535. Gene Wolfe and The Book of the New Sun (with James Wynn and Craig Brewer)

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

David Barr Kirtley

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4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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James Wynn and Craig Brewer, hosts of the ReReading Wolfe podcast, join us to discuss the fan community that grew up around Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun.

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0:19.3	Theodore La Barbera who just signed up this week to support us on Patreon. So big thanks again
0:25.1	to everyone who's contributed. We really appreciate it. All right so now let's get to
0:29.5	our show. So.
0:36.0	Wired.com presents The Geek's guide
0:40.0	The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.
0:44.7	And here is your host, David Barr-Kirtley.
0:48.0	Hello, and welcome to episode 535 of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.
0:55.0	I'm David Barr curtly.
0:57.0	Author of the book Save Me Please and Other Stories, which is available now on Amazon.com.
1:02.0	We had a great conversation about the book back in
1:04.8	episode 500 so definitely check that out if you missed it. And today's guests
1:10.2	are James Wynne and Craig Brewer, host of the rereading Wolf podcast.
1:15.0	Gene Wolf was one of the science fiction field's most accomplished literary craftsman,
1:19.0	and his four-volume epic, The Book of the New Sun, is regarded as a classic of the genre.
1:24.0	But Wolf's books are often challenging and confusing,
1:27.0	which has spawned a whole cottage industry of articles, books, and podcasts,
1:30.0	and podcasts, attempting to explain his works many mysteries.
1:33.0	On the rereading Wolf podcast,
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