Storeys from the Old Hotel

1988 short story collection by Gene Wolfe
First edition (publ. Kerosina books)
Cover art by Pete Lion

Storeys from the Old Hotel is a short story collection by American science fiction author Gene Wolfe published in 1988.[1] It won the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection.

In the introduction, Wolfe describes the stories within the collection as "some of my most obscure work."

List of stories

  • The Green Rabbit from S'Rian
  • Beech Hill
  • Sightings at Twin Mounds
  • Continuing Westward
  • Slaves of Silver
  • The Rubber Bend
  • Westwind
  • Sonya, Crane Wessleman, and Kittee
  • The Packerhaus Method
  • Straw
  • The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton
  • To the Dark Tower Came
  • Parkroads---A Review
  • The Flag
  • Alphabet
  • A Criminal Proceeding
  • In Looking-Glass Castle
  • Cherry Jubilee
  • Redbeard
  • A Solar Labyrinth
  • Love, Among the Corridors
  • Checking Out
  • Morning Glory
  • Trip, Trap
  • From the Desk of Gilmer C. Merton
  • Civis Laputus Sum
  • The Recording
  • Last Day
  • Death of the Island Doctor
  • Redwood Coast Roamer:
    • On the Train
    • In the Mountains
    • At the Volcano's Lip
    • In the Old Hotel
  • Choice of the Black Goddess

References

  1. ^ Cassada, Jackie (April 15, 1992). "Book Reviews: Fiction". Library Journal. Vol. 117, no. 7. p. 125.
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