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I love this book. :)

It's about a man who was a soldier in ancient Greece.

He received a horrible head wound, and, as a result, cannot remember anything beyond a day -- but he can now see and interect with gods and goddesses! :o

Latro is a good man at heart, and a great character, and though damaged is not stupid... :)
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Indeed. Both the Latro books are great, though I wish there was another - not beyond the realm of possibility, but Wolfe isn't getting any younger and it doesn't seem to be high on his priority list. Now that he's done with The Wizard Knight, though...

But I must say, these are not books for people who like their mythology easy. Entirely non Xena-esque.
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I just bought a copy of Latro in the Mist at Borders, thanks in part to the sterling recommendations of the Watch. :D

I've been fascinated by Greek mythology for years and I'm always up for a good historical fiction book so I'm looking forward to this.
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Enjoy, Encryptic. I've heard it mentioned on the Wolfe mailing list that his next project is Soldier of Sidon, another Latro book.
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Sylvanus wrote:Enjoy, Encryptic. I've heard it mentioned on the Wolfe mailing list that his next project is Soldier of Sidon, another Latro book.
Cool!

I'm in the midst of finishing another book (50 pages left) but I did read a little bit of Latro already and it looks good so far. :D
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That is fantastic news, Syl. :) Latro is a great character, and I love his story...yet the ending always seemed to be crying out for a bit more completion, a cliffhanger of sorts. :D
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From the Wolfe mailing list:
From: Nicholas Gevers <vermoulian@yahoo.com>
To: urth@urth.net
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 10:48:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: (urth) Latro series news
Gene Wolfe told me a few weeks ago that SOLDIER OF
SIDON was complete and with his agent. That could mean
publication in late 2006, with any luck. He confirmed
a fourth, concluding novel in the series is planned.

His next novel after SOLDIER OF SIDON, though, will be
PIRATE FREEDOM, which already exists in penultimate
draft. It's an historical fantasy.

At the moment, GW is concentrating on short
fiction--he's sold two further stories to POSTSCRIPTS,
which I deputy-edit, and has written a long story for
a Dozois anthology. A novella is in planning.

--Nick Gevers.
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Great news! I will be looking forward to revisiting Latro and his world. :D :D :D :D :D
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Soldier of Sidon is due for release Oct. 17,2006.
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That is my birthday. :biggrin: What a great gift!!! :biggrin:
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...shouldn't this thread be moved to the Wolfe forum? :?
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The Wolfe forum was closed for inactivity (alas). All threads were moved back in here.
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I've read about a quarter of the way through this book. I liked it... I need to finish it, but I'd have to restart it.

I have way too many books I've started and stopped. I think that I have a problem.
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