The Wolfe At The Door by Gene Wolfe

An all new collection from an American literary icon
The circus comes to town. . . and a man gets to go to the stars.
A young girl on a vacation at the sea meets the man of her dreams. Who just
happens to be dead. And an immortal pirate.
A swordfighter pens his memoirs. . . and finds his pen is in fact mightier than
the sword.
Welcome to Gene Wolfe's playground, a place where genres blend and a
genius's imagination straps you in for the ride of your life.
The Wolfe At The Door is a brand new collection from one of America's
premiere literary giants, showcasing material never been before seen. Short
stories, yes, but also poems, essays and ephemera that gives us a window
into the mind of a literary powerhouse whose world view changed generations
of readers in their perception of the universe.
Praise for Gene Wolfe
If any writer from within genre fiction ever merited the designation Great
Author, it is surely Wolfe . . . [who] reads like (...)

Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book
of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy
Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon . He was also
a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in such
award-winning volumes as Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene
Wolfe .
A recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E.
Smith Memorial Award, and six Locus Awards, among many other honors,
Wolfe was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007, and named
Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2012.

Tor
On Sale: Oct 31/23
5.38 x 8.25 • 480 pages
9781250846204 • $39.99 • CL - With dust jacket
Fiction / Science Fiction / Short Stories