Narrator horn and his companion, oreb, a sort of avian fool, have traveled to planet green in search of the fabled leader patera silk. In greens jungles gene wolfe read online free books. He is particularly famous for his allusive and dense prose and the strong influence of the catholic faith, which are often seen in his writings. In greens jungles book of the short sun, book2 by gene wolfe, is the 2nd volume in the short sun series. Gene wolfes in greens jungles is the second volume, after on blues waters, of his ambitious sf trilogy, the book of the short sun it is again narrated by horn, who has embarked on a quest from his home on the planet blue in search of the heroic leader patera silk.
You have to think hard about what is being said and done. In greens jungles is the middle book of wolfes opus trilogy, the book of the short sun the first is on blues waters. All the books are tied together see the books of the long sun in many ways. Many of the persons and places mentioned in this book first appeared in the book of the long sun, to which the reader is referred. Gene wolfe is one of the noteworthy american authors, who has written some of the highly successful books in the fantasy and science fiction genres.
In greens jungles by gene wolfe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. It is again narrated by horn, who has embarked on a quest from his home on the planet blue in search of the heroic leader patera silk. It is by no means necessary to start with his other series, the book of the new sun and the book of the long sun, in order to enjoy what is most likely the final examination of the universe wolfe has created. He believes himself to be horn, but remembers things falsely and is constantly identified as silk. Author wolfe is also a prolific writer of short stories. Gene wolfes in greens jungles is the second volume, after on blues waters, of his ambitious sf trilogy, the book of the short sun. Green is an inhospitable jungle world, hot and dark and frightening, but beautiful also, with.
In greens jungles is the second volume of gene wolfes book of the short sun, which is to put it briefly the story of horns return to the whorl to bring silk to blue. In the following list, the most significant names are given in capitals, less significant names in italics. In 1980, wolfe published the shadow of the torturer, the first volume in his now classic book of the new sun, which was eventually followed by his. The book of the short sun 19992001 is a series of three science fantasy novels or one threevolume novel by the american author gene wolfe.