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Speaking of which, I wonder if there's any chance those typos will be fixed when they release Exodus in paperback. -Rostrum…
10 Sep 1997, 08:44
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I hate getting to the end of something by Wolfe and realizing I don't get it. What was the sign under which the device was hidden? -Rostrum…
26 Aug 1997, 13:55
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Since the whorl list has been fairly quiet, I decided I could subscribe to the urth list without drowning, and thought I'd say "Hi" with some comments about the short story "Westwi…
25 Jul 1997, 14:10
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Freom Wolfe's answers to our questions: What are the "points" of a gamma? Is this what he's describing? It's the best I could think of from that description (monospaced font req…
25 Jul 1997, 10:44
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A really good parallel is with Luke/Acts (the books of Luke and Acts make up one long "letter" by Luke chronicling the life of Jesus and the history of the early church). Luke sta…
25 Jun 1997, 08:27
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Both Latro's and Silk's pagan gods are false not because they don't exist or because they aren't very powerful, but because they aren't good. -Rostrum…
18 Jun 1997, 08:40
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When I first read Nightside, there were a couple of things that reminded me of C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy. [Minor spoilers for Perelandra follow] In the second book, _Perelandr…
12 Jun 1997, 17:00
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I think one of the most well-done parts of this series is the way it is able to portray Silk's religious experiences and faith in the Outsider in a way that is compelling, but with…
10 Jun 1997, 09:51
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As others were confused about this, I'll mention we're talking about the scene in _Lake_ where Silk is down in one of the landers and sees the stars and the outside of the Whorl. …
10 Jun 1997, 09:01
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I've known about this mailing list for months, but waited until I finally got my hands on Exodus re-read the first three, and finished the fourth before I took a look at the archiv…
05 Jun 1997, 16:55
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SPOILERS At the end, what did the salesman see that was the "sign" that the old man had told him about? I love Wolfe's subtlety, but occasionally I just totally don't get it. Al…
10 Sep 1996, 16:24
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