Call number
Genres
Publication
New York: Orb, 1995.
Pages
xviii; 331
Description
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.
Awards
World Fantasy Award (Nominee — Collection — 1989)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1988
Physical description
xviii, 331 p.; 8.27 inches
ISBN
0312890494 / 9780312890490
Similar in this library
Peace by Gene Wolfe
User reviews
LibraryThing member johnylitnin
These short stories are excellent entertainment. They're varied, from sci-fi to horror to comedy, all crafted with a steady hand and uncompromising vision. His futuristic, robotic homage to Sherlock Holmes is amusing, if a bit taxing to those not versed in the cutting edge of scientific technology,
Show More
and "The Packerhaus Technique" was downright creepy. That latter serves as a great example of a riddle that continues unfolding itself, one of Wolfe's greatest strengths in storytelling. Show Less
LibraryThing member Lyndatrue
Back in the day, Wolfe could really write. The rich language, and unique characters, are still new and interesting.
LibraryThing member ChrisRiesbeck
A collection of what Wolfe, in his introduction, call "my most obscure work" and "mostly stories that I feel are good, but that have received little or no praise." I have to put myself in the "no praise" camp here. There are two tales from the Liavek shared world series, two attempts at Sherlockian
Show More
SF that were so convoluted in their explanations, I thought they must be parodies, some New Yorker submissions that try very hard to emulate that publication's "make sure nothing happens" style, and so on. Wolfe is simply too clever a writer me. Even when he explains what he was doing in the story "Beech Hill", I still don't get it. Show Less