{"product_id":"the-dream-quest-of-vellitt-boe-paperback","title":"The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKij Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Kij Johnson's haunting novella \u003cem\u003eThe Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKIJ JOHNSON is an American fantasy writer noted for her adaptations of Japanese myths and folklore. Her Tor.com story Ponies won the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Her story Fox Magic won the 1994 Theodore Sturgeon Award, her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Fox Woman\u003c\/i\u003e won the Crawford Award for best debut fantasy novel, and her subsequent novel \u003ci\u003eFudoki\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and was cited by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the best fantasy novels of its year. She is also an associate director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761437278496,"sku":"9780765391414","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a463d7aff9198282ccb4db5f80db5ead.webp?v=1780207496","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dream-quest-of-vellitt-boe-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}