers his finest into one volume.
Gene Wolfe, of whom The Washington Post said,.
"One of the literary giants of science fiction."--The Denver Post
"Wolfe is a sophisticated stylist, and has more in common with writers such as Jorge Luis Borges than almost any science fiction writer both in terms of craft and themes."―The Boston GlobeGene Wolfe, of whom the Washington Post said, "Of all SF writers currently active none is held in higher esteem," has selected the short fiction he considers his best into one volume.
There are many award nominees and winners among the thirty-one stories here, and many that have been selected for various Year's Best anthologies over the last forty years, including "Petting Zoo," "The Tree Is My Hat," "The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories," "The Hero as Werwolf," "Seven American Nights," "The Fifth Head of Cerberus," "The Detective of Dreams," and "A Cabin on the Coast." Gene Wolfe has produced possibly the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field in the last forty years, and is certainly among the great living writers to emerge from the genres. This is the first retrospective collection of his entire career. It is for the ages.
"Gene Wolfe is the smartest, subtlest, most dangerous writer alive today."--Neil Gaiman