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The more Wolfe I read, the more I wonder if "Gene Wolfe" isn't another one of his unreliable narrators... Though I agree on this one. I suppose it's natural for a Christian to tak…
06 Dec 2008, 07:30
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On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 1:35 AM, Craig Brewer <cnbrewer at yahoo.com> wrote:> There's an interview where Wolfe says that he was obviously concerned with "working out" some of his be…
06 Dec 2008, 07:27
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I'm pretty sure there is something about monorails. Fairly early in the text, though I could be wrong about its location in the book. Given how long such a system would take to con…
04 Dec 2008, 04:23
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Well, I think that at various times we've all missed the New Sun boat in one way or another. I don't think any of the illustrations conform to my view of Urth, though "Leaving Ness…
02 Dec 2008, 00:22
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Wolfe's fellow Catholic writer Muriel Spark has a novel involving a "fraudulent stigmatic" who actually cures people (This is hardly a spoiler - we learn this in the first chapter)…
26 Nov 2008, 18:26
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Well, it's only one theory. *Mine* involves time travel. Thanks for keeping us posted. -Matt…
17 Nov 2008, 19:48
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Well, my prayers are certainly with him. Let's hope it's a one-time and fixable problem. Do keep us apprised. -Matt…
17 Nov 2008, 04:27
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I think we're in agreement here - I'm generally fairly "conservative", but I support quite a few "liberal" policies. I'm certainly not a proponent of "my party, right or wrong". It…
05 Nov 2008, 19:59
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Agreed. There's a lot to be happy about even if your candidate lost (mine did). Anyone else see this story? http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/1370390.html It brought a tear to my…
05 Nov 2008, 19:35
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The thing about Lovecraft and race is that his personal life seems to belie some of his writing. Remember that he married a Ukrainian Jew. Strange fellow, Lovecraft. Really good a…
05 Nov 2008, 17:16
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I was rooting for McCain too, but there are quite a few things to look forward to in an Obama presidency. Still, it was no fun being a conservative on this campus last night. No fu…
05 Nov 2008, 17:11
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If we're talking old horror movies, has anyone seen Vampyr? Technically an early talkie, but there's not much in the way of dialogue. Highly recommended, and rather disturbing at t…
05 Nov 2008, 03:43
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Yes, but I'm not sure how much Wolfe can condone this - he spent time as a soldier, and so I imagine he's pretty sympathetic to the poor suckers on the boats, who, through no fault…
04 Nov 2008, 04:15
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I need to proofread these messages more - two uses of the "I wouldn't mind" construction in two sentences. I apologize for the offense to good English. Anyone know if Wolfe has sp…
04 Nov 2008, 04:10
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You forgot Japan and China. I wouldn't mind Latro in Ireland - Wolfe seems to have a penchant for Irish myth, but I don't know how much he's explored it outside of short stories a…
04 Nov 2008, 04:06
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And "Strange Birds" from the chapbook of the same name. Have we ever discussed those two stories here? I thought they were pretty good, but I'm not sure how many people actually or…
04 Nov 2008, 01:08
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I'd be interested. -Matt…
30 Oct 2008, 16:23
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No, and it's driving me nuts. I don't think I hallucinated it, but not having much luck with Google at the moment. -Matt…
30 Oct 2008, 15:28
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Is the pulp being referenced exclusively American? King Kanoa's English actually wouldn't be too out-of-place in some English novels. Consider Lord Peter Wimsey's parody / epitome …
30 Oct 2008, 03:29
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I don't think they've happened yet. Checked the WindyCon website - the post-historic warfare panel is at noon on Nov. 15? Post-Historic Warfare — Our panelists take a look at war…
28 Oct 2008, 00:52
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(Implicit Spoilers for An Evil Guest) - - - - - - - - - - - The most obviously relevant stories are probably "The Call of Cthulhu", "The Whisperer in Darkness", and "Nyarlathotep…
15 Oct 2008, 01:19
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Alas, Wolfe didn't get his own review column this time, though of course the Post is generally pretty good to him - our own Nick Gevers had a Wolfe piece there some time ago, and P…
13 Oct 2008, 19:30
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Yes, but "On the Train" is (sadly) the only Wolfe story accepted by The New Yorker, so he has a soft spot for it. Or he did when he wrote the introduction to Storeys from the Old H…
13 Oct 2008, 00:51
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It ends with "die," but both words are in the full quote. As I recall, the dust jacket only quotes half the couplet: That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange ?ons …
12 Oct 2008, 00:33
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That does look interesting, based off your take on it and the Amazon description. This list just exacerbates my book-buying habits, but I love it anyway. Thanks for the implicit r…
11 Oct 2008, 02:05
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Thanks for the info Don. I'm not familiar with all the stories in here, but it seems like he's drawing a lot from his earlier stuff - three-fourths of the Wolfe Archipelago, plus …
