(urth) instant new fan

[Jerry Friedman]

> From: Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com>
> I have many favorite passages in tBotNS, all of which totally blow me
> away with the beauty of the language.
> 
> My favorite, however, must be the passage in _Citadel_ where he
> realizes that the Claw was just the thorn of a rosebush, ending with
> the line about throwing his boots into the sea so that he might not
> walk shod on holy land.

Also a favorite of mine, no one will be surprised to hear, along with the other set piece about the forms of governance.

For some friends of mine who don't like Wolfe, the style is what puts them off.  They find it verbose.  No accounting for tastes.

Jerry Friedman