The Urth of the New Sun
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 Cover of first edition (hardcover) |
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| Author | Gene Wolfe |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
| Released | 1987 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 311 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-312-93033-X |
| Preceded by | The Book of the New Sun |
The Urth of the New Sun is a 1987 science fiction novel by Gene Wolfe that serves as a sort of coda to his 4-volume Book of the New Sun series. Like Book, it is of the dying earth subgenre. It was nominated for both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1988.
[edit] Plot introduction
Urth picks up the tale of Severian, the protagonist of Book of the New Sun, years after that work's end. He leaves his role as Autarch of Urth to seek a new sun for Urth.
