# New interview *The Urth list — 8 messages, 6 voices, 07 Jan 2009* > Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright > in each message remains with the person who wrote it. > Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original > archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than > retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact. --- ### Kettil Rejving *07 Jan 2009, 12:30* Hi everyone! I found this in my Gene Wolfe news feed: http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/interview/gene_wolfe Kettil, Sweden --- ### Son of Witz *07 Jan 2009, 15:18 · in reply to Kettil Rejving* thanks. I like the bit about sounds and voices. the comments at the bottom are hilarious. ~witz > On Jan 7, 2009, at 4:30 AM, Kettil Rejving wrote: > Hi everyone! I found this in my Gene Wolfe news feed: > http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/interview/gene_wolfe > > Kettil, > Sweden > _______________________________________________ --- ### Craig Brewer *07 Jan 2009, 15:19 · in reply to Kettil Rejving* Thanks for the link. And just a tiny note: _Strange Horizons_ did their year in review. Unfortunately, this was the single Wolfe mention: "As to the worst of the year: both The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod and Matter by Iain M. Banks were disappointing in comparison to their recent novels, but still readable. Which is more than can be said for An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe, which is perhaps the worst thing he has written since his first novel, Operation Ares." -- Paul Kincaid http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2009/01/2008_in_review.shtml ----- Original Message ---- From: Kettil Rejving To: urth at lists.urth.net Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 6:30:59 AM Subject: (urth) New interview Hi everyone! I found this in my Gene Wolfe news feed: http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/interview/gene_wolfe Kettil, Sweden --- ### Gwern Branwen *07 Jan 2009, 15:26 · in reply to Craig Brewer* -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:19 AM, Craig Brewer wrote: > Thanks for the link. > > And just a tiny note: _Strange Horizons_ did their year in review. Unfortunately, this was the single Wolfe mention: > > "As to the worst of the year: both The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod and Matter by Iain M. Banks were disappointing in comparison to their recent > novels, but still readable. Which is more than can be said for An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe, which is perhaps the worst thing he has written since his first novel, Operation Ares." -- Paul Kincaid > > http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2009/01/2008_in_review.shtml I saw that one too. Perhaps it's just me - but AEG seems to have, for a Wolfe, been absolutely savaged in the reviews. Based on the Urth.net discussions, y'all seem to like it fairly well. Intuitively, it seems to be getting as much discussion as either of the Wizard-Knight or Pirate Freedom. (I haven't read it myself.) What's behind this discrepancy? - -- gwern -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEAREKAAYFAklkyZQACgkQvpDo5Pfl1oKHoACfdFQwfYp4w7GbrCDlQNrbw8G7 nokAoJBNzBTBbB6puhX5RXqA1P2wxyRp =XMVy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --- ### Craig Brewer *07 Jan 2009, 15:28 · in reply to Son of Witz* Sounds indeed. My latest read-thru of New Sun was a "listen-through" from the audio versions that have been posted here before. Quite a different experience with many things standing out that didn't when I've read them before. (Also some unintentionally hilarious moments when the narrator tries to pronounce some of the unusual vocab, and even does it differently within the same paragraph...and then there's some questionable characterization at times...he makes Severian sound like a nasally git...but still quite enjoyable.) It would be wonderful to hear Wolfe read the whole thing. ----- Original Message ---- From: Son of Witz To: The Urth Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 9:18:41 AM Subject: Re: (urth) New interview thanks. I like the bit about sounds and voices. the comments at the bottom are hilarious. ~witz > On Jan 7, 2009, at 4:30 AM, Kettil Rejving wrote: > Hi everyone! I found this in my Gene Wolfe news feed: > http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/interview/gene_wolfe > > Kettil, > Sweden > _______________________________________________ > Urth Mailing List > To post, write urth at urth.net > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net --- ### Stuart Hamm *07 Jan 2009, 15:35 · in reply to Craig Brewer* That's funny! I had a hard time caring about AEG as well.... ???? Mobile — (415) 786-3624 ???? Skype? stuart.hamm myspace.com/stuhamm ? ??? stuarthamm.net --- On Wed, 1/7/09, Craig Brewer wrote: From: Craig Brewer Subject: Re: (urth) New interview To: "The Urth Mailing List" Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 7:19 AM Thanks for the link. And just a tiny note: _Strange Horizons_ did their year in review. Unfortunately, this was the single Wolfe mention: "As to the worst of the year: both The Night Sessions by Ken MacLeod and Matter by Iain M. Banks were disappointing in comparison to their recent novels, but still readable. Which is more than can be said for An Evil Guest by Gene Wolfe, which is perhaps the worst thing he has written since his first novel, Operation Ares." -- Paul Kincaid http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2009/01/2008_in_review.shtml ----- Original Message ---- From: Kettil Rejving To: urth at lists.urth.net Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 6:30:59 AM Subject: (urth) New interview Hi everyone! I found this in my Gene Wolfe news feed: http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/interview/gene_wolfe Kettil, Sweden --- ### Son of Witz *07 Jan 2009, 17:09 · follows Stuart Hamm* I agree, I'd love to hear Wolfe read it. Avers does a good job though. I really like his characterization of Severian, actually, just the right mix of foolishness and sophistication. I do wonder about many of his pronunciations, which change from book to book as well. just started listening to the Nightside audiobook. I think it's Avers, but I skipped the attribution. Right off the bat I was wondering about his pronunciation. Pa(y)tera, not Pa(h)tera. I think the phenome must be Pah, not Pay, by simple contrast to Maytera. As I may have mentioned, it's great to listen. I notice different stuff than when I'm reading. ~witz > -----Original Message----- > From: Craig Brewer [mailto:cnbrewer at yahoo.com] > Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 07:28 AM > To: 'The Urth Mailing List' > Subject: Re: (urth) New interview > > Sounds indeed. My latest read-thru of New Sun was a "listen-through" from the audio versions that have been posted here before. Quite a different experience with many things standing out that didn't when I've read them before. (Also some unintentionally hilarious moments when the narrator tries to pronounce some of the unusual vocab, and even does it differently within the same paragraph...and then there's some questionable characterization at times...he makes Severian sound like a nasally git...but still quite enjoyable.) It would be wonderful to hear Wolfe read the whole thing. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Son of Witz > To: The Urth Mailing List > Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 9:18:41 AM > Subject: Re: (urth) New interview > > thanks. > I like the bit about sounds and voices. > the comments at the bottom are hilarious. > ~witz > > On Jan 7, 2009, at 4:30 AM, Kettil Rejving wrote: >> Hi everyone! I found this in my Gene Wolfe news feed: >> http://www.nebulaawards.com/index.php/interview/gene_wolfe >> >> Kettil, >> Sweden >> _______________________________________________ --- ### Adam Thornton *07 Jan 2009, 17:26 · in reply to Gwern Branwen* > On Jan 7, 2009, at 9:26 AM, Gwern Branwen wrote: > > Based on the Urth.net discussions, y'all seem to like it fairly well. > Intuitively, it seems to be getting as much discussion as either of > the Wizard-Knight or Pirate Freedom. (I haven't read it myself.) > > What's behind this discrepancy? It's easy to read as a straight-up fluffy no-depth pulp adventure. Adam ---