The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
by Kij Johnson
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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. Kij Johnson.
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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. Kij Johnson.
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172
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