The Detective of Dreams
Publication(s)
- First publication
- Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, 1980
- Wolfe collection(s)
- Endangered Species (1989)
- The Best of Gene Wolfe (2009)
- Other anthologies
- Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment, 1988
- The Fantasy Hall of Fame, 1998
- Available online as a free download from Baen
Wolfe's comments from the Introduction to Endangered Species
"We have sought and not found, you and I -- thus, The Map. Sought and found, and thus The Detective of Dreams."
Summary
A detective investigates who is causing people to have frightening, recurrent dreams.
Analysis
- The first dreams are parables of
- The Wedding Banquet (Matthew 22:1-14) and
- The Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)
- The last dream is a reference to the Golden Rule itself (e.g. Luke 6:27-42).
Unresolved Questions
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