tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post6110982728486810618..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Gene Wolfe, The Book of the New Sun: The Sword of the LictorLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-6853511798560514132008-02-09T05:07:00.000-06:002008-02-09T05:07:00.000-06:00One thought that keeps returning to my head is the...One thought that keeps returning to my head is the fact that Severian's greatest adversaries in this volume (Typhon and Baldanders) are both giants and both represent strong forces besides humanity.<BR/>Its really Campbell's hero cycle going on. Typhon represents an alien power, Baldanders represents an earthly, but non-human power (Erebus, Abaia, the Undines). By defeating them both, Severian shows that it should be a human (in fact, himself) that should decide the future of Urth.Jeroen Admiraalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458891519311367864noreply@blogger.com