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Severian uses the word "catamite" and so something must suggest a sexual element to him. But I like the idea that the child is Baldander's son (or his Number Five).…
29 Jul 2010, 09:18
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Pan means "all", as in pandemic. Scylla says that her daddy was "to be the god of everything--that's what his name meant." (LotLS, ch. 11)…
14 Jul 2010, 20:56
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2010/7/12 Ant?nio Pedro Marques <entonio at gmail.com> Wolfe makes the connection of Pas and Pan ("all") explicit. When Scylla possesses Chenille she explains that the gods are P…
12 Jul 2010, 19:30
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When I first read *Shadow*, it seemed obvious to me that Jonas's tale of the beans referred to the origins of Abaia and the other monsters in the sea: "she displayed the beans to …
03 Jul 2010, 23:31
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Whatever views we readers may hold regarding the 2nd amendment, it appears that our author likes to arm his characters. 1. Severian openly carries his sword on Urth. Dr Talos ca…
02 Jul 2010, 18:30
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02 Jul 2010, 13:38
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I don't know if Agia is a robot or Hethor's paracoita, but here's a video of Megan Fox with a mannequin that's creepy enough to be Hethor's poppet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…
19 Jun 2010, 18:47
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But a mountain peak would be far away, while the top of the wall is right at the city. When the sun is less than 30 degrees above the horizon, the shadow of a 9 mile wall would be…
14 Jun 2010, 18:43
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A 9-mile-high wall would cast a long shadow across the city while the sun was rising or setting.…
14 Jun 2010, 18:12
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Maybe SF should just rely on old-fashioned hyperspace.…
10 Jun 2010, 13:45
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"But I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history, true or feigne…
06 Jun 2010, 03:03
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When Wolfe says the Ascians are the equivalents of Turks, I believe he's referring to the Ottoman Empire, which was a powerful enemy of Christian Europe and which nearly overwhelme…
06 Jun 2010, 01:24
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I think Jolenta is simply a poor human waitress and the wires are part of Talos' transformation procedure. "The woman you call Jolenta" is an interesting statement. It calls att…
01 Jun 2010, 20:25
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Isn't it Severian who makes this statement about "the top of our tower"? Is this the passage you're referring to? "Even Jolenta shook her head, and I said, "No. I've spent m…
30 May 2010, 02:51
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