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One of the reasons I read Gene Wolfe is for the great lines. Here then are some to roll off your tongue. Again. THE QUOTABLE SHORT SUN page.paragraph (- indicates from the bottom)…
15 Jun 2001, 04:38
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Dan Rabin, Thanks for taking the time to check the Proper Names list. I will amend my notes. I have another correction to post: "Molybdenum" is on the list. It has been omitted…
24 Nov 1999, 08:08
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Here is some information that I hope will be useful. Please feel free to post corrections and additions. UNLISTED PROPER NAMES IN THE TEXT OF ON BLUE'S WATERS NAME / DESCRIPTIO…
19 Nov 1999, 14:13
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I had an empathic reaction when I read this post. I bought THE SHADOW OF THE TORTURER beacuse the guy on the cover looked cool with his mask and executioner's sword. Reading it was…
27 Oct 1999, 17:04
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Cliff Drane, I can recommend the three SHADOW comics. The artwork is the best at representing the feel of the book; better than any of the book covers I have seen. And the Maitz …
01 Apr 1999, 09:12
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Spooky mantis, good work on cim. Since you're lying down I couldn't help notice reference to "Severin" from Von Sacher Mashoch's VENUS IN FURS. I know you are not a proponent of …
06 Nov 1997, 09:08
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Scott, I wanted a leather bound copy of THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN so bad that I had all four books bound together in one volume. A local bindery, Rahm Book Binding of Colorado Spri…
23 Oct 1997, 12:46
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Jason, Congratulations on meeting Mr. Wolfe. I would like to meet him someday too. Does anyone have information about his future itinerary? Who published the leather-bound copy …
22 Oct 1997, 08:10
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mantis, et. al.; I have been lurking in on the "Tracking Song" dialog for some time and enjoying it immensely. The discussion has prompted memories more pleasant that when I l…
13 Aug 1997, 22:12
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Rostrum writes: I would say you are onto something. My concept of Wolfe is that he likes to create scenarios where several, possibly contradictory, results are possible. The cl…
29 Jul 1997, 09:35
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Rostrom, Yes, I think your diagram accurately illustrates what he was describing. Your point on linking is a valid one, although there are few of us who think it matters. The phy…
28 Jul 1997, 17:09
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I agree. Remember that in NEW SUN, Wolfe was acting as the "translator", and something is always lost in translation. If we can presume the same scenario for LONG SUN then the choi…
02 Jun 1997, 10:19
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cephalothorax, I tried to join the People chat but the "ichat" plug-in software kept crashing on me. The following day their chat system was down. I don't know if it went off a…
23 May 1997, 07:45
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Xury, FYI =Talon=…
20 May 1997, 06:49
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alga writes: alga, Nice twist. I like it. I always thought Typhon held his empire together using the FTL ship(s) of the Hierodules. =Talon=…
17 May 1997, 07:50
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mantis, It is a daunting proposition to boil down all the variables and uncertainities from the Long Sun into just one question. The Whorl is nearly as grand and unsearchable a…
15 May 1997, 22:10
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Vance, Although I, too, think Michael Driussi's LEXICON URTHUS is excellent, I would not say that the depths of Urth have been plummed. I will not soon tire of discussing the min…
16 Apr 1997, 15:56
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vizcacha, A few (geographical) mysteries for you: *Why is Viron, in the South, colder than Trivaguanti, in the North? (IV, p79.3). *How do mountains cast shadows if the sun is…
15 Apr 1997, 13:17
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I see Severian as a mere mortal that has put on immortality, and other supernatural characteristics, through the workings of the Increate/Pancreator, not through any innate quali…
12 Apr 1997, 08:39
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Alga writes: Alga, You may have something with the cooing of Thecla. This has never registered through my readings of NEW SUN. Do you have the reference so that I can check i…
10 Apr 1997, 10:33
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Vance, Welcome. I have a couple of thoughts on your questions: This is part of the Rose/Marble/Moly mystery. I have come to the conclusion that Rose and Marble (et.al.) never …
09 Apr 1997, 12:51
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Alga, I'll have to chime in on the side of Nutria. The Outsider is better supported in the text as being the supreme being, The Creator: (IV, p284.9) "...who shaped our forebe…
07 Apr 1997, 12:35
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Tercel, Your comment on Oreb's attack on Tick revives the issue of just how much of Horn's THE BOOK OF SILK depicts actual events, and how much is mere fabrication. You are corre…
05 Apr 1997, 10:33
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I forgot to take the blame for posting the dissenting vote against Tick's femininity. That was me. =Talon= Questions or problems to whorl-owner at lists.best.com…
25 Mar 1997, 03:15
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vizcacha, I will have to cast a dissenting vote for Tick's femininity. Three reasons: 1) Auk calls him "cully", p. 309.4, a term reserved for males in cant. 2) The name "Tick"…
25 Mar 1997, 02:52
