The Unreliable Narrators

Brent and Amanda discuss the brilliance of Gene Wolfe’s work: his short stories, his poetry, and his letters. We are interested in the extended Wolfe Universe, which is probably this one, but maybe not. The constellations are many, let us tell the stories of the stars.

Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 3 of 9

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mary Beatrice Smoot Friarly, SPV. 

05-20
47:52

Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 2 of 9

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the third and fourth "characters" of Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen. In case you want to read along: https://archive.org/details/bibliomen20characterswaiting/mode/2up

05-07
39:14

Filipina Baby (possibly) by Gene Wolfe

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the short story "Filipina Baby" and try to determine whether or not it is actually by "our" Gene Wolfe.  Published in 1969 in The Laurel Review.

04-21
28:52

Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 1 of 9

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the foreword and first two "characters" of Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen. In case you want to read along: https://archive.org/details/bibliomen20characterswaiting/mode/2up

04-08
40:45

Gene Wolfe's The Monday Man

In which the Unreliable Narrator's discuss "The Monday Man" which appeared in Readercon in 1990 and also in 2004's Innocents Aboard.

03-25
39:39

Volksweapon by Gene Wolfe

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's "Volksweapon." Originally published in Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, September 1967, then collected in Young Wolfe in 1992 and Wolfe at the Door in 2023.

03-11
30:19

Eaters of the Dead an Essay by Gene Wolfe

In which the Unreliable Narrators Discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Eaters of the Dead" which was published in Fantasy Newsletter #46 in March of 1982.

02-26
28:00

Why Private War: A Poem

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Why Private War" a poem from the collection Now We Are Sick edited by Neil Gaiman and Stephen Jones. It also appeared in For Rosemary in 1988.

02-12
41:53

From the Cradle Part 2

In which the Unreliable Narrrators continue to discuss Gene Wolfe's From the Cradle which first appeared in Shelf Life in 2002 and is also collected in Starwater Strains from 2005.

01-29
45:21

From the Cradle Part 1

In which the Unreliable Narrrators discuss Gene Wolfe's From the Cradle which first appeared in Shelf Life in 2002 and is also collected in Starwater Strains from 2005.

01-15
50:25

Meditations On Middle Earth B-Side

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the collection Meditations on Middle Earth and determine the precise degree of foolishness demonstrated in rejecting Gene Wolfe's "The Best Introduction to the Mountains."

01-01
01:04:17

Gene Wolfe’s ”The Best Introduction to the Mountains”

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "The Best Introduction to the Mountains." an essay on Tolkien, which appeared in Interzone in 2001.

12-18
59:44

Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien (not Gene Wolfe)

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Tolkien's short story Leaf by Niggle for Gene Wolfe related purposes.

12-04
53:32

Gene Wolfe’s Letter to the Editor from Alien Critic #9

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss a letter to the editor in the fanzine Alien Critic from Gene Wolfe about his experiences as an editor of Plant Engineering.

11-20
41:07

Gene Wolfe’s First: ”The Dead Man”

In which the Unreliable Narrator's discuss Gene Wolfe's first professional sale: "The Dead Man," which appeared in Sir Magazine in 1965 and was later collected in Young Wolfe and is now available in The Dead Man and Other Horror Stories.

11-06
48:23

Gene Wolfe (and Brian Hopkins) Rattler

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Rattler," which first appeared in Realms of Fantasy in 2004. 

10-23
59:26

Gene Wolfe’s ”Westwind”

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Westwind," originally appearing in Worlds of IF, 1973.

10-09
51:18

Gene Wolfe’s ”Dumpster World”

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Dumpster World" which appeared in the fanzine The Alliterative Argentus, issue 5, in 2005.

09-25
29:51

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