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The Book of the Long Sun (1993–1996) is a series of four science fantasy novels or one four-volume novel by the American author Gene Wolfe.
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4 primary works • 7 total works. Set aboard a vast starship traveling for generations, The Book of the Long Sun is a masterpiece of science fiction. The series follows the story of Patera Silk, a priest who becomes a prophet as he learns about the nature of his world and the gods he serves.
The Book of the Long Sun is the second major series in Wolfe's "Solar" or "Briah" cycle, which currently consists of twelve novels in three series, and several short stories. The first series is The Book of the New Sun, published between 1980-82. The immediate sequel to New Sun, The Urth of the New Sun, was published in 1987.
Jan 1, 1993 · The Book of the Long Sun #1. Nightside the Long Sun. Gene Wolfe. 4.07. 2,190 ratings141 reviews. While struggling to satisfy the gods aboard The Whorl, a giant spaceship sent out from Urth to colonize a distant planet, Patera Silk unwittingly discovers a new god and nearly sets off a revolt. Reprint.
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by Gene Wolfe (Author) 4.3 204 4.1 on Goodreads 1,332 ratings. Exodus from the Long Sun concludes Gene Wolfe's masterful sci-fi epic series, the Book of the Long Sun. It is the far future, and the giant spaceship, The Whorl, has traveled for forgotten generations toward its destination.
Jan 1, 2001 · The young, god-inspired Silk, caught in a bloody web of politics and revolution, must fight against the machinations of the shadowy group that rules the city of Viron. The forces of other cities of the great spaceship, The Whorl, become involved.
Set aboard a vast starship traveling for generations, The Book of the Long Sun is a masterpiece of science fiction. The series follows the story of Patera Silk, a priest who becomes a prophet as he learns about the nature of his world and the gods he serves.
