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The Best of Gene Wolfe: Available Copies

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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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Best Of Gene Wolfe
    by Wolfe, Gene

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Best of Gene Wolfe : A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction (Paperback or Softback)
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books 1/21/2020 (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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Best of Gene Wolfe : A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2024)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


    Seller: Ergodebooks (Houston, TX, U.S.A.)
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The Best of Gene Wolfe is the definitive collection of the best of Gene Wolfes short fiction.One of the greatest writers in genre (and literary fiction) of the 20th century, Gene Wolfe was a national treasure who produced the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field over the last fifty years. The Best of Gene Wolfe is an amazing retrospective collection of his short fiction, selected by Wolfe himself.Too many award winners and Best Of stories to list here; just as a sample we have "The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories", "The Fifth Head of Cerberus", "Petting Zoo", "The Tree Is My Hat", "Seven American Nights", and "A Cabin on the Coast."Incredible tales from a writer who challenged and amazed. Who revolutionized the genre.And whose stories will stand the test of time.Wolfe is our Melville.-Ursula K. Le Guin

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Best Of Gene Wolfe
    by Wolfe, Gene

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780765321367
    Publisher: Tor Trade (2010)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe (Paperback)
    by Gene Wolfe

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: St Martin's Press, New York (2020)


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Paperback. One of the greatest writers in genre (and literary fiction) of the 20th century, Gene Wolfe was a national treasure who produced the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field over the last fifty years. The Best of Gene Wolfe is an amazing retrospective collection of his short fiction, selected by Wolfe himself.Too many award winners and Best Of stories to list here; just as a sample we have "The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories", "The Fifth Head of Cerberus", "Petting Zoo", "The Tree Is My Hat", "Seven American Nights", and "A Cabin on the Coast".Incredible tales from a writer who challenged and amazed. Who revolutionized the genre.And whose stories will stand the test of time. The definitive collection of the best of Gene Wolfe's short fiction: "Wolfe is our Melville."-Ursula K. Le Guin Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780765321350
    Publisher: Tor Books (2009)


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Best of Gene Wolfe, The: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Gene Wolfe

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books January 2020 (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    by Wolfe, Gene

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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Gene Wolfe

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Gene Wolfe

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    ISBN: 9780765321350
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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    Publisher: Tor Books (2010)


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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
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The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
    by Wolfe, Gene

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    by Wolfe, Gene

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    ISBN: 9781250618580
    Publisher: Tor Books (2020)


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