First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, April 1st, 2007
Lots of novel readers-from the highest brow to the lowest-nod politely when the science-fiction writer Gene Wolfe is mentioned. But even among science-fiction fans, one gets the sense that they're saying, "Yes, yes, we know how good he is, but we'd rather talk about such bestselling authors as Neil Gaiman or Robert Jordan, Laurel Hamilton or Neal Stephenson." As Glenn Reynolds, the inveterate science-fiction enthusiast and popular blogger of Instapundit.com, recently wrote, "Gene Wolfe is a superb writer, but I'm not crazy about his storytelling." I recently asked a veteran New York editor w...
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