The Wolfe at the Door

Written by Gene Wolfe

Narrated by Charles Constant

An all-new collection from an American literary icon

The circus comes to town . . . and a man gets to go to the stars.

A young girl on a vacation at the sea meets the man of her dreams. Who just happens to be dead. And an immortal pirate.

A swordfighter pens his memoirs . . . and finds his pen is in fact mightier than the sword.

Welcome to Gene Wolfe's playground, a place where genres blend, and a genius's imagination straps you in for the ride of your life.

The Wolfe at the Door is a brand-new collection from one of America's premiere literary giants, showcasing some material been seen before. Short stories, yes, but also poems, essays, and ephemera that gives us a window into the mind of a literary powerhouse whose world view changed generations of readers in their perception of the universe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Nov 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350867862

Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon. He was also a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in such award-winning volumes as Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe. A recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and six Locus Awards, among many other honors, Wolfe was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007, and named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2012.