Sword & citadel
Shadow and Claw is an omnibus of the second two books of Gene Wolfe's *Book of the New Sun*. It chronicles the life and adventures of journeyman torturer Severian.
More by Gene Wolfe
The shadow of the torturer
The book of the new Sun
The claw of the conciliator
The Urth of the New Sun
Shadow & Claw
The Sword of the Lictor (The Book of the New Sun, vol 3)
The citadel of the Autarch
The Fifth Head Of Cerberus
Soldier of the mist
The Knight (The Wizard Knight, Book 1)
The Wizard
Nightside the long sun
Chappie’s discussion starters
🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.
- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?