![]() From the banter to the wonderful descriptions, the words just roll smoothly off the page, putting a big old smile on this reader’s face. Throughout the novel he seems exactly like some happy-go-lucky farm boy off on his big adventure. Also, he was brought up in the guild, so it’s not like he made a conscious decision to sign up and hurt people. ![]() Was this an attempt at early “dark” fantasy? The main character (Severian) is a member of the Torturers’ Guild, but he doesn’t really get his hands dirty until late in the book.Here’s a random rundown of my thoughts on it – with bullet points! Take that as you will, but there is some stuff to like for you modern GRRM types. The book was written forty-odd years ago, and it definitely looks an epic fantasy from the 70s or 80s. Like many of you (I guess), I decided to read this book after the author had died. ![]() JReview – Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe ![]()
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