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Remember that this story is told by a young woman, who heard it as a young girl, who heard it from a young girl, about a mysterious figure. Father Inire's role in the HA is not ev…
04 Sep 1998, 19:00
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The quote in question:"Remembering that, it was simple enough to guess who my priest's forbears had been - the sailors routed by my memories had paid for their defeat with their pa…
04 Sep 1998, 18:32
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It takes me a while to get around to reading all my mail. This is in response to the difference between Autarch and Monarch. As we have all figured by now Autarch means one who r…
19 Jul 1998, 22:42
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Addressing the hints that Sev. is the Conciliator found in the BotNS Apology in advance, I am writing this quickly late at night.... While their arn't very many hints that Sev is…
03 Jul 1998, 00:09
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Hello, I'm back now that discussion has turned back to TBOTNS since I haven't read 5head. As the title suggests this is to hit on a couple of subjects that still trouble me. The d…
14 Jun 1998, 11:14
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First I'd like to ask Mantis a quick question. Why do you believe Severian 1 to have probably killed prostitutes? AND Why do you think Sev1, being such a complete prick, would car…
21 May 1998, 09:08
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Having taken a week long vacation I got a chance to reread the four books of the New Sun. I am writing more as a reflection and coalescence of my own thoughts, rather than to anyo…
18 May 1998, 19:50
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I'm intrigued. I've never seen the British covers for the Urth cycle. Tony, if you would be so kind, send those scans my way too. I will say that the greatest fault of the Maitz …
06 May 1998, 22:49
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I always figured Katarine was a robot (or whatever you would call it) and never assumed it was a real person. Thus I never tried to place her in the larger context of the story. …
03 May 1998, 20:39
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Sorry about the Html format, I didn't know any better. Problem solved. I suddenly realized one of the great problems in determining the answers to so many riddles. Severian's re…
02 May 1998, 17:14
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Just a few clarifications on my position which I wasn't clear on, Thank you all for responding to my post, Chris Culver, I did not mean to say that Typhon and the exultants le…
01 May 1998, 17:36
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Hello, I'm extremly excited to join the group and this is my first posting. It's always a great thrill to see people discussing a subject you really enjoy and I feel a sort of ho…
30 Apr 1998, 18:08