Le nouveau soleil de teur, Tome 1

The Book of the New Sun #5, part 1 of 2

by Gene Wolfe, William Olivier Desmond (Translator)

Voici Sévérian, devenu Autarque de l'Empire, en route pour Yesod où l'attend le tribunal de Tzadkiel, chargé de le juger et de juger Teur : une épreuve dont il doit triompher pour ramener le Nouveau Soleil, la Fontaine Blanche seule capable de ranimer le Vieux Soleil agonisant. Mais sera-t-il seulement en mesure de se présenter à cette épreuve ? Dans cette première partie de la coda imaginée par Gene Wolfe pour couronner son Livre du Second Soleil de Teur, Sévérian, simple passager d'un voilier stellaire géant, formant un monde à lui tout seul, devra d'abord affronter les avatars déroutants de mystérieux assassins à la solde de ceux qui ne veulent pas du Nouveau Soleil...

252 pages, Paperback

First published April 13, 1989

About the author

Gene Wolfe 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, to which he converted after marrying a Catholic. He was a prolific short story writer and a novelist, and has won many awards in the field.

The Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award is given by SFWA for ‘lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.’ Wolfe joins the Grand Master ranks alongside such legends as Connie Willis, Michael Moorcock, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg, Ursula K. Le Guin, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury and Joe Haldeman. The award will be presented at the 48th Annual Nebula Awards Weekend in San Jose, CA, May 16-19, 2013.

While attending Texas A&M University Wolfe published his first speculative fiction in The Commentator, a student literary journal. Wolfe dropped out during his junior year, and was drafted to fight in the Korean War. After returning to the United States he earned a degree from the University of Houston and became an industrial engineer. He edited the journal Plant Engineering for many years before retiring to write full-time, but his most famous professional engineering achievement is a contribution to the machine used to make Pringles potato crisps. He lived in Barrington, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

A frequent Hugo nominee without a win, Wolfe has nevertheless picked up several Nebula and Locus Awards, among others, including the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the 2012 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. He is also a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

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