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The Book of the New Sun

novel series by Gene Wolfe
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The Book of the New Sun

Summary

The Book of the New Sun is a novel series[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of novel_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,878 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Book of the New Sun authored Gene Wolfe[3].
  • The Book of the New Sun received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4].
  • The Book of the New Sun received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[5].
  • The Book of the New Sun's instance of is recorded as novel series[6].
  • The Book of the New Sun's instance of is recorded as literary tetralogy[7].
  • The Book of the New Sun's publisher is recorded as Simon & Schuster[8].
  • The Book of the New Sun's genre is recorded as fantasy[9].
  • The Book of the New Sun's genre is recorded as science fiction[10].
  • The Book of the New Sun's followed by is recorded as The Urth of the New Sun[11].
  • The Book of the New Sun's OCLC number is recorded as 30700568[12].
  • The Book of the New Sun's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Book of the New Sun's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • The Book of the New Sun's has part is recorded as The Shadow of the Torturer[15].
  • The Book of the New Sun's has part is recorded as The Claw of the Conciliator[16].
  • The Book of the New Sun's has part is recorded as The Sword of the Lictor[17].
  • The Book of the New Sun's has part is recorded as The Citadel of the Autarch[18].
  • The Book of the New Sun's publication date is recorded as +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • The Book of the New Sun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06dbnz[20].
  • The Book of the New Sun's Open Library ID is recorded as OL14871892W[21].
  • The Book of the New Sun's cover art by is recorded as Q892358[22].
  • The Book of the New Sun's ISFDB series ID is recorded as 505[23].
  • The Book of the New Sun's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Book of the New Sun'}[24].
  • The Book of the New Sun's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID is recorded as book_of_the_new_sun_the[25].
  • The Book of the New Sun's NooSFere series ID is recorded as 1328[26].
  • The Book of the New Sun's Goodreads series ID is recorded as 41474[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include novel series[6] and literary tetralogy[7].

Why It Matters

The Book of the New Sun ranks in the top 6% of novel_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,878 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Book of the New Sun receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4] and 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction[5].

Related Entities

Gene Wolfe United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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