num_pages: 608
description: The New Sun is an extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, on an Earth transformed in mysterious and wondrous ways, in a time when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, the central character, is a torturer, exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his victims, and journeying to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est. This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator
language: English
title: Shadow and Claw
titlecomplete: Shadow and Claw (The Book of the New Sun, #1-2)
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Dying Earth, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Epic, Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic
ratings_count: 19099
series: Solar Cycle, The Book of the New Sun
publisher: Victor Gollancz