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
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Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 27, "Is He Dead?"
Severian battles with averns at the Sanguinary Fields. Dorcas takes him to find medical help.
Links:
- Michael Grant on Agia being provoke to worried about the note only after Severian mentions Vodalus
- Sean Michael Robinson why Dorcas doesn't let Severian buy clothes for her at the Inn of Lost Loves. Also, why Severian is such a good wine critic.
- Mickey Smith wonders if when Dorcas said "Sun" in the Hildegrin chapter, she actually said "Son".
- Wolfe and the number 17
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