Typhon & Whorl

don doggett · 21 Dec 2007, 06:33 · from 2007-December.txt.gz

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From: kingwukong at yahoo.com (don doggett)
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:33:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: (urth) Typhon & Whorl
In-Reply-To: <BAY106-W21884FCDAC3BF0F4958975855D0 at phx.gbl>
Message-ID: <517119.68934.qm at web32406.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


--- Pedro Pereira <domus_artemis at hotmail.com> wrote:

> But if extra-solar system rule is confirmed, than
> the only answer to the Whorl is that Wolfe wanted a
> generational starship and thats it. And in that case
> you're right, the two series are somehow
> interconnected in the sense that its the "same"
> universe, but they are not really the same thingy
> and should be looked upon as two related series with
> recurring themes but ultimately independent.
>  

Except for the impossible to avoid fact that Wolfe has
Silk(horn) travel to Urth and meet Severian in RttW.
Whatever else it might mean, it certainly means the
books are intended to be read as a cycle.

Don

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