An all new collection from an American literary icon
The circus comes to town… and a man gets to go to the stars.
A young girl on a vacation at the sea meets the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be dead. And an immortal pirate.
A swordfighter pens his memoirs… and finds his pen is in fact mightier than the sword.
Welcome to Gene Wolfe’s playground, a place where genres blend and a genius’s imagination straps you in for the ride of your life.
The Wolfe at the Door is a brand new collection from one of America’s premier literary giants, showcasing some material never been seen before. Short stories, yes, but also poems, essays, and ephemera that gives us a window into the mind of a literary powerhouse whose world view changed generations of readers in their perception of the universe.
The circus comes to town… and a man gets to go to the stars.
A young girl on a vacation at the sea meets the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be dead. And an immortal pirate.
A swordfighter pens his memoirs… and finds his pen is in fact mightier than the sword.
Welcome to Gene Wolfe’s playground, a place where genres blend and a genius’s imagination straps you in for the ride of your life.
The Wolfe at the Door is a brand new collection from one of America’s premier literary giants, showcasing some material never been seen before. Short stories, yes, but also poems, essays, and ephemera that gives us a window into the mind of a literary powerhouse whose world view changed generations of readers in their perception of the universe.
Product Details
ISBN-13: 9781250846204
Media Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Books
Publication Date: 10-31-2023
Pages: 480
Product Dimensions: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.60d
About the Author
GENE WOLFE (1931-2019) was a winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, a multiple winner of the Nebula Award and the World Fantasy Award, and a winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the British Fantasy Award, and the Prix Tour-Apollo. In 2007, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In 2013, he received the SFWA Grand Master Award.