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It is the tale of young severian, an apprentice in the guild of torturers on the world called urth, exiled for committing the ultimate sin of his profession showing mercy toward his victim. The first edition of the novel was published in october 15th 1994, and was written by gene wolfe. Gene wolfe has crafted something very unique in the shadow of the torturer and yet it is just the beginning of his magnificent work. It relates the story of severian, an apprentice seeker for truth and penitence the guild of torturers, from his youth. Openminded download the shadow of the torturer the. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 4 pages and is available in paperback format. Books by gene wolfe author of the shadow of the torturer.
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