Joan Gordon, Gene Wolfe scholar, talks about Gene Wolfe's career and works, the Library of Nessus, and Master Ultan
Also, appended to the end of this episode (1:04 mark) is a hidden track where James shares a comprehensive theory of "The Fifth Head of Cerberus."
People and Things discussed in this episode:
- Joan Gordon: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?24015
Books by Robert Borski: Solar Labyrinth, The Long and the Short of It, and multiple chapbooks from Sirius FictionPeter Wright: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?24015Brian Attebury: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?10790Bill Johnson: http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?11198Jose Luis Borges: https://www.famousauthors.org/jorge-luis-borgesNigel Price is the co-founder of Ultan's Library: https://ultan.org.uk/The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop
http://clarion.ucsd.edu/
Joanna Russ review of Operation Aries:
https://sffbooksonmars.blogspot.com/2011/06/retro-review-joanna-russ-on-gene-wolfes.html
Klein bottle:
Informally, it is a one-sided surface which, if traveled upon, could be followed back to the point of origin while flipping the traveler upside down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle
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