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Shadow and Claw: Available Copies
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Shadow & Claw by Wolfe, Gene; Palmer, Ada (CON)
Paperback
ISBN: 9781250781253
Publisher: Tor Trade (2021)
Seller: GreatBookPrices (Columbia, MD, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $15.15
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TOTAL Cost: $17.79
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Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, 1) by Wolfe, Gene
Paperback
ISBN: 9781250781253
Publisher: Tor Trade (2021)
Seller: Lakeside Books (Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $13.81
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $17.80
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Shadow & Claw (Paperback) by Gene Wolfe
Paperback
ISBN: 9781250781253
Publisher: Tor Books (2021)
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $20.48
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TOTAL Cost: $20.48
Paperback. "A major work of twentieth-century American literature.Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within.once into it, there is no stopping." ---The New York Times on The Book of the New Sun Gene Wolfe has been called "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced" by the Washington Post. THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN is unanimously acclaimed as Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by Publishers Weekly and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" by the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in this four-volume epic, the tale of young Severian, an apprentice to the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession- showing mercy toward his victim. The Claw of the Conciliator continues the saga of Severian, banished from his home, as he undertakes a mythic quest to discover the awesome power of an ancient relic and learn the truth about his hidden destiny. "A masterpiece.the best science fiction I've read in years!" --Ursula K. Le Guin This new Tor Essentials edition of Shadow & Claw contains a new introduction by historian and novelist Ada Palmer, author of the award-winning Too Like the Lightning. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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The Book of the New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw by Gene Wolfe
Paperback
ISBN: 9781473216495
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co (2016)
Seller: Bill & Ben Books (Faringdon, United Kingdom) New Book
Book Price: $8.20
Shipping: $13.42
TOTAL Cost: $21.62
An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ?This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.
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Seller: AwesomeBooks (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $16.49
Shipping: $5.48
TOTAL Cost: $21.97
The Book Of The New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw (Fantasy Masterworks): Shadow and Claw Vol 1 This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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Seller: Bahamut Media (Reading, United Kingdom)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $16.49
Shipping: $9.28
TOTAL Cost: $25.77
Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.
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Shadow & Claw: The First Half of The Book of the New Sun (The Book of the New Sun, 1) by Wolfe, Gene
Hardcover
ISBN: 9781250827043
Publisher: Tor Books (2021)
Seller: Lakeside Books (Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.) New Book
Book Price: $23.92
Shipping: $3.99
TOTAL Cost: $27.91
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