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Francis Ford Coppola said that for Bram Stokers Dracula (1992) he set out to make a film where "the costumes were the sets and the sets acted as the lighting." I think this would …
30 Apr 2015, 12:03
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Mind Blown! Is Hethor introduced in the same chapter as Jonah? If Im right this is also where Jonah tells the story of the "beans" too. The idea that Typhon was on the Ship could …
16 Sep 2014, 00:58
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I was always under the assumption that the tale of the naviscaput was about Abaia. The implication of Tzadkiel and the beasts on Urth sharing a common origin is great and well wort…
11 Sep 2014, 20:18
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If your refering to Micheal Andre Druissis theory of the Time Slivers of Severian, he gives a pretty good overview of 8 different Severians in Lexicon Urthus under the Severian ent…
14 Dec 2013, 03:08
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I can agree with you that something is "funny time wise" here, but Im beginning to think that while Pikes appearance maybe had to do with some temporal/astral travel, Oreb is anot…
14 Sep 2013, 00:15
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I remember when I was reading V I tried to approach the mystery surrounding the title characters identity in the same fashion I read Wolfe. T-Mobile, America's First Nationwide 4G…
20 Aug 2013, 00:15
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Regarding Gate of Horn, throw it out there. I have been waiting for some discussion on it myself. T-Mobile, America's First Nationwide 4G Network -------- Original message -----…
05 Aug 2013, 18:44
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A friend of mine and I have discussed doing a video documentary about Wolfe but it would need interviews with him to work and Ive never been able to find the right channels to go a…
19 Dec 2012, 22:49
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Yeah it really is a great reference work. The timeline for Book of the Short Sun is worth the price alone. There are a few things I dont know if I agree with, for instance the en…
21 Nov 2012, 23:37
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The Sirius site has been updated.…
14 Oct 2012, 00:17
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Does anyone know if there will be any supplements (maps, synopsis of Silk/Horns stories, etc.)? Marc, you mentioned a timeline. What does it cover exactly?…
23 Aug 2012, 16:20
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Yeah the time travel stuff and the hydrogen bomb seems to be the source of most confusion. The bomb worked and it did destroy the EM pocket but because of the paradox of them nev…
06 Apr 2012, 23:32
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I dont understand why people take the conclusion as the whole series being a dream. Everything that happened in the show happened to the characters. The flash sideways was a gli…
06 Apr 2012, 16:18
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IIRC I think Samuel was used on the script merely for casting purposes and Jacobs brother was always gonna remain unnamed.…
04 Apr 2012, 21:37
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As someone who is on friendly terms with one of seasons 4-6 writers of LOST I can assure you (and I am only going on what I was told) that the fued between the brothers, the hydrog…
04 Apr 2012, 18:31
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I always assumed a connection between the beans and the Megatherians because Jonas tells the story (which remains unfinished) in the same chapter as the disturbance at the gate, wh…
06 Jan 2012, 19:31
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Did anyone ever consider that the unnamed assassin in the House Absolute be Miles?…
19 Dec 2011, 21:01
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Snow Crash is also good IMHO a better cyberpunk novel than any of Gibsons recent works. The Diamond Age is also a great book, probably my favorite book of his so far.…
19 Dec 2011, 19:02
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Thanks Marc. Very interesting. Im still reading Soldier of the Mist but when Im done Ill let you know what I think.…
17 Dec 2011, 02:43
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The shows creator was Daniel Knauf who also writes comic books (or did) and I wouldnt be surprised if he knew about Wolfes work. Neil Gaiman is always dropping Wolfes name in inte…
16 Dec 2011, 22:11
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Dont forget that sword and sorcery also has roots in the planetary romances of burroughs who we know Wolfe was aware of. There was also the Jirel of Joiry and the Zothique storie…
16 Dec 2011, 17:01
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Ok now youve got Dan'l intrigued too. Post it on list. (sorry Dan'l just looking out for those who havent read the books)…
14 Dec 2011, 22:10
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I would like to hear your theory Marc. You can tell me now if youd like because as I said Im not worried about spoilers. That way as I read I can be on the lookout (as I am for…
14 Dec 2011, 22:07
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I too found Wolfe at an early age and began reading New Sun the summer before middle school (When I got to the Hut in the Jungle chapter I was so lost I had to start over) but it w…
14 Dec 2011, 17:06
