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Kindle Edition, 301 pages
Published 1980
Gollancz eBook (2016)
Masterworks of Science Fiction
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (1981)
British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Novel (1981)
The Shadow of the Torturer is the first volume in the four-volume series, The Book of the New Sun. It relates the story of Severian, an apprentice in the Seekers for Truth and Penitence (the guild of torturers), from his youth through his expulsion from the guild, and subsequent journey out of his home city of Nessus.
Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1980)
Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1981)
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