gene wolfe

I had heard really good things about Gene Wolfe, and decided to give the first book in the series a try. Many have expressed their disappointment with this novel, while many more have gone on to describe the series as a work of art, and science fiction unlike anything out there. I myself am at a...

What are people's thoughts on this book? Whilst I found it a pleasure to read Wolfe's eloquant prose (as usual), I struggled to make much sense of it. It seemed that many of the stories within the main story gave clues and hints as to how best to interpret the book itself but I think far too...

Hello everyone... I was hoping for some insight into how to go about writing to Gene? I have never written to any authors before but really feel like dropping him a few lines of humble and heartfelt praise. Can anyone help me out with an adress to write to? Thanks

Released back in March, this forum has been very quiet for a while, I think this deserves a thread. I have not read it yet. The reviews on Amazon, while only ten, are very positive. Anyone read it and want to post impressions?

A Brief Article On The Religious Implications Of Gene Wolfe’s The Book Of The New Sun This is an amended version of an article I wrote almost twenty years ago for the British BSFA magazine Vector. The Book of the New Sun is one of science fiction's greatest achievements, and it is generally...

The scroll they found deep in the jungle - what was it??

I was trying to decide what High Fantasy series to read next, and since I had both books in The Wizard Knight I decided I'd read that since most books I only have the first book in many series. Am I somehow reading The Knight wrong or is it very confusing in the beginning? I'm at page 68 so...

I just finished The Wizard. I really enjoyed The Knight, but I was very disappointed with The Wizard. I had to force myself to finish it. It was one boring conversation after the other. It seems that it was not edited too well. I think it should have been shorter and the plot should have...

Hi all. Just a heads up that TOR will be publisihing a retrospective on Gene's work, the first of its kind, in early 2009 called: The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction. I don't know if I'll get it as I probably have those stories in various other...

Hi all. Big Gene Wolfe fan. One of the most amazing writers, not only makes it interesting and unique, but weaves several (if not more) stories into the main story, that require re-reading to even notice! I've done a lot of research into the New Sun and Long/Short Sun series. Now, I'm...

Anyone read this book ? I wanted to try Wolfe by this book or another stand alone or a short series like Wizard Knight. Is good enough book or a bad place to start cause it might put me off him ?

I'm on p.462 and I must say, I am in love with Mr. Wolfe's writing. I had intended to buy Shadow and Claw, but as no one carried it (I had to order it) and I was thirsting for new book, I picked up The Knight. I was alittle worried by the premise, the whole Neverending Story deal (as I have...

Has anyone read this book? read the synopsis and sounds like something I'll give a shot.

While looking up information about the Book of the New Sun I happened to stumble upon references to the Lexicon Urthus. It sounds like this dictionary meets encyclopedia on the Urth cycle could be a valuable reference for any fan of the series. Unfortunately this seems to be out of print and the...

"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...