The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe

By: Kij Johnson

Narrated by: 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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Critic reviews

"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)

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.

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.

from your listener, June

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