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Shadow & Claw

Gene Wolfe (1983)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
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Pages528 (Long 500-800)
SettingHistorical
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ViolenceNot rated
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*Shadow and Claw* is an omnibus of the first 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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Dark FantasyMedievalPost-ApocalypticQuestsSci-Fi Fantasy