In the House of Gingerbread
A house in the woods alerts its resident witch to the presence
Matthew Chiarello
9. Melito’s Story – The Cock, the Angel, and the Eagle
Melito offers his tale to win Foila in marriage. He describes a
8. The Pelerine
A night passes. Severian and the infirm of the lazaret listen to
Redbeard
The narrator relocates with his family to a suburban town and notices
7. Hallvard’s Story – The Two Sealers
Hallvard relays a story of his homeland among the islands of the
6. Miles, Foila, Melito, and Hallvard
While recovering from his illness, Severian worries about the threat posed to
The Detective of Dreams
Herr D— calls on a detective in the hope of engaging him
5. The Lazaret
Severian drifts in and out of sleep as the Pelerines tend to
Many Mansions
An old woman, Nor, welcomes a female visitor from the Motherworld. She
4. Fever
Increasingly disoriented, Severian stumbles along the road to the lazaret. He and
3. Through Dust
Severian evaluates whether to travel north towards the dangers of the warfront
The Hero as Werwolf
Paul conceals himself among a crowd of masters gathered in a park