The book is yet again a continuation of Severian's narration of the aftermath of his ascent to the throne and subsequent journey "between the suns" to be judged and win back the fountain of life that will rejuvenate the slowly dying sun and revive life on Urth. Unlike The Book of the New Sun, The Urth of the New Sun mostly takes place outside Urth. He leaves his role as Autarch of Urth to seek a new sun for Urth. Urth of the New Sun picks up the tale of Severian, the protagonist of Book of the New Sun, years after that work's end. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1988. Like Book of the New Sun, it is of the Dying Earth subgenre. The Urth of the New Sun is a 1987 science fiction novel by Gene Wolfe that serves as a coda to his four-volume Book of the New Sun series.
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