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A question for Nick Gevers, or others with access: Do you think Wolfe would accept a list of Short Sun questions, similar to the previous one submitted by an intrepid member of thi…
09 Jan 2002, 13:22
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Alga, Couldn't agree more re Pig. Did he like deciphering that dialect? He did nae! The encounter with the godling struck me as very similar to one of Sev's meetings with Juturn…
13 Feb 2001, 10:44
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...all coherence gone. Nothing very sensible to say until a re-read. I'm delighted, confused and a little disappointed by the Urth sections. Those of us who thought that the pric…
08 Feb 2001, 11:46
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The following are some scribbles from a second reading of OBW. A mixture of points and questions in no particular order. Kieran Cleary ____________________________________________…
08 Nov 1999, 15:25
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Just finished reading Paul J. McAuley's second Confluence book, Ancients of Days, and contrary to the faint praise of a previous posting of mine, I think that the series is living …
17 Aug 1999, 14:52
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Anybody read Paul J. McAuley's Child of The River (first book of the Confluence series)? The stylistic and thematic similarities are so obviously close to Wolfe, it must be some so…
04 Feb 1999, 11:52
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[hopping on the off-topic bandwagon...] Interesting snippet from NewScientist re Lamark-ish Epigenetic Inheritance: http://www.newscientist.com/ns/981128/epig.html Kieran C. N…
22 Jan 1999, 15:14
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Rostrum: The first mention of Ushas is (if I recall correctly) in Dr. Talos' play, where one of the characters asserts that the new sun will cause the old continents to rise with …
08 Jul 1998, 11:28
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18 Feb 1998, 15:19
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Christopher Culver says: er, that's kind of what I was getting at in a previous post. While I've been aware that there was a black hole in the Old Sun, and that the catalyst for …
12 Feb 1998, 15:20
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Re the black beans: I had always assumed that they were the origin of the sea-dwelling monsters such as Erebus. As for the Green Room, I was always confused as to what exactly the…
09 Feb 1998, 11:39
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[MAJOR apologies for labouring the point, such as it is, but I just want to get my terminology right below:] -viz wonders: How about this then: Item: The Conciliator is sometime…
02 Feb 1998, 17:00
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vividly coloured oddments of clothing. Hmmm. From memory & probably inaccurately; tBotNS: - scented, peach coloured scarf in antechamber. Dropped by prankster exultant. - Pelerin…
12 Aug 1997, 14:05
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Gene Wolfe responded to Q. 22 as follows: 22. "Why did Auk . . . kidnap Hyacinth, and why . . . did he let her go?" Because Tartaros had told him to bring a woman. He released …
30 Jul 1997, 13:47
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oops. Wasn't attempting to give a complete list or ranking, but: I haven't read TGWoT, Antiquities or Gone, so my ranking of the remaining works would have to be (in decending orde…
27 May 1997, 10:15
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I must say that I'm gratified that Gene Wolfe recommends John Crowley. I just interrupted my reread of the New Sun books as I got my hands on Crowley's latest (and there aren't man…
26 May 1997, 13:57
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As someone who is eagerly awaiting a copy of the Lexicon, I have a rag-tag bundle of questions which I remember being puzzled about during my last read of New Sun: - what is the…
14 Apr 1997, 18:28
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As a slightly tangential question (as if we needed another one), -is there any evidence that Mucor was ever angry at Silk for killing her cats? Lasrach ______________________…
14 Apr 1997, 11:11
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vizcacha: more out of mischievousness than anything else, You might expect some stretching and pulling when a human body is used as a piece of apparel and some wear and tear ov…
11 Apr 1997, 15:33
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(I'm resending this as it didn't seem to get through yesterday. Apologies if you already received it.) Hi Vance: I have to say I agree with you re Pike/Quetzal: I don't find the…
10 Apr 1997, 11:43
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Just a couple of quick questions: I was reminded by J's mention of "30th Nemesis 332" of the list of numbers of Pas's seal above the "SEALED FOR THE MONARCH" lettering. Does any…
18 Mar 1997, 17:20
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Alga, I have been reading the archive volumes, and didn't spot any reply to Xury's Urth=Green posting, so I threw in my tuppence worth's. However, I seem to be sending rash post…
03 Mar 1997, 12:38
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On another etymological note, I've been re-reading the mailing list archives, and someone wonders about the fliers' names. In fact they're Irish. Off the top of my head: Grian: …
25 Feb 1997, 18:56
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Mantis, I'm new to the mailing list, so ignore this is someone has already pointed it out. Moly may be a magic herb, but it's the diminutive of Molybdenum which is also a (trans…
25 Feb 1997, 17:22
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