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tBotNS 2 - Summary, The Claw of the Conciliator

Listener comments end at: 1:02:35The Claw of the Conciliator SummaryAt long last we put paid to the second volume.-Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here.This episodes's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 'King Rat'-Links:* Facebook- Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2- Special All-Comments Episode- Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 1-* Reddit- Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2- Special All-Comments Episode- C...

tBotNS 2:31 The Cleansing PART 2 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun

Listener comments end at: 46:00Bonus Patron Content: Gene Wolfe's The Green Wall Said: 3;09:50The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2The séance starts at last. And then it all goes to hell. Leaving us to ponder what really happened. But, on the upside, we have finally finished the Claw of the Conciliator.Links:* Facebook- Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2- Special All-Comments Episode- Chapter 31 "Th...

tBotNS 2:31 The Cleansing - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun

Listener comments end at: 1:00:00Patreon Bonus story begins at 2:32:20: Discussion of Wolfe’s story “My Name is Nancy Wood”The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 31 "The Cleansing"After Hildegrin reveals himself, Severian and Dorcas' encounter with the Witches continues.Links:* Facebook- Chapter 31 "The Cleansing"- Chapter 30 "The Badger Again"-* Reddit- Chapter 31 "The Cleansing"- Chapter 30 "The Badger...

tBotNS 2:30 The Badger Again - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun

Listener comments end at: 38:00Patreon Bonus story begins at 2:34:30: Discussion of Wolfe’s story “The Vampire’s Kiss”The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 30 "The Badger Again"Severian and Dorcas and Jolenta arrive at the Stone Town and encounter two witches, but, gee, it really looked like there was someone else with them. No, Merryn? Well, okay. Oh! Wait now you've changed your story...!Links:* Facebook- Chapter 30 "The B...

tBotNS 2:29 The Herdsman - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun

Bonus patron content starts at 1:54:00 Listen to a reading of 'The Vampire's Kiss' here: Starship Sofa episode 60Listener comments end at: 38:00The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 29 "The Herdsman"Severian and Dorcas and Jolenta have an eventful morning and afternoon --almost too eventful to be believed -- filled with roast beef, bull riding, and encounters with the animal kingdom.Links:* Facebook- Chapter 29 "The Herdsman...

SXSW Austin TX Reader Interviews

I don’t know yet whether the SXSW WolfeCon will happen but if you are in town and you DM me, I’ll arrange for us to do a Reader Interview here.

SXSW Wolfe Con?

From Sunday 3/12-Saturday 3/17 I'll be at the Club Wyndham in Downtown Austin (8th + Nueces) for SXSW.I know we've got listeners and patrons in Austin. Hit me up if you wanna get some coffee. I was thinking of putting together a little Wolfe Con sometime when we have a better idea when the most people are available. I'll bring some stickers.

tBotNS 2:28 The Odalisque of Abaia - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun

Bonus Patreon content begins at: 1:22:44: Discussion of Wolfe’s story ‘Thou Spark of Blood’Listener comments end at: 14:35The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 28 "The Odalisque of Abaia"Severian, Dorcas and Jolenta camp out Severian dreams of Mama. Then he gets a call.Check out the special super-duper version with secret high-quality bonus content starting at 2:31:30.. Where we talk about Wolfe's uncollected story "Thou Spark...

'What’s going on in the Short Sun' by James Wynn

Nothing in this is canon. But, I assert, the following explanation binds the whole of the plot of Long Sun and Short Sun together better than any other theory I’ve examined.1 SummaryThe setting of The Book of the Long/Short Sun is the solar system of Urth. The colonists left in the time of Typhon and have returned – thanks to relativity – millenia after they left.** This is the story of the origin of the Yesodis. Urth is now the hell planet...

Chapters with Patron-Only Content

We started appending patron only content to the end of our regular chapter episodes. A way to ensure we always provide a "thank you" to people who support us materially. Six From Atlantis,tBotNS 2:26 The Parting - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun Innocent,tBotNS 2:27 Toward Thrax - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun Thou Spark of BloodtBotNS 2:28 'The Odalisque of Aba...

tBotNS 2:27 Toward Thrax - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun

Bonus Patreon content begins at: 1:22:44: Discussion of Wolfe’s story ‘Innocent’Listener comments end at: 14:35The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 27 "Toward Thrax"Severian, Dorcas and Jolenta camp out Severian dreams of Mama. Then he gets a call.For Patrons, check out the special super-duper version with secret high-quality bonus content starting at 1hr 39 minutes. Where we talk about Wolfe's uncollected werwolf story "Inno...

tBotNS 2:26 The Parting - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun

Listener comments end at: 17:07Patron bonus content starts at: 1:39:15: Wolfe's uncollected Robert E. Howard homage: "Six From Atlantis"The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 26 "The Parting"Severian, Dorcas, and Jolenta choose the road NOT traveled by Talos and Baldanders.Links:- If you'd like to listen to the Patron episodes on your regular podcast app, it's easy to do in just a few steps: Here are the instructions.* Fa...

Going To the Beach, and uncollected story by Gene Wolfe

Craig had an interesting idea that at Shadow of the Con we could also do a reading/discussion of an uncollected Wolfe story (I collect uncollected Wolfe stories).So I’ll post one and we’ll see if we have takers.I’ve always liked ‘Going To The Beach’ published in 1973 in Roger Elwood’s “Showcase” (introduction by Jack Dann). I’ve never really felt like I understood it though. If you read it and show up, we’ll talk about it.

