A Chapter Guide for the Long Sun & the Short Sun

by Michael Andre-Driussi

A chapter-by-chapter guide to seven volumes, the four-volume Book of the Long Sun and the three-volume Book of the Short Sun, two series by Gene Wolfe. Each chapter has a brief synopsis followed by commentary on such topics as Technology, Unusual Terms and Phrases, Biblical References, et cetera. Each volume has an appendix, giving Timelines and sometimes essays. Both series have an appendix as well, giving combined Timelines and additional essays.

231 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 7, 2022

Reviews

[Terry]

2.5 stars

Mildly helpful at times, but ultimately suffers from the same issues as previous chapter guides by Andre-Driussi I have reviewed. These really do seem to be a case of diminishing returns (for me at least).

[Kokos]

I read it as a regular book as I'm quite familiar with the Long and Short Sun, still quite interesting especially the appendices, timelines are helpful but they tend to get pretty repetitive but obviously the book is meant to be a guide for seven different volumes so that's understandable. Would recommend it especially if it's your first or second time re-reading