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Has anyone else seen the gloriously bad early 1970's scifi movie Zardoz??? The one with Sean Connery giving a definitively rotten performance wearing bright-red leather hot pa…
19 Jan 2011, 02:12
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Does anyone have any information about a possible fourth Latro book?…
29 Dec 2010, 23:33
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Does anyone know if there will be another book coming out in the Latros series? In a message dated 3/19/2010 2:07:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, urth-request at lists.urt…
19 Mar 2010, 21:19
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Any news about another Latro book coming out? In a message dated 11/14/2009 2:11:00 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, urth-request at lists.urth.net writes: Send Urth mailing lis…
14 Nov 2009, 23:52
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Does anyone know if a fourth book in the Soldier series is being contemplated? After all, Latro has not been returned to his home. In a message dated 11/3/2008 5:09:14 P.M…
04 Nov 2008, 01:56
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I've long been an admirer of Gwyneth Jones. Her first science fiction book "Divine Endurance" was a perfect gem. And her book of criticism, "Deconstructing The Starships" is …
15 Jun 2006, 02:39
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Since the group's attention seems to have turned to debating "bad fantasy writing", may I be allowed to comment on my current attempts to read the "Bold As Love" series by Gwyn…
12 Jun 2006, 03:37
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Has anyone heard anything about the final Latro book? Himself has promised that he would be publishing one after the Wizard/Knight books were released.…
27 Oct 2005, 02:41
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I realize that this is an old question, but does anyone have any information about the new book for the Latro series. Pippin…
07 Aug 2005, 14:14
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In a message dated 3/26/2005 12:07:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, urth-urth.net-request at lists.urth.net writes: There's at least a few furry fandom people reading wolfe. I've seen so…
26 Mar 2005, 20:32
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In a message dated 3/22/2005 8:07:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, urth-urth.net-request at lists.urth.net writes: Because we've all heard the story before. All 3 major Western religion…
22 Mar 2005, 09:36
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Now that the Wizard/Knight has been completed, isn't it time for the third Latro book? Does anyone in this group know? I asked about a year ago, and several people said that T…
12 Jan 2005, 13:40
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In a message dated 9/30/2004 12:04:47 PM Pacific Standard Time, urth-urth.net-request at lists.urth.net writes: However, if you go the route William Ansley suggests, then I recomm…
30 Sep 2004, 21:19
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In a message dated 9/18/2004 12:04:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, urth-urth.net-request at lists.urth.net writes: _http://www.thisoneis.com/artwork_02_ (http://www.thisoneis.com/artw…
18 Sep 2004, 15:43
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Who could forget the endless diet of coffee and pastries of those trapped people in the anteroom? And how Severian abolished the practice and freed the generations of petitioner…
21 Aug 2003, 23:51
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I apologize to the other readers if this question seems off topic. What are the publication dates for Wolfe's forthcoming work? I depend on Amazon for my information. I'm p…
21 Jul 2003, 05:07
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I keep checking on Amazon for new books by Wolfe. I'm waiting for the next in the Latro series particularly. (I'm sure Latro will run for 4 volumes !!!!) Does anyone have any i…
18 Jul 2003, 17:03
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When will "Soldier Of Sidon" be released? Pippen…
27 Apr 2003, 06:54
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I notice you have ommitted Iain Banks? His literacy, and intelligence would put him up there, just behind Wolfe.…
02 Mar 2003, 01:34
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Somewhere in one of his books of essays and shorter tales, he discusses some time travel motifs. He mentions the problem of someone time traveling from one ancient time period …
08 Feb 2003, 03:13
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May I recommend Peter Green's "Greco-Persian Wars" as a good starting place for the historical context of poor Latro's wanderings. Green is an Englishman, both a textual expert an…
24 Jan 2003, 01:44
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Does anyone have any information about the Latro series? It seems that Wolfe left many hints in "Arete" that the story of Latro is to be continued. And we still haven't figured o…
20 Jan 2003, 02:08
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Love Jon Carroll. Please let us know what you learned from him.…
07 Jul 2002, 04:15
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I, too have had some difficulty and disappointment with TBOSS. Same feeling as when I finished the Gregory Benford "Ocean, River, Sea" series and David Brin's last Uplift series…
26 May 2002, 08:08
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I've been out of touch with Lupine circles for some time. Does anyone have any information about forthcoming books? Is the "Latro" series (Soldier in the Mist, Soldier of Arete) …
08 Mar 2002, 05:28
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When, oh Wolfe, are you gonna finish up the Latro cycle? You have numerous angry fans waiting on the dock of the bay, wondering how that poor guy is ever going to get home.…
06 Feb 2002, 06:32
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I've been interested in alternate history sci fi for some time. The earliest example I can find is Stephen Vincent Benet's story about a Napoleon born out of his time. I think C.…
02 Feb 2002, 05:17
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In a message dated 8/31/01 10:59:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, urth-errors at lists1.ba.best.com writes: I think it was in Dozois Year's Best, probably within the last 10 years. I …
31 Aug 2001, 19:13
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My memory is not what it should be. I'm recalling a story from the Dozois "Year's Best In Science Fiction" I'm wondering if it was written by Wolfe. If not, does anyone in thi…
31 Aug 2001, 01:17
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I realise this group is composed of "Wolfe fans" and also "Wolfe professionals", (I count myself among the former, but not the latter) But why are you wasting your time slamming H…
24 Aug 2001, 19:12
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Yes, I've been fascinated all this last year, by the Peter Hamilton trilogy. I'm curious though, I can't think of a Larry Niven"Ringworld" structure among the many environments …
17 Aug 2001, 10:23
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<<Regarding Hamilton's "Night's Dawn" trilogy (which, by the way, I recommend highly), you wrote:>> Yes, I am impressed by Hamilton's "Night Dawn " trilogy too. I had complained…
10 Aug 2001, 13:24
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**The creature actually killed in the story was a butterfly, hence the name "the crushed butterfly theory." In Peter Hamilton's Night's Dawn Trilogy, he gives us a future where…
07 Aug 2001, 20:15
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In terms of "worked prose" and a highly nonchalant attitude to the future, perhaps Delany's "Stars In My Pockets like Grains Of Sand can compare to the Wolfean Long Sun and Short…
28 Jul 2001, 04:00
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Wonderful to hear about a new Wolfe book in any of his many fine narrative schemes. But what about the "Soldier Series"? Will poor Latro ever ever get home? He's beginning to …
23 Jun 2001, 04:03
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I believe it is Spanish, for "mayor". Gene Wolfe uses a South American background for the Torturer series, which possible carries over to Book of Long Sun, and now this series. …
09 Feb 2000, 20:22
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