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I have never read any John Crowley, but I will definitely keep an eye out for his books. I am on Lafferty stint right now, reading whatever I can find. Thanks for the input!…
16 Nov 2011, 13:50
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I really enjoyed the two novels I have read by Gene Wolfe that take place in "our" world, where magical elements may or may not be bleeding in (Peace and The Sorcerer's House). I …
15 Nov 2011, 16:29
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Additionally, I had gotten the impression that off-world species had been introduced, had time to interbreed, and evolve into new, pseudo-native species. It seems on the magnitude…
02 Nov 2011, 15:54
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Ah! Thanks for correcting me ... I was conflating the two injuries.…
28 Oct 2011, 19:31
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His injury by the vulture is also one of the reasons he is able to become close with Crane; his hurt ankle serves as a pretext for Crane to give him the wrapping, etc. So the vult…
28 Oct 2011, 17:52
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The one with the dog is Starwater Strains<http://www.saltmanz.com/pictures/albums/Cover%20Scans/Book%20Covers/Starwater%20Strains.jpg>. As far as bad representations of the action …
25 Oct 2011, 18:24
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The art for Wolfe's books is so hit and miss! The Richard Bober illustrations for the Long Sun books are awesome, and particular favorites of mine. This one, one the other hand, …
25 Oct 2011, 18:13
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Thanks guys. I don't have my copy of Endangered Species at the moment, so I couldn't page through. Great story, by the way!…
25 Oct 2011, 14:25
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I am trying to remember the name of a Wolfe short story (I think it was from Endangered Species, but I am not sure). It involves a woman and man on vacation at a beach house. The…
25 Oct 2011, 13:59
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Ah, thank you. I remember that part of Long Sun now. In reading these books, it seemed more that the Outsider was reminiscent of Christ (the Outsider being the "real" god in the …
14 Oct 2011, 19:59
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Halos date back to throughout the Greek heroic tales; they is not distinctly Christian, though it might have been old or modified Christian art in the New Sun.…
14 Oct 2011, 19:47
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"So it didn't seem like a far future religious manuscript to you, with the new sun coming to save the earth from the death of the sun at the end of mankind?" There were definitely…
14 Oct 2011, 19:46
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So he is not so much a type of Christ, but a "type" of Redeemer / Savior. One might as well say that Severian is a type of Krishna, or Zoroaster, or any of the other historical fig…
14 Oct 2011, 19:38
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I was indeed brought up in a very religious household, with all of those things you mentioned; I didn't take the apparent reference to Christ to be anything more than a secular adj…
14 Oct 2011, 19:31
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I will look for them; I don't see enough to consider Severian to be a parallel of Christ without really bending the definition / nature of Christ. I guess this will eventually tur…
14 Oct 2011, 19:25
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Christ was not flawed, divine, aware of his mission, his role, and quite cognizant of his powers ... these seem like the opposite of Severian?…
14 Oct 2011, 19:15
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When does Silk see Jesus? I vaguely remember something like that; perhaps in his meditations on the Outsider he comes to such a conclusion? The Severian-as-a-type-of-Christ stuff…
14 Oct 2011, 19:09
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I have only read the first half of the Wizard / Knight duology, but I very much enjoyed it. It was one of those books that got me sufficiently interested (though not enthralled) d…
13 Oct 2011, 14:48
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I have enjoyed all of his books that I have read, but his stand-alone novels that most impressed me (like Matthew) were *Peace* and *The Fifth Head of Cerberus*. They are, in my o…
13 Oct 2011, 13:10
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Uh oh ... I looked at the Urth archives and realized quite a bit of discussion has been put into this already. I don't mean to resurrect a dead / impossible topic. I can read up …
19 Sep 2011, 15:30
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Well, I finally finished *The Book of the Long Sun*. I thought it was wonderful, but I do (of course!) have a few questions. The first is, how did Quetzal get on the *Whorl*? Th…
19 Sep 2011, 14:52
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That is very fun! I might bump Home Fires up a notch or two on my Wolfe-to-read list.…
19 Aug 2011, 01:36
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I agree about the gulags! Anyways, this list is especially embarrassing since NPR listeners have a (vague) reputation for being intellectuals, and a cut above the typical reader. …
11 Aug 2011, 15:16
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http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085843/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books The Book of the New Sun clocked in at #87. Appalling original list, and terrible final re…
11 Aug 2011, 14:39
