Storeys from the Old Hotel
Encyclopedia
Storeys from the Old Hotel is a short story collection by American science fiction
author Gene Wolfe
published in 1988. 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."
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author Gene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith, to which he converted after marrying into the religion. He is a prolific short story writer and a novelist, and has won many awards in the...
published in 1988. It won the World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
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