The Shadow of the Torturer
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The Vibe
Severian is a torturer's apprentice who is exiled for showing mercy. On a dying Earth so far in the future that the sun is cooling, he walks toward a destiny he doesn't understand. Wolfe's masterpiece looks like fantasy but is actually science fiction — and every word is a clue. The most rewarded rereading in literature.