On Blue's Waters: Volume One of 'The Book of the Short Sun' by Gene Wolfe (Engli

Description: On Blue's Waters: Volume One of 'The Book of the Short Sun' by Gene Wolfe In the first of three volumes that comprise The Book of the Short Sun, Horn tells his story of life on the newly settled planet Blue. Horn is the only one who can locate the great leader Silk, and sets sail in a small boat on his quest. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "On Blue's Waters "is the start of a major new work by Gene Wolfe, the first of three volumes that comprise The Book of the Short Sun, which takes place in the years after Wolfe's four-volume Book of the Long Sun. Horn, the narrator of the earlier work, now tells his own story. Though life is hard on the newly settled planet of Blue, Horn and his family have made a decent life for themselves. But Horn is the only one who can locate the great leader Silk, and convince him to return to Blue and lead them all to prosperity. So Horn sets sail in a small boat, on a long and difficult quest across the planet Blue in search of the now legendary Patera Silk. The story continues in" In Green's Jungles "and "Return to the Whorl." Author Biography GENE WOLFE is the author of two dozen novels and hundreds of shorter stories. He is best known for the three multi-part series "The Book of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun," and "The Book of the Short Sun," as well as for his recent duo logy, "The Wizard Knight," Over his forty-year career, he has won the Nebula Award, the John W. Campbell Award, the British Science Fiction Award, the "Locus" Readers Poll, the Rhysling (for poetry), and many others. In 1996, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Fantasy Convention. He lives in Barrington, Illinois, with his wife Rosemar Excerpt from Book 1 HORNS BOOK Details ISBN0312872577 Author Gene Wolfe Short Title BK OF SHORT SUN V01 ON BLUES Series Book of the Short Sun (Paperback) Language English ISBN-10 0312872577 ISBN-13 9780312872571 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Series Number 01 Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-09-30 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Birth 1931 Edition 1st Imprint St Martins Press Pages 384 Residence Barrington, IL, US Illustrations black & white illustrations Publisher Tor Books DOI 10.1604/9780312872571 Audience General/Trade Subtitle Volume One of the Book of the Short Sun UK Release Date 2000-09-02 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:100556741;

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