Is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "A masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of tolkien and lewis" By, and "One of the most ambitious works of spe...Is unanimously acclaimed as Gene Wolfe's most remarkable work, hailed as "A masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of tolkien and lewis" By, and "One of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" By. Brings together the final two books of the tetralogy in one volume: is the third volume In Wolfe's remarkable epic, chronicling the odyssey of the wandering pilgrim called Severian, Driven by a powerful and unfathomable destiny, as he carries out a dark mission far from his home.