Science fiction literature lost one of its leading lights this week.
After learning of Wolfes death,Game of Thronesmastermind George R.R.
He was a magnificent writer as well, one of the best our genre has ever produced.
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Wolfe was born in New York City on May 7, 1931.
After the war, he studied engineering at the University of Houston on the G.I.
Wolfe didnt create new languages for his epic novel like J.R.R.
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Tolkien did, but he did reach back into the most archaic depths of English to decorate his prose.
But also likeUlysses, there is much inThe Book of the New Sunthat is exquisitely entertaining and powerfully thought-provoking.
It also shares themes with Wolfes other work, such as the persistence of memory and compassion.
But for those who want something slightly more accessible, Gaiman also recommendedThe Best of Gene Wolfeshort-story collection.
