The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe [FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION] 1982 THE STRANGER BESIDE ME as well as the brilliant

as well as the brilliant Dr

frenetic mix of text and pictures

pioneers came to test their fortunes -- and their wills

He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent

The work concludes with Peikoff's epilogue

The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe [FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION] 1982 THE STRANGER BESIDE ME as well as the brilliantThe Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe [THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN #2] FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION [1982] TIMESCAPE BOOKS 3rd printing. Vintage paperback in very good condition. Cover shows some shelf wear mild creasing. Appears clean, tight and unread! Volume Two of the Book of the New Sun. Severian is in possession of a gem considered to be "The Claw of the Conciliator", a powerful relic of the Master of Power, a legendary figure of mythic proportions.