i didnt get to read the satanic verses yet, from what i read in wikipedia, fury uses less "magical realism" (untill the end at least) but extremely vividly hazy descriptions of emotions of the protagonist, and stoic descriptions of the few side characters, each given alot of depth and meaning in the story (though mostly with their effect on the protagonist, as a character study and even more an emotion study, it was a dazzling work) he is highly critical of social norms in that one still though. barely mentions islam, and not in an insulting perspective in my view. unlike the verses he didnt mention it getting him a yearly valentines from the iranian regime saying:"we didnt forget our oath to kill you!", so i can assume it to be less provocative. both of the authors i mentioned i like for their wide perceptions on sociology and the human experience. cant recommend it enough really

There's so much I could say about those books that I feel would make you even more interested, but I think also that they might be spoilers you might want to learn about on your own. I suppose I could write what the books say about themselves (including the names of the individual books in case you can't find them in single-volume "omnibus" editions). Also: The Book of the Long Sun and The Book of the Short Sun are more connected to each other than they are to The Book of the New Sun, which is almost its own story, but not really (the "series" reference each other) ...

• These 4 books comprise The Book of the New Sun:
  The Shadow of the Torturer, ©1980 by Gene Wolfe
  The Claw of the Conciliator, ©1981 by Gene Wolfe
  The Sword of the Lictor, ©1981 by Gene Wolfe
  The Citadel of the Autarch, ©1982 by Gene Wolfe
  "It begins in a future so distant our civilization is no longer even a memory, and the remnants of our science seem like magical forces. It is a time when the Sun is dying, and legend speaks of the return of the Conciliator, who will bring about the birth of the New Sun.
  "In the great Citadel, young Severian is apprenticed to the Order of the Seekers for Truth and Penitence—the ancient Guild of the Torturers—until he is banished for the sin of mercy. Armed with the sword Terminus Est, Severian wanders the lands of Urth on his way to a[n assigned] post in distant Thrax. It is an odyssey fraught with monsters and mysteries and woven about with strange portents. For into his hands falls a miraculous gem whose powers move him to a grander destiny...a destiny he dare[s] not refuse."

• The Urth of the New Sun, ©1987 by Gene Wolfe
  (a masterful work of fiction which ties up loose ends from the New Sun tetralogy and weaves a very complex tale of its own)

• These 4 books comprise The Book of the Long Sun:
  Nightside the Long Sun ©1993 by Gene Wolfe
  Lake of the Long Sun ©1994 by Gene Wolfe
  Caldé of the Long Sun ©1994 by Gene Wolfe
  Exodus From the Long Sun ©1996 by Gene Wolfe

• These 3 books comprise The Book of the Short Sun:
  On Blue's Waters ©1999 by Gene Wolfe
  In Green's Jungles ©2000 by Gene Wolfe
  Return To the Whorl ©2001 by Gene Wolfe

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A little bit above, Poland :)
Yes, Verne is amazing and I have read "Twenty Thousands...", very nice book, but I liked Mysterious Island more, I highly recommend it if you didn't read it :)