(urth) Gummed-Up Works or Got Lives?

[Antonin Scriabin]

I am trying to decide when I should dive into the Soldier series.  I still
have to read The Wizard (read The Knight) and the Short Sun series (read
New and Long).  I remember reading somewhere that Soldier of Sidon ends on
something of a cliff-hanger, and that there is a good chance there will be
a fourth (and final?) Latro book.  Is this true?  The truth in this matter
will likely decide what I read next!

On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Daniel Petersen <
danielottojackpetersen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm half way through Soldier in the Mist, Larry.  Glad to finally get
> round to this series that seems to be nearly as popular and central as the
> solar cycle.  I shouldn't have started it yet, though, as I can only read
> it in fairly separated snatches.  Because of its mellifluous nature (a
> brilliantly achieved effect due to the narrator's constant memory loss), it
> can lull you a bit.  I suspect it should be read as quickly as possible,
> all in a weekend or a week or something.  There have been some wonderfully
> magic moments, both action-y (just a few) and visionary (lots).  And just
> when it seemed it was going to merely be an extended meander, it seems to
> promise you might find out more about Latro's background and identity.
>
> I'm not good (or always especially interested) in the puzzle-solving
> Wolfe's books require (I prefer to explore the themes in a literary
> criticism sort of way - it takes all sorts though), but it looks fairly
> strong to me that Latro is a werewolf.  (What are that race called - starts
> with an 'N'?  Or have I already gotten hopelessly mixed up in the puzzle
> pieces.)
>
> A cracking read all in, I think.  (*Excellent *characterisation
> companion-piece to Severian.  Ingenious on that level.)
>
> -DOJP
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 7:04 PM, Larry Miller <decanus1284 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Ill admit I have no life. I started reading Soldier in the Mist and
>> dont even know where to begin discussing it.  What the hell was with
>> that LinkedIn request anyway?
>>
>> On 12/13/11, Gerry Quinn <gerry at bindweed.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > From: Antonin Scriabin
>> >
>> > Standard lull, I reckon.
>> >
>> > - Gerry Quinn
>> >
>> >
>> >> I vote for gummed-up works.
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Brian <brian at studiobl.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >   ...Just wondering if that Linked-In request somehow threw the server
>> for a
>> > loop, resulting in the lapse in activity. ...or if people actually have
>> real
>> > lives and it's close to Christmas...
>> >
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