When young augur Patera Silk emerges from his exploration of the underground passages of the Whorl, it is to find Viron engulfed in revolutionary violence - and himself hailed as leader of the uprising. As war threatens Silk's world, the Long Sun itself seems to undergo ominous changes.
Gene Wolfe is the author of the epic multi-volume, The Book of the New Sun, one of the most acclaimed works of modern science-fiction. He has written many other works of fantasy and science fiction and is recognised as one of the world's leading authors of imaginative literature. His work has won many of the field's most prestigious awards, including the Nebula Award, the World Fantasy Award and the British Science Fiction Award. He lives in Barrington, Illinois, USA.
