[Main Blog Post] [Book] Thoughts on The Book of the New Sun

[jprussell]

I'm continuing to make progress on the massive second chapter of Kvilhaug's The Seed of Yggdrasill, but I've not finished it, and there hasn't really been a satisfying break point to divide the chapter up into multiple posts. So, instead, I've shared my thoughts on Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun, which I just finished reading the other night. The short version is that it's very good and has a heck of a lot going on there. If you like epic, sweeping speculative fiction with great scope that is nevertheless well-written and full of well-realized characters who grapple with genuine moral issues, you'll like this book. Strongly recommended.

Comments

[thinking_turtle]

Thanks for the book review. My pile of books to read is growing to epic proportions!

[betwixttheworlds]

Hi Jeff,

You mentioned over at the Magic Monday forum that you have a relation with the elements through scrying.

Would you be interested in talking about your scrying technique sometime? To be honest, scrying looks very confusing.

Thanks,
Jon