Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe

Interlibrary Loan by Gene Wolfe

Book is in good condition! There is light wear from use. The pages are clean with no marks. There is a white sticker inside the back cover.

Interlibrary Loan presents itself as an exceptional sequel to A Borrowed Man, authored by Gene Wolfe, a distinguished recipient of multiple awards and a national literary treasure. Notably, it was named a finalist for the esteemed 2021 Locus Award. Set in a future era, distant in time, our civilization may have diminished in scale, yet we endure. This world boasts advanced technology, comprising the presence of robots and the existence of clones. The protagonist, E.A. Smithe, assumes the identity of a borrowed individual, effectively embodying the recorded consciousness of a deceased enigmatic writer. Regrettably, Smithe is classified as an asset rather than a recognized legal person. Consequently, he may be loaned out to various branches of operation, a circumstance that befalls him accordingly. Accompanied by two fellow clones, one specializing in cookbook authorship and the other in romantic novels, Smithe embarks on a journey that brings them all to Polly's Cove. There, Smithe encounters a young girl whose desire is to rescue her mother, as well as a father who, despite his apparent demise, may not be entirely absent. Furthermore, an additional E.A. Smithe emerges within this peculiar realm... a figure whose presence is certainly definitive.

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