The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction
By Gene Wolfe
Tor, $29.95, 544 pages
In this retrospective of Wolfe’s short fiction, the author himself chooses the works that he considers to be his finest ever. In a career spanning over thirty years and many Hugo and Nebula awards, that is no mean feat. Wolfe showcases his trademark first person perspective of the unreliable narrator in each of these tales, including three of his famous “Island” stories, the genre breaking “Hero as Werewolf”, the SF detective mystery “The Detective of Dreams”, the haunting “A Cabin on the Coast”, and the prophetic “The Fifth Head of Cerberus”. Old fans will find much to enjoy in this collection, and newcomers who have enjoyed works by Peter Beagle or Charles de Lint will devour its pages.
Reviewed by John Ottinger III
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