Can We Trust Severian? | The Shadow of the Torturer (Shadow & Claw) Read-Along, Episode 1
Page Chewing · Nov 7, 2026 · 16:00
Page Chewing · Nov 7, 2026 · 16:00
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We're beginning our November read-along of Gene Wolfe's Shadow & Claw with Chapters 1–16 of The Shadow of the Torturer.
In this first installment, we explore Severian's mysterious upbringing in the torturers' guild, his complicated relationship with Thecla, and the unsettling questions surrounding his banishment.
Can Severian be trusted as our narrator? How much does he really understand about the world around him? And what are we supposed to make of the strange science fiction elements appearing beneath the novel's medieval atmosphere?
Join us every Friday as we work through Shadow & Claw, share theories, and uncover the mysteries of Gene Wolfe's world.
Next week's reading: Chapters 17–35.
Please avoid spoilers beyond the chapters discussed!
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