by Gene Wolfe
“Algis Budrys II,” copyright © 1992 by Gene Wolfe
“The Outline of Sanity,” copyright © 1982 by Gene Wolfe
“From a Letter to Nancy Kress,” copyright © 1987 by Gene Wolfe
“Explaining Nancy Kress,” copyright © 1985 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in
Trinity and Other Stories
“Introduction for Episodes of the Argo,” copyright © 1900 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Episodes of the Argo
“Letter to Ron Antonucci,” copyright © 1983 by Gene Wolfe
“Chain Letter to George R.R. Martin and Greg Benford,” copyright © 1982 by Gene Wolfe “Nebula Awards Speech,” copyright © 1982 by Gene Wolfe; first given as a speech at the Nebula Awards Banquet “Vunce Around der Momma’s Kitchen,” copyright © 1983 by Gene Wolfe “From the Desk of Gilmer C. Merton,” copyright © 1983 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
“Where I Get My Ideas,” copyright © 1984 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in The Science Fiction Source Book
“An Idea That … ,” copyright © 1986 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Writers of the Future Vol. II
“Letter to Sharon Baker,” copyright © 1983 by Gene Wolfe
“Letter to Patty Bowne,” copyright © 1983 by Gene Wolfe
“Letter to Sharon Butler,” copyright © 1983 by Gene Wolfe
“Letter to Ellen Kushner,” copyright © 1985 by Gene Wolfe “Achieving Dramatic Scenes: The Cat in the Starfleet’s Attic,” copyright © 1992 by Gene Wolfe “The Writer’s Tool Kit,” copyright © 1992 by Gene Wolfe
“A Few Points About Knife Throwing,” copyright © 1983 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Fantasy Newsletter
“The Right of Things to Come,” copyright © 1978 by Gene Wolfe
“The Ethos of Elfland,” copyright © 1987 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Twilight Zone Magazine
“How Science Will Conquer the World for Fantasy,” copyright © 1982 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Fantasy Newsletter
“From a House on the Borderland,” copyright © 1987 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Horrorstruck
“Secrets of the Greeks,” copyright © 1990 by Gene Wolfe
“Letter to Larry McCaffery,” copyright © 1987 by Gene Wolfe
“Kipling’s Influence,” copyright © 1989 by Gene Wolfe
“Where Castle?,” copyright © 1988 by Gene Wolfe
“Aussicon Speech,” copyright © 1985 by Gene Wolfe; first given as a speech at Aussicon Two “The Pirates of Florida and Other Implausibilities,” copyright © 1991 by Gene Wolfe; first given as a speech at the Conference on the Fantastic
Also by Gene Wolfe from Tom Doherty Associates
Novels
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
The Devil in a Forest (forthcoming)
Peace (forthcoming)
Free Live Free
The Urth of the New Sun
Soldier of the Mist
Soldier of Arete
There Are Doors
Castleview
Pandora by Holly Hollander
Novellas
The Death of Doctor Island
Seven American Nights
Collections
Endangered Species
Storeys from the Old Hotel
Castle of Days
The Book of the New Sun
Shadow and Claw
(comprising The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator)
Sword and Citadel
(comprising The Sword of the Lictor and The Citadel of the Autarch)
The Book of the Long Sun
Nightside of the Long Sun
Lake of the Long Sun
Caldé of the Long Sun
Exodus from the Long Sun (forthcoming)
Notes
1 from PEACE
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.
CASTLE OF DAYS
Copyright © 1992 by Gene Wolfe All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form.
This book was originally published as a Tor® hardcover in December 1992.
An Orb Edition Published by Tom Doherty Associates, Inc.
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Cover art by Richard Bober
eISBN 9781429966245
First eBook Edition : August 2011
First Orb edition: April 1995