The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe

De: Kij Johnson

Narrado por: Kij Johnson

One of NPR's Best Books of 2016 and a 2016 Nebula Award finalist for Best Novella

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.

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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." (Pamela Sargent, winner of the Nebula Award)

SO AMAZING!

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No joke one of my favorite sci fi books today. Dreamy all the way through!

Wow! Awesome!

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This was great. Loved every chapter and every word. Good job to the author in narrating her book.

Simply amazing!!

I couldnt stop listening. Finished in one sitting. Best scifi I've listened to in a long time!

Exactly the right amount of fantasy

A subtle mix of heroic journey and a coming of age, with just a hint of Mythos to keep you peering behind the edge of words.

from your listener, June

This was quite a lovely story! The narration was decent, and the descriptions very colorful.

Amazing Story - Read It, Though

This story was wonderful - Johnson weaves a mystical world that you can’t help but be interested in. Unfortunately, while her voice is pleasant, her narration lacks any emphasis that would really draw one into the story. I found myself surprised halfway through what should be dramatic sequences to find that they were actiony. Definitely read this book, but I wouldn’t suggest listening.

Awesome Scifi!

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It's so awesome a book like this gets so much love. Great story and great narration from the author!

Sci Fi fantasy at its best

I can see why Kij Johnson was nominated for a Hugo award. This book is so wonderfully imaginative and it feels like I've been there. Definitely one of the good ones.

Setting Extraordinaire

True to its nature, this quest story has amazing landscapes narrated in detail for Dreamlands and the waking world alike. The end might surprise you.

Awesome Sci Fi

Vellitt Boe is one of the coolest science fiction stories I've read/heard in a long time. Congrats to Kij Jonson for pulling this off! AWESOME!