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September 04, 2007
Favorite Science Fiction
I recently joined facebook. One of the fun things, other than having a Mom at my kids school come up and say "hey are you Chris Fry, I linked to you on facebook," is seeing everyone's science fiction. One of my favorite series of all time is Gene Wolfe's Book of the new sun.
The Book of the New Sun is a novel in four parts written by science fiction and fantasy author Gene Wolfe. It chronicles the journey and ascent to power of Severian, a journeyman torturer who is exiled from the Seekers for Truth and Penitence (the guild of torturers) for committing the one unforgivable act: showing mercy to his victim by allowing her to commit suicide and thereby avoid further excruciation. Following the exile, he takes a journey that culminates in his rising to the position of Autarch, the one ruler of the free world. Severian, who claims that he has perfect memory, tells the story in first person; the books are presented by Wolfe as a translation of Severian's writings into contemporary English. The series takes place in the distant future, where the Sun has dimmed considerably and the Earth (referred to in the series as "Urth") is slowly cooling.
Posted by Chris at September 4, 2007 01:14 PM