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It's a good idea in theory. I would imagine there would have to be some really strong ground rules to keep Mr. Wolfe from being overwhelmed, and there's the question of where it…
26 Jul 2003, 20:31
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Don replies: Yeah I know. I was just angry, which is why I labeled it a rant in forewarning. It sounds like something good might spring from this though. I hope that at leas…
26 Jul 2003, 19:32
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To be honest, I don't particularly like the idea of Silk even resembling Malrubius. That suggestion was more one of those from my brain to the keyboard kind of things. My only …
23 Jul 2003, 01:32
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Don (referring to himself, as pleases him, in the third person) replies, I think you mean Palaemon rather than Malrubius. I don't think Wolfe forgot to have Severian mention the…
22 Jul 2003, 01:52
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Don repeats, possibly unnecessarily: Why can't the Malrubius eidolon simply be Sev's memory of Silk? This is a much cleaner and more consistent explanation than having Silk gu…
20 Jul 2003, 01:05
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Don pops up. (whack him! quick!) I see no reason to doubt your conclusion since Silk/Malrubius appears to Sev before the aquastor. Besides, if Silk can travel through time as w…
20 Jul 2003, 00:59
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Don rushes in, I'm fool enough to recklessly speculate on this question, but only on the understanding that I've still only read Long and Short Suns once each and your post is t…
09 Jul 2003, 08:23
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Don believes that the skull might or might not be Severian's. Don however is certain that Severian leaves out many things when it suits him as both the Book of the New Sun and t…
09 Jul 2003, 07:56
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Don (I am not the first Don) replies, All writing is copying of some sort, and crassness isn't always a shortcoming. You could submit your article to Ultan's Library. I don't …
09 Jul 2003, 07:36
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Don repies, and then replies, I agree with this in general. Regardless of whether Ymar is the first Severian (and I am unshakeable in my own belief in this) the original "Sever…
06 Jul 2003, 20:32
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Don replies, When I first read UotNS, before I read BotNS the second time and before delving much into Graves I did think that Severian was the original Conciliator and the ori…
05 Jul 2003, 08:16
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Don materializes from his past, or your future, or the future of our past present. Something. It's an appealing theory Marc, but I don't think it works. For one thing, It is t…
04 Jul 2003, 06:27
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Though we tend to disagree on most things involving this series Roy, I value your point of view and I'm constantly amazed that you anticipate the stream of my arguments. This is…
16 Mar 2003, 00:32
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-----Original Message----- Don (not Lisa) writes: First off, sorry for the double posts, I don't know what's going on with that. I don't know what thematic reasons Roy put forth…
15 Mar 2003, 02:46
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Don offers his opinionated opinion: It is relatively easy to see Graves in Wolfe because of his relative unorthodoxy regarding myths and their connections. I'm not saying that …
15 Mar 2003, 01:56
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Aw contrail mon friar, My assertion that Severian is the son of Typhon has very little to do with the KJ parallel. I think the story of Frog establishes pretty well the identit…
12 Mar 2003, 06:29
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Don replies: Though I've been guilty of relying too heavily on Graves for my arguments in the past, I think that these latest claims are based pretty solidly on clues within the …
12 Mar 2003, 06:19
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Don replies quickly as his wife wants to go walk and Latro awaits: The Typhon Herod connection is in King Jesus in that Herod wants to revive the cult of Set/Typhon which involve…
11 Mar 2003, 06:31
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Don replies, Thank you both for these important considerations. Without a second reading of the text, I don't have enough to work out my theory the way I would like to. Another…
08 Mar 2003, 23:21
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I realized that I didn't quite reply to your question. When I said that Hierax perhaps recognized Silk, I meant that he recognized him as Typhon, not necessarily as Pas. The ot…
08 Mar 2003, 17:14
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To which Don replies: This has occurred to me, and here is my solution. The Gods in mainframe are not actual visual representations of their scans but archetypal god figures, u…
