![]() ![]() Reading the novels again for this project was a wonderful experience, the books profoundly reward deep rereading, and I felt I understood them on a level I hadn’t before. ![]() I envisioned this edition as something for fans of the work, and so tried as much as possible to fill every image with meaningful details. I got to make a lot of creative leaps with both the characters and the setting. The Book of The New Sun might feel like a mystical, fantasy story, but it’s most definitely a science fiction world, and part of the fun is puzzling out what exactly it is the narrator Severian is describing to us.Īs an illustrator, this was actually really thrilling. Characters are not always who they appear to be, and the narrators rarely speak to the reader in a straightforward way. If you’re not familiar with The Book of The New Sun, or Wolfe’s writing, it’s perhaps worth mentioning that his novels are layered puzzles. ![]() The book is actually four volumes, cloth bound with a silver foil printed slipcase ![]()
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