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Cilinia has a saints name because she is biologically human as her father is likely Piaton or the Blonde haired man. His fate is tied with this blonde haired man because this is t…
28 Nov 2011, 01:57
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I dont know about Rigoglio but Mamelta says nothing about Typhon. IIRC the only memory of Urth she relates is being on a patio with her brothers throwing a ball through a water fou…
28 Nov 2011, 01:45
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well of course Gerry. But Typhon is a monster in the same way that Abaia or Erebus are monsters. As I said before if you see Typhon as human thats fine. I just trust Wolfes nami…
28 Nov 2011, 01:24
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Didnt all the sleepers have thier minds wiped before boarding the Whorl? That would seem to solve the problem of recognition of Silk. Maybe the cloned bodies wouldnt be fully grow…
28 Nov 2011, 00:41
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Before this thread turns into another Typhons Nature Ill just say this: In Castle of the Otter in the Onomastics chapter Wolfe very clearly lays out his naming scheme. His first r…
28 Nov 2011, 00:26
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Thanks again Lee. I know that Typhon was grafted onto Piaton, my question was when? I was wondering where the One year figure came from between Typhons grafting and his death. I…
28 Nov 2011, 00:04
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I just want to know where the one year figure comes in. Where does it say that?…
27 Nov 2011, 22:41
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Yes Agia, Agilus, and Casdoe are saints. Baldanders and Talos are mythic names and that seems to fit with thier natures as Baldanders has become more than human and Talos is a hom…
27 Nov 2011, 22:35
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Where does it say when Typhon was grafted to Piaton? And not to be a smart ass but since when is a year not enough time to have children. Besides even if Piaton did not father chi…
27 Nov 2011, 22:22
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Yeah his powers seem to be telekinetic in nature. I know he breaks Severians staff and animates the corpse. Telekinesis would surely allow these acts as they are physical manipul…
27 Nov 2011, 22:13
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Sorry I cant really recall the exact order of events. If he recieved the ring after he was freed then that dont make much sense. Just a thought I had after reading Lees post.…
27 Nov 2011, 22:08
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Yes but Typhon seems to have done the opposite of those such as Baldanders. He began as a monster that transformed himself into a human so that he could rule over humans. Him be…
27 Nov 2011, 22:03
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While Jonas isnt a saintly name it is derived from the bible. As to your other point all the human characters that are from pre-Conciliator era such as Declan, Hadelin, Zama, He…
27 Nov 2011, 21:49
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Just a quick thought. Has anyone ever considered that the ring may be what allowed Horns resurrection in the pit? This may be what was held to Horns forehead. IIRC there is a mo…
27 Nov 2011, 21:33
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Thanks Lee. I think that the concept of aliens in Wolfes universe being evolved or mutated humans is interesting and it may very well be that Typhon could be one of these beings.…
27 Nov 2011, 21:21
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Severian sees him as a "man" because Piaton is a human. Typhons head however may closely resemble a human or might even be the head of another human body he possessed so that coul…
27 Nov 2011, 21:05
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Typhons motivation is simple. He wants to extend his life and his rule. His grafting onto Piaton was a desperate measure that he undertook to accomplish this. By saying that he …
27 Nov 2011, 20:47
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Well I dont think that Typhons alien origin was common knowledge among the people thus his comment in Urth where Severian is told by Typhons guard not to speak of anything he sees …
27 Nov 2011, 06:12
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Thanks Gerry. My only problem with this theory is that I believe Typhon is an alien. Silk may be have been a body grown for Pas to use after disembarking, a body for "permanent p…
27 Nov 2011, 01:18
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I apologize for asking such a question as Im sure it has been discussed ad naseum but as I am fairly new to the list and still playing catch up in the archives here goes: What make…
26 Nov 2011, 22:33
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Could the scarred man be Auk?…
26 Nov 2011, 01:54
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Yeah that seems to explain the problem of the ring. I always thought there were two different rings and tried to figure out where the second one came from. I find the theory of y…
26 Nov 2011, 01:53
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Silks theorising on Mucor and Pike occurs near the end of Lake Ch. 9. And Mucor is not actually Bloods daughter thus there is no familial relation to Pike.…
24 Nov 2011, 03:11
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Thanks Jeff. Just a random thought that occured to me this morning. Ive been really concerned with exactly how Horn/Silk takes a part ("though not a leading part" as stated by Wol…
19 Nov 2011, 23:58
