The Citadel of the Autarch

Extract: The final book in "The Book of the New Sun" tetralogy is both an easier read than the first three and a complex, unresolved ending that leaves you realizing that this series is a complex, multi-layered saga that requires multiple reads and active discussion and analysis. It more or less answers my question as to why I had such a tough time staying focused through a lot of the prose of the earlier books. This series is an enigma and it has only been by reading some analysis of it online that I am beginning to understand what was really happening throughout it. I'm not going to try to convey that in this review. It gives away too much of the dramatic, crazy ending. You'll have to read it yourself, perhaps multiple times, as I probably will to really understand just how great a writer Wolfe is...