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"book about a futuristic man who lives for ever on his own in a tower on a planet in a medieval society of humans seeded there as an experiment who has depression and a device that blocks emotions. He ends up ripping his own heart out. Emotions overloaded so he had to turn the device off in the evenings. He had sci-fi healing abilities. Local people thought…"

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September 26, 2026
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Lord Valentine's Castle
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Lord Valentine's Castle

Robert Silverberg

1980
29 editions
The Shadow of the Torturer
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The Shadow of the Torturer

Gene Wolfe

1980
22 editions
The Urth of the new sun
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The Urth of the new sun

Gene Wolfe

1987
12 editions
Shadow & Claw
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Shadow & Claw

Gene Wolfe

1983
9 editions
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