A spoiler-dense, chapter by chapter discussion of Gene Wolfe‘s science fantasy masterpiece The Book Of The New Sun, covering all four volumes and a little bit from Urth of the New Sun when necessary. They don‘t try to spoil anything else but, then again it‘s not a prepossessing podcast. https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe
Episodes
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 16, "The Rag Shop"
Severian has breakfast with Baldanders and Talos and meets a skinny waitress. Then Severian bids Baldanders & Co fare-thee-well and encounters Agia in front of her rag shop.
Links:
- Philip Bonner on FB
- Mike Farrar theories: First Baldanders Theory and Whorl=Yesod Theory
- Brett Loftesnes on which side of the continent Nessus is on
- Bsharp on Dionysus the Fox
- David Stockhoff on Dionysus and the theater
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- Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
- Outro from "Angel of the Morning" by Joya Landis, Tommy McCook, and the Supersonics
- Logo art by SonOfWitz
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Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 15, "Baldanders"
Severian's first night on his own. He stops at an inn and gets an interesting bed partner.
Links:
- The Decade-Long Quest For Shadow of the Colossus’ Last Secret
- The Unseen Lands of Dark Souls and Dark Souls Lore - Do the Souls Games Share A Universe?
- Ubikcan Reddit theory
- Mavoris13 Reddit post on the First Severian theory
- Disagreers
- DrEvil1380
- bsharporflat
- Stephen Gordon one and two
- Nigel's comments one and two
- Calum MacPherson's one and two
- Judge Dee Mysteries
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This episode is sponsored by Rasper Mattresses.
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- Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
- Alternate outro for the First Severian episode: "Getting Better" by The Beatles
- Outro from "Atlantis" by Donovan
- Due to copyright issues, the outro for the Youtube version of this episode uses Maria Bamfords "Old MacDonald Had a Pterodactyl"
- Logo art by SonOfWitz
Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
THIS IS SIDE TWO OF THIS EPISODE
This is Side TWO of our discussion with Mantis about his theory regarding Severian's description of the First Severian in the final chapter of Citadel of the Autarch.
If you haven't listened to Side ONE, go HERE first.
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- Outro from "Been Here Before" by Kingfish Ingram
- Logo art by SonOfWitz
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Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Listener comments ends at 35m25s
If you don't want to listen to the listener feedback at the beginning, skip to there.,
No specific chapter
This is Side One of our discussion with Mantis about his theory regarding Severian's description of the First Severian in the final chapter of Citadel of the Autarch.
Because Severian's reveal as Mantis's frames it has the potential to affect every chapter of "The Book of the New Sun" there's no really good chapter in which to bring it up. So we placed it here upon Severian's exile, just before Severian is thrust into the wider world.
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Links:
- Craig's Reddit post on the Megatherians
- Goonhandz Reddit posts: one two and three and an interpretation of Eschatology and Genesis here
- Stephen Frug's comments
- Nigel's discussion of connectivity between tBotNS and A Voyage To Arcturus
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This episode is sponsored by Twist Endings.
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- Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
- Stephen Frug theme from "The Frug" by Rilo Kiley
- Musical Interlude from "Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal" by They Might Be Giants
- Outro from "Been Here Before" by Kingfish Ingram
- Logo art by SonOfWitz
Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.