The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe

by Kij Johnson

Book Overview

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.

"Kij Johnson's haunting novella The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe is both a commentary on a classic H.P. Lovecraft tale and a profound reflection on a woman's life. Vellitt's quest to find a former student who may be the only person who can save her community takes her through a world governed by a seemingly arbitrary dream logic in which she occasionally glimpses an underlying but mysterious order, a world ruled by capricious gods and populated by the creatures of dreams and nightmares. Those familiar with Lovecraft's work will travel through a fantasy landscape infused with Lovecraftian images viewed from another perspective, but even readers unfamiliar with his work will be enthralled by Vellitt's quest. A remarkable accomplishment that repays rereading." ―Pamela Sargent, winner of the Nebula Award

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765391414
• ISBN13: 9780765391414
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.9"