Latro in the Mist
by Gene Wolfe
Synopsis
This omnibus of two acclaimed novels is the story of Latro, a Roman mercenary who was fighting in Greece when he received a head injury that deprived him of his short-term memory but gave him in return the ability to see and converse with the supernatural creatures, the gods and goddesses, who invisibly inhabit the classical landscape. Latro forgetโฆ This omnibus of two acclaimed novels is the story of Latro, a Roman mercenary who was fighting in Greece when he received a head injury that deprived him of his short-term memory but gave him in return the ability to see and converse with the supernatural creatures, the gods and goddesses, who invisibly inhabit the classical landscape. Latro forgets everything when he sleeps. Writing down his experiences every day and reading his journal anew each morning gives him a poignantly tenuous hold on himself, but his story's hold on readers is powerful indeed.
Tropes
Awards
Tone
Content Warnings
Readers Also Enjoyed
The Winter of the Witch
Katherine Arden
Goddess of Alexandria
Thomas K. Carpenter
Walk the Wild With Me
Rachel Atwood
A Heart in Sun and Shadow
Annie Bellet
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
The Eagle and the Sparrow
Claire Youmans
Shanghai Immortal
A. Y. Chao
The Troupe
Robert Jackson Bennett
The Wolf in the Attic
Paul Kearney
The Voyage Home
Pat Barker
Introducing The Witcher
Andrzej Sapkowski
The Fury of the Gods
John Gwynne
The Hunger of the Gods
John Gwynne
The Chronicles of Narnia
C. S. Lewis
The Poppy War
R.F. Kuang
The Magician's Nephew
C.S. Lewis
Foxmask
Juliet Marillier
Heir to Sevenwaters
Juliet Marillier
Court of Dragons and Ruin
G Bailey
Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher: A Grain of Truth
Andrzej Sapkowski