num_pages: 330
description: Severian the Torturer, possessor of the miracle-producing gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, experiences strange adventures as he journeys across the savage land of Urth
language: English
title: The Citadel of the Autarch
titlecomplete: The Citadel of the Autarch
characters: Thecla, Severian
genres: Classics, Dying Earth, American, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 8633
places: Urth
series: Solar Cycle, The Book of the New Sun
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Fantasy Novel (1983) and Nominee for Best SF Novel, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: John W. Campbell Memorial Award, awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Premio Ignotus
category: Mejor novela extranjera (Best Foreign Novel), awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Prix Tour-Apollo Award, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Balrog Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 441792000000
name: SF Chronicle Award
category: Novel (1983)
publisher: Timescape Books