The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe [FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION] 1982 THE STRANGER BESIDE ME Mother was driven by a

Mother was driven by a psychotic need to clean—constantly—everything in sight

The work concludes with Peikoff's epilogue

How will it all end

Pages have some light tanning

as well as the brilliant Dr

The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe [FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION] 1982 THE STRANGER BESIDE ME Mother was driven by aThe 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.