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Shadow & Claw
by Gene Wolfe
A dying sun and a society that has much regressed both socially and technologically, though some remnants remain to shape the story and the world of Urth, once maybe known as Earth, set a million or so years in the future.
It's strange, beautifully written and at times extremely confusing, but also very intriguing. Dark and twisted and sad and far from hopeful. Nevertheless, I find myself very interested in seeing where the story and the characters end up at.
The main character of Severian shines as a character, though the same definitely can't be said about him as a person. He is not without some serious issues (though he is mostly kind of sympathetic) and the same can be said about pretty much any character here. There are no heroes and barely anyone is truly innocent.
Actually, Severian's thoughts at the end of both volumes sum it all up quite well:
It's strange, beautifully written and at times extremely confusing, but also very intriguing. Dark and twisted and sad and far from hopeful. Nevertheless, I find myself very interested in seeing where the story and the characters end up at.
The main character of Severian shines as a character, though the same definitely can't be said about him as a person. He is not without some serious issues (though he is mostly kind of sympathetic) and the same can be said about pretty much any character here. There are no heroes and barely anyone is truly innocent.
Actually, Severian's thoughts at the end of both volumes sum it all up quite well:
"Here I pause. If you wish to walk no farther with me, reader, I cannot blame you. It is no easy road."