Severian the Liar

<<<<I really can't think of any instances (other than things that are just odd--who said what on page #1) where Severian outright lies.>>>>>>>> I have a hypothesis that every time Severian mentions his unparalleled memory, there is a Roche/Drotte-type contradiction of fact before and after it. Eventually, I'll test that hypothesis, but, Ron, since your just beginning to reread the cycle, keep an eye out for it. I also believe that Severians "resurrection" from the Nessus is the point where Severian the Concilliator, Severian the New Sun, begins. If anyone is looking for a connection between Severian and Jesus Christ, this is it. Severian is just a torturer's apprentice until then. The bottom of the Nessus is the grave, and when Severian comes out of it, he's totally new. My point is that Severian's statement that he's a habitual liar need not be treated concurrent with the story since it could be read as refering to how he had behaved before.

Nessus? I can be mistaken, but I think you mean the river Gyoll (is this the correct spelling?). This could be a Christian paralel, anyway: not with the resurrection of Christ -- wich, anyway, marks the end of Jesus's "career" on Earth --, but the Baptism by John.