Gene Wolfe and The Book of Imaginary Beings
In this essay, Matthew Ilseman explores the influence Jorge Luis Borges had on Gene Wolfe, particularly through The Book of Imaginary Beings.
Read MoreAt the End: Zothique, Dying Earth, and the New Sun
Fantasy stories are typically set in either an imaginary world like Nehwon and Narnia or an imagined past like the Hyborian Age or Middle Earth. Then there is the Dying Earth genre which is set not only in the future, but at the end of Earth’s history.
Read MoreEdgar Rice Burroughs -- 70 Years Gone
Seventy years ago--as of yesterday--we lost one of the greatest storytellers and one of the most imaginative human beings in the history of literature. Edgar Rice Burroughs was that bad-ass.
Read MoreBooks of Gold: Reading Gene Wolfe
In my last post, I discussed Gene Wolfe's life, his funeral and how I came to be a fan of his work. Now, I'd like to take a look at Gene's writing style, as well as recommending some of his novels.
Read MoreGene Wolfe: Gone Beyond the (New) Sunset
Gene Wolfe would have turned eighty-eight years old yesterday. Mr. Wolfe died a few weeks ago on April 14. The man had lived to a ripe old age, and was suffering from various physical and mental ailments as a result of that, but it still hit me hard. A titan of literature had gone from our midst.
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