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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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- 4 days ago1h 7m
tbotns 3-10,11,12 The Dorcas Break-Up Part 2
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 Salamander - Chapter 8, Upon the Cliff - * Reddit - Chapter 9, The Salamander - Chapter 8, Upon the Cliff - This episode is sponsored by Cursed Fan Clubs! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app. If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast * 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 "Drifting Away" by Roy Orbison * Logo art by SonOfWitz Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
- 1 weeks ago1h 50m
tbotns 3-10,11,12 The Dorcas Break-Up Part 1
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 - * Reddit - Chapter 9, The Salamander - Chapter 8, Upon the Cliff - This episode is sponsored by The Duck's Nest Motor Lodge! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app. If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast * 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 "Simple Twist of Fate" by Bryan Ferry * Logo art by SonOfWitz Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
- May 7, 20261h 11m
tbotns 3-9 "The Salamander"
Listener comments end at: 28:00 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 9 "The Salamander" After a spiritually fulfilling evening at the jacal with the children, Severian has an encounter with the local fauna. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 1974 essay ''The Tolkien Toll-Free Fifties Freeway to Mordor & Points Beyond Hurray!" from Vector 67/68. - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 9, The Salamander - Chapter 8, Upon the Cliff - * Reddit - Chapter 9, The Salamander - Chapter 8, Upon the Cliff - This episode is sponsored by Escapes Unlimited! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app. If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast * 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 "Salamander" by Jethro Tull * Logo art by SonOfWitz Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
- May 6, 20261h 11m
tbotns 3-9 "The Salamander"
Listener comments end at: 28:00 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 9 "The Salamander" After a spiritually fulfilling evening at the jacal with the children, Severian has an encounter with the local fauna. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 1974 essay ''The Tolkien Toll-Free Fifties Freeway to Mordor & Points Beyond Hurray!" from Vector 67/68. - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 9, The Salamander - Chapter 8, Upon the Cliff - * Reddit - Chapter 9, The Salamander - Chapter 8, Upon the Cliff - This episode is sponsored by Escapes Unlimited! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app. If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast * 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 "Salamander" by Jethro Tull * Logo art by SonOfWitz Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
- Mar 8, 20261h 11m
tbotns 3-8 "Upon the Cliff"
Listener comments end at: 26:30 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 8 "Upon the Cliff" Severian and Cyriaca keep flirting until Abdesius shows up. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''Mathoms from the Time Closet" - Links: * Facebook - Chapters 11 and 12 Cyriaca's Story - Chapter 7 'Attractions' - Chapter 6 'The Library of the Citadel' - * Reddit - Chapters 11 and 12 Cyriaca's Story - Chapter 7 'Attractions' - Chapter 6 'The Library of the Citadel' - This episode is sponsored by Message Compression! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app. If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast * 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 "Walking up the Hill" by Tom Rosenthal * Logo art by SonOfWitz Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
- Jan 31, 202658 min
RRW Bonus: CSE Claire Cooney and Carlos Hernandez interview
Craig talks to CSE Cooney and Carlos Hernandez CSE Cooney met Wolfe early in her career, and he became something of a mentor to her. Craig caught up with her and her husband at Gen Con where they were releasing and demo-ing their new narrative role playing game Negocios Infernales (all about aliens infiltrating 16th century European culture). Check out her collection Bone Swans or the novel Twice Drowned Saint for a first read. - Sample story: "The Bone Swans of Amandale" - Links: Her website Her substack Negocios Infernales Her music (and this week's outro...) - This episode is sponsored by Mentors! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app. If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast * 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 "Lysistrata, Strut Your Stuff" Brimstone Rhine (Cooney's musical project) * Logo art by SonOfWitz Outros and alternate outros are queued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
- Nov 24, 20251h 13m
tbotns 3-11 and 12 Cyriaca's Wrap Up
Listener comments end at: 10:05 The Sword of the Lictor Cyriaca flashbacks in Chapters 11 and 12 No. You did not miss an episode. We have skipped Severian's actions immediately after leaving the party to discuss the end of Severian and Cyriaca's tryst -- related to Dorcas in her little motel room. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed HERE. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''The Tale of the Rose and the Nightingale (And What Came of It)" - Links: * Facebook - Chapters 11 & 12, Cyriaca's wrap up - Chapter 7 'Attractions' - * Reddit - Chapters 11 & 12, Cyriaca's wrap up - Chapter 7 'Attractions' - This episode is sponsored by Breakup Repair Service! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app. If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast * 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 "Bye-Bye" by Sarah Vaughan * Logo art by SonOfWitz Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
- Sep 9, 20251h 15m
tbotns 3-7 "Attractions"
Listener comments end at: 21:45 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 7 "Attractions" Severian and Cyriaca keep flirting until Abdesius shows up. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''The Tale of the Four Accused" - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 7 'Attractions' - Chapter 6 'The Library of the Citadel' - * Reddit - Chapter 7 'Attractions' - Chapter 6 'The Library of the Citadel' - This episode is sponsored by Message Compression! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app. If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast * 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 Hurt You" by The Pretenders * Logo art by SonOfWitz Outros and alternate outros are cued on the Rereading Wolfe Podcast Spotify playlist IF the songs are available on Spotify.
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