Gideon

Adam Thornton · 08 Jan 2009, 17:01 · from 2009-January.txt.gz

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From: adam at io.com (Adam Thornton)
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:01:42 -0600
Subject: (urth) Gideon
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On Jan 8, 2009, at 8:00 AM, Dave Tallman wrote:

>
> In an interview, Wolfe said the book was about freedom, and Gideon  
> was the most free character. That could mean the one most  
> unconstrained by morality. Queen Cassiopeia was the least free,  
> eventually becoming a literal puppet for the will of her people.

He *is* described as a Guest on Earth on the very first page, and we  
*do* have a title for the book, you know.

Now: if we take "Freedom" to be a stand-in for "Evil"--what does that  
tell us about the *previous* novel?

Adam
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