Soldier of the Mist
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel 1987. World Fantasy Award nominee 1987, Nebula Award nominee 1987.
In times long past the gods still walked the Earth, and nowhere more so than amid the glory that was ancient Greece. It is 479 B.C. Latro, a mercenary soldier from the north, has suffered a head wound that has robbed him of his companions, of his past and above all of his ability to remember from day to day. His is a constant struggle to exist in an eternal present, aided only by a written record he attempts to keep, and must re-read every morning.
But in compensation he can see and talk with the gods and their companions, can penetrate at will the veil of the supernatural. Here, then, are the gods and goddesses, the ghosts, demons and werewolves who inhabit the land and affect the lives of others, all unseen. Except by Latro. And therein lies both triumph and danger.
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.
Soldier Series
Also known as Latro Series.
Soldier Series consists of three primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
