ReReading Wolfe

* Ada's Website and Terra Ignota series

Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
Logo art by SonOfWitz

Bonus: Ada Palmer talks about Gene Wolfe, his legacy, and The Book of the New Sun Aug 08, 2021

Show notes

The Ada Palmer Interview

Ada Palmer wrote the introductions to the latest edition of "Shadow & Claw" from Tor, "The Path of the New Sun" as well as to the upcoming "Sword & Citadel." And now she talks to us. Yay!

She is a professor of History at the University of Chicago and a scholar of the Renaissance. Her novel "Too Like the Lightning" was a Hugo Award nominee in 2017, and that year she won the John W Campbell award for Best New Writer.

Links:

* Writing the Distant Future of Global Politics by Ada Palmer

* Ada and Jo Walton's podcast

* The Great Books Podcast interviews Palmer about The Book of the New Sun

Things we talked about:

* Jacques the Fatalist and his Master by Denis Diderot

* Phoenix manga series by Osamu Tezuka

* Cesare Beccaria, 18th century Italian criminologist

* Neon Genesis Evangelion anime

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- Chapter 14 The Antechamber

Intro from "The Alligator", Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
Sponsor ad background music from "My Name Is" by Eminem
Outro from "Mr. Unreliable" by The Inmates
Logo art by SonOfWitz

Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.

tBotNS 2:14 The Antechamber - Gene Wolfe’s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun Aug 01, 2021

Show notes

Listener comments end at: 14:15

The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 14, "The Antechamber"

Severian and Jonas do NOT "come to the garden alone," but instead are accompanied by invisible praetorians and strange giant statues.

Links:

* Facebook

- Chapter 14 The Antechamber

* Reddit

- Morwenna's Guilnocence

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* Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
* Break Music from Symphony #2 - I by Arvo Pärt, performed by NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic
* Outro from "Walk Into The Sun" by The March Violets
* Logo art by SonOfWitz

Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.

tBotNS 2:13 The Claw of the Conciliator - Gene Wolfe’s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun Jul 20, 2021

Show notes

Listener comments end at: 48:30

The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 13, "The Claw of the Conciliator"

Severian resurrects an uhlan and reconnects with the president of his fan club and its first rank and file member.

Links:

* Facebook

- Jeremy Sheets Correction on Baluchitheres, etc

- Chapter 12 Notules

- Stephen Frug's corrections and comments on Chapter 30 - Night

- Stuart Hamm's rant on pronunciation

* Reddit

- Chapter 12 Notules

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tBotNS 2:12 The Notules - Gene Wolfe’s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun Jul 04, 2021

Show notes

Listener comments end at: 20:06

The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 12, "The Notules"

Severian and Jonas flee extra-terrestrial ritual murder bats.

Links:

* Facebook

* Reddit

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* Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
* Break Music from Symphony #2 - I by Arvo Pärt, performed by NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic
* Outro from "Leatherwing Bat" by Red Yarn
* Logo art by SonOfWitz

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tBotNS 2:11 Thecla - Gene Wolfe’s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun Jun 24, 2021

Show notes

Listener comments end at: 19:30

The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 11, "Thecla"

Severian and Jonas share a meal with the Vodalarii -- and that meal is Thecla.

Links:

* Facebook

* Reddit

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* Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
* Break Music from Symphony #2 - I by Arvo Pärt, performed by NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic
* Outro from "Please Don't Bury Me" by John Prine
* Logo art by SonOfWitz

Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.

013 Reader Interview - Aaron Raisey Jun 22, 2021

Show notes

From New Zealand, Aaron Raisey, collector of signed, first edition Gene Wolfe books, brings love for "The Land Across."

* Aaron's Instagram

* Author Hugh Walters

The Questions:

1 First encounter with a Wolfe story.

2 Favorite novel or short story, either or both

3 Favorite Wolfe word

4 A personal non-consensus theory about a Wolfe story or your favorite one.

5 Most frustrating mystery in a Wolfe story (any).

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* Outro from "The Alligator" by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
* Logo art by SonOfWitz

012 Reader Interview - Mike Farrar Jun 16, 2021

Show notes

Mike Farrar draws the line between the Whorl and Yesod.

The Questions:

1 First encounter with a Wolfe story.

2 Favorite novel or short story, either or both

3 Favorite Wolfe word

4 A personal non-consensus theory about a Wolfe story or your favorite one.

5 Most frustrating mystery in a Wolfe story (any).

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* Behold the Lord High Executioner

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* Outro from "The Alligator" by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
* Logo art by SonOfWitz

tBotNS 2:10 Thea - Gene Wolfe’s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun Jun 10, 2021

Show notes

Listener comments end at: 21:45

The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 10, "Thea"

Over lunch with Severian and Jonas, Vodalus discusses his plan to return humanity to space and his Megatherian allies. Thea reveals an... unsavory... secret about the Vodalarii.

Links:

* "Chapter Guide to The Shadow of the Torturer" by Matthew Chiarello

* Phorusrhacos

* Facebook

- Chapter 10 Thea

- Chapter 09 The Liege of Leaves

* Reddit

- Chapter 10 Thea

- Chapter 09 The Liege of Leaves

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* Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow
* Break Music from Symphony #2 - I by Arvo Pärt, performed by NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic
* Outro from "I'd Like to Visit the Moon" by Paul Dateh and Ken Belcher
* Logo art by SonOfWitz

Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.

011 Reader Interview - Sierra Reynolds Jun 03, 2021

Show notes

Sierra Reynolds reads from her magic, fabled notes.

Fact checking:
"cacogen" = "an anti-social person"? Checks out.
Lexicon Urthus notes this but James was never fully conscious of it.
"Jolenta" and violet flowers? Checks out.
Lexicon Urthus associates the name with "Jolie" but it definitely is also possible to associate with Iolantha which means "violet flower." Also with names like Jolanta and Yolanda.

The Questions:

1 First encounter with a Wolfe story.

2 Favorite novel or short story, either or both

3 Favorite Wolfe word

4 A personal non-consensus theory about a Wolfe story or your favorite one.

5 Most frustrating mystery in a Wolfe story (any).

Do you want to get on our examination table?

Shoot us an email at rereadingwolfe@gmail.com

Or DM us on on Facebook