{"product_id":"soldier-of-sidon-9780765316707","title":"Soldier of Sidon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third book in the Latro series from science fiction and fantasy master Gene Wolfe, \u003ci\u003eSoldier of Sidon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLatro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed. The two previous novels, combined in \u003ci\u003eLatro in the Mist\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSoldier of the Mist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoldier of Arete\u003c\/i\u003e) are generally considered classics of contemporary fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLatro now finds himself in Egypt, a land of singing girls, of spiteful and conniving deities. Without his memory, he is unsure of everything, except for his desire to be free of the curse that causes him to forget.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Wolfe (1931-2019)\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Torturer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoldier of Sidon\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in such award-winning volumes as \u003ci\u003eStoreys from the Old Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Gene Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and six \u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669237338386,"sku":"9780765316707","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7640da57-ffb3-47af-adda-18cc708357c0.jpg?v=1733757008","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/soldier-of-sidon-9780765316707","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}