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Great news! Does "accepted" mean that the editing is finished or is that process still ongoing? (Sorry, I'm not up on the specifics of book publishing lingo.) Any idea of how soo…
28 Apr 2014, 23:10
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This is one I've been wanting to read for a long time. I keep hoping it'll get released as an ebook eventually, but that's a pipe dream, I guess. :-( Later, Ed…
27 Mar 2014, 18:42
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True, certainly, and a valid point. I don't think I made any claim to a thematic influence, simply one on the vocabulary used in _New Sun_; however, I would counter that Wolfe has…
17 Apr 2013, 19:53
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My Wolfe reading group has been re-reading _The Book of the New Sun_ lately. For about half the group, this is our third or fourth time reading it. For the remainder, it is our sec…
16 Apr 2013, 03:29
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The official announcement is at http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/12/19-gene-wolfe-books-now-available-again-in-ebook Tor announced back in April that they were going DRM-free, but I'…
17 Dec 2012, 20:20
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Long overdue and much deserved! Congratulations to Mr. Wolfe. Sincerely, Ed…
13 Dec 2012, 17:57
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It seems to me that there's more going in Pirate Freedom that has been explained in past discussions, so I'm excited that by this thread and the proposed chronology. (Excellent wor…
09 Nov 2012, 06:24
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Did anyone here attend any of Gene Wolfe's panels at Worldcon or talk to Mr. Wolfe? If so, any tidbits that you can relate would be welcome. If you took notes, that would be even b…
05 Sep 2012, 21:46
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I certainly don't think it's your average bear and have debated that point. The bear is very man-like. The writer describes the "face" of the bear as like "the face of a man suffer…
17 Aug 2012, 15:19
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I concur. That's my feeling as well. I don't think the letters/chapters are out of order per se with regards to some canonical ordering of the Major Arcana and that we need to reo…
07 May 2012, 16:49
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I think so. I'd certainly be interested in the definitive Tarot reading of TSH. I'm not sure anyone has quite cracked it yet, other than perhaps Gaiman. Gaiman has mentioned the s…
04 May 2012, 14:33
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I love the new cover art! I think it's one of the better covers I've seen on a Wolfe book. Cheers, Ed My WolfeWiki profile: http://www.wolfewiki.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Profiles.…
26 Apr 2012, 03:14
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Sure, I agree with that. I'm not saying Morris is a stand-in for Wolfe himself. Simply put, I feel that the theme and execution of the story indicates to me that Wolfe felt out of …
07 Apr 2012, 20:59
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But we barely see Paul at all, and the story is entirely told from the father's point of view, I think that's plenty of an indication as to whom Wolfe identified with more. Also, P…
07 Apr 2012, 18:49
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Actually, it was toward the end of 1969. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?57390 This story has always struck me as Wolfe's commentary on the '60s. There's a certain helpless…
07 Apr 2012, 17:38
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Except that both Finch and Garth have an incentive to lie about what happened to their respective superiors in order to further their careers. Just so we're clear, in your interpr…
05 Apr 2012, 00:34
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I'm not sure we can trust the text so closely. I agree with your analysis that the story is very much about ego and that Finch and Garth have to put aside their egos and work toget…
04 Apr 2012, 15:13
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Also, are you sure it was published in "If"? If so, which issue? The ISFDB says it was first published in _Orbit 2_ and doesn't list "If" at all for this story. The ISFDB could be …
04 Apr 2012, 01:55
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This is some fantastic commentary on one of my favorite Wolfe stories. I think my reading of the ending was slightly different than yours. Finch claimed he lost consciousness, but…
04 Apr 2012, 01:27
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Could you put me on your mailing list too, Marc? I have all of Wolfe's short story collections except _Young Wolfe_, but I would be interested in getting the scans of any uncollect…
29 Mar 2012, 20:54
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Seriously, is this not available online anywhere? How archaic. http://www.sfwa.org/bulletin/ shows the most recent issue as February-March 2010, issue #187.... What's up with that…
10 Feb 2012, 04:07
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Dave Tallman replied: It's the perfect gift for a man who has everything (except his contract partner). Of course not. This future society is fully secularized. Instead of gettin…
02 Feb 2011, 16:24
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Hi, Dave. While I agree that the 100-day billing period for rent is suggestive, I think it's a bit of a stretch to make the leap to 400-day years. It just doesn't seem very pragmat…
02 Feb 2011, 05:21
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