The Best of Gene Wolfe A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction by Gene Wolfe

Tor Books. Paperback. New. Paperback. 480 pages. Dimensions: 9.0in. x 6.0in. x 1.4in.One of the literary giants of science fiction. --The Denver PostWolfe is a sophisticated stylist, and has more in common with writers such as Jorge Luis Borges than almost any science fiction writer both in terms of craft and themes. The Boston GlobeGene Wolfe, of whom theWashington Post said, Of allSF writers currently active none is held in higher esteem, has selected the short fiction he considers his best into one volume. There are many award nominees and winnersamong the thirty-one stories here, and many that have been selected for various Years Best anthologies over the last forty years, including Petting Zoo, The Tree Is My Hat, The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories, The Hero as Werwolf, Seven American Nights, The Fifth Head of Cerberus, The Detective of Dreams, and A Cabin on the Coast. Gene Wolfe has produced possibly the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field in the lastforty years, and is certainly among the great living writers to emerge from the genres. This is the first retrospective collection of his entire career. It is for the ages. Gene Wolfe is the smartest, subtlest, most dangerous writer alive today. --Neil Gaiman This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN.