Listener comments end at: 23: 50 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 3 "Outside the Jacal" Severian sets up Dorcas in a cheap motel, tries to explain himself, gets lost (of course), and ends up outside of some poor people's house. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 'King Under the Mountain' - Li…

Listener comments end at: 38: 10 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 2 "Upon the Cataract" After his fight with Dorcas, Severian takes a walking tour of Thrax. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 'The Case of the Vanishing Ghost' You can ready this 1951 undergrad Wolfe story here. - Links: * Face…

Listener comments end at: 45:05 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 1 "Master of the House of Chains" Severian starts his new job. Dorcas is unhappy - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 'Why I Was Hanged' - Links: * Facebook - Claw of the Conciliator Summary - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2 - S…

Listener comments end at: 1:02:35 The Claw of the Conciliator Summary At 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 'The Green Wall Said' - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2 - Special All-Comments Episode - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" P…

Listener comments end at: 46:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2 - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episodes's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 'The Green Wall Said' - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2 - Special All-Comments Episode - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 1 - * Reddit - Chap…

Listener comments starts at: 0:00:00 cuz it's aaaaall comments Special All-Comments Episode This is an all comments episode where we go through comments we might have missed talking about in this crazy half-year. - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast a…

Listener comments end at: 1:00:00 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 Again" - This episode is …

Listener comments end at: 38:00 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' you say, Merryn? Well, okay. Oh! Wait now you've changed your story...! For Patrons, check out the specia…

Listener comments end at: 38:00 The 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. For Patrons, check out the special super-duper version with secret high-qual…

Listener comments end at: 45:05 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 28 "The Odalisque of Abaia" Severian, like Fezzig, dreams of large women. But turns out it's not a dream. And Dorcas bleeds from her wrists. For Patrons, check out the special super-duper version with secret high-quality bonus content starting at 2:31:30 where we talk about Wolfe's…

First, a very unofficial reading of "Christmas Inn" by Gene Wolfe, narrated by Craig. Then James and Craig discuss the story. - This episode is sponsored by Kith and Kin the Party Game! - 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 channe…

Listener comments end at: 14:35 The 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 1:22:44.. Where we talk about Wolfe's uncollected werwolf story "Innocent.…

Listener comments end at: 17:07 Patron 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 pod…

Listener comments end at: 20:56 Bonus content starts at: 1:45:34 Note: It's really not very bonus-y. It's just us talking about what we should do in the bonus section to make it worth it. But in the future it will only be available on the Patreon site and there will be a link to it here in the show notes. The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 25 "The…

Listener comments end at: 21:45 Play Summaries start at: 1:49:50 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 4 The Glorious end of the play complete with factionalism and recriminations. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 5 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 4 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 3 - Chapt…

Craig and James talk about The Shadow of the Con: our little Wolfecon within a con at Worldcon 2022 with other Wolfe fans. Watch the "Gene Wolfe Renaissance" panel from Worldcon here. - This episode is sponsored by No Mo' FOMO - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on …

Listener comments end at: 23:10 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 4 Statues! Autarchs! Demons! Links: * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 4 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 3 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 2 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 1 - * Reddit - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 4 …

Listener comments end at: 50:30. The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 3 We push on! The Contessa sparks confusion and disagreement. Then we get theological. Links: * The Garden of Earthly Delights * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 3 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 2 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part…

Listener comments end at: 29:45 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 2 We push on! We encounter Jahi and a statue. Craig and Marc Aramini grapple. James flounders. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 2 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 1 - * Reddit - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 2 - Chapter 24…

Listener comments end at: 37:05 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 1 Marc Aramini joins us at great event of the late Commonweath has come at last! Talos's play "Eschatology & Genesis!" We get started with it in this episode. We'll keep doing this for as long as it takes. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Pla…

Joan Gordon and Diane Lambert discuss the meaning and implication of the character Jolenta in The Book of the New Sun. Gordon wrote the first non-fiction book on Gene Wolfe's works. She's a teacher and scholar. Lambert is a moderator of the Gene Wolfe Appreciation Society Facebook Group. She is also a teacher and a scholar. - This episode is sponso…

Listener comments end at: 27:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 23 "Jolenta" Severian and Jolenta tour the House Absolute grounds. Absolutely nothing controversial happens. /sarcasm Links: * Facebook - Chapter 23 "Jolenta" - Chapter 22 "Personifications" - * Reddit - Chapter 23 "Jolenta" - Chapter 22 "Personifications" - This episode is sponsor…

The Darrell Schweitzer Interview Darrell Schweitzer has been a fanzine/genre magazine contributor and interviewer since the late 60s, a published author since the 70s and the editor of Weird Tales and various anthologies. He is considered a foremost anthologist of weird fiction, dark fantasy, and horror, having edited definitive collections of Lord…

Listener comments end at: 24:50 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 22 "Personifications" Dorcas puts Severian on the couch, but it seems she's the one who could benefit from analysis. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 22 "Personifications" - Chapter 21 "Hydromancy" - * Reddit - Chapter 22 "Personifications" - Chapter 21 "Hydromancy" - This episode is sp…

Nathan Carson: musician, agent, writer, Wolfe interviewer - nathancarson.rocks - Interview with Gene Wolfe - 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 stor…