A grand adventure to a different world, Johnson weaves a tale you would find in dreams and nightmares. With very detailed descriptions, new words and little dialogue, you may find yourself lost, confused and struggling to get through to the end; the real adventure doesn't begin until mid-way. Written in the first person limited point of view, we encounter the inner turmoil of an older woman with secrets who has put her wandering spirit to rest in order to teach at a prestigious college.
SUMMARY: Professor Vellitt Boe has been teaching for the past 20 years at Ulthar Women's College when a descendant of one of the gods falls in love with a dreamer from the waking world. Having been a free spirit in her youth, it is up to Boe to retrieve her most gifted student before the gods discover anything is amiss and destroy something big. Boe must overcome her past before achieving her goal.
(Tor, August 2016, 176 pages, $13.95)
ISBN: 978-0765391414
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