Gene Wolfe: The Soldier series

Rolando Vinluan · 17 Aug 1992, 01:16 · from sf-lovers.1992.mbox

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From: rvinluan at cs.cornell.edu (Rolando Vinluan)
Subject: Gene Wolfe: The Soldier series
Date: 17 Aug 92 01:16:32 GMT
Message-ID: <sflovers-v17-426-8 at digest.sf-lovers>
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I just finished Soldier of Arete. It was truly unique, though-provoking,
exciting...I like it better than his New Sun series, actually, in part
because it deals with real history. I'm going to re-read Soldier of the
Mist then next time I'm home.

Questions:

   1) Pindaros's chapter in the end, trying to mimic Homer I think, was a
bit confusing.  The Amazon (Pharetra/Hippostizein) won the chariot race,
right? Was this because Latro let him win it?

   2) I don't have the first book, and the second doesn't come with a map,
so can somebody help me with the modern names of the places? Rope is
Sparta, Thrace is well, Thrace. But Hill, Tower Hill, Sestos, Nestos,
Cowland...HELP!?!?

   3) Is this the third book out yet? I don't think it's in paperback, but
in hardcover?

   4) Who else besides me likes this series better than the New Sun series
(though honestly, I haven't read "Urth of the New Sun" yet).

   5) Any good books about Ancient Greece you can recommend? My main
reference was Will Durant's "The Story of Civilization," which is of course
good and a classic, but I don't have that with me right now.

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