Book of the new sun (1-4) questions

Maru Dubshinki · 21 Feb 2006, 05:47 · from 2006-February.txt.gz

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From: marudubshinki at gmail.com (Maru Dubshinki)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:47:32 -0500
Subject: (urth) Book of the new sun (1-4) questions
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On 2/20/06, Duncan Truter <dtruter at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I just finished reading the botns again, and I have a few questions.
> I've searched for these in the list already, and couldn't find the
> answers.
>
> 1: what happened at the piteous gate? there was a riot, there were
> clone soldiers...?

Some think hethrir caused the riot with a beast. I've also seen
suggestions that the guards were trying to get at Jonas.

> did a member of severian's party cause all of that?
>
> 2: what was awakened in the cave?
>
> 3: how many times does severian die? all I can think of right now is:
> -drowned as a child
> -possibly died in the cart with agia
> -killed by the avern

The UotNS has a couple deaths, notably falling down the shaft in the ship.

> can't remember any more, but I remember someone mentioning on this
> list that he was killed by a big gun in the citadel? I haven't re read
> urth of the new sun yet though, so not asking about that, yet.
>
> Thanks for your help. (Reading island of Doctor Death and other
> stories and other stories at the moment)

~Maru

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