e-Book The Devil in a Forest download

by Gene Wolfe

ISBN: 031289032X
ISBN13: 978-0312890322
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books (March 1, 1996)
Pages: 253
Category: Fantasy
Subategory: Science Fiction

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Wolfe is a master at making every detail in his stories count

Wolfe is a master at making every detail in his stories count. Here Wolfe manages to describe a very real setting that becomes strangely magical through the superstitions of the different characters. It's enjoyable to read the works leading up to his great later masterpieces, even if this ultimately feels like an early experiment rather than a full-featured, complex Wolfe. Like the later Book of the Long Sun, The Devil In A Forest revolves a bit too much around dialogue, but the simplicity of the story in Devil keeps this from becoming a burdensome problem.

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.

The Devil in a Forest book. I enjoy a good fantastical forest novel as much as the next guy. Gene Wolfe's dependably polished writing delivers thrills and chills in this relatively early work

The Devil in a Forest book. Gene Wolfe's dependably polished writing delivers thrills and chills in this relatively early work. Set alongside Fifth Head of Cerberus, and Peace, The Devil in a Forest reads almost like children's literature. That is not to say that it is not well-conceived and substantial. However, it is pretty straightforward in its plot and characters.

Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. He lives deep in the forest in the time of King Wenceslas, in a village older than record. The young man's hero-worship of the charming highwayman, Wat, is tempered by growing suspicion of Wat's cold savagery, and his fear of the sorcerous powers of Mother Cloot is tempered by her kindness. He must decide which of these powers to stand by in the coming battle between Good and Evil that not even his isolated village will be able to avoid.

He lives deep in the forest in the time of King Wenceslas, in a village older than record. Books related to The Devil In A Forest. The young man's hero-worship. Revenant Gun. Yoon Ha Lee.

The Devil in a Forest is a short novel by American writer Gene Wolfe about the conflict between Christianity and . The Book of the New Sun is a series of four science fantasy novels, a 1983 collection of essays, and a 1987 sequel, all written by American author Gene Wolfe

The Devil in a Forest is a short novel by American writer Gene Wolfe about the conflict between Christianity and an earlier Pagan religion in Europe during the Middle Ages. The hero of the story, Mark, is an adolescent, an orphan, and the apprentice to a weaver very near a small holy Christian shrin. The Book of the New Sun is a series of four science fantasy novels, a 1983 collection of essays, and a 1987 sequel, all written by American author Gene Wolfe. It inaugurated the so-called "Solar Cycle" that Wolfe continued after 1987 by setting other multi-volume works in the same universe. The sign of the horns is a hand gesture with a variety of meanings and uses in various cultures.

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THE BEST OF GENE WOLFE BY GENE WOLFE FROM TOM DOHERTY ASSOCIATES THE WIZARD KNIGHT The Knight The Wizard THE BOOK OF THE SHORT SUN On Blue’s Waters In Green’s Jungles. The Fifth Head of Cerberus.

A weavers apprentice is caught in a battle between good and evil in his medieval forest village

Comments:

Doulkree

Gene Wolfe is my favorite living author. Even though this was one of his earliest adventure novels, it is still a good read. Realistic medieval setting.

Tygrafym

Everything of Wolfe's is worth reading once, and this simple novel is no exception. Wolfe is a master at making every detail in his stories count. Here Wolfe manages to describe a very real setting that becomes strangely magical through the superstitions of the different characters. It's enjoyable to read the works leading up to his great later masterpieces, even if this ultimately feels like an early experiment rather than a full-featured, complex Wolfe.

Like the later Book of the Long Sun, The Devil In A Forest revolves a bit too much around dialogue, but the simplicity of the story in Devil keeps this from becoming a burdensome problem.

Gavinranara

I read this in my teens. I enjoyed it as much 40 years later. The work of a true master of his trade

Androwyn

Really enjoyable early Gene Wolfe story. The book is a quick read and over a year later the story has still stuck with me.

Dianazius

A story full of memorable characters, plot twists and surprises. Full of magic and danger.

Just_paw

Not as exciting as the description suggested, I had expected more fom the author considering reviews of his other books

Ielonere

The story revolves around Mark, a young apprentice weaver, and the small village that he lives in as they go through the trials and tribulations of dealing with a highwayman, an elderly lady with an evil heart who may or may not be a witch and the soldiers who are sent in to deal with the highwayman. Wolfe is able to capture the persona of Mark quite well as he struggles to realize that the adults around him are not all powerful or perfect and that even at his young age, he may be more equipped to deal with some of the stressful situations then they are.

It doesn't appear that this is one of Wolfe's customary stories. There were no stories within stories and it didn't appear that the reader needed to be paying extreme attention to every detail to gather everything that is going on, both on screen and off screen. Also, Mark appeared to be an at least mostly reliable narrator. All in all a quick read that was enjoyable, but definitely not my favorite of Wolfe's novels.

I like Gene Wolfe a lot. The Fifth Head of Cerberus is one of the best and most intricate SciFi books ever written. The Book of the New Sun is very entertaining AND literate - not a common combination for the genre. The Devil in a Forest isn't quite on the same level...
It was obviously written for a younger audience as previous reviewers have pointed out, and though it still maintains some of the level of characterization I expect from Wolfe, the writing just isn't as complex as that found in his other works. Yet, the Wolfe-themes of the indeterminancy of Good and Evil are there -- as well as a critical look at religion and superstition.
Consequently, I don't recommend it to anyone other than those who find reading other Wolfe difficult, and hardcore Wolfe fans who wish to complete the bookshelf.