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Gate of Horn, Book of Silk: A Guide to Gene Wolfe's The Book of the Long Sun and The Book of the Short Sun,Used
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In this companion guide, Michael AndreDriussi illuminates Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun and Book of the Short Sun science fiction series through dictionarystyle entries on the characters, gods, locations, themes, and timelines of the novels.Gate of Horn, Book of Silk, is organized in two parts, with the first half covering the Long Sun series (Nightside the Long Sun, Lake of the Long Sun, Cald of the Long Sun, and Exodus from the Long Sun) and the second half covering the Short Sun series (On Blue's Waters, In Green's Jungles, and Return to the Whorl). "Languages of the Whorl," a section between the two parts, covers all the dialect, slang, and foreign terms used in the booksthieves' cant, flier language, Tick's talk, and more. Ten maps and diagrams are included.This is Michael AndreDriussi's third guidebook to the rich tapestries of Gene Wolfe's worlds. As fans of of Lexicon Urthus and The Wizard Knight Companion have noted, each book is not only a convenient tool to look up a term while rereading the novels but also an enjoyable read in its own right, from A to Z.
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