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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origin_theories_of_Christopher_Columbus) He mentions at one point that nobody can pronounce his last name. Plus, the dates are wrong. The novel is s…
28 Nov 2007, 02:46
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--- Stephen Frug <sfrug at post.harvard.edu> wrote: If people pile on great, but I wouldn't *mind* agreement. :> For what it's worth, I agree with you Stephen on many of your po…
18 Sep 2007, 21:23
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Also, in no other novel that I can think of has Wolfe written as overtly about Christianity and the Catholic religion. That alone, to me, makes it something more than a minor work…
28 Aug 2007, 20:23
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Let's not forget Michael Moorcock and Poul Anderson! http://www.sff.net/people/stilskin…
09 Jun 2007, 18:34
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brunians at brunians.org snarked: To Christians, perhaps. http://www.sff.net/people/stilskin…
13 Apr 2007, 15:26
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As a writer myself, who's discussed this point with a lot of other writers, I can tell you that this sort of "ex post facto foreshadowing" happens quite often. It's a result of wh…
08 Sep 2006, 11:39
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I felt the style of the third book was more in keeping with the last section of book 2 than with what preceded that section.…
26 Jul 2006, 20:21
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Very helpful, Dave -- many thanks! That's what I thought happened, actually, but I couldn't square it with the depth of Latro's subsequent depression based on his reaction to si…
10 Jul 2006, 12:42
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I've just received a review copy of Sidon, and in preparation for it gone back over Mist and Arete. I remain baffled by what exactly transpires at the end of Arete to throw Latro i…
10 Jul 2006, 10:31
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Could you elaborate on what you believe he was doing, that nobody had done in fantasy before? Paul http://www.sff.net/people/stilskin…
10 Jun 2006, 11:13
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But it's unlike the Fall in that these angels voluntarily sacrificed their claim to perfection in order to deal with the problem of Ymir, knowing that they couldn't return. I also…
13 Dec 2005, 16:48
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Dan'l, you're the arrogant one around here. You don't know me from Adam, yet "in your superiority" presume to diagnose my soul from a flippant remark of nine words in which I conv…
05 Dec 2005, 21:49
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I fail to see any arrogance in my statement, Dan'l, just an attempt at humor. The same cannot be said of your reply, however. Paul http://www.sff.net/people/stilskin…
05 Dec 2005, 19:06
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It's a matter of seeking to avoid supernatural punishment. http://www.sff.net/people/stilskin…
05 Dec 2005, 13:16
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I wouldn't be so quick to accept Wolfe's statements at face value here (or anywhere else, for that matter). Wolfe, like Able, holds loyalty to be a prime virtue, and whatever went…
12 Jan 2005, 15:23
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I don't think Orwell crossed any kind of critical line in what he wrote about Chesterton here; he seems to attack him more on political than religious grounds anyway. But it was c…
11 Jan 2005, 11:16
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I think you're onto something about Toug. Why do you think he fades from the ms. toward the end? Is it simply the return of Able to center stage?…
09 Jan 2005, 13:38
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I might be misnaming it -- but it's the room in Gilling's castle that Abel, Mani, and Lynnet enter, with the permission of Thiazi.…
07 Jan 2005, 05:30
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And the Room of Lost Loves has to be fit into this somewhere as well. Has anyone identified Abel's father?…
07 Jan 2005, 04:21
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It seems that there can be multiple gods on every level except the highest and the lowest. I find Wolfe's scheme confusing, I must admit. Kulilli is the original inhabitant of A…
06 Jan 2005, 11:25
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I'm not sure, in the context of the WK universe, that America is above Kleos. I seem to recall a place where Able muses that it is located sort of sideways to Mythgarthr. Of cour…
06 Jan 2005, 08:49
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That's a beautiful interpretation, and one that I can't disagree with. Paul…
04 Jan 2005, 12:42
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That's a convincing argument for keeping it a secret, but not for his doing it in the first place. I could certainly be wrong about Garvaon's actions here; it wouldn't be the firs…
04 Jan 2005, 12:31
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I think you're ascribing far too much nobility to Garvaon and this action. Otherwise he would not attempt to hide what he had done. But I think Wolfe leaves room for careful reade…
04 Jan 2005, 12:03
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I'm not sure that Garvaon's sacrifice would have been appreciated by Idnn had she known of it. In fact, I'm pretty confident she would find it reprehensible and offensive. Garvao…
