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The Fifth Head of Cerberus
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Book cover illustration of another one of Gene Wolfe's science fiction novels... this time, 1972's The Fifth Head of Cerberus. The book's themes largely deal with genetics, cloning, anthropology and colonialism. It consists of three short stories related by these motifs and a handful of recurring characters.
Wow. Absolutely brilliant and classy. I love how professional the line work in this is. Quality stuff.
I am in the process of writing a book now (admittedly only 4 chapters in, but, I prefer the slow burn rather than the literature puppy mill approach). Might have to bug you for a cover myself.
Keep at it,
-CO
neat~ very crisp
amazing work.
What happened to the 4th head?
nathanandersonart responds:
Haha, it's referring to a point in the book in which the main family has a statue of Cerberus on their grounds, and the main character and his brother (who he is a clone of) represent the metaphorical "fourth and fifth" heads of the statue.
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