Epiphany of the Long Sun

SUMMARY: The two novels combined in this omnibus (Caldeacute; of the Long SunandExodus from the Long Sun) comprise the second half of Gene Wolfe's long novel,The Book of the Long Sun. Gene Wolfehas been called "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced" byThe Washington Post. A former engineer, he has written numerous books and won a variety of awards for his SF writing. The two complete novels combined in this omnibus,Caldeacute; of the Long SunandExodus from the Long Sun,comprise the second halfthat is, Volumes 3 and 4, respectivelyof Wolfe's masterful tetralogy,The Book of the Long Sun. AsThe Washington Post Book Worldhas noted, this sweeping and brilliantly constructed four-book series is the work of "the best novelist in America that you've never heard of, let alone read, [if] you don't bother with SF . . . [Wolfe's]Book of the Long Sunis as ambitious as Pynchon'sGravity's Rainbow, as intricate and beautifully written as Nabokov'sPale Fire." "[The Book of the Long Sunexhibits] consistently high ambition and achievement."The New York Times "One of the major SF series of the decade . . . A bona fide masterpiece."Publishers Weekly "Few writers dare to attempt a Great Work; Wolfe attempts it [here] and succeeds."The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction