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In marshalling his various arguments about the sons of Typhon, cloned or otherwise, the winsome Mr. Wynn has written "there is still the fact that [Severian's] crypt is Typhon's …
25 Jun 2005, 14:56
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There's also this fascinating description by Mr Wolfe himself from THRUST 19: Thrust: If Severian were standing in front of us, describe him externally and internally. Wolfe: Y…
18 Jun 2005, 12:13
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Iorwerth-the-ursiphile writing: Do alzabos count? Mr. Andre-Driussi argues in his _Lexicon_ and elsewhere* that the alzabo may be the "ghoul-bear" of Saint Anne, and young Sever…
06 Apr 2005, 11:08
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There is actually a fourth: Arioch (IV, chap 1). And Blaithmaic's book in the library of the Citadel, _Lives of the Seventeen Megatherians_, suggests there may be as many as 13 m…
14 Mar 2005, 16:35
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Not sure I agree. Most cultures that process their own meat (as opposed to shopping at a supermarket) consider horns, hooves, hides (skin) and sinews (tendons) to be inedible; al…
21 Feb 2005, 18:09
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Anyone know anything about _Pirate Freedom_the other novel beside 'Soldier of Sidon' Mr. Wolfe is working on? msg…
11 Feb 2005, 13:13
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Mr Bollen, seconding Mr. Rabin's post, writes: But we already know the narrator's being called Able, so why conceal it? And how does "Able" connect with the other names mentioned…
15 Jan 2005, 22:29
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At the end of _The Knight_ Able (since this is the only name we know him by) hears "a wind [soughing] among the treetops, chanting a thousand names. Among them, both of mine." Bu…
15 Jan 2005, 20:00
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Garvaon is in love with Idnn--so kills Gilling out of jealousy or to spare Idnn the painful coitus/childbirth you mention. Able presages all this early in _The Knight_ when he wr…
03 Jan 2005, 22:01
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No. Wolfe was 42 when his father died in 1973; 46 when his mother passed over in 1977. msg…
07 Dec 2004, 12:36
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As long as others are doing so, will now weigh in with my own early and spoiler-free review. After rather enjoying _The Knight_, I found myself pretty much slogging my way throu…
05 Nov 2004, 16:24
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<Could it be that Sulpicius ordered that the room be kept for him until he came back, as long as necessary, and they have simply followed the order, since no other Autarch has bo…
04 Oct 2004, 12:44
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In his Washington Post Book World review of David Langford's "Up Through An Empty House of Stars," Michael Dirda writes: "This latest collection offers several long essays on maj…
06 Sep 2003, 05:06
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At long last Mr. Wolfe reveals why there are so many mysteries in his books. And wouldn't you know--grumble, grumble--he blames a woman. http://www.koschei.net/blog/archives/0002…
02 Aug 2003, 03:59
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Wrote Nutria: " Wolfe worked over the New Sun books FOUR times before initial publication." Does anyone know if any of these earlier drafts still exist and/or if Mr. Wolfe has …
15 Jul 2003, 05:28
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Salvarsan (or 606 as it was sometimes called) was discovered in 1909. A relatively good movie about it (considering the times and the topic) was made in 1940, "Dr. Ehrlich's Magi…
13 May 2003, 00:54
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Marcus having written: I'm confused here. I always thought that the Sphinx was the daughter of Echidna, along with siblings Hydra, Cerberus, and the Nemean lion--all monsters co…
09 May 2003, 08:27
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It's the audio adaptation of "The Tree Is My Hat" that was done at last year's World HorrorCon and currently up for a Stoker award. Listen to it while you can; it will be unavail…
10 Apr 2003, 18:06
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Hello all. Delurking just long enough to post my own deranged thoughts about Wolfe's "Castaway." Is it just me or was anyone else bothered that the only named characters in the…
21 Feb 2003, 23:46
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