04 Jan 2005, 11:49
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Regarding the giants and giantesses, I wouldn't be surprised if Wolfe was also thinking of the Ents and the Entwives. There are many reworkings of ideas from LOTR in TWK. Abel as…
04 Jan 2005, 06:22
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Wolfe is pretty explicit (for Wolfe!) about Garvaon being the murderer. This occurs after his death, when Abel is answering various questions put to him by Beel and others about t…
04 Jan 2005, 05:22
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Damn -- my apologies for missing that. Something more to think about . . . P…
03 Jan 2005, 13:21
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Yes, I see we do agree. Able is in Aelfrice at the end of The Wizard Knight (and indeed, at its beginning). But where he is bound after the close of the book is, I think, open to…
03 Jan 2005, 12:54
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I'm afraid I can't agree. I think you are overhasty to assume that Able is bound for Kleos simply because Michael comes from there, although I don't say you are wrong either. I'd…
03 Jan 2005, 11:26
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Gilling was attacked both times by Sir Garvaon. Paul…
03 Jan 2005, 10:18
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I wish I knew the answer to your first question! I'm wondering whether it's the Most High God, who is sending Able on a mission in our world -- America. As for how Ben will see t…
03 Jan 2005, 09:55
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Actually, Able doesn't ascend . . . at least not at the end of the novel. Following his disobedience of the Valfather, Able (with Disiri) descends to Aelfrice, which is where Mich…
03 Jan 2005, 09:47
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Mieville is worth reading. He is no hack, in my opinion, although he has clearly been influenced by hacks -- as has Gene Wolfe. I recommend The Scar as the "purest" Mieville -- t…
02 Dec 2004, 10:31
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Mieville's new novel almost suffocates under all the political baggage, and it is constructed as a series of flashbacks . . . Paul…
29 Nov 2004, 16:42
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James' advice also holds true for O Brother Where Art Thou, by the way -- which I recommend to everyone! Paul…
01 Feb 2001, 07:09
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I've been pondering this passage myself lately . . . . The first thing I thought of when I read it was that Horn had been touched by the Claw of the Conciliator. Perhaps another …
05 Sep 2000, 11:51
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When Marble sends Horn down to the boat for water in OBW, he's surprised to find fish waiting upon a rock; then even more surprised when one escapes only to return, leaping out of …
04 Sep 2000, 13:36
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I think there are clues to the secret planted right from the start of the Long Sun books. After all, Quetzal is an inhumu, and we come to know him better in many ways than the oth…
01 Sep 2000, 05:31
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First, for limping heroes, let's not forget Delany's mob, from Lobey to Kid, who go about with one shoe . . . . On to Oreb. I don't find the evidence presented thus far at all co…
23 Aug 2000, 17:41
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Continuing with my thoughts/questions about Oreb's death and resurrection. Again apologies if this is old hat. I wondered before whether Oreb, following his death prior to Silk's…
17 Aug 2000, 18:47
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I, too, considered the possibility that Horn was an inhumu, only to reject it on the basis of the reasons already given by Mr. Borski et al. Still, Wolfe puts a lot of clues into …
17 Aug 2000, 06:23
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Oops -- in my last post, in my haste, I inadvertently sent along the entire digest. Sorry all! Falcon. www.sff.net/people/stilskin…
10 Aug 2000, 16:34
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Forgive the question, but I can't for the life of me remember where we're shown that Hyacinth is dead or that Silk has committed suicide as I see stated in many posts. Could someo…
10 Aug 2000, 07:26
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Alga, I'd love to see the entire interview posted here or would be grateful for a copy emailed to me. And what possessed you to snip out Adam's LB=Alice scheme? Are you trying to…
10 Aug 2000, 07:16
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Or what holds them up, anyway. It's been suggested to me that the rest of the list my enjoy the following: Along the lines of writing as therapy, and my last post mentioning Gene…
06 Aug 2000, 05:33
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Or what holds them up, anyway. It's been suggested to me that the rest of the list my enjoy the following: Along the lines of writing as therapy, and my last post mentioning Gene…
06 Aug 2000, 05:33
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Hi all! I've enjoyed lurking about for the last few months and reading everyone's take on this supremely fascinating and frustrating writer! Regarding a comment by Emrys: I rece…
03 Aug 2000, 06:43
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