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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I'd call Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun" series a must-read.
But note it's SF, not fantasy.
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A distinction I enjoy noting, but is irrelevant to my potential reading enjoyment.
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Wolfe is Roman Catholic, and there's a religious underpinning and concerns, but you have to read _The Castle of the Otter_, a grace note issued after the series, to see it made explicit.
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Often, I love books with subtle religious themes. Sometimes I hate them; it seems to depend on whether they come across as "spiritual" or "monotheistic."