The Sword of the Lictor

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation not adapted into film
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:none
gptkbp:author gptkb:Gene_Wolfe
gptkbp:awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:character_development Severian's journey
gptkbp:character_traits determined
naive
curious
empathetic
gptkbp:conflict internal conflict
external conflict
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact cult following
influenced authors
gptkbp:follows gptkb:The_Claw_of_the_Conciliator
gptkbp:genre gptkb:science_fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sword of the Lictor
gptkbp:influences gptkb:fantasy_literature
science fiction literature
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-312-93466-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Severian
gptkbp:motif gptkb:religion
gptkb:mythology
gptkb:sacrifice
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:page_count gptkb:368
gptkbp:precedes gptkb:The_Citadel_of_the_Autarch
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1981
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Simon_&_Schuster
gptkbp:reader_demographic adult
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Long_Sun
gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Short_Sun
gptkb:The_Claw_of_the_Conciliator
gptkb:The_Fifth_Head_of_Cerberus
gptkb:The_Shadow_of_the_Torturer
gptkbp:series gptkb:The_Book_of_the_New_Sun
gptkbp:setting dystopian future
feudal society
Urth
gptkbp:style lyrical
philosophical
gptkbp:symbolism the sword
the lictor
gptkbp:themes gptkb:power
gptkb:identity
gptkb:memory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Book_of_the_New_Sun
gptkb:M._Herbert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5