<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">No dia 29/01/2014, às 21:59, Marc Aramini <<a href="mailto:marcaramini@yahoo.com">marcaramini@yahoo.com</a>> escreveu:</span><br></div><div><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><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. </div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>And made at the top of a mountain looking at the world!</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><div>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>
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