The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
2016 fantasy novella by Kij Johnson
978-0-7653-9141-4 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.
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
- ^ World Fantasy Convention 2017; at WorldFantasy.org; retrieved April 11, 2018
- ^ “The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe” at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved April 11, 2018
- ^ 2017 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved April 11, 2018
- ^ 2017 Locus Awards Finalists at Locus; published May 12, 2017; retrieved April 11, 2018
- ^ The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published July 18, 2016; retrieved April 11, 2018
- ^ 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
External links
- Kij Johnson discussing The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe, in Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
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World Fantasy Award—Novella
- The Fire When It Comes by Parke Godwin (1982)
- Confess the Seasons by Charles L. Grant (1983, tie)
- Beyond Any Measure by Karl Edward Wagner (1983, tie)
- Black Air by Kim Stanley Robinson (1984)
- The Unconquered Country by Geoff Ryman (1985)
- Nadelman's God by T.E.D. Klein (1986)
- Hatrack River by Orson Scott Card (1987)
- Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight by Ursula K. Le Guin (1988)
- The Skin Trade by George R. R. Martin (1989)
- "Great Work of Time" by John Crowley (1990)
- Bones by Pat Murphy (1991)
- The Ragthorn by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth (1992)
- The Ghost Village by Peter Straub (1993)
- Under the Crust by Terry Lamsley (1994)
- Last Summer at Mars Hill by Elizabeth Hand (1995)
- Radio Waves by Michael Swanwick (1996)
- A City in Winter by Mark Helprin (1997)
- Streetcar Dreams by Richard Bowes (1998)
- The Summer Isles by Ian R. MacLeod (1999)
- The Transformation of Martin Lake by Jeff VanderMeer (2000, tie)
- Sky Eyes by Laurel Winter (2000, tie)
- The Man on the Ceiling by Steve Rasnic Tem & Melanie Tem (2001)
- The Bird Catcher by S. P. Somtow (2002)
- The Library by Zoran Živković (2003)
- A Crowd of Bone by Greer Gilman (2004)
- The Growlimb by Michael Shea (2005)
- Voluntary Committal by Joe Hill (2006)
- Botch Town by Jeffrey Ford (2007)
- Illyria by Elizabeth Hand (2008)
- If Angels Fight by Richard Bowes (2009)
- Sea-Hearts by Margo Lanagan (2010)
- The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon by Elizabeth Hand (2011)
- A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong by K. J. Parker (2012)
- Let Maps to Others by K. J. Parker (2013)
- Wakulla Springs by Andy Duncan and Ellen Klages (2014)
- We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory (2015)
- The Unlicensed Magician by Kelly Barnhill (2016)
- The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson (2017)
- Passing Strange by Ellen Klages (2018)
- "The Privilege of the Happy Ending" by Kij Johnson (2019)
- Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh (2020)
- Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi (2021)
- And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed (2022)
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