The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
Aug 2016 · Macmillan + ORM
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Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell, and Locus Award, a woman's "spellbinding" quest from a dreamland to an "America that seems even stranger" (Ursula K. Le Guin, National Book Award–winning author of The Left Hand of Darkness ).
Professor Vellitt Boe teaches at the prestigious Ulthar Women's College. When one of her most gifted students elopes with a dreamer from the waking world, Vellitt must retrieve her.
But the journey sends her on a quest across the Dreamlands and into her own mysterious past, where some secrets were never meant to surface.
"Both a commentary on a classic H.P. Lovecraft tale and a profound reflection on a woman's life. . . . Remarkable." —Pamela Sargent, Nebula Award–winning author of The Shore of Women
"A delight and a wonder." —Caitlin R. Kiernan, award-winning author of The Drowning Girl
Winner of the Hugo, Nebula, John W. Campbell, and Locus Award, a woman's "spellbinding" quest from a dreamland to an "America that seems even stranger" (Ursula K. Le Guin, National Book Award–winning author of The Left Hand of Darkness ).
Professor Vellitt Boe teaches at the prestigious Ulthar W...
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Bryant Windham
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March 10, 2017
I kept waiting for the world to unfold and the character to deepen, but instead the scenery changed and the story crawled on. I enjoyed it, but three stars is enough.
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Daniel Dulay
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February 18, 2017
Best mythos I've read since Vandermeer's reach trilogy.
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About the author
KIJ JOHNSON is an American fantasy writer noted for her adaptations of Japanese myths and folklore. Her Tor.com story "Ponies" won the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Her story "Fox Magic" won the 1994 Theodore Sturgeon Award, her novel The Fox Woman won the Crawford Award for best debut fantasy novel, and her subsequent novel Fudoki was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and was cited by Publishers Weekly as one of the best fantasy novels of its year. She is also an associate director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas.
KIJ JOHNSON is an American fantasy writer noted for her adaptations of Japanese myths and folklore. Her Tor.com story "Ponies" won the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Her story "Fox Magic" won the 1994 Theodore Sturgeon Award, her novel The Fox Woman won the Crawford Award for best debut ...
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