Storeys from the Old Hotel

Storeys from the Old Hotel

First edition cover Cover art by Pete Lion
Author	Gene Wolfe
Genre	Short story collection
Publisher	Kerasina Books
Publication date	1988
ISBN	978-0-948-89329-2

Storeys from the Old Hotel is a 1988 short story collection by American science fiction author Gene Wolfe. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It won the World Fantasy Award for Best Collection.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

Contents

• 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.
2. "Storeys from the Old Hotel" . Booklist . April 1, 1992. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
3. "Storeys from the Old Hotel by Gene Wolfe". Publishers Weekly . March 30, 1992. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
4. "Storeys from the Old Hotel". Kirkus Reviews . March 1, 1992. Retrieved October 15, 2024.