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Patrick O'Leary, (and all 'befuddled' by THERE ARE DOORS); When I read the description below I find that it approximates my own feelings, except that, somehow, I liked the exper…
14 Mar 1997, 15:09
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******* ******* SPOILER ALERT ******* ********** ******* Information concerning THERE ARE DOORS follows ********** I, too, am a fan of THERE ARE DO…
11 Mar 1997, 09:11
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Ranjit Bhatnagar and vizcacha have submitted names of cities. After a more thorough search I am able to offer a more complete list: Viron Ur Vol. II, Ch. 6, P. 171.4 (Hardback) U…
07 Mar 1997, 08:52
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alga, Thanks for the comments on Dr. Talos's play. Tying it into the Genesis story is an interesting perspective as well as the eschatological connection with the whore of Babl…
04 Mar 1997, 10:23
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Keiran Mullen, I emphathize with your views on the "story vs. puzzle" Wolfe. I, too, appreciate a good story more than searching for hidden clues. I have stated on these pages th…
28 Feb 1997, 15:31
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Ranjit Bhatnagar writes: I scanned through my list of cities and I think you listed them all. You will find a listing for Urbs in EXODUS Ch. I, P.36.7 (7th paragraph from the top…
28 Feb 1997, 12:29
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rana writes: The book is A GIFT FROM EARTH. =Talon= Questions or problems to whorl-owner at lists.best.com…
19 Feb 1997, 12:51
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Lupine devotees unite! I remember reading THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS and liking the mood but feeling clueless. Upon rereading (after NEW SUN) it came to life. I realized Wolfe wa…
15 Feb 1997, 12:22
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mantis, I appreciate your responses. I always find them to be full of thought provoking ideas. Could you please elaborate on Severian's lineage. I did not make the connection f…
07 Feb 1997, 09:53
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This is a revision of my previous posting. I had to correct some glaring errors from the first release. Changes are in [brackets]. * * * Ever since I learned that Horn penned …
07 Feb 1997, 09:32
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I like the convention started by Michael Driussi of using Vironese names. Call me "Talon". * * * Ever since I learned that Horn penned the "Book of Silk" I have been on the l…
04 Feb 1997, 09:26
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An interesting connection from the short story "The Cat": Odilo, the son of Odilo the Steward in NEW SUN, holds the title of "Prolocutor", which is held by our friend Quetzal in LO…
03 Feb 1997, 11:42
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How about a "notule"? They, too, are black and fly like bats. Doug Eigsti douge at nti.com Questions or problems to whorl-owner at lists.best.com…
30 Jan 1997, 05:52
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David, I would put Pike's haunting in the same category as the "asomatous travel" Mucor performs. On page 62 of LAKE Silk ruminates to Oreb on the supernatural. Here he groups th…
25 Jan 1997, 07:09
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Fernando writes, Fernando, My concept of a voided cross is that of a cross shaped void. I found a couple of references in LONG SUN to support this: NIGHTSIDE p.112.1 - "There…
23 Jan 1997, 10:32
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Dave writes: Dave, I like your diagram it does seem to allow for the void-cross, and it is a nice plus-sign shape. I can find two things to take exception. One: The disconnec…
21 Jan 1997, 15:17
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James writes: Our local reading group, The Fictionados, decided it would be wise to reread the first three books before trying to tackle EXODUS. The two year gap being the main…
21 Jan 1997, 10:51
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Dave Lebling and RevJack; I would like to add that Scyla, in possession of Chenile, spills it in LAKE, page 275.3. In the passage she is updating Silk on the origins on the god…
20 Jan 1997, 10:43
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Dave, More on Teasel: LAKE page 62.5 Silk mentions about her bite by some sort of bat, according to Dr.Crane, "but she herself said it was an old man with wings". Shades of Bel…
17 Jan 1997, 09:40
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Jack (revjack), Yes you remember correctly. The passage mentioning Teasel's affliction is in NIGHTSIDE pages 219 & 233. Silk observes that she looks pale and has two puncture mar…
16 Jan 1997, 05:44
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Quetzal is first mentioned in LAKE on page 81.2 (2nd paragraph). On page 86.1 Remora notes that he is fond of beef tea. Remora says "A man can't live on beef tea and air", we now k…
13 Jan 1997, 13:01
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CANT Lexicon - first installment for NIGHTSIDE THE LONG SUN. 1/8/97 Gene Wolfe has created a convincing culture in THE BOOK OF THE LONG SUN. The judicious use of street slang am…
08 Jan 1997, 10:29
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Henry, You will find the posting by David Adrian "Re: Narrative Viewpoint" pertinent. I am reading through the first three books to prepare myself for EXODUS. The knowledge that …
31 Dec 1996, 11:08
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Peter, I have yet to find Horn giving his naration away but it is notable that Horn is mentioned in the first paragraph of NIGHTSIDE. The only other characters there are Silk and…
20 Dec 1996, 06:33
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Jim J, I can see how your Voided Greek Cross, which does indeed look like a plus-sign, can be made out of four gammas and four straight lines but to my knowledge Wolfe never ment…
19 Dec 1996, 06:14
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