Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe

Gene Rodman Wolfe (1931-2019) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short-story writer and novelist and won many science fiction and fantasy literary awards.

Wolfe is best known for his Book of the New Sun series (four volumes, 1980–83), the first part of his "Solar Cycle". In 1998, Locus magazine ranked it the third-best fantasy novel published before 1990 based on a poll of subscribers that considered it and several other series as single entries.

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Series by Gene Wolfe

Soldier Series (4 books)
Solar Cycle (1 books)
- The Book of the New Sun (5 books)
-- The Book of the New Sun (omnibus editions) (3 books)
- The Book of the Long Sun (4 books)
-- The Book of the Long Sun (omnibus editions) (2 books)
- The Book of the Short Sun (4 books)
A Borrowed Man (2 books)

Speculative Fiction Books

(A Borrowed Man #2 / 2)
2020 | science fiction
(A Borrowed Man #1 / 2)
2015 | science fiction
2013 | fantasy
2011 | science fiction
2010 | fantasy
2009 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
2009 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
2008 | science fiction, horror
2007 | fantasy, historical
(The Book of the New Sun (omnibus editions))
2007 | science fiction, fantasy, collection
(Soldier Series #3 / 3)
2006 | fantasy, historical
2006 | science fiction, short stories
2005 | fantasy
2005 | science fiction, short stories
2004 | fantasy
2004 | fantasy, horror, short stories
(Soldier Series)
2003 | fantasy, collection, historical
(The Book of the Short Sun #3 / 3)
2001 | science fiction
(The Book of the Short Sun)
2001 | science fiction, collection
(The Book of the Short Sun #2 / 3)
2000 | science fiction
2000 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
(The Book of the Short Sun #1 / 3)
1999 | science fiction
(The Book of the Long Sun (omnibus editions) #2 / 2)
1997 | science fiction, collection
(The Book of the Long Sun #4 / 4)
1996 | science fiction
(The Book of the Long Sun #3 / 4)
1994 | science fiction
(The Book of the New Sun (omnibus editions) #2 / 2)
1994 | science fiction, fantasy, collection
(The Book of the New Sun (omnibus editions) #1 / 2)
1994 | science fiction, fantasy, collection
(The Book of the Long Sun (omnibus editions) #1 / 2)
1994 | science fiction, collection
(The Book of the Long Sun #2 / 4)
1994 | science fiction
(The Book of the Long Sun #1 / 4)
1993 | science fiction
1992 | science fiction, short stories
1992 | science fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, short stories
1990 | fantasy
1990 | fantasy
(Soldier Series #2 / 3)
1989 | fantasy, historical
1989 | science fiction, fantasy, horror, mainstream, short stories
1989 | science fiction
1988 | science fiction
1988 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
(Solar Cycle)
1987 | science fiction
(Soldier Series #1 / 3)
1986 | fantasy, historical
1984 | fantasy, short stories
1984 | science fiction
1984 | science fiction, non-fiction, short stories
1983 | fantasy, short stories
(The Book of the New Sun #4 / 4)
1982 | science fiction, fantasy
(The Book of the New Sun #3 / 4)
1982 | science fiction, fantasy
(The Book of the New Sun #2 / 4)
1981 | science fiction, fantasy
1981 | science fiction, short stories
(The Book of the New Sun #1 / 4)
1980 | science fiction, fantasy
1980 | science fiction, fantasy, short stories
1976 | fantasy, young adult
1975 | fantasy
1972 | science fiction, short stories
1970 | science fiction

Fictions and Others

(The Book of the New Sun)
1982 | non-fiction