ReReading Wolfe

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 ...

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, Up...

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 - Ch...

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 - C...

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'...

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 <...

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, C...

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 e...

Ryan Leslie Interview  Ryan Leslie is a writer whose third book, The Garden of Before, is coming out on September 23, 2025. We discuss his other books The Between and Colossus (which Craig narrated for him -- the audiobook is available on Audible). Links: * The Between * Colossus * Audiobook of Colossus (narrated by Craig) * Incubus (Shatner's Esperanto movie) - This episode is sponsored by Self-Care. - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe <p...

Listener comments end at: 18:10 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 6 "The Library of the Citadel" Severian and Cyriaca keep each other company while Cyriaca relates a strange story that is also vaguely familiar. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''Incubator" You can read it HERE - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 6 'The Library of the Citadel' - Chapter 5 'Cyriaca' - * Reddit - Chapter 6 'The L...

Listener comments end at: 14:45 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 5 "Cyriaca" Severian goes to a party and chats up a girl in a nun costume. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''British in Bloomington" You can read it HERE - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 5 'Cyriaca' - Chapter 4 'In the Bartizan of the Vincula' - * Reddit - Chapter 5 'Cyriaca' - Chapter 4 'In t...

Listener comments end at: 30:32 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 4 "In the Bartizan of the Vincula" Severian has a project management meeting with his boss. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''Sob in the Silence" - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 3 'Outside the Jacal' - Chapter 2 "Upon the Cataract" - * Reddit - Chapter 3 'Outside the Jacal' - Chapter 2 "Upon the Cataract" - ...

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' - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 3 'Outside the Jacal' - Chapter 2 "Upon the Cataract" - * Reddit ...

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: * Facebook - Chapter 2 "Upon the Cataract" - Chapter 1 "Master of the House of Chains" - * Reddit ...

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 - Special All-Comments Episode - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 1 - * Reddit - Claw o...

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" Part 1 - * Reddit - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2 - Special All-Comments Episode - C...

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 - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2 - Special All-Comments Episode - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 1 -</p...

  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 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 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 sponsored by Insta-Sommelier Medical App! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe -<...

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 special super-duper version with secret high-quality bonus content starting at 2:34:30 where we talk about Wolfe's uncollected story "The Hour of the Sheep"   Links: * Facebook - Chapter 30 "The Badger Again" <p...