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Far from Earth, two sister planets, Saint Anne and Saint Croix, circle each other in an eternal dance. It is said a race of shapeshifters once lived here, only to perish when men came. But one man believes they can still be found, somewhere in back of the beyond.

In The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Gene Wolfe skillfully interweaves three bizarre tales to create a mesmerizing pattern: the harrowing account of the son of a mad genius who discovers his hideous heritage; a young man's mythic dreamquest for his darker half; and the bizarre chronicle of a scientist's nightmarish imprisonment. Like an intricate, braided knot, the pattern at last unfolds to reveal astonishing truths about this strange and savage alien landscape.

With a new introduction by O. Henry Award winning author Brian Evenson

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Praise for this book

“A richly imaginative exploration of the nature of identity and individuality.”—Malcolm Edwards, The Science Fiction Encyclopedia

“One of the major fictional works of the decade...With its elusiveness and beauty, [it] haunts one long after reading it.”—Pamela Sargent

“A truly extraordinary work. One of the most cunningly wrought narratives in the whole of modern SF, a masterpiece of misdirection, subtle clues, and apparently casual revelations.”—David Pringle, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels



Title: The Fifth Head of Cerberus : Three Novellas
Author(s): Gene Wolfe, Brian Evenson
ISBN: 9781466801134
Copyright 1994
Release Date: March 15, 1994
Publisher: Tor Publishing Group
Countries: United States, Canada | Learn more about available countries
Language: English
Format: ePub,mobi | Learn More about our supported formats
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