'Simply overwhelming' Algis Budrys, Fantasy & Science Fiction
In the darkling depths of the fantastical future, the torturer Severian continues his journey of exile to the city Thrax. He carries with him the ancient executioner's sword. Terminus Est, and the Claw of the Conciliator, a gem of extraterrestrial power and beauty which no one man is meant to possess, In a world of magical beauty and awesome terrors, Severian travels the perilous road towards his destiny.
'Bravo! A moving, subtle, exciting work at the very top of the field' Gregory Benford
