Digest urth.v028.n049

Michael Straight07 Oct 1999, 18:22original as archived

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On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Paul C Duggan wrote: What about the detail (IIRC) in the Long Sun that the religion of the Whorl "parodied" that of the state religion at the time of Typhon? Does that indicate a kind of connection to christianity ("sign of addition", minimally)?

Oooo! A tricky question. How much do details from the Long Sun "count" in interpreting the New Sun books? Somehow I feel that's cheating. On the other hand, I don't feel that way at all about the Short Sun & Long Sun books, I guess because it feels like it's going to really be all one story. As for rumors that Severian may be involved somehow in the Short Sun books, I am prejudiced against the idea. The Typhon bit works because it's such a minor connection. But the feel of these two series is so different, I have trouble imagining them being brought together without one seeming out of place. (I haven't read Blue yet, so I can't say anything about the 'feel' of that book.) -Rostrum

Peter Westlake08 Oct 1999, 09:17original as archived

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At 18:22 1999-10-07 -0400, Michael Straight wrote: ...

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As for rumors that Severian may be involved somehow in the Short Sun books, I am prejudiced against the idea. The Typhon bit works because it's such a minor connection. But the feel of these two series is so different, I have trouble imagining them being brought together without one seeming out of place. (I haven't read Blue yet, so I can't say anything about the 'feel' of that book.)

There's also the problem that by the end of Urth Severian has acquired god-like magical powers, and such heroes are famously difficult to deal with in fiction. Everything's too easy. S.Bear