ReReading Wolfe

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...

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' - * Red...

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...

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...

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...

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-...

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' - C...

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' -...

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' -...

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'...

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" -  Chapt...

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 Cle...

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" Par...

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-Comm...

  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 sub...

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! - Y...

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 bon...

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-quality bonus content starting at 1:54:00 where we ta...

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 uncollected story "Thou Spark of Blood"   Links:...

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 channel . Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales mi...

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."   Links: * Facebook - Chapter 27 "Toward Thrax"...

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 podcast app, it's easy to do in just a few steps: He...

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 Attack on the Heirodules" After the thrilling end...

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 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 2 - Chapter 24 "Dr....

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 your podcast app or on our  Youtube channel . No...