The Unreliable Narrators

Gene Wolfe's Introduction to Jay Lake's Last Plane to Heaven

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

Book Collecting Part 2

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

Gene Wolfe's Bluesberry Jam

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

Gene Wolfe's Six From Atlantis

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

Gene Wolfe's "Has Anyone Seen Junie Moon"

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

Take My Advice

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

Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part Two

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

Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part One

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

Gene Wolfe's "Breakthrough"

In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Breakthrough". (1987) Breakthrough, Frontier Crossings, ed. Robert Jackson, 1987. Publisher: Science Fictio

Gene Wolfe's A Cabin on the Coast

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.

Thoughts on WorldCon 2025

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

Gene Wolfe's "Wolfer"

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.

Achilles in Vietnam

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.

Gene Wolfe's Straw

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 Ge

Gene Wolfe's The Flag

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

Book Collecting Madness

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

The Boy Who Hooked the Sun by Gene Wolfe

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

C-Side: The Worst Werewolf Story

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

Date Due - Gene Wolfe's Hidden Story

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

The Hero as Werwolf 2 of 2

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