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Henry writes: That's correct, I think. This is a commonplace in science fiction and fantasy. In fact, you can write a whole alternative biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs (…
03 Dec 2008, 05:41
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_cnbrewer at yahoo.com_ (mailto:cnbrewer at yahoo.com) writes: Maybe. But from what he says about John Wayne Gacy, I suspect he means that it's not only necessary but it's d…
20 Nov 2008, 23:37
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John writes: And yet Wolfe also says this (and I've put the most relevant comment in bold): LM: Where was it that you knew you were heading when you began The Book of t…
20 Nov 2008, 22:40
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John writes: In this connection, it might be helpful to remember what Wolfe agrees to in his interview with James Jordan, namely, that Severian is NOT a Christ figure, but i…
19 Nov 2008, 19:21
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Craig writes: Yes! Thank you, Craig. I think this clinches the Samson explanation I was groping at. I should have gone back, as you did, and read the story again with Sam…
14 Oct 2008, 04:54
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Urthers -- Last night, I read "Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon?" for the first time. It's in Starwater Strains and, to my surprise, is being reprinted in the new Best Of, which …
11 Oct 2008, 20:26
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In a message dated 5/13/2008 5:18:12 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, domus_artemis at hotmail.com writes: I have to admit that I haven't read Dune myself. But a friend of mine d…
13 May 2008, 16:22
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Urthlings -- I'm in the midst of Innocents Aboard. I read "Wolfer" last night and "The Eleventh City" this morning, and I have a few questions about each of them. I didn't …
07 Feb 2008, 23:43
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Some months ago, _lycanthrosaurus at fastmail.fm_ I caught "Pat the Rat." But who are the two characters from New Sun? I seem to have missed them. John ***********…
11 Jan 2008, 23:44
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Mathew writes: Nope. He says somewhere early in the book that he has dark hair. But I can't find the page just now. John…
01 Jan 2008, 18:30
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_recursive_loop at yahoo.com_ (mailto:recursive_loop at yahoo.com) writes: Well, of course. Who did you think that blind librarian was? =) John…
27 Nov 2007, 20:50
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In a message dated 9/13/2007 9:08:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, matthewalangroves at gmail.com writes: But the story is definitely (but not only) a horror story. Reminds me o…
14 Sep 2007, 04:49
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In a message dated 9/13/2007 9:08:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, matthewalangroves at gmail.com writes: I think I may have the answer to one of your questions, or rather, you h…
14 Sep 2007, 04:46
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In a message dated 9/12/2007 9:56:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, JBarach at aol.com writes: The cherubim tells the three that he will bring them again to the sun, but that it …
12 Sep 2007, 17:15
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Urthers -- Have we discussed "Slow Children at Play" on this list? I looked in the archives and couldn't find anything, but perhaps I missed it. There are SPOILERS in what …
12 Sep 2007, 16:54
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What do these e-mails about Neanderthals have to do with Wolfe? John…
01 Aug 2007, 16:20
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In a message dated 6/21/2007 11:56:35 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, nigelprice at onetel.net writes: I don't think that this was an essay as such. It's a list of tips and bullet …
21 Jun 2007, 19:20
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In a message dated 6/19/2007 1:40:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kingwukong at yahoo.com writes: Btw, has Wolfe ever written a straight up Lovecraftian tale? "Lord of the L…
19 Jun 2007, 20:50
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In a message dated 6/1/2007 10:02:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, automatthew at gmail.com writes: Then he would clone a series of David Hartwells, and send them off on slowshi…
01 Jun 2007, 17:07
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In a message dated 6/1/2007 9:56:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, david at slack.com writes: I think the veteran New York editor is mistaken. Maybe she would not be able to sell …
01 Jun 2007, 17:00
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In a message dated 5/12/2007 11:05:58 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, matthew.keeley.1 at gmail.com writes: Amazon says it comes out October 18 in the UK and that it runs to 1008 …
13 May 2007, 06:11
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Urthers -- I don't recall seeing any discussion of this already on this list, and I couldn't find any when I searched the archives, so please forgive me if this has been brou…
04 May 2007, 00:46
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Urthlings -- Have I been asleep? A couple new Wolfe stories I don't recall seeing mentioned on this list: * "Six From Atlantis" in Cross Plains Universe (_http://www.amazon…
21 Mar 2007, 23:38
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Urthlings -- I don't know if anyone has pointed this out here before or not, but I just saw that Gene Wolfe wrote the intro for Vera Nazarian's _Salt of the Air_ (_http://www.…
21 Mar 2007, 23:27
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