The release date for the English version of 'Shadow & Claw' by
Gene Wolfe is Oct 1994. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The Shadow of the Torturer tells the story of young Severian, an apprentice in the Guild of Torturers on the planet Urth, who was banished when he showed pity to his victim, the greatest sin in his line of work.
The story of Severian, who was exiled from his native country, is continued in The Claw of the Conciliator, as he sets out on a legendary journey to unearth the incredible power of an antiquated artifact and uncover the truth about his secret destiny.
As "a masterpiece of science fantasy comparable in importance to the major works of Tolkien and Lewis" by Publishers Weekly and "one of the most ambitious works of speculative fiction in the twentieth century" by The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, The Book of the New Sun is universally acknowledged as Gene Wolfe's most outstanding work. The first two volumes of the tetralogy are collected in one volume, Shadow & Claw.