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Introduction and Chapter 1 - Gene Wolfe's The Shadow of the Torturer

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How Did I Read the Book of the New Son?

Wolf uses real words, but archaic or old fashioned to describe things that we don't have analogs for. It's a very jarring experience when you read it, but also an interesting one. Wolf wrote it in response to the dying earth,. which is a Jack Vance book that we covered in a previous episode. If you have a search, go with it.

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