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On my next read Im going to read Long, then Short, then New/Urth as Severians tale seems to begin after Horns ends. Maybe this will help puzzle out some connections between the se…
14 Dec 2011, 12:07
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No worries. I heard about the werewolf theory years ago. Can you really spoil a Wolfe novel anyway?…
13 Dec 2011, 22:12
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While Im only a quarter of the way through Soldier Ive yet to find anything that npoints to Latro being a werewolf. Ive been on the lookout but Im sure I missed them (along with t…
13 Dec 2011, 21:46
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Ill admit I have no life. I started reading Soldier in the Mist and dont even know where to begin discussing it. What the hell was with that LinkedIn request anyway?…
13 Dec 2011, 19:04
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I was thinking the Latro books too. Is Soldier of Sidon the last book in the series or will there be one more? Ive also put off reading the Wizard Knight because of the "Connecti…
06 Dec 2011, 18:29
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Not that I recall Gerry. Do you have any ideas? Is it possible they could have been built by those at the Talus factory or some black mechanics that they had bought off?…
06 Dec 2011, 16:55
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Yeah Long Sun feels like work at times. Dont know if I want to jump back into Short Sun seeing as I just reread it two months ago. Started reading Soldier in the Mist but quickly …
06 Dec 2011, 16:35
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One thing that may support Agia/Agilus relationship to Severian is that Agia also injures her leg in the fiacre crash. Again this echoes what I said about Jolentas injury. Is the…
04 Dec 2011, 00:28
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I may be wrong but I remember Jolentas hair being described as Red-Gold. Red as we know is the color of the Pelerines who can be called witches. And that may also provide a connec…
03 Dec 2011, 22:32
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yeah Ive thought about that too but not even Wolfe is that sneaky.…
03 Dec 2011, 20:43
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Im gonna have to agree with Lee. Id say that Jolenta a better candidate for Severa than any other female character in the book. Yes the fact that we never know her real name is a…
02 Dec 2011, 18:40
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I think the most important clue that Wolfe gives us regarding Inire is his letter. In the letter he mentions his "cousins" and says that it will not be long before they side not …
01 Dec 2011, 19:26
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I think thats part of it yeah. Obviously theres got to be more to to the story than that. What do think about Inire?…
01 Dec 2011, 04:04
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I dont think Inire was on Urth during Typhons time. He may have made visits to that time period via his mirrors but IMHO I dont believe he started taking part in Urths history unt…
01 Dec 2011, 03:19
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gotcha.…
30 Nov 2011, 21:51
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Does it say that anywhere? IIRC it only says that it is the oldest part of the Citadel.…
30 Nov 2011, 21:33
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Thank you Lee for pointing out that the memories Severian inherited from the previous Autarchs make no mention of the Mandragora.…
30 Nov 2011, 20:51
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Brian you beat me to it by posting that Wikipedia entry. That does sound like a spare body doesnt it.…
30 Nov 2011, 16:17
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Funny that you bring up the D. Void books as I always saw quite a bit of them in Long/Short Sun. The second Dune trilogy is by far better than the first.…
29 Nov 2011, 11:46
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Well the Tleilaxu females are lobotomized, hooked to machines, and mutate into massive piles of flesh large enough to birth a full size human clone (or Ghola as the are called in t…
29 Nov 2011, 02:06
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Yeah thats interesting for sure. I agree with David though. Someone tried to grow a human being. The question is who that someone is. Typhon is a logical choice. By the way the …
29 Nov 2011, 00:20
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Yeah I always wondered if Typhon was in fact a fallen Hierodule. "Better to rule in Hell than to be a slave to Heaven" indeed.…
28 Nov 2011, 21:51
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Am I the only one that thinks that the mandragora and the Prime Calcula are one and the same? I know some believe it is a reference to the Mainframe AI but is there any mention of…
28 Nov 2011, 20:50
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Yeah that seems to be where I was going with my Silk=blond haired man clone idea.…
28 Nov 2011, 18:34
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No I think that his mind or whatever you want to call it laid dormant all those years between the Conciliator until his resurrection. The reason he didnt reappear is because Sever…
28 Nov 2011, 04:04
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Doesnt Miles eventually recover some memories and tell Severian that his name is in fact Miles though?…
28 Nov 2011, 02:35
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