(urth) Someday they'll want us

[David Stockhoff]

For a similar theme, see John Crowley's "Great Work of Time."

Jerry Friedman wrote:
> *From:* Gerry Quinn <gerryq at indigo.ie>
> **
> > I understood that.  I agree that 'Gene Wolfe' can very well be the 
> name of the narrator of 'Fifth
> > Head' (same applies to 'Procreation') and I wasn't disagreeing with 
> you...
>
> In fact, I think it's crucial that his name can be (almost certainly 
> is) Gene Wolfe.  Anyone, including the author, would give rise to 
> people as evil as Maitre and Number 5 if they embarked on that cloning 
> project.  And how does /Pirate Freedom/ fit in here, since Chris may 
> be a clone?  (Proposed interview question: "Human cloning may be 
> possible now or soon.  What do you think would happen if you were 
> cloned?  Could the story resemble 'The Fifth Head of Cerberus'?"
>
>  I like the theory, which I may have read on rasfw many years ago, 
> that we should read "someday they'll want us" as meaning that one of 
> the clones could become the Antichrist or the Beast.  Their address is 
> 666 Saltimbanque Street, after all.  (A clone/clown pun?)
>
> Jerry Friedman
>
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