What should I read?

Antonin Scriabin · 13 Oct 2011, 14:48 · from 2011-October.txt.gz

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From: kierkegaurdian at gmail.com (Antonin Scriabin)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:48:45 -0400
Subject: (urth) What should I read?
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I have only read the first half of the Wizard / Knight duology, but I very
much enjoyed it.  It was one of those books that got me sufficiently
interested (though not enthralled) during the first 200 pages or so, and
then rewarded patience with the last half.  By the end of the book, I was
completely roped into the story.  I have a few other books to read, then I
will read *The Wizard*.  I can understand why people might be turned off by
Wizard / Knight, but I for one thought the first book at least was great.

On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Daniel Petersen <
danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'll chime in on recommending Wolfe's short story collections - I haven't
> run into one I didn't pretty thoroughly enjoy, but Doctor Death is probably
> the one that's as consistently rich as New Sun and feels like it prefigures
> it in many ways.  I heartily agree with the recommendation of Cerberus and
> think that's probably the best next stop.  And I must put in a good word for
> The Wizard-Knight duology against its detractors.  It is in some respects
> rather frustrating or unnerving or annoying or some such thing (which of
> Wolfe's books aren't?!), but I think it's truly masterful and up there with
> his greatest stuff - after attempting New Sun and not being sure what I
> thought, it was Wizard-Knight (and then the collection Innocents Aboard)
> that got me thorougly mesmerised and hooked and led me in to the entirety of
> the Solar Cycle and everything else.
>
> -DOJP
>
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>  *From:* Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com>
>>
>>  > I have enjoyed all of his books that I have read, but his stand-alone
>> novels
>>  >
>> that most impressed me (like Matthew) were *Peace* and *The Fifth Head of
>> *
>>  >
>> *Cerberus*.
>>
>>  I also think those are his best.  And of course he has written a lot of
>> terrific short stories and novellas.
>>
>>  - Gerry Quinn
>>
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