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I have yet to read *The* *Hyperion Cantos*, though it has been tentatively on my large to-read list for a while. I wasn't terribly impressed by *Ender's Game*. I don't think it w…
04 Aug 2011, 15:25
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I picked a smattering of favorites: Gravity's Rainbow The Book of the New Sun The Baroque Cycle Dune Chronicles Childhood's End…
04 Aug 2011, 14:22
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http://theorangeview.net/2011/08/nprs-flawed-best-scifi-and-fantasy-poll/ Interesting point about the poll ...…
03 Aug 2011, 20:29
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Already have! I have to say, some of the books on the list are pretty terrible, and shouldn't be considered for best of anything. There are also some excellent candidates that ar…
03 Aug 2011, 19:52
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Ah, you are correct. I had only seen the first interview you posted, and thought the interviewer had added Saints Anne and Croix to the list. I tend to think that you are correct…
03 Aug 2011, 15:40
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Thanks for the link! I look forward to exploring more about and by Lafferty. On the topic of women writers, has anyone read anything by Janny Wurts? I hear good things about her…
03 Aug 2011, 14:38
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R. A. Lafferty is very good, but unfortunately I have only been able to find and read one of his novels (his first, *Past Master*). I definitely will keep my eye out for more. I …
03 Aug 2011, 14:23
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Hello! I just finished *The Fifth Head of Cerberus*, and loved it. It is one of the best science fiction stories I have read ... it isn't very often I feel completely immersed in…
03 Aug 2011, 13:15
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Honestly I am surprised that Name of the Wind made it ... I guess there are going to be some strange choices when it is put up to a vote.…
28 Jul 2011, 15:37
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Great! Glad TBONS is getting a new edition ... another one for the collection :-)…
28 Jul 2011, 14:29
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Actually I just realized what a bad idea it was to attach those files to everyone. Sorry about that! Here they are: http://imgur.com/a/GOCqU…
01 Jul 2011, 12:05
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Thank you! I will do that this evening when I am done with work.…
29 Jun 2011, 16:19
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This is kind of an odd question! I recently bought a first edition copy of "Free Live Free" and it looks like it is signed on the title page. I was wondering if anyone had any si…
29 Jun 2011, 15:16
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I just finished Peace (which was absolutely wonderful) and am now reading the last half of The Book of the Long Sun. I noticed when reading Peace, one short sentence in which the …
15 Jun 2011, 19:41
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I was wondering if anyone knew when (roughly) in 2012 Gene Wolfe's next novel will be released. I know many authors keep updates on progress, etc., but I haven't really found much…
26 May 2011, 19:52
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Sorry about the typos ... I am definitely typing too fast!…
23 May 2011, 18:39
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Yes, there are references to time travel, though they are kind of subtle. Specifically, it is mentioned several times that when sending interplanetary electronic mail at fast enoug…
23 May 2011, 18:38
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Actually I just found a ton of stuff on Wolfe Wiki, that originated on this list! Sorry to bring up an old topic. I think I am going to re-read An Evil Guest ... hopefully I will…
23 May 2011, 17:28
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I just joined the list, so I don't know if this topic has been talked about in a ton of depth already. I really enjoyed An Evil Guest! It was the first non-Solar Cycle books by G…
23 May 2011, 17:08
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One of the pictures is from this website: http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/sun/access/sd3_moreinfo.html This explains quite a lot about how such sundials work. Pretty fasc…
12 May 2011, 13:33
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Here are some decent pictures of multifaceted sundials with multiple gnomons: http://www.davidbrownsundials.com/chch14_cutout_med.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons…
12 May 2011, 13:28
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Possible Urth of the New Sun Spoilers! Good points concerning the nature of Severian's "unreliable narration". That was one thing that struck me while reading New Sun (I have only…
15 Apr 2011, 16:48
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Yes, those are the ones I plan on getting. Too bad there isn't a Long Sun version from the SFBC, they would make a nice set!…
22 Mar 2011, 19:22
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Thank you for the link to the Short Sun omnibus! I do indeed have Urth of the New Sun, and the Long Sun books you linked to. I appreciate it! -K…
22 Mar 2011, 17:37
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Hello, I just joined the list. I recent found an omnibus edition of The Book of the New Sun published back in 1998, and was wondering if anyone was aware of omnibus editions of th…
22 Mar 2011, 17:12
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