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I have said this before on this list but I believe that it was one of Severians time traveling "slivers" that resurrects Horns physical body (inhabited by the Neighbor). His later…
19 Nov 2011, 01:20
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I agree with both of you. I think its best when reading the sun books to aply only one or two layers. On my last reading of New Sun I simply tried looking for references to Th…
17 Nov 2011, 22:29
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Thanks James. Back when I thought Blue was Urth I thought maybe it was the ruins of the Botanic Gardens and that the island was the floating plantlife that was inside before its d…
17 Nov 2011, 16:48
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Were there any appearances of godlings hidden in Long Sun?…
16 Nov 2011, 22:24
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yeah Im gonna go ahead and agree with Lee on this one in particular his statement about Baldanders.…
16 Nov 2011, 21:42
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I attempted a brief timeline of Short Sun during my reread. This is from my notes. OBW-flashback-Horn sent to Pajarocou. Voyage across Blue. Horn boards lander. IGJ-flas…
16 Nov 2011, 01:40
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But the presence of the breeding program reveals that the Whorl was more than a zoo. It seems more like an insurance policy of Typhons that no he always have a kingdom and a peopl…
10 Nov 2011, 22:35
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If the Whorl left after Severians encounter with Typhon in Urth then that would explain the "disaster" they were trying to escape from. Surely Typhon recognized Severian as the Con…
10 Nov 2011, 18:30
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Ive always been interested in trying to further that idea and would like to hear any evidence for or against it if you guys have some.…
10 Nov 2011, 14:07
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I once had a theory that the Whorl never left Urths system and functioned more like an Ark made to spare some of humanity from the flooding of Ushas. Typhon knowing of the floodin…
10 Nov 2011, 12:58
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Yeah and you explained it to me no less. Totally think I missed that. Oh well read it now and its seems pretty like a good theory to me. I wish I was as familiar with Long/short…
10 Nov 2011, 01:12
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Thats a great theory. Can you explain the whole Fava thing to me though? I had no clue she was one of Bloods prostitutes.…
10 Nov 2011, 00:07
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I didnt take it that way at all. I just assumed you didnt want to spoil anything for me. That she was my first thought that she was possessed by Kypris but couldnt remember if it…
08 Nov 2011, 12:59
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Maybe I should have read the next chapter before I posted huh?…
08 Nov 2011, 11:50
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Thats interesting. I dont think I have ever heard that theory proposed before. Do you know of any textual evidence that would support such a conclusion? It would seem to explain…
06 Nov 2011, 20:34
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The interview was titled A Magus of Many Suns and was conducted by Nick Gevers. I found it by googling.…
06 Nov 2011, 03:39
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As someone who is rereading Long Sun in search of mysteries and puzzles I would love to hear your theory on Hyacinths nature as well as anything in the text that suggests she is no…
03 Nov 2011, 00:31
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Yeah that makes sense. Right after I posted that I started to wonder if maybe Wolfes original intention with Short Sun was similiar to Urth of New Sun. If thats the case maybe al…
03 Nov 2011, 00:11
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That was my first impression also that Pike was Silk from the future in astral form. Do you really think that Wolfe knew that far ahead what would happen to Horn/Silk in Short Sun…
01 Nov 2011, 23:44
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yeah I was wondering about the woman too. Surely most of the visions presented to Silk have connections with events in the book (Silk seeing lights beneath his feet is him seeing …
28 Oct 2011, 17:43
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Sorry I should have worded my post a little better. In every instance I use the word Pelerines I should have used Mannea. Therefore maybe Mannea has a connection with the Atrium o…
25 Oct 2011, 03:59
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That makes perfect sense to me. Doesnt Sev search for the Atrium from above in a flyer when Auturch? This fits nicely with The Last House that can only be seen and approached from…
25 Oct 2011, 01:50
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Thats an interesting theory that Catherine may be the woman dug up by Vodalus. If she indeed inhabited the Atrium of Time as some suggest she could have easily have died after her…
24 Oct 2011, 11:46
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I do remember reading something about a Paleamon/Ossipago connection. Something to do with Sev never seeing Ossipagos eyes. I always thought that Ossipago was a robot. His name i…
22 Oct 2011, 00:56
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Where in Urth does it say that? It was always my understanding that there were many alien beings on Urth and part of Severians unreliability as narrator was his inability to disti…
18 Oct 2011, 15:21
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interesting idea. I also agree with you that Severa is Jolenta.…
17 Oct 2011, 22:40
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