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The Unreliable Narrators

Published by Amanda Patchin and Brent Towell

  • Science fiction
  • Fiction

Brent and Amanda discuss the brilliance of Gene Wolfe’s work: his short stories, his poetry, and his letters. We are interested in the extended Wolfe Universe, which is probably this one, but maybe not. The constellations are many, let us tell the stories of the stars.

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  1. Gene Wolfe's Introduction to Jay Lake's Last Plane to Heaven from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Sep 7, 202653 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's compelling Introduction to Jay Lake's Last Plane to Heaven.

  2. Book Collecting Part 2 from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Aug 3, 20261 hr 40 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the passions, the joys, the fears, the failures, and the successes of the Book Collecting hobby. Contains some terribly exciting news.

  3. Gene Wolfe's Bluesberry Jam from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Jun 29, 20261 hr 1 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Bluesberry Jam".

  4. Gene Wolfe's Six From Atlantis from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Jun 1, 202659 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's Robert E. Howard homage "Six From Atlantis."

  5. Gene Wolfe's "Has Anyone Seen Junie Moon" from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    May 11, 202653 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Has Anyone Seen Junie Moon."

  6. Take My Advice from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Apr 27, 202657 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's Contribution to the collection Take My Advice.

  7. Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part Two from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Dec 15, 20251 hr 0 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and The Wolfe at the Door in 2023.

  8. Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part One from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Dec 1, 20251 hr 2 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and The Wolfe at the Door in 2023.

  9. Gene Wolfe's "Breakthrough" from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Nov 10, 20251 hr 0 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Breakthrough". (1987) Breakthrough, Frontier Crossings, ed. Robert Jackson, 1987. Publisher: Science Fiction Conventions Ltd. A Souvenir of the 45th World Science Fiction Convention.

  10. Gene Wolfe's A Cabin on the Coast from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Oct 13, 20251 hr 7 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "A Cabin on the Coast" collected in Endangered Species and The Best of Gene Wolfe.

  11. Thoughts on WorldCon 2025 from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Sep 29, 202525 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss their visit to WorldCon 2025 in Seattle.

  12. Gene Wolfe's "Wolfer" from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Aug 25, 20251 hr 56 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Wolfer." First Published in the anthology Wild Women and later collected in Innocents Aboard.

  13. Achilles in Vietnam from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Jul 28, 20252 hr 16 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Achilles in Vietnam by Jonathan Shay and the connections between combat trauma and Gene Wolfe's work. Support us at Patreon .

  14. Gene Wolfe's Straw from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Jun 30, 20251 hr 28 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story Straw, first published in Galaxy in 1975 and collected in Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe. Support us at Patreon .

  15. Gene Wolfe's The Flag from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Jun 2, 20251 hr 2 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "The Flag" first published in 1988's Storeys from the Old Hotel. Support us at Patreon .

  16. Book Collecting Madness from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Apr 21, 20251 hr 49 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss their own and others' obsession with collecting books. Support us at Patreon .

  17. The Boy Who Hooked the Sun by Gene Wolfe from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Apr 7, 20251 hr 5 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's The Boy Who Hooked the Sun: originally published as a chapbook and then collected in Starwater Strains and The Best of Gene Wolfe.

  18. C-Side: The Worst Werewolf Story from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Mar 24, 202538 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss two stories that Gene Wolfe declared the "Worst Werewolf Story" and "The Worst Miracle Story".

  19. Date Due - Gene Wolfe's Hidden Story from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Mar 10, 202546 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Date Due" a hidden short story contained in the Introduction to Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and in the compilation Castle of Days.

  20. The Hero as Werwolf 2 of 2 from The Unreliable Narrators, opens in a new tab

    Feb 24, 202553 min

    In which the Unreliable Narrators continue discussing Gene Wolfe's short story "The Hero as Werwolf.

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