Upon returning to the camp, Severian discovers it has been attacked and abandoned. Severian arrives to the man's house but, due to time-travel related phenomena, the man disappears as he is led away.
Outside the church Severian is tasked to visit a friend of the Pelerines in the mountain, to bring him back from the danger of the war to the safety of the camp. Before leaving he returns the Claw by putting it in an altar. While recovering, Severian judges a story telling contest. In the camp, Severian suffers a fever and is treated along with others injured in the war. The soldier remains unable to speak as they make their way to the Pelerines camp. Severian finds himself wandering around when he first happens upon a dead soldier whom he revives with the Claw. Severian continues his travels, which lead him into war. It tells of the travels of Severian, weak and defenseless after his encounter with Baldanders and Dr.
Unlike the first books in the series, The Citadel of the Autarch picks up right after the end of the previous one, The Sword of the Lictor. It is the fourth and final volume in the four-volume series The Book of the New Sun. The Citadel of the Autarch is a science fantasy novel by American writer Gene Wolfe, first released in 1983.
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