A new story by Gene Wolfe entitled “Why I was hanged” is included in the anthology Ghosts by Gaslight, edited by Jack Dann and Ultan’s Library contributor Nick Gevers. Described as a collection of “stories of steampunk and supernatural suspense”, Ghosts by Gaslight is published by Harper Voyager. There are 16 other stories in addition [...]
British publisher Gollancz is celebrating 50 years of publishing science fiction and fantasy by republishing some of the best titles in their list, among them Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun. The Gollancz blog discusses the reissue. Then Gollancz author and Wolfe fan Alastair Reynolds talks about the Book of the New Sun in [...]
Today, May 14 2011, author Neil Gaiman writes about Gene Wolfe for the “My Hero” section of the UK’s Guardian newspaper. The Guardian previously (2009) ran a discussion of the Book of the New Sun as “Science Fiction’s Ulysses.”
The editors of Ultan’s Library should like to send Gene Wolfe many congratulations and warm best wishes on his 80th birthday, today 7 May 2011. We wish him continuing health and vigour and avidly look forward to reading all the books, stories and essays which he has still to write. Jonathan Laidlow & Nigel Price
Superb interview with Gene this month at Black Gate: blackgate.com interviews Gene Wolfe
The Best of Gene Wolfe has won the 2010 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection. The collection was published by Tor and PS Publishing. More info @Locus
According to Locus, Gene had heart surgery on 24 April. It apparently went well and he is recovering with his family. Gene is 78. Full article at Locus online.
Michael Andre-Driussi’s latest work of Wolfe scholarship now available at retailers
Scott Wowra talks to Ultan contributor (and Gene Wolfe expert) Michael Andre-Driussi.
There’s a brief interview with Gene Wolfe over at Sci Fi Wire in an article highlighting his new novel, An Evil Guest. In the interview, Wolfe confirms that he’s currently working on two new novels. The first, entitled The Sorcerer’s House, is “almost ready to go to the agency”, while the second, Home Fires, is still in [...]
Delighted by the recent publication of a new edition of the Lexicon Urthus, Master Ultan tracks down Wolfe scholar Michael Andre-Driussi to find out how he came to write this invaluable reference work.