Short Fiction · Character
Edgar Allan Poe
The historical author appears as a character in a story.
minor
Also known as Poe
First appearance: endnotes
Edgar Allan Poe shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as an author whose works were burned in the Great Burning of 2265; Lantry seeks his writings but finds them banned.
Edgar Allan Poe first appears in 0030 endnotes.
In III: Mentioned as an author whose works were burned in the Great Burning of 2265; Lantry seeks his writings but finds them banned.
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