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Tales of Neveryon (Neveryon)

Tales of Neveryon (Neveryon)

Tales of Neveryon (Neveryon)

Tales of Neveryon (Neveryon): Book 1 of 4: Return to Nevèrÿon

by SAMUEL R. DELANY

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A novel of myth and literacy about a long-ago land on the brink of civilization. Vol 1

In his four-volume series Return to Nevèrÿon, Hugo and Nebula award-winner Samuel R. Delany appropriated the conceits of sword-and-sorcery fantasy to explore his characteristic themes of language, power, gender, and the nature of civilization. Wesleyan University Press has reissued the long-unavailable Nevèrÿonvolumes in trade paperback.

The eleven stories, novellas, and novels in Return to Nevèrÿon's four volumes chronicle a long-ago land on civilization's brink, perhaps in Asia or Africa, or even on the Mediterranean. Taken slave in childhood, Gorgik gains his freedom, leads a slave revolt, and becomes a minister of state, finally abolishing slavery. Ironically, however, he is sexually aroused by the iron slave collars of servitude. Does this contaminate his mission ― or intensify it? Presumably elaborated from an ancient text of unknown geographical origin, the stories are sunk in translators' and commentators' introductions and appendices, forming a richly comic frame.

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Tales of Nevèrÿon collects a preface (to the entire series) and five sword and sorcery stories by Samuel R. Delany; and finally an appendix. The stories are "The Tale of Gorgik," "The Tale of Old Venn," "The Tale of Small Sarg," "The Tale of Potters and Dragons," and "The Tale of Dragons and Dreamers. " It is the first of the four-volume Return to Nevèrÿon series. This article discusses the five stories collected in the book.

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Bookseller
Lemolo Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
874
Title
Tales of Neveryon (Neveryon)
Author
SAMUEL R. DELANY
Format/Binding
Mass market, no rips tears, rough edges covers front and back
Book Condition
Used - Good-
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0553123335
ISBN 13
9780553123333
Publisher
Bantam Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1979
Pages
264
Keywords
alien empire, myths, fear, mysteries, sexual abandonment
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SciFi books;
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May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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