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"Bolano's 2666 which seems to me at its heart kind of a Twin Peaks urban fantasy." Well, now I kind of want to read it! "McElroy has always been one of those authors I feel I sho…
12 Mar 2014, 14:03
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Hello, Urthlings. What are you reading these days? I haven't been reading much Wolfe lately, so nothing is fresh enough in my mind to participate in some of the other ongoing disc…
12 Mar 2014, 13:26
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That's a shame about the typos, I haven't delved into it fully, just skimmed. I too will be buying every volume. Lafferty is peerless in short stories, and getting them all is wort…
02 Feb 2014, 05:54
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Finally got my copy of the first volume today. It is pretty nice, although I'm still not a fan of the cover design. The margins seem unusually large as well, there is a lot of spac…
02 Feb 2014, 05:29
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This is great news. I hope Mr. Wolfe is doing well these last few weeks.…
05 Jan 2014, 04:50
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I'm nearing the end of volume 1, and like it. There are only so many ways the story can go, however.…
02 Jan 2014, 02:16
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The Singularity is a pretty popular trope in modern, mainstream sci-fi. Charles Stross' "Accelerando" and Harrison's "Light" come to mind. I didn't particularly care for either one…
29 Dec 2013, 20:48
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Well I only just started the (traditionally) first volume, The Middle Kingdom. It seems so far to strike a balance between big, expansive sci-fi (lots of big ideas to go with the s…
29 Dec 2013, 00:15
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Has anyone here read the Chung Kuo series by David Wingrove? It seems intriguing. I was wondering about the reading order, since it is being re-released in a 20 volume version that…
28 Dec 2013, 22:56
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If someone on the list everyone feels comfortable with starts a campaign on a crowdfunding site (or just a dedicated PayPal account) it would be pretty easy to donate to it. Then …
17 Dec 2013, 15:15
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Well, "bluer of cheek" is a variation on the term "blue-blood", of course a reference to nobility ... you could see the surface veins of those who, because of their stature in soci…
16 Dec 2013, 20:54
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That's terrible :-(…
16 Dec 2013, 17:08
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Awesome post, lots to chew on. I forgot about the "thing" that ran across Martya's foot at the Willows. That isn't the last time the hand is confused with a rat. One time referenc…
13 Dec 2013, 02:44
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"5. (This last one is the most out-there) When excerpts from the book first appeared, there was some discussion here about the oddness of the narrator's voice. His vocabulary certa…
12 Dec 2013, 18:42
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Welcome Piotr! I took that scene literally ... that Martya had sewing scissors or something like that in her purse, and used them to turn Volitain away! I think your and Andrew's…
12 Dec 2013, 14:25
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Ah, true! Playful, flirty ... But still a dismembered hand / werefox. -----Original Message----- From: "Matthew King" <automatthew at gmail.com> Sent: ?12/?10/?2013 1:04 PM To: "T…
10 Dec 2013, 23:25
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Ah, true! Playful, flirty ... But still a dismembered hand / werefox. -----Original Message----- From: "Matthew King" <automatthew at gmail.com> Sent: ?12/?10/?2013 1:04 PM To: "T…
10 Dec 2013, 20:35
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It's possible Grafton is seeing things. There is obviously "someone" operating as the third border guard / Leader, but only Grafton seems to think they look similar. Confusion on h…
08 Dec 2013, 14:53
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Two questions to start off: Who cut off Butch's head? Who is the man in black? Vlad the Impaler's ghost?…
08 Dec 2013, 05:03
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I finished it a few days ago. A bit early for analysis maybe? Anyways, is it alright to start talking about it on the list? I am dying to, but don't want to spoil anything for p…
06 Dec 2013, 21:25
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https://soundcloud.com/tyler_lavoie/nessus Found on an old Reddit thread, creator mentioned loving New Sun and being inspired to write this as a result. I kind of dig it, it woul…
03 Dec 2013, 14:19
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All done. I *really* liked this one, and there is so much packed into its shorter length (*An Evil Guest*, *The Sorcerer's House*, and *Home Fires*are all longer) that it has me a…
03 Dec 2013, 13:54
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I met a Lafferty fan in the flesh the other day. I was at a used bookstore and saw a woman paging through Strange Doings, then she placed it back on the shelf. I told her it was wo…
03 Dec 2013, 04:27
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Awesome! Reading Lafferty is one of those experiences that makes me realize just how much a love reading, and it is great that this collection will have so many stories of his I o…
02 Dec 2013, 21:29
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I'm going to finish tonight, I have about 40 pages left. Definitely into Wolfe houses.…
02 Dec 2013, 20:33
