Storeys from the Old Hotel - Softcover

Wolfe, Gene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312890494 ISBN 13: 9780312890490

Publisher: Tor Books, 1900

Synopsis

Hailed as "one of the literary giants of science fiction" by The Denver Post, Gene Wolfe is universally acknowledged as one of the most brilliant writers the field has ever produced. Winner of the World Fantasy Award for best fiction collection, Storeys from the Old Hotel contains thirty-one remarkable gems of Wolfe's short fiction from the past two decades, most unavailable in any other form. Storeys from the Old Hotel includes many of Gene Wolfe's most appealing and engaging works, from short-shorts that can be read in single setting to whimsical fantasy and even Sherlock Holmes pastiches. It is a literary feast for anyone interested in the best science fiction has to offer.

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Review:

"A fine collection that showcases the wide range of Wolfe's weird and wonderful talent." --Kirkus Reviews

"A splendid collection of singular tales from "the finest writer the science fiction world has ever produced." --The Washington Post

"The selections are richly varied in subject, tone, and style but all of them have the author's inimitable touch." --San Francisco Examiner

About the Author:

Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon. He was also a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in such award-winning volumes as Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe. A recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and six Locus Awards, among many other honors, Wolfe was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007, and named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2012.

About this edition

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 1900
• ISBN 10: 0312890494
• ISBN 13: 9780312890490
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352