Award-winning contemporary science fiction author Gene Wolfe’s densely written and highly imaginative novels have brought him critical acclaim and academic attention—as well as a dedicated fan base.Shadows of the New Sunbrings together an impressive selection of hard-to-find resources for the Wolfe reader and scholar. Included are essays on the nature of writing, with discussions of key concepts such as character, structure, and the professional life of the writer; a series of interviews with Wolfe; and the rare Wolfe essay “Books in the Book of the New Sun.
Peter Wrightis a senior lecturer in literature and film studies at Edge Hill University. He is coeditor ofBritish Television Science Fictionand the author ofAttending Daedalus: Gene Wolfe, Artifice, and the Reader, the latter also published by Liverpool University Press.
Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I The Trackless Meadows of Old Time
Part II The Wild Joy of Strumming
Index