Gene Wolfe was the author of two dozen novels and hundreds of shorter stories. He was best known for the three multi-part series The Book of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun, and The Book of the Short Sun, as well as for the acclaimed duology, The Wizard Knight. Over his forty-year career, he won the Nebula Award, the John W. Campbell Award, the World Fantasy Award, the British Science Fiction Award, the Locus Reader’s Poll, the Rhysling (for poetry), and many others. In 1996, he was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Fantasy Convention, and in 2007 he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.
Awards: Nebula (2013), WFA (2010), Campbell (1984), BFA (1983) see all
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror
Series
Urth : Book of the New Sun
1. The Shadow of the Torturer (1980)
2. The Claw of the Conciliator (1981)
3. The Sword of the Lictor (1982)
4. The Citadel of the Autarch (1982)
5. The Urth of the New Sun (1987)
1. The Shadow of the Torturer (1980)
2. The Claw of the Conciliator (1981)
3. The Sword of the Lictor (1982)
4. The Citadel of the Autarch (1982)
5. The Urth of the New Sun (1987)
Soldier of the Mist
1. Soldier of the Mist (1986)
2. Soldier of Arete (1989)
3. Soldier of Sidon (2006)
1. Soldier of the Mist (1986)
2. Soldier of Arete (1989)
3. Soldier of Sidon (2006)
Urth : Book of the Long Sun
1. Nightside the Long Sun (1993)
2. Lake of the Long Sun (1994)
3. Calde of the Long Sun (1994)
4. Exodus from the Long Sun (1996)
1. Nightside the Long Sun (1993)
2. Lake of the Long Sun (1994)
3. Calde of the Long Sun (1994)
4. Exodus from the Long Sun (1996)
Urth : Book of the Short Sun
1. On Blue's Waters (1999)
2. In Green's Jungles (2000)
3. Return to the Whorl (2001)
1. On Blue's Waters (1999)
2. In Green's Jungles (2000)
3. Return to the Whorl (2001)
Novels
Operation Ares (1970)
Peace (1975)
The Devil in a Forest (1976)
Free Live Free (1984)
There Are Doors (1988)
Castleview (1990)
Pandora by Holly Hollander (1990)
Pirate Freedom (2007)
An Evil Guest (2008)
The Sorcerer's House (2010)
Home Fires (2011)
The Land Across (2013)
Peace (1975)
The Devil in a Forest (1976)
Free Live Free (1984)
There Are Doors (1988)
Castleview (1990)
Pandora by Holly Hollander (1990)
Pirate Freedom (2007)
An Evil Guest (2008)
The Sorcerer's House (2010)
Home Fires (2011)
The Land Across (2013)
Collections
The Fifth Head of Cerberus (1972)
In the Wake of Man (1975) (with R A Lafferty and Walter Moudy)
The Island of Doctor Death (1980)
The Wolfe Archipelago (1983)
Bibliomen (1984)
Planet Engineering (1984)
Gene Wolfe's Book of Days (1985)
For Rosemary (poems) (1988)
Storeys from the Old Hotel (1988)
Endangered Species (1989)
Castle of Days (1992)
Young Wolfe (1992)
Strange Travelers (2000)
Innocents Aboard (2004)
Starwater Strains (2005)
The Very Best of Gene Wolfe (2009)
The Best of Gene Wolfe (2009)
The Wildside Book of Fantasy (2012) (with others)
The Dead Man and Other Horror Stories (2023)
The Wolfe At The Door (2023)
In the Wake of Man (1975) (with R A Lafferty and Walter Moudy)
The Island of Doctor Death (1980)
The Wolfe Archipelago (1983)
Bibliomen (1984)
Planet Engineering (1984)
Gene Wolfe's Book of Days (1985)
For Rosemary (poems) (1988)
Storeys from the Old Hotel (1988)
Endangered Species (1989)
Castle of Days (1992)
Young Wolfe (1992)
Strange Travelers (2000)
Innocents Aboard (2004)
Starwater Strains (2005)
The Very Best of Gene Wolfe (2009)
The Best of Gene Wolfe (2009)
The Wildside Book of Fantasy (2012) (with others)
The Dead Man and Other Horror Stories (2023)
The Wolfe At The Door (2023)
Novellas and Short Stories
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Books containing stories by Gene Wolfe
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Gene Wolfe recommends
Illumination (2001)
(Eiden Myr, book 1)
Terry McGarry
"Recommended without reservation to those who take their magic, and their relationships-seriously."
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