Gene Wolfe's "Breakthrough"

Episode 41 of the The Unreliable Narrators podcast, hosted by Amanda Patchin and Brent Towell, titled "Gene Wolfe's "Breakthrough"" was published on November 10, 2025 and runs 60 minutes.

November 10, 2025 ·60m · The Unreliable Narrators

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In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Breakthrough". (1987) Breakthrough, Frontier Crossings, ed. Robert Jackson, 1987. Publisher: Science Fiction Conventions Ltd. A Souvenir of the 45th World Science Fiction Convention.

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In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Breakthrough".

(1987) Breakthrough, Frontier Crossings, ed. Robert Jackson, 1987. Publisher: Science Fiction Conventions Ltd.

A Souvenir of the 45th World Science Fiction Convention.

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