Other things

Andrew Bollen · 18 Dec 2002, 13:44 · from urth-v0212.mbox · original

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From: "Andrew Bollen" <abollen at internode.on.net>
Subject: (urth) Other things
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:44:32 +1100
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Just a collection of things on my mind, while I am thinking about Wolfe. =
I know some of the questions have been discussed, but I haven't seen any =
proposals which I ind convincing; perhaps Marcs revelation will help!=20

1. The demiurge Severian sleeps with before his trial (can't remember =
her name), and her mode of "talking" - shaping blank spaces in the =
background noise. This is kind of  Wolfe's narrative style, isn't it - =
leaving blank spaces in a background of narrative, for readers to fill =
in for themselves.

2. Where does SilkHorn go when he leaves on the Whorl at the end of =
RTTW? Is it back to Urth, now Ushas, to repopulate the world? "Good =
fishing" on Ushas, I would think. Perhaps for my hypothetical melding =
with Severian?=20

3. Undines and Abaia. What happens to them in the flood? Why is this =
something they would resist? What happens to them, with the making of =
Ushas? What are they, and where do they come from? What are their aims & =
goals? Some of the tales in New Sun hint that they were brought to Urth =
by men; how did they arrive on Blue? Why does the Mother give Seawrack =
to Horn? Is the Mother an Abaia (I would think so), or a Vanished People =
undine? Did the Vanished People worship the Mother, and did this =
contribute to their ruin?

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Just a collection of things =
on my=20
mind, while I am thinking about Wolfe. I know some of the=20
questions have been discussed, but I haven't seen any proposals =
which I ind=20
convincing; perhaps Marcs revelation will help! 

1. The demiurge Severian sleeps with =
before his=20
trial (can't remember her name), and her mode of "talking" - shaping =
blank=20
spaces in the background noise. This is kind of  Wolfe's narrative =
style,=20
isn't it - leaving blank spaces in a background of narrative, for =
readers to=20
fill in for themselves.

2. Where does SilkHorn go when he =
leaves on the=20
Whorl at the end of RTTW? Is it back to Urth, now Ushas, to repopulate =
the=20
world? "Good fishing" on Ushas, I would think. Perhaps for my =
hypothetical=20
melding with Severian? 

3. Undines and Abaia. What happens to =
them in the=20
flood? Why is this something they would resist? What happens to them, =
with the=20
making of Ushas? What are they, and where do they come from? What are =
their aims=20
& goals? Some of the tales in New Sun hint that they were brought to =
Urth by=20
men; how did they arrive on Blue? Why does the Mother give Seawrack to =
Horn? Is=20
the Mother an Abaia (I would think so), or a Vanished People undine? Did =
the=20
Vanished People worship the Mother, and did this contribute to their=20
ruin?

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