What should I read?

Matthew Knight · 14 Oct 2011, 01:15 · from 2011-October.txt.gz

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From: jacobeiserman at gmail.com (Matthew Knight)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:15:02 -0500
Subject: (urth) What should I read?
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On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 12:20 PM, James Wynn <crushtv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Pirate Freedom made me think it would be fun to be a pirate. In an
> alternate universe, fantasy stories set at sea are as popular as stories
> about boy wizards are here. In that universe, Wolfe is a god.
>

So...Gene Wolfe is Dr. Manhattan?

Sorry; even as a lurker I couldn't resist.

But while I'm here, I'll chime in on Fifth Head and Peace.  Very different
novels, but both quintessentially Wolfean.
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