num_pages: 262
description: Young Severian was born into the ancient guild of pain and death, sworn to torture and kill on command. His is a story of a time so many millions of years hence, that all present time is forgotten.It is a tale of a Torturer, fallen victim to love and made to wander through a world where magic and science are one.
language: English
title: The Shadow of the Torturer
titlecomplete: The Shadow of the Torturer
characters: Severian, Vodalus
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia, Audiobook, Speculative Fiction, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics
ratings_count: 27673
places: Urth
series: The Book of the New Sun, Solar Cycle
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 Books