tbotns 3-8 "Upon the Cliff"

About this episode

The episode discusses Chapter 8 'Upon the Cliff' from The Sword of the Lictor, focusing on the interactions between Severian and Cyriaca, along with listener comments.

Listener comments end at: 26:30 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 8 "Upon the Cliff" Severian and Cyriaca keep flirting until Abdesius shows up. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''Mathoms from the Time Closet" - Links: * Facebook - Chapters 11 and 12 Cyriaca's Story - Chapter 7 'Attractions' - Chapter 6 'The Library of the Citadel' - * Reddit - Chapters 11 and 12 Cyriaca's Story - Chapter 7 'Attractions' - Chapter 6 'The Library of the Citadel' - This episode is sponsored by Message Compression! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get episodes on your podcast app or on our Youtube channel. Note: Youtube subscribers in some locales might not be able to access all the episodes. However, you can get every episodes at the website and on your favorite podcast app. If you have problems accessing the podcast on your favorite platform, let us know. - Questions, comments, corrections, additions, alternate theories? Connect with us on on Facebook ...or on Twitter @rereadingwolfe ...or on Instagram: rereadingwolfepodcast ...or on Reddit: rereadingwolfepodcast *…

People in this episode

Host: @rereadingwolfe

Topics covered

• flirting
• literature analysis
• Gene Wolfe
• The Sword of the Lictor
• listener comments

Keywords

• Severian
• Cyriaca
• Abdesius
• Gene Wolfe
• The Sword of the Lictor

Sponsors

Message Compression

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mathoms from the Time Closet, The Alligator, Annihilation soundtrack, Symphony #2 - I, Walking up the Hill

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