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The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe

2016 fantasy novella by Kij Johnson

The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe is a 2016 fantasy novella by American writer Kij Johnson, revisiting H. P. Lovecraft's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath from the viewpoint of a woman. It was first published in trade paperback and ebook format by Tor.com.

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Synopsis

When a student at Ulthar Women's College runs off with a man from the Waking World, professor Vellitt Boe — a retired adventurer — must track her down and convince her to return.

Reception

The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe won the 2017 World Fantasy Award—Long Fiction,[1] and was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novella of 2016,[2] the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novella,[3] and the 2017 Locus Award for Best Novella.[4]

Publishers Weekly called it "absorbing" and "utterly irresistible", lauding Johnson for "(s)uperb worldbuilding and gorgeous prose".[5]

At National Public Radio, Amal El-Mohtar noted that the story is "perfectly self-contained", and can be appreciated without any knowledge of the source material on which it is based.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    World Fantasy Convention 2017; at WorldFantasy.org; retrieved April 11, 2018
  2. [2]
    “The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe” at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved April 11, 2018
  3. [3]
    2017 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved April 11, 2018
  4. [4]
    2017 Locus Awards Finalists at Locus; published May 12, 2017; retrieved April 11, 2018
  5. [5]
    The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published July 18, 2016; retrieved April 11, 2018
  6. [6]
    Everything Has Meaning In The Dream World Of 'Vellitt Boe', by Amal El-Mohtar, at National Public Radio; published August 27, 2016; retrieved April 11, 2018


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