ReReading Wolfe
A chapter by chapter discussion of Gene Wolfe’s science fantasy masterpiece ”The Book of the New Sun”, starting with ”The Shadow of the Torturer.” Spoiler heavy.
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tbotns 3-10,11,12 The Dorcas Break-Up Part 2 (opens the original)
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No listener comments in this one, so nothing to skip past. The Sword of the Lictor The Dorcas Break-Up Part 2 Chapter 10-12 "Lead", "The Hand of the Past", "Following the Flood" The second part of Dorcas and Severian's breakup, in which... honestly, it's too sad to be snarky. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: two of four of Wolfe's early stabs at detective stories, now collected in The Wolfe at the Door. - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 9, The Salamande
tbotns 3-10,11,12 The Dorcas Break-Up Part 1 (opens the original)
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Listener comments end at: 24:25 The Sword of the Lictor The Dorcas Break-Up Part 1 Chapter 10-12 "Lead", "The Hand of the Past", "Following the Flood The first part of Dorcas and Severian's breakup, along with some drama about vomiting odd things. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: two of four of Wolfe's early stabs at detective stories, now collected in The Wolfe at the Door. - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 9, The Salamander - Chapter 8, Upon the Cliff
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