gene wolfe

Gene Rodman Wolfe born New York, New York: 7 May 1931 died Peoria, Illinois: 14 April 2019 Gene Wolfe was an American author of science fiction and fantasy, both as short stories and novels. He was also an editor of a trade periodical. He first published speculative fiction in The...

I read a short story featuring a car race between the U.S. and Germany starting from opposite ends of the route. The race had simulated traffic from small remote control Japanese Toylet cars (presumably Toyota commentary). The Germans started on the rural end of the route and initially had clear...

Opinion please. OT: Many people have said there favorite Author is HP Lovecraft. Including Stephen King.

Jack Vance who gave us the Dying Earth Book , The Demon Prince novels ect ect or Gene Wolfe who gave us the book of the Ne sun series , . The Knight and The Wizard duelolgy , The Latro trilogy ect ect which of the town...

One of the truly great literary talents to work in the field of imaginative fiction: Gene Wolfe (1931-2019)

My website hosted a piece by Wolfe scholar Michael Andre-Driussi (Lexicon Urthus) about the origins of the Book of the New Sun: The Feast of Saint Katharine (with a “K”)

Soldier of Sidon Gene Wolfe Tor, Oct 2006, $24.95 ISBN: 0765316641 Due to war injuries Latro’s short term memory is lost. When he wakes up he remembers nothing of the previous day. To compensate, he has learned to write down everything important that happened that day, a desperately needed...

An Evil Guest Gene Wolfe Tor, Sep 2008, $25.95 ISBN: 9780765321336 A century from now, the President of the United States makes a fervent request of academia private detective wizard Gideon Chase, known for solving problems no one else can. He wants the wizard to figure out how Bill Reis gets...

The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction Gene Wolfe Tor, Mar 17 2009, $27.95 ISBN: 9780765321350 This superb anthology lets the 31 tales sell the talent of the author to science fiction and fantasy readers; as the compilation jumps right into the stories...

Home Fires Gene Wolfe Tor, Jan 18 2011, $24.99 ISBN 9780765328182 Due to an interstellar military duty, affluent attorney Skip Grison is now two decades older than his contracted paramour Chelle Blue though they were the same age when they met at college. Her time in outer space was months, but...

I had a simple question: who's the interrogator in 'V.R.T'? Is it David, Number Five's 'sibling'? Also, what is significant about the communication via knocks thing going on in there?

Started this a couple of nights ago and finding it quite unusual. I'm quite widely read and have a degree in English so I'm capable of dealing with the text. My question/quandary - it's unlike most other literature I've read over the last few years which has been a combination of fantasy...

Hello- So which version of 'Free Live Free' is preferable? I haven't read Gene Wolfe's 'Free Live Free' but plan on doing so soon. It just so happens I have both the 1984 Mark V. Ziesing small press edition and the standard 1986 Tor mass market version on my shelf. Several places online...

Jonathan Laidlow of Ultan's Library and myself recently completed a brief interview with TBOTNS artist Bruce Pennington. Some interesting new insights. Here's the link - enjoy!

started a book several years ago,may have been the start of a series, the main character is an apprentice torturer who asigned as a circut exicutioner.is given a two-handed sword one edge for males and the other for females.lost book durring move did not get to finish.

I'm on my third read through of The Book of the New Sun. While several of the mysteries have been solved, I'm still frustrated with a few: 1) How does the Claw work? I understand it's all Severian's doing, and he uses the claw to focus his energies, but why does it work sometimes and not...

I'm reading John Crowley's Little, Big, and I started this right after Gene Wolfe's The Shadow and the Claw, and apart from the awe-inspiring control over language both authors have, I was struck by how differently both novels tackle the 'sense of wonder', as it were. Crowley's method (as far as...

Gollancz has just released the titles of its 50th anniversary special reprints, and The Book of the New Sun is on the list, along with a number of other favorites, new and old: http://www.gollancz50.com/ I kind of like the retro look ... I will probably be adding this to my collection when it...

Do any of you Wolfe fans have Castle of the Otter? How is it? I am slowly increasing my Wolfe collection, and will probably buy a copy soon. I think I have about 25 of his books at home (combination of short stories and novels). I am very intrigued by this book, and had no idea it was so...

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