Will there ever be a Book of the Old Sun?
The Urth list — 9 messages, 6 voices, 19 Jan 2003
https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/3774
Anthony Ferrara19 Jan 2003, 16:43original
Since Wolfe complemented (title wise, that is) his Book of the Long Sun series with a Book of the Short Sun series, why not write a Book of the Old Sun series? Obviously, this could take place before
Anthony
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On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Anthony Ferrara wrote:
Since Wolfe complemented (title wise, that is) his Book of the Long Sun series with a Book of the Short Sun series, why not write a Book of the Old Sun series? Obviously, this could take place before >
After he's written some more Latro stories.
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Anthony Ferrara19 Jan 2003, 17:19original
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I haven't read the Soldier books yet, but may order the Latro in the Mist omnibus. How would you rate them compared to Wolfe's other work?
Anthony
Josh Geller <dclxvi at dclxvi.best.vwh.net> wrote:
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On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Anthony Ferrara wrote:
Since Wolfe complemented (title wise, that is) his Book of the Long Sun series with a Book of the Short Sun series, why not write a Book of the Old Sun series? Obviously, this could take place before >
After he's written some more Latro stories.
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On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Anthony Ferrara wrote:
Josh Geller <dclxvi at dclxvi.best.vwh.net> wrote:
On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Anthony Ferrara wrote:
Since Wolfe complemented (title wise, that is) his Book of the Long Sun series with a Book of the Short Sun series, why not write a Book of the Old Sun series? Obviously, this could take place before >
After he's written some more Latro stories.
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I haven't read the Soldier books yet, but may order the Latro in the Mist omnibus. How would you rate them compared to Wolfe's other work?
They may be right up there with 'The Book Of The New Sun'. It's hard to say, as the story is not complete.
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Michael Straight20 Jan 2003, 01:53original
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On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Anthony Ferrara wrote:
I haven't read the Soldier books yet, but may order the Latro in the Mist omnibus. How would you rate them compared to Wolfe's other work?
I like them as much or more than Wolfe's other novels.
-Rostrum
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At 10:43 AM 1/19/2003, you wrote:
Since Wolfe complemented (title wise, that is) his Book of the Long Sun series with a Book of the Short Sun series, why not write a Book of the Old Sun series? Obviously, this could take place befo
Anthony
Latro, man. Latro lives before the Ultimate New Sun arrived in history (the theoanthropos). He lives at the beginning of time, when memory is short, unlike Severian, who lives toward the end, when memory is almost infallible. Thematically, anyway, Latro is what you are looking for. Let's hope he lives to finish it the way he planned.
It would be interesting to read the Soldier books with an eye on the Severian quintet, and see how many things are thematically or narratively parallel. I suspect there's a lot.
Nutria
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At 07:53 PM 1/19/2003, you wrote:
On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Anthony Ferrara wrote:
I haven't read the Soldier books yet, but may order the Latro in the Mist omnibus. How would you rate them compared to Wolfe's other work?
I like them as much or more than Wolfe's other novels.
-Rostrum
You might want to skim Bulfinch's Mythology before starting in. You've gotta know a bit, yea more than a bit, about ancient Greek mythology. And if the series continues, you're going to have to know something about Zoroastrianism also, I suspect.
Nutria
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes20 Jan 2003, 19:13original
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... why not write a Book of the Old Sun ...
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Latro, man. Latro lives before the Ultimate New Sun arrived=20 in history (the theoanthropos).=20
... an interesting point. I'd noticed some of the obvious contrasts, but thinkin of it as a BotOS had not occurred to me. Yeah, may he finish it; I want to see how important Apollo turns out to be in all this ...
Ryan Thistlethwaite20 Jan 2003, 21:50original
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Who is he George Lucas?! I like a little MYSTERY in my life. The Old Sun is just that, OLD...
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