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Sword & Citadel

The Sword of the Lictor & The Citadel of the Autarch

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Shadow and Claw is an omnibus of the second two books of Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun. It chronicles the life and adventures of journeyman torturer Severian.

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Orb Books
Language
English
Pages
416

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First Sentence

""It was in my hair, Severian," Dorcas said."

Table of Contents

The Sword of the Lictor.
Page 5
I. Master of the House of Chains
Page 9
II. Upon the Cataract
Page 15
III. Outside the Jacal
Page 20
IV. In the Bartizan of the Vincula
Page 26
V. Cyriaca
Page 32
VI. The Library of the Citadel
Page 37
VII. Attractions
Page 42
VIII. Upon the Cliff
Page 46
IX. The Salamander
Page 50
X. Lead
Page 54
XI. The Hand of the Past
Page 58
XII. Following the Flood
Page 64
XIII. Into the Mountains
Page 69
XIV. The Widow's House
Page 74
XV. He Is Ahead of You!
Page 79
XVI. The Alzabo
Page 85
XVII. The Sword of the Lictor
Page 91
XVIII. Severian and Severian
Page 96
XIX. The Tale of the Boy Called Frog
Page 103
XX. The Circle of the Sorcerors
Page 109
XXI. The Duel of Magic
Page 114
XXII. The Skirts of the Mountain
Page 120
XXIII. The Cursed Town
Page 126
XXIV. The Corpse
Page 131
XXV. Typhon and Piaton
Page 136
XXVI. The Eyes of the World
Page 141
XXVII. On High Paths
Page 146
XXVIII. The Hetman's Dinner
Page 151
XXIX. The Hetman's Boat
Page 157
XXX. Natrium
Page 161
XXXI. The People of the Lake
Page 165
XXXII. To the Castle
Page 170
XXXIII. Ossipago, Barbatus, and Famulimus
Page 175
XXXIV. Masks
Page 180
XXXV. The Signal
Page 185
XXXVI. The Fight in the Bailey
Page 190
XXXVII. Terminus Est
Page 194
XXXVIII. The Claw
Page 197
Appendix
Page 201
The Citadel of the Autarch.
Page 203
I. The Dead Soldier
Page 205
II. The Living Soldier
Page 210
III. Through Dust
Page 214
IV. Fever
Page 219
V. The Lazaret
Page 224
VI. Miles, Foila, Melito, and Hallvard
Page 229
VII. Hallvard's Story—The Two Sealers
Page 235
VIII. The Pelerine
Page 239
IX. Melito's Story—The Cock, the Angel, and the Eagle
Page 244
X. Ava
Page 249
XI. Loyal to the Group of Seventeen's Story—The Just Man
Page 255
XII. Winnoc
Page 260
XIII. Foila's Story—The Armiger's Daughter
Page 266
XIV. Mannea
Page 272
XV. The Last House
Page 277
XVI. The Anchorite
Page 281
XVII. Ragnarok—The Final Winter
Page 285
XVIII. Foila's Request
Page 291
XIX. Guasacht
Page 296
XX. Patrol
Page 302
XXI. Deployment
Page 309
XXII. Battle
Page 313
XXIII. The Pelagic Argosy Sights Land
Page 321
XXIV. The Flier
Page 326
XXV. The Mercy of Agia
Page 333
XXVI. Above the Jungle
Page 340-
XXVII. Before Vodalus
Page 345
XXVIII. On the March
Page 349
XXIX. Autarch of the Commonwealth
Page 353
XXX. The Corridors of Time
Page 358
XXXI. The Sand Garden
Page 362
XXXII. The Samru
Page 368
XXXIII. The Citadel of the Autarch
Page 373
XXXIV. The Key to the Universe
Page 379
XXXV. Father Inire's Letter
Page 386
XXXVI. Of Bad Gold and Burning
Page 392
XXXVII. Across the River Again
Page 397
XXXVIII. Resurrection
Page 405
Appendix
Page 409
About the Author
Page 413

Edition Notes

Published in
New York, USA
Series
The Book of the New Sun
Copyright Date
1981, 1982

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS3573.O52S88 1994, PS3573.O52 S88 1982

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
416
Dimensions
8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
Weight
13.4 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL9512200M
ISBN 10
0312890184
ISBN 13
9780312890186
OCLC/WorldCat
135332820
LibraryThing
57307
Goodreads
40995

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL14871968W

First Sentence

""It was in my hair, Severian," Dorcas said."

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