{ "export": { "source": "https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/6173", "note": "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.", "addresses": "obscured as 'user at host'" }, "archive": "urth", "thread": { "id": 6173, "subject": "Some Gene Wolfe Covers", "messages": 8, "voices": 6, "first": "2012-03-05T16:34:41+00:00", "last": "2012-03-06T16:42:55+00:00" }, "messages": [ { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Fred Kiesche", "address": "godelescherbach at gmail.com" }, "date": "2012-03-05T16:34:41+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers", "in_reply_to": null, "reply_link": null, "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "A couple of beautiful covers for Gene Wolfe's original \"Sun\" quartet at\nthis site, starting with this page:\n\nhttp://www.brucepennington.co.uk/cover30.htm" }, { "kind": "sig", "depth": 0, "text": "F.P. Kiesche III \"Ah Mr. Gibbon, another damned, fat, square book. Always,\nscribble, scribble, scribble, eh?\" (The Duke of Gloucester, on being\npresented with Volume 2 of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.)\nBlogging at The Lensman's Children (\nhttp://theeternalgoldenbraid.blogspot.com/)." } ] }, { "message_id": "<1BE3A988C799442C9862858367519A12@Rover>", "from": { "name": "Gerry Quinn", "address": "gerry at bindweed.com" }, "date": "2012-03-05T16:58:36+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "From: Fred Kiesche \n\nA couple of beautiful covers for Gene Wolfe's original \"Sun\" quartet at this site, starting with this page:\n\nhttp://www.brucepennington.co.uk/cover30.htm\n\n\nI used to have the set with those covers. Wolfe’s cover artists rarely serve him so well.\n\n- Gerry Quinn" } ] }, { "message_id": "<1330975816.48332.YahooMailClassic@web161804.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>", "from": { "name": "Marc Aramini", "address": "marcaramini at yahoo.com" }, "date": "2012-03-05T19:30:16+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers", "in_reply_to": "<1BE3A988C799442C9862858367519A12@Rover>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I never dug those too much - maybe it's the emphasis on landscape instead of people and action, I don't know. Something about the colors, too. I actually like the Maitz ones better, especially for volume 1 and 4, if Severian had a bit less gyno.\n\nOne of my favorite covers for a pretty mediocre fantasy was the cover of Constantine's Wraiths of Will and Pleasure; I wish some of Wolfe's stuff had that kind of artistic treatment. Not that it's related to?Wolfe, but it's Tor SF:\n? http://openlibrary.org/books/OL3682165M/The_wraiths_of_will_and_pleasure\n\n\n\nHis worst cover is no doubt the limited edition Free Live Free one. UGH.\nHopefully hoof and hide won't mind a link :)\n\nhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hoofandhide/4144009502/\n\n\n--- On Mon, 3/5/12, Gerry Quinn wrote:\n\n\nFrom: Gerry Quinn \nSubject: Re: (urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers\nTo: \"The Urth Mailing List\" \nDate: Monday, March 5, 2012, 8:58 AM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom: Fred Kiesche \n\n\nA couple of beautiful covers for Gene Wolfe's original \"Sun\" quartet at this site, starting with this page:\n\nhttp://www.brucepennington.co.uk/cover30.htm\n\n\nI used to have the set with those covers. Wolfe’s cover artists rarely serve him so well.\n\n- Gerry Quinn\n-----Inline Attachment Follows-----" } ] }, { "message_id": "<23DE2ACBC334479B9DFAE3DB470812F5@Rover>", "from": { "name": "Gerry Quinn", "address": "gerry at bindweed.com" }, "date": "2012-03-05T19:39:38+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers", "in_reply_to": "<1330975816.48332.YahooMailClassic@web161804.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "From: Marc Aramini \n\n His worst cover is no doubt the limited edition Free Live Free one. UGH.\n Hopefully hoof and hide won't mind a link :)\n\n http://www.flickr.com/photos/hoofandhide/4144009502/\n\n\n Yikes! Were they trying to tap the feminist market?\n\n - Gerry Quinn\n " } ] }, { "message_id": "<4F551B85.90309@gmail.com>", "from": { "name": "António Pedro Marques", "address": "entonio at gmail.com" }, "date": "2012-03-05T20:01:09+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers", "in_reply_to": "<23DE2ACBC334479B9DFAE3DB470812F5@Rover>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Gerry Quinn wrote (05-03-2012 19:39):" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "*From:* Marc Aramini \nHis worst cover is no doubt the limited edition Free Live Free one. UGH.\nHopefully hoof and hide won't mind a link :)\nhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hoofandhide/4144009502/\nYikes! Were they trying to tap the feminist market?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Gad, this is is uberawsum!" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Greg Bates", "address": "gregory.a.bates at gmail.com" }, "date": "2012-03-06T03:51:50+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers", "in_reply_to": "<1330975816.48332.YahooMailClassic@web161804.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I really didn't like Free Live Free, but now I want to track down a copy of\nthat for my bookshelf, because DAMN. That is awesome." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Marc Aramini wrote:\n\nI never dug those too much - maybe it's the emphasis on landscape instead\nof people and action, I don't know. Something about the colors, too. I\nactually like the Maitz ones better, especially for volume 1 and 4, if\nSeverian had a bit less gyno.\n\nOne of my favorite covers for a pretty mediocre fantasy was the cover of\nConstantine's Wraiths of Will and Pleasure; I wish some of Wolfe's stuff\nhad that kind of artistic treatment. Not that it's related to Wolfe, but\nit's Tor SF:\n http://openlibrary.org/books/OL3682165M/The_wraiths_of_will_and_pleasure\n\n\n\nHis worst cover is no doubt the limited edition Free Live Free one. UGH.\nHopefully hoof and hide won't mind a link :)\n\nhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hoofandhide/4144009502/\n\n\n--- On *Mon, 3/5/12, Gerry Quinn * wrote:\n\n\nFrom: Gerry Quinn \nSubject: Re: (urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers\nTo: \"The Urth Mailing List\" \nDate: Monday, March 5, 2012, 8:58 AM\n\n\n\n *From:* Fred Kiesche\n\n A couple of beautiful covers for Gene Wolfe's original \"Sun\" quartet at\nthis site, starting with this page:\n\nhttp://www.brucepennington.co.uk/cover30.htm\n\nI used to have the set with those covers. Wolfe’s cover artists rarely\nserve him so well.\n\n- Gerry Quinn\n\n-----Inline Attachment Follows-----\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Fred Kiesche", "address": "godelescherbach at gmail.com" }, "date": "2012-03-06T13:46:20+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I thought that I had a copy of Free Live Free (not that edition), but it\nlooks like not. Then I thought it had been put into one of the releases\nthat contained 2 titles...and again, it looks like I'm wrong.\n\nAnybody know if there is a release in the works?" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Greg Bates wrote:\nI really didn't like Free Live Free, but now I want to track down a copy\nof that for my bookshelf, because DAMN. That is awesome.\n\nOn Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Marc Aramini wrote:" }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 2, "text": "I never dug those too much - maybe it's the emphasis on landscape instead\nof people and action, I don't know. Something about the colors, too. I\nactually like the Maitz ones better, especially for volume 1 and 4, if\nSeverian had a bit less gyno.\n\nOne of my favorite covers for a pretty mediocre fantasy was the cover of\nConstantine's Wraiths of Will and Pleasure; I wish some of Wolfe's stuff\nhad that kind of artistic treatment. Not that it's related to Wolfe, but\nit's Tor SF:\n\nhttp://openlibrary.org/books/OL3682165M/The_wraiths_of_will_and_pleasure\n\n\n\nHis worst cover is no doubt the limited edition Free Live Free one. UGH.\nHopefully hoof and hide won't mind a link :)\n\nhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hoofandhide/4144009502/\n\n\n--- On *Mon, 3/5/12, Gerry Quinn * wrote:\n\n\nFrom: Gerry Quinn \nSubject: Re: (urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers\nTo: \"The Urth Mailing List\" \nDate: Monday, March 5, 2012, 8:58 AM\n\n\n\n *From:* Fred Kiesche\n\n A couple of beautiful covers for Gene Wolfe's original \"Sun\" quartet at\nthis site, starting with this page:\n\nhttp://www.brucepennington.co.uk/cover30.htm\n\nI used to have the set with those covers. Wolfe’s cover artists rarely\nserve him so well.\n\n- Gerry Quinn\n\n-----Inline Attachment Follows-----\n\n_______________________________________________" } ] }, { "message_id": "<4F563E8F.4000400@clueland.com>", "from": { "name": "Jeff Wilson", "address": "jwilson at clueland.com" }, "date": "2012-03-06T16:42:55+00:00", "subject": "(urth) Some Gene Wolfe Covers", "in_reply_to": "<23DE2ACBC334479B9DFAE3DB470812F5@Rover>", "reply_link": "header", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "On 3/5/2012 1:39 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:\n*From:* Marc Aramini \nHis worst cover is no doubt the limited edition Free Live Free one. UGH.\nHopefully hoof and hide won't mind a link :)\nhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/hoofandhide/4144009502/\nYikes! Were they trying to tap the feminist market?\n- Gerry Quinn" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Fat-bottomed girls make the rockin' world go 'round, laddie!" }, { "kind": "sig", "depth": 0, "text": "Jeff Wilson - jwilson at clueland.com\nComputational Intelligence Laboratory - Texas A&M Texarkana\n< http://www.tamut.edu/CIL >" } ] } ] }