gene wolfe

"I imagined them as strong yet delicate, women given to ferocious resistance and swift surrender, Women who could be won but not bought - if such women exist in the world." - Gene Wolfe As usual with Wolfe, something about this quote seems very strange, so much so that when my friend posted it...

hi. <<<spoilers>>> master malrubius and triskele. the cacogen/heirodules chose these forms to appeal to severian, and engage with him. personally i'd be terrified of an old dead teacher turning up and messing with my mojo like that. i get the old dog though, i have one in particular that...

hi, er spoilers herein and all that. I don’t have my books with me, so can’t quote exactly but when Severian is sent by the Pelerines to bring Master Ash to safety, Master Ash says that if he doesn’t exist in Severian’s future, then he may end up not existing at all if taken into a past were...

hello. contains spoilers as well as some rambling thoughts. I have been reading Gene Wolfe since the early 80’s and at the time didn’t have the benefit of the arphaweb to answer my idle questions, or even pose them. I recognised the name Typhon as being of Greek origin, but was never near a...

I am an avid fantasy fan and was referred to Wolfe by several friends over the years. However, I read more than your average Joe and for the past few years I've been reading several series of books that I devoted most of my reading time to; Jordan, Moorcock, Drake, (Tad) Williams, Salvatore...

I was a bit depressed because I had absolutely nothing to read so I decided to check the bookstand at the local grocery store, usually they have nothing but I did once find The Knight, by Gene Wolfe at this very bookstand, and what a find it proved to be. So today when I spotted The Wizard on...

So, has anybody else read this wonderfully odd book? Personally, I found it to be an incredibly difficult book to read - normally I can just sit down and zip through a novel in a single night. This book, on the other hand, still demands my attention, even after several weeks since its...

Here's a piece I wrote several years ago on Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus. I never did find out if I'd solved the book's puzzle correctly...

Ok, so I'm in the process of re-reading Gene Wolfe's New Sun series. And I have some questions for debate. There will be SPOILERS below, so beware. *************SPOILERS***************** Dorcas. I have to admit that Dorcas has always confused me. When we first meet her, and she is...

I need help finding the title of a relatively new fantasy book. Unfortunately, I dont remember the author nor the publisher. I only remember a vague summary written in the backcover when I went to buy A Feast for Crows a few weeks ago. It is the story of a boy/teenager living in our time, who...

Its finished now I could hardly put it down! My god how did I miss this author all these years? That has to be one of the strangest worlds I have ever had the pleasure to read. Rahl

Has anybody read these? Made up of 3 books, In Green's Jungles, On Blue's Waters, and Return to the Whorl, it picks up from where the Book of the Long Sun left off and shows the colonisation of Green and Blue by people from the Whorl, describes whether Patera Silk died or not, and what aliens...

The Fifth Head of Cerberus, Gene Wolfe Since this is a short little novella, most people should have finished by now. If you haven't finished it yet, please do not read the following thread as there are quite possible spoilers contained herein. My personal thoughts: I found the piece to...

I've found this published info for Gene Wolfe :) Please do add any further information about future publications :D Series Urth : Book of the New Sun 1. The Shadow of the Torturer (1980) 2. The Claw of the Conciliator (1980) 3. The Sword of the Lictor (1981) 4. The Citadel of the...

I just read 'Shadow and Claw: The First Half of the Book of the New Sun' by Gene Wolfe. It was fairly difficult read, and at times a little boring (and confusing). However I kept turning the pages ... Funny thing is I can't tell if I liked the book or not. On some levels the story was so...

So I'm now reading The Book of the New Sun, starting with Shadow and Claw. Initial impression after chapter 1 - approx 30 pages... Nothing much has happened, am I'm personally finding the reading a little limp and prosaic. The style itself reminds me of late 19th century writers, but...

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It seems that the whole Book of the New Sun is the starter for a larger series - but how do the books of the Long Sun fit into it? Do they follow directly - or some distant point in time? Or are they prologues? In fact, are any of Gene Wolfe's works considered as prologues for Book of the New...

Here is a blurb about this series that I found here: http://mysite.verizon.net/~vze2tmhh/wolfe.html The series is set far into the future. Earth's (or Urth's) sun is dying out. The story is narrated by the main character, Severian, a journeyman in the Order of the Seekers of Truth and...