Front cover of the first half or first two books in one volume (Orb Books, 2000)
Author
Gene Wolfe
Series
Solar Cycle[1]
Publisher
Tor / Tom Doherty
Publication date
1993–1996 (four vols)
Preceded by
Book of the New Sun sub-series.
Followed by
Book of the Short Sun sub-series.
The Book of the Long Sun (1993–1996) is a series of four science fantasy novels or one four-volume novel by the American author Gene Wolfe. It is set in the same universe as The Book of the New Sun series that Wolfe inaugurated in 1980, and the Internet Science Fiction Database catalogs them both as sub-series of the "Solar Cycle", along with other writings.[1]
The Long Sun story is continued in The Book of the Short Sun (1999–2001), a series of three novels or one in three volumes.[1] In Short Sun the relation to the original New Sun is made clear.
The Mythopoeic Society considered The Book of the Sun as a whole for annual literary awards. It was one of five finalists for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award in 1997.[2][3]Locus magazine and the SFWA considered the volumes separately for "Best Novel" awards.[3][a]
^ abcSolar Cycle series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 2012-04-23.
^
The Adult and Children's Awards were combined, in that year alone since their distinction in 1992. • "Mythopoeic Awards – Fantasy" Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. The Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
^ ab
"Gene Wolfe" Archived 2008-03-14 at the Wayback Machine. The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index to Literary Nominees. Locus Publications. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
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