Severian the Torturer continues his epic journey across the lands of Urth, carrying with him the Claw of the Conciliator and the great sword, Terminus Est. All his travels are leading towards a destiny that he dare not refuse. This is the fourth and last volume in the series.
The long awaited sequel to Gene Wolfe’s four-volume classic, The Book of the New Sun. We return to the world of Severian, now the Autarch of Urth, as he leaves the planet on one of the huge spaceships of the alien Hierodules to travel across time and space to face his greatest test, to become the legendary New Sun or die. The strange, rich, original spaceship scenes give way to travels in time, wherein Severian revisits times and places which fill in parts of the background of the four-volume work, that will thrill and intrigue particularly all readers of the earlier books. But The Urth of the New Sun is an independent structure all of a piece, an integral masterpiece to shelve beside the classics, one itself.
Severian is in possession of a gem considered to be "The Claw of the Conciliator", a powerful relic of the Master of Power, a legendary figure of mythic proportions. Armed with his sword, Terminus Est, and the Claw, Severian continues his journey to Thrax, the city of his exile. Bizarre apes, strange cannibalistic rituals, and the foreigner named Jonas all lie in his future.
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En un futuro que evoca un remoto pasado, el joven Severian estudia en la Ciudadela, donde los torturadores siguen las órdenes del Autarca. Su vida da un giro cuando conoce a Thecla, una mujer que, tras perder su puesto de concubina, lo lleva a desobedecer las reglas. En lugar de ser ejecutado, es enviado a trabajar como verdugo en Thrax, la Ciudad de los Cuartos sin Ventanas. Antes de partir, su maestro Palaemon le entrega la antigua espada Terminus Est. En su camino, Severian se encuentra con los gemelos Agia y Agiltis, que lo impulsan a luchar en el Campo Sanguinario, así como con la troupe teatral del doctor Talos, el monstruoso Calveros, la encantadora Jolenta y la enigmática Dorcas, que aparece en la costa del Lago de los Pájaros. Además, Severian se convierte en portador de la Garra del Conciliador, una joya con poderes que podrían llevarlo al trono de la Casa Absoluta. Sin embargo, su viaje lo llevará primero hacia el norte, hasta las puertas de la Ciudad Imperecedera. Este relato es una exploración mágica y original de un mundo nuevo, donde la narrativa de Gene Wolfe se presenta como una obra maestra incomparable.