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<blockquote data-quote="bwgwl" data-source="post: 222774" data-attributes="member: 3876"><p>i'm a big fan of Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun" series, though it's as much (or more) sci fi than it is fantasy.</p><p></p><p>the four books of the series are: <em>Shadow of the Torturer</em>, <em>Claw of the Conciliator</em>, <em>Sword of the Lictor</em>, and <em>Citadel of the Autarch</em>. a fifth book, <em>Urth of the New Sun</em> was written later and is kind of an "add-on."</p><p></p><p>the books take place in a far future mythical Earth that feels more like a fantasy world than a sci fi one. you're never sure if anything's magic, psionics, or just really advanced tech. the characters themselves aren't even sure. the main character is an apprentice torturer who carries a mercurial greatsword. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>however much i liked "New Sun," i found that i enjoyed the more sci fi-'ish "Book of the Long Sun" series even better. geez if i could remember the names of the four books in that series though. they all end in "...of the Long Sun," though.</p><p></p><p>the series takes place on a "generation ship" that has lapsed into a more primitive state over the many generations that it has been traveling. most aren't even aware that their world is a vehicle or that they are headed for a specific destination. the "gods" of the world are AI's modeled after the family of the emperor who launched the ship. (this emperor is mentioned in the New Sun books, so the two series are at least peripherally related.) the main character is a priest who has a religious epiphany and leads his people against a corrupt regime. again, like in New Sun, you're never really sure if the mystical things that happen are really meant to be "magical," or just sufficiently advanced technology.</p><p></p><p>i haven't gotten too far into the "Short Sun" series, which is a direct sequel of the Long Sun books.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bwgwl, post: 222774, member: 3876"] i'm a big fan of Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun" series, though it's as much (or more) sci fi than it is fantasy. the four books of the series are: [i]Shadow of the Torturer[/i], [i]Claw of the Conciliator[/i], [i]Sword of the Lictor[/i], and [i]Citadel of the Autarch[/i]. a fifth book, [i]Urth of the New Sun[/i] was written later and is kind of an "add-on." the books take place in a far future mythical Earth that feels more like a fantasy world than a sci fi one. you're never sure if anything's magic, psionics, or just really advanced tech. the characters themselves aren't even sure. the main character is an apprentice torturer who carries a mercurial greatsword. :) however much i liked "New Sun," i found that i enjoyed the more sci fi-'ish "Book of the Long Sun" series even better. geez if i could remember the names of the four books in that series though. they all end in "...of the Long Sun," though. the series takes place on a "generation ship" that has lapsed into a more primitive state over the many generations that it has been traveling. most aren't even aware that their world is a vehicle or that they are headed for a specific destination. the "gods" of the world are AI's modeled after the family of the emperor who launched the ship. (this emperor is mentioned in the New Sun books, so the two series are at least peripherally related.) the main character is a priest who has a religious epiphany and leads his people against a corrupt regime. again, like in New Sun, you're never really sure if the mystical things that happen are really meant to be "magical," or just sufficiently advanced technology. i haven't gotten too far into the "Short Sun" series, which is a direct sequel of the Long Sun books. [/QUOTE]
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