num_pages: 262
description: The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun. It is the tale of young Severian, an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on the world called Urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession - showing mercy toward his victim - and follows his subsequent journey out of his home city of Nessus.
language: English
title: The Shadow of the Torturer
titlecomplete: The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun, #1)
characters: Vodalus, Severian
genres: Audiobook, High Fantasy, Dystopia, Novels, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 27634
places: Urth
series: Solar Cycle, The Book of the New Sun
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: World Fantasy Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award, awardedAt: 347184000000
name: Balrog Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: Tähtifantasia Award, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: Tähtivaeltaja Award
publisher: Pocket