Ten essays and four reviews, originally published from 1993 to 2014, in "The New York Review of Science Fiction," "Foundation," "Extrapolation," "Ultan's Library," "The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction," "The Internet Review of Science Fiction," "Quantum," and a chapbook on "The Fifth Head of Cerberus." Some of them are available for free online, but many are hard to find. Topics include: *Six pieces on "The Book of the New Sun." *An investigation on the possible star system in "The Fifth Head of Cerberus." *Two overviews of Wolfe's work, one focusing on his short stories, the other on his novels. *A look at the Japanese translation of "The Book of the New Sun."
The articles:
"A Closer Look at the Brown Book" "Gene Wolfe at the Lake of Birds" "Posthistory 101" "Naming the Star of 'The Fifth Head of Cerberus'" "Lions and Tigers and Bears ... of the New Sun" "Gene Wolfe: the Man and His Work" "The Death of Catherine the Weal and Other Stories" "Gene Wolfe's Novels and The Book of the Long Sun" "Japanese Lexicon for the New Sun" "What Gene Wolfe Expects" Review of "Nightside the Long Sun" Review of "In Green's Jungles" Review of "Strange Travelers" Review of "Shadows of the New Sun"