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It took six bookstores but I finally got a copy. Just thought I would share my joy. Saving it for a flight tomorrow!…
27 Nov 2013, 00:31
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Cool, I'll check out the Nightmare blog. I like the idea of the "Horror of the Holy". It reminds me of how often in the Old Testament God is described as "terrible" and "awful", …
22 Oct 2013, 18:46
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?You see how nice to you we are. You do not like the food, you say it is rotten, you will go. He give better so you stay. Other things, too. I said nothing. I was watching a girl …
22 Oct 2013, 16:22
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If I remember correctly, Able of the High Heart thinks back to his Mac towards the beginning of *The Knight, *when he is remembering his previous life in the "real world"*. *They …
22 Oct 2013, 14:41
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Thanks! I like it ... it feels like the narration in *The Sorcerer's House*. A sort of authentic, accessible journal. Looking forward to this quite a bit; it comes out the day be…
22 Oct 2013, 14:03
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I highly doubt Cook actually read BOTNS. He seems to have barely skimmed, picked a few elements, and gone nuts. Seriously, how can you miss the etymological root of "Lune"? Makes m…
06 Sep 2013, 01:23
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"Bujold tips her hand in the eloquence of her language (normally a good thing) and the attention to detail that only women would find attractive: balls, courts, military dress, pal…
05 Sep 2013, 22:36
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Pynchon is definitely more scattered and difficult to interpret, insofar as interpretation is possible with his books. That said, latter-day Pynchon (Mason and Dixon, Inherent Vice…
20 Aug 2013, 12:30
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Are there any other Pynchon fans on the list? His 8th novel, Bleeding Edge, comes out September 17th. He and Mr. Wolfe are probably my two favorite authors, and they both have new …
19 Aug 2013, 21:52
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I'm with you on this. I first read New Sun on a lark, without knowing its place and importance in the literary science fiction world. I was blown away, and enjoyed it immensely eve…
19 Aug 2013, 21:17
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Alien Stones seemed like it could be some kind of series of nested computer simulations; while there wasn't a scientific explanation necessarily, that struck me as somewhat ahead o…
19 Aug 2013, 12:07
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Thanks for the info! Seems really intriguing, reminiscent of Fforde, but probably much better written. -----Original Message----- From: "Marc Aramini" <marcaramini at yahoo.com> S…
06 Aug 2013, 16:53
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This is the first I have heard of A Borrowed Man ... is there any more information, or is the novel in its very earliest stages?…
06 Aug 2013, 13:49
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That was really a pleasure to read, thanks for sharing. -----Original Message----- From: "Editor B" <b at rox.com> Sent: ?7/?30/?2013 2:19 PM To: "urth at urth.net" <urth at urth.…
30 Jul 2013, 21:09
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It does seem like the gods are real. The obvious alternative (albeit an un-Wolfean one) is that Latro's head trauma causes him to hallucinate, but enough of the other characters ve…
29 Jul 2013, 22:58
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I had been putting off the Latro books for a while so that I would always have an unread Wolfe series to look forward to, but my curiosity has finally gotten the better of me. I a…
29 Jul 2013, 16:06
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Seeing how suit-happy the world has become, I can see why everyone involved would be interested in covering their behinds, but I agree that the concept of legal owning an idea that…
14 Jul 2013, 21:19
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I didn't know this, thanks for sharing. Sad news, he was a real master.…
29 May 2013, 20:47
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Thanks for sharing. I have always liked the Gaiman piece as well. The quote about wolves is beautiful. I can't wait for more Wolfe this winter!…
07 May 2013, 14:46
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http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/gene-wolfe-the-land-across-cover-art-and-synopsis-reveal#.UThFLk3ZXxc.twitter Looks like we have a release date, synopsis, and cover art. So exc…
10 Mar 2013, 00:34
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Thanks for the contents! Can't wait :-)…
02 Mar 2013, 14:19
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Ah, ok. The speech isn't true speech, just animal imitation, in a way. Perhaps a highly evolved form of mimicry design to lure prey?…
07 Feb 2013, 15:57
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"in that they actually create themselves---their conscious selves---with the act of drinking" The other thing is that Jahlee says without drinking the blood, the inhumi would rema…
07 Feb 2013, 15:42
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Another idea popped into my head, albeit on a different topic: Jahlee says, right before her death, "We take their minds from your blood. Their minds are yours. Here, long ago, I …
07 Feb 2013, 03:43
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The number of mysteries doesn't make it more mysterious. Also, the more dreamlike cadence and flow of Short Sun lessens the impact. The very slow, realist approach in Long Sun make…
06 Feb 2013, 15:34
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