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Gene Wolfe
is a winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and many other awards. In 2007, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. In 2013, he received the SFWA Grand Master award. He lives in Peoria, Illinois. You can sign up for email updates
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BY
GENE WOLFE
FROM TOM DOHERTY ASSOCIATES

THE WIZARD KNIGHT

The Knight

The Wizard

THE BOOK OF THE SHORT SUN

On Blue's Waters

In Green's Jungles

Return to the Whorl

THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN

Shadow & Claw

(comprising
The Shadow of the
Torturer
and
The Claw of
the Conciliator
)

Sword & Citadel

(comprising
The Sword of the
Lictor
and
The Citadel of
the Autarch)

THE BOOK OF THE LONG SUN

Litany of the Long Sun

(comprising
Nightside of the
Long Sun
and
Lake of
the Long Sun)

Epiphany of the Long Sun

(comprising
Caldé
of the
Long Sun
and
Exodus from
the Long Sun)

NOVELS

The Fifth Head of Cerberus

The Devil in a Forest

Peace

Free Live Free

The Urth of the New Sun

Latro in the Mist

(comprising
Soldier of the Mist
and
Soldier of Arete)

Soldier of Sidon

There Are Doors

Castleview

Pandora by Holly Hollander

Pirate Freedom

An Evil Guest

The Sorcerer's House

Home Fires

The Land Across

NOVELLAS

The Death of Doctor Island

Seven American Nights

COLLECTIONS

Endangered Species

Storeys from the Old Hotel

Castle of Days

The Island of Doctor Death and
Other Stories and Other Stories

Strange Travelers

Innocents Aboard

Starwater Strains

The Best of Gene Wolfe

 

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C
ONTENTS

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

1. From the Spice Grove Public Library

2. Colette's Story

3. What We Did

4. Her Father's House

5. On the Fourth Floor

6. Back on the Shelf

7. “Where's E. A. Smithe?”

8. On the Route Truck

9. Payne, Fish, and Pain

10. Road Trip

11. A Lonely House in the Rain

12. Behind Locked Doors

13. Rented in Owenbright

14. Maxette, Money, Monsters, and a Moon

15. Some Errands in New Delphi

16. Him Again

17. Escape

18. My Watch Struck Midnight

Persons Mentioned in the Narrative

About the Author

By Gene Wolfe from Tom Doherty Associates

Copyright

 

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.

A BORROWED MAN

Copyright © 2015 by Gene Wolfe

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