08 Mar 2003, 17:08
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I Don replies: Sorry Roy, but that dagger just don't cut for me. Silk's opinions on the origin or age of the Neighbor's are just as likely to be wrong as right. He's an unreliabl…
22 Dec 2002, 04:25
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----- Original Message ----- No pardon necessary since these I believe are Jeff's comments rather than mine. I mean, I know they're not mine and I think they're Jeff's. We are i…
19 Dec 2002, 06:12
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Jeff wrote Well, it seemed to be implied in the text that Marble's clock showed a lot smaller number not too long before. Don…
18 Dec 2002, 02:55
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Fair enough. The thing I think that keeps me drawn to my theory is the fact that Marble's internal clock is off by three thousand years (well 2,700) soon after Silk's enlightenmen…
17 Dec 2002, 03:44
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Marc wrote (in a confusing, intriguing, borderline infuriating way) Does this mean that Gene Wolfe actually told you the answer? Or did you read it somewhere? What what what are…
17 Dec 2002, 03:31
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Crush writes, Don replies Is that the kind of dog that grabs something and won't let it go until you hit it with a stick? In all seriousness though, I don't mind being wrong or b…
17 Dec 2002, 03:12
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----- Original Message ----- Even It has everything to do with the Blushas theory because it means the Whorl could have ended up anywhere at any time. This is simply not so. On…
16 Dec 2002, 01:32
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Hi everyone, I'm way way way behind on the list, but I have to put in my two cents and take a counteroffensive to the "how do you explain this" contingent that argues Blue is not …
14 Dec 2002, 22:31
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" I challenge the supporters of the "Blue = Ushas" theory to come up with a good and reasonable explanation of why they wind up in Severian's time. I offer extra credit if it does…
27 Nov 2002, 04:35
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----- Original Message ----- No need at all to apologize. These texts can be maddening if you're looking for conclusive evidence for anything. I think there is incidental suppor…
26 Nov 2002, 04:25
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----- Original Message ----- This dovetails nicely with the idea of Silk's enlightenment and the Whorl's (alleged by me) FTL travel happening simultaneously. Don…
19 Nov 2002, 07:28
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan'l Danehy-Oakes" <ddanehy at siebel.com> To: <urth at urth.net> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:59 AM Subject: RE: (urth) Silk's perception of ti…
19 Nov 2002, 07:13
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----- Original Message ----- From: "William Ansley" < Then Blattid says: "Actually, since first reading that scene, I've always envisioned the leatherskin as some kind of lobster…
19 Nov 2002, 06:57
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Marc writes: However, if we accept that Severian can become a I think it only stands to reason that Severian would become a vanished person if Blue is Ushas. Remember in Apu Pun…
18 Nov 2002, 07:07
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Please explain. Is this the usual SF take on FTL or is there a physics explanation that makes backward time travel the most likely? I'm pretty ignorant on this. Don…
18 Nov 2002, 06:17
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Hi Chris. You wrote: As far I would argue that Silk's awareness of the time stoppage is an anomalous result of his being out of time, by way of his enlightenment. I think it mo…
16 Nov 2002, 21:12
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Joe wrote: But there was one other textual hint that tantalized me. I am looking Don enthusiastically replies: Yes, yes, yes indeed! I have always felt that that was Severian …
16 Nov 2002, 21:00
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Hi Roy! You wrote: "Unless you are suggesting that Typhon launched the _Whorl_ for his own reasons that had nothing to do with a planned return to either Urth or Ushas--that if it…
16 Nov 2002, 06:06
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Marc said: "Thanks Don. I'm glad you give some credit to my theories." You're welcome. I think they're sound theories, and they're entertaining on top of that. (Of course, if th…
16 Nov 2002, 05:27
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You are cruel Blattid, cruel. . . but you're right. It seems I've ridden this horse too hard and to fast with too little water and now it's dead. Guess I should dismount and find …
15 Nov 2002, 05:03
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