11 Oct 2008, 02:00
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Well then, I share your folly in spirit. I have nothing even approaching disposable income until I graduate and get a job. Which should be easy in this economy... I've only been …
11 Oct 2008, 00:54
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Sounds great; I regret I'm roughly a thousand miles away and an impoverished college student. Any chance of a transcript, video, or podcast? I wish Wolfe traveled more - I'd buy a…
10 Oct 2008, 23:43
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"The Red Spot," huh? I thought that might be another sf reference, but apparently it's actually a real thing - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_red_spot#Great_Red_Spot -Matt…
10 Oct 2008, 16:22
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I don't have my copy with me, so I can't physically search through the book... But I did an Amazon search for a bit I remembered: (p. 53) the dangers of "[touring] the moons of Ju…
10 Oct 2008, 15:44
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I just realized that I've now read all but three of Wolfe's currently-available novels. Though I have a few short story collections still to read, I'm not sure what Wolfe I should …
10 Oct 2008, 15:41
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Thanks for the news. I'd heard of The Sorcerer's House before - he really seems to have been doing a lot of work on that one. I'm glad he's still going forward with it, as the plot…
10 Oct 2008, 15:30
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Some very good posting going on here. Wolfe has mentioned scarabs before. From Paul Duggan's site: http://mysite.verizon.net/~vze2tmhh/wolfejbj.html Relevant quote: JJ: I don't kn…
09 Oct 2008, 23:47
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If it's any help, this particular sentence has been discussed before: http://www.urth.net/urth/archives/v0019/0025.shtml -Matt…
08 Oct 2008, 18:59
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Right. The Batman thing is Gaiman only. I can't even imagine what a Wolfe-and-Gaiman comic book would look like, but I know I'd read it. Official Tour of the Shambles website??: h…
06 Oct 2008, 18:46
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I don't believe the color stuff has been discussed yet. Re: Batman and Robin - I'm a Batman fan so I'm inclined to see references to him that might not be there (i.e. there actual…
06 Oct 2008, 16:33
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As much as I like Wolfe, I will never understand his sense of humor. Perhaps it's a joke on US? Apparently he doesn't read the Urth list, but surely he knows how we go after the st…
04 Oct 2008, 21:41
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Of course, "hoppers" also tie into "Memorare." I even recall a line about the moons of Jupiter in An Evil Guest? Re: Takanga group: Well, Wolfe does go to great lengths to set out…
04 Oct 2008, 17:39
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Clearly the most important of your questions. Perhaps it's a reference to the vice of some thirties' writer? As I mentioned in an earlier post, there's at least one reference to Ne…
30 Sep 2008, 22:34
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Isn't there at least one book bound in human skin in The Book of the New Sun? (In The Claw of the Conciliator, I think) Perhaps Sev's Conciliatory powers would allow him to (subcon…
30 Sep 2008, 22:28
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Great post. Perhaps Borges was the "real" reason for the scene - I can't think of anywhere else in The Book of the New Sun where such a scene with a Borges analogue would fit quite…
30 Sep 2008, 00:41
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Well, "RC" could also be "Robert Chase," Gideon's apparent father. But "Randolph Carter" does also make sense... Chase already has a position at Miskatonic when the book starts - …
27 Sep 2008, 17:25
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Have we looked at naming in An Evil Guest? Cassiopeia - QUEEN of Ethiopia ( http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations/Cassiopeia.html ) Gideon - Biblical judge…
25 Sep 2008, 04:09
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Alternatively, you're asking Big Questions while we go after smaller things... Re: takeover: The islanders apparently worshipped Hanga, but at the end Kandy suggests they actually…
25 Sep 2008, 03:55
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I know of Singer and his ideas - my point was that most people who would give birth to a child with a genetic defect (instead of aborting it) would be incapable of killing after it…
22 Sep 2008, 00:05
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Re: ATF: I should have remembered about the ATF. Re: defective: I considered that, but "defective" has the ring of manufacture about it; as in "I returned the defective TV to the …
21 Sep 2008, 22:40
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I just finished An Evil Guest, and I have quite a few questions (as is par for the course with Wolfe). Really liked the book though - I liked Pirate Freedom, but I thought this was…
21 Sep 2008, 21:59
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2008/9/20 Rjyan Kadwallader <cexwell at gmail.com> And didn't he die a few months back? As I understand (from reading Michael Moorcock's comments on this), early D&D was very upf…
20 Sep 2008, 17:53
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I'll forgive him though - he generally gets sf right. Who knows - maybe he had Wolfe on his mind when he wrote that sentence? -Matt…
15 Sep 2008, 22:07
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Anyone read Michael Dirda's review of Anathem in The Washington Post? http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/04/AR2008090402460.html Dirda compares Anathem …
15 Sep 2008, 15:41
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