"Agia" Flash Fiction Contest

Master Patrons can vote on entries to the Flash Fiction contest. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZLtqviQY9yizcsayJcg-5tvUYnZfP78C140ybaNpaZM/The winner receives an uncreased poster of the cover of 'The Book of New Sun' omnibus signed by Don Maitz.The winner will be announced this weekend in Chicago. The winner does not need to be in attendance to win.Ultimately, Craig and I will choose but if there's an overwhelming choice among t...

Gene Wolfe Podcasts and mini-podcasts and YouTube channels

What did I miss? Reach out to us and let me know.All Wolfe, All The TimeRereading Wolfe (of course!)Become a patron to listen to their conversations on Borges's works.Alzabo SoupThe Gene Wolfe Literary PodcastHas Wolfe-Related EpisodesBook of the New SunPodside PicnicCurrently going through the Book of the New Sun.Become a patron to listen in real time. Otherwise they eventually unlock the episodes.Shadow: intro, 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, 16-20, 21-2...

Shadow of the Con Flash Fiction Contest

Shadow of the Con landing pageDeadline: August 15, 2022400 words or fewerYou do NOT need to attend WorldCon to enter.Who is Agia? What was she up to before Severian encountered her in Nessus? Was she a poor, shop girl with a weird brother? The daughter of a Pelerine, abandoned to live by her wits and learn various assassin-like trades? Was she the spawn of autochthon warlocks leaving sigils around the walls of Nessus? An amateur theologian just l...

Worldcon Official Panel: The Gene Wolfe Renaissance

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Shadow of the Con

The Rereading Wolfe Podcast is organizing a Gene Wolfe con within the 2022 Worldcon 80 in Chicago (Chicon 8, get your membership here) .This page is a work in progress for the events we have planned.Currently all ShadowCon times are TBD but we tentatively plan to have them on Friday and Saturday. We are currently working to ensure all the proceedings get recorded. Days: Friday and Saturday Location: TBD Worldcon Official Panel: The Gene Wolfe Ren...

Borges 6: Ibn Hakkan Al-Bokhari, Murdered in his Labyrinth

89 minutesTwo Englishmen tell and retell the story of a murder in a strange labyrinth built by an exotic foreigner under debatable circumstances.Full text of the story can be found here.Full list of Borges episodes here.You can also listen through a regular podcast app. It takes a minute or two to set up, but it's not hard at all. Here are the instructions.* Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow* ...

New Slack Space for Master Patrons

If you're a patron at the Master level then you've (hopefully) received an invite by email. If you haven't let me know. If you have and didn't understand what was going on, this is the answer.

Borges 5: Circular Ruins

60 minutesA man spends years of effort to craft another man from his dreams. We think this sounds vaguely Wolfe-familiar in a brown-book-ish sorta way...Full text of the story can be found here.Full list of Borges episodes here.You can also listen through a regular podcast app. It takes a minute or two to set up, but it's not hard at all. Here are the instructions.* Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff ...

James Wynn's False Thecla Theory

"My bed seemed to toss beneath me. I gripped the sides and sat up and it was still, but as soon as my head touched the pillow once more the swaying began again. I felt I was wide awake - then that I was awake again but had been sleeping only a moment before. I was conscious that someone was in the tiny cabin with me, and for some reason I could not have explained I thought it was the young woman who had taken the part of our patroness.”“I...

Borges 2b - A New Refutation of Time (part 2)

Craig and James try something new: taking on an essay rather than a story. It's a bit dense, but it explains a lot about the world of Tlon. Idealism in that story got rid of actual physical space - so why not annihilate time, too?Full text of the essay is below as an attachment to this post.Full list of Borges episodes here.You can also listen through a regular podcast app. It takes a minute or two to set up, but it's not hard at all. Her...

Borges 4 - The Garden of Forking Paths

A spy attempts to evade capture long enough to complete one last mission and discovers the Quantum Many Worlds Theory.Full text of the story can be found here.Full list of Borges episodes here.You can also listen through a regular podcast app. It takes a minute or two to set up, but it's not hard at all. Here are the instructions.* Intro from The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow* Outro from The Call, "W...

Borges 3 - Funes the Memorious

Craig and James interrupt the Borges essay on Time to do another story, one that very likely influenced Severian. "Funes, the Memorious" is about a young man with a perfect memory, a frighteningly perfect memory, perhaps even a terribly perfect one. Or a transcendent one. We hash it out, but you get to decide.Full text of the story can be found here.Full list of Borges episodes here.You can also listen through a regular podcast app. It ta...

Jorge Luis Borges Collection

To listen to these episodes, become a patron at at least the Journeyman Level.1 Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis TertiusEpisodes _a_ and _b_3 hours and 25 minutes total.A fake entry in a plagiarized encyclopedia references a non-existent country that made up an imaginary world. Then a volume of an encyclopedia from that imaginary world is discovered, precipitating that world's break-out into our own.2 A New Refutation of TimeEpisodes _a_ and _b_3 hour 4 m...

The Land Across Expedition - Chapter 1 comments

The Land Across Expedition - Table of Contents

James makes his excursion in The Land Across with zero knowledge of what is coming.He'll discuss any chapters he's read before but he will not seek or entertain any information or theories related to upcoming chapters. He will not read ahead.Chapter 1: The Land Across --- Chapter 1 listener commentsChapter 2: