<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>There are a lot of biblical parallels (usually name references like Dorcas/tabitha) in Wolfe but that scene is probably the most direct riff he has ever done, offer for offer by Satan to Jesus. It is memorable but also unusually heavy handed for Wolfe- almost ironically so, I think, when we consider how many people Severian actually saves. It's also why having Silk be Typhon's heir (biological or otherwise) is so interesting. </div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jan 28, 2014, at 5:56 PM, Darrell Burgan <<a href="mailto:darrell.burgan@gmail.com">darrell.burgan@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">I find Typhon to be a fascinating character, but to be honest I feel he does not get enough narrative attention. He's obviously a key figure in the Short Sun series, but to me he seemed almost an afterthought in New Sun. I would really welcome some additional literature from Wolfe exploring Typhon's world.<div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 4:38 AM, Gerry Quinn <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gerry@bindweed.com" target="_blank">gerry@bindweed.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<br>I don't think Typhon is portrayed as quite a god here, but as a sort of powerful 'force of nature' - a super villain, you might say, who can be brought to heel only by the super-powered Severian.</blockquote>
</div></div></div></div>
</div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Urth Mailing List</span><br><span>To post, write <a href="mailto:urth@urth.net">urth@urth.net</a></span><br><span>Subscription/information: <a href="http://www.urth.net">http://www.urth.net</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>