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Epic Fantasy

The Fifth Head Of Cerberus

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  • 1972 first published
  • 256 pages
  • ★ 3.0 (4 ratings)
  • 25 editions
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Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head Of Cerberus (1972) is an epic fantasy novel.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 27 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 25 editions across 4 languages.

At about 256 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About The Fifth Head Of Cerberus

Bien loin de la Terre, deux planètes soeurs, Sainte-Anne et Sainte-Croix, ont été colonisées par des Français qui ont détruit la population indigène de la seconde. Des décennies plus tard, après que les colons ont été eux-mêmes vaincus et dispersés, un ethnologue consacre sa vie à retrouver les traces de cette culture effacée et oubliée.
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  • American Science fiction
  • Epic fantasy

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Who wrote The Fifth Head Of Cerberus?

The Fifth Head Of Cerberus was written by Gene Wolfe and first published in 1972.

What genre is The Fifth Head Of Cerberus?

It is usually shelved as Epic Fantasy.

How long is The Fifth Head Of Cerberus?

The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Fifth Head Of Cerberus?

Readers who like it often enjoy Dragonflight, Speaker for the Dead and The Silmarillion.

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