Questions about Book of the New Sun

David Bilek · 17 Sep 2004, 19:05 · from rec.arts.sf.written.2004.mbox

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From: David Bilek <dtbilek at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Questions about Book of the New Sun
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 19:05:56 GMT
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GSV Three Minds in a Can <GSV at quik.clara.co.uk> wrote:
><snip>
>>From what I've heard, it really explains a LOT of what happened.  I'm
>>waiting for mine to arrive in the mail.  Didn't you find you were left
>>with a lot of questions at the end of BOTNS?
>
>Yeah like
>
>"Why did I bother to read all the volumes" and

Because it's perhaps the most seminal work of literary Science Fiction
ever written.

>
>"How come Wolfe's dictionary has got more words in than mine, I'm using 
>the Shorter Oxford already, fer crisakes" and

He's a bright, literate guy.  Use the full Oxford!

>
>"What was this doing in the Science Fiction section"...
>

It's set in the far future and involves things like spaceships, time
travel, and lasers?

-David

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