Pike's ghost

Larry Miller · 01 Dec 2011, 19:26 · from 2011-December.txt.gz

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From: decanus1284 at gmail.com (Larry Miller)
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 14:26:19 -0500
Subject: (urth) Pike's ghost
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I think the most important clue that Wolfe gives us regarding Inire is
his letter.  In  the letter he mentions his "cousins" and says that it
will not be long before they side not only with humanity but with
"us".  Who are these cousins? And why are they so reluctant to side
with humanity?  Who does the us refer to (Inire and Severian? The
Commonwealth?)?

On 12/1/11, David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net> wrote:
> On 12/1/2011 10:10 AM, entonio at gmail.com wrote:
>> No dia 2011/12/01, ?s 14:20, "Gerry Quinn" <gerry at bindweed.com
>> <mailto:gerry at bindweed.com>> escreveu:
>>> > Okay, so if I understand your view correctly, Inire's purpose on
>>> Urth is
>>> > to groom and support autarchs, with the eventually ascension of the
>>> right
>>> > one to New Sun status? I think this jibes with Borski's view and
>>> quite a
>>> > few others on this list (my own view differs).
>>> That would be my view also, and I cannot think of any actions or
>>> statements by Inire that would tend to undermine it.
>>
>> Not to be the devil's advocate, but I think that is clearly the
>> default, simple, surface interpretation, which cries out loud for an
>> intricate alternative.
>
> Or at least some development. One can certainly imagine variations on
> "groom" and "support."
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