
- Title : The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
- Author : Gene Wolfe
- Rating : 4.77 (259 Vote)
- Publish : 2015-12-12
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 384 Pages
- Asin : 0312863543
- Language : English
A superb collection of science fiction and fantasy stories, The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories is a book that transcends all genre definitions. The stories within are mined with depth charges, explosions of meaning and illumination that will keep you thinking and feeling long after you have finished reading.Gene Wolfe has been called "the finest

A superb collection of science fiction and fantasy stories, The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories is a book that transcends all genre definitions. The stories within are mined with depth charges, explosions of meaning and illumination that will keep you thinking and feeling long after you have finished reading.Gene Wolfe has been called "the finest writer the science fiction world has yet produced" by The Washington Post. A former engineer, he has written numerous books and won a variety of awards for his SF writing.
He said: "How do you explain Bhutan to Americans?" But Shirley's comments were even more thought-provoking. As John W. This volume is one of the neatest books I've ever held, and one of the most fun to look through. And it doesn't help that Ivan's determination to avoid living up to all of his potential too visibly is made all the more conspicuous by contrast with the friends and family around him.By age 34, Ivan has managed to work himself into a fairly comfortable position: a taste for good food and drink, comfortable lodgings, and a job as Captain and aide to a high ranking admiral in the Barrayarran armed forces where he serves ably. They are also high-quality photographs, not blurred or smudged. Although Bruce Pauley's book is subtitled "An Autobiography"--and it certainly is that--it weaves a whole lot of European and American midwest history into the story, pulling together threads that start in the 18th century, continue into the 19th century, and then culminate in the 20th-century story of one particular person, the author, wh
LeGuin“This collection makes his work readily available and makes clear that his is one of the names most to be reckoned within the literate science fiction of today.”
Foundation“Wolfe is simply a superb writer.”
The Washington Post Book World“Gene Wolfe is among the best writers working in this century.”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram“One of the literary giants of science fiction.”
The Denver Post. “Humane, outrageous, forever unexpected.Some of the best American short stories of the decade are in this book.”
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