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Gene Wolfe is winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, and many other awards. In 2007, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. He lives in Barrington, Illinois. show more

Gene Wolfe is winner of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, and many other awards. In 2007, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. He lives in Barrington, Illinois.

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The Fifth Head of Cerberus: Three Novellas - Gene Wolfe

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CDRBill rated it

9 years ago

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I'm not sure what to say. I really liked these stories, but they were a hard read, so intricate that I'm afraid I may have missed some important points. I may have to do a second read later.

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Aerin rated it

11 years ago

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Helen, the Hermit rated it

12 years ago

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There is something very unsatisfying about The Fifth Head of Cerberus. As far as SF goes, it leans more towards the “speculative” than “science” end of the dual abbreviation. I’ve heard praise about the lack of infodumps prior to reading, and it’s mostly correct. The lack of details was not the pr...

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suzemo rated it

13 years ago

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I think this book is absolutely brilliant, but I don't think I care for Wolfe's writing, which makes this difficult for me to rate. If someone whose style I liked better had written it, I might have given it 5 stars, because I do think it's fantastic.I can't go too much into the plot, because I do...

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AC rated it

14 years ago

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Nice book.

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