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Velusion said:
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Lingchih said:
Gene Wolfe is the pre-eminent fantasy/sci-fi author of our day, and the Wizard Knight duology is an excellent example of his craft. I would recommend it heartily.
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A very good *writer* but not really a "storyteller". I liken his books to fantasy version of the later Melville. Symbolism out the wazoo. I haven't read the Wizard Knight though, just the Torturer and Latero books.
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To be fair, he can be an
obscure storyteller, but he can also be a clear one as well, if he chooses. The two series you mention (Book of the New Sun, Soldier in the Mist) are definitely among his most difficult to read (unreliable narrators, both). His Book of the Long Sun is crystal-clear. The Wizard Knight is somewhere in between; I'd say it's closer to the clear side than not. Book of the Short Sun, which follows Book of the Long Sun, is back to the obscure category.
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