The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
By Gene Wolfe
4/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
A superb collection of science fiction and fantasy stories, The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories is a book that transcends all genre definitions. The stories within are mined with depth charges, explosions of meaning and illumination that will keep you thinking and feeling long after you have finished reading.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Gene Wolfe
Gene Wolfe (1931-2019) was the Nebula Award-winning author of The Book of the New Sun tetralogy in the Solar Cycle, as well as the World Fantasy Award winners The Shadow of the Torturer and Soldier of Sidon. He was also a prolific writer of distinguished short fiction, which has been collected in such award-winning volumes as Storeys from the Old Hotel and The Best of Gene Wolfe. A recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award, and six Locus Awards, among many other honors, Wolfe was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2007, and named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2012.
Read more from Gene Wolfe
Interlibrary Loan Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Fantasy: The Best of the Year: 2006 Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Last Plane to Heaven: The Final Collection Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wildside Book of Fantasy: 20 Great Tales of Fantasy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTwistor Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
Related ebooks
Riverworld: Including To Your Scattered Bodies Go & The Fabulous Riverboat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Time Machine Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Worm Ouroboros: [Complete Edition] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5H. P. Lovecraft: The Complete Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Worm Ouroboros Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The King in Yellow Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsShadows of the New Sun: Stories in Honor of Gene Wolfe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dreaming Jewels Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Margaret St. Clair Science Fiction MEGAPACK® Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDying Inside Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lord Dunsany Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Night Land Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Count of Monte Cristo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Phantasmion: A Fairy Tale Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeliotrope Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Silverlock Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Burn Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Moby Dick Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Modern Classics of Fantasy Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Deathworld Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lord Dunsany: The Complete Works Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings7 best short stories - Weird Fiction Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Dreamer's Tales Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStations of the Tide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Turn of the Screw Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsErewhon Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Best of Michael Moorcock Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5David Copperfield Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Other Side Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
10 ratings8 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wolfe's genre (which he shares with no one) is really Science Fantasy. This collection is my favorite of all his works (and I've read most of them). He's a true storyteller, and these are some of his very best.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A book of very varied science fiction stories, notwithstanding the fact that three of them had very similar titles: 'The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories', 'The Death of Dr. Island', and 'The Doctor of Death Island'.I like the fact that the stories tended not to be tied up neatly at the end, since all the unsolved mysteries gives you more to think about and means that the stories aren't instantly forgettable. My favourites were "The Death of Doctor Island", "Hour of Trust" and "Tracking Song", and "Seven American Nights" was the only story in the book that I had read before.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The title story (minus the other stories and other stories) isn't too bad. If you come across it in an anthology, I'd suggest you consider not skipping it.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hit is +, miss is -.+ The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories (1970)+ Alien Stones (1972)+ La Befana (1973)+ The Hero as Werwolf (1975)+ Three Fingers (1976)+ The Death of Dr. Island (1973)+ Feather Tigers (1973)- Hour of Trust (1973)+ Tracking Song (1975)+ The Toy Theater (1971)+ The Doctor of Death Island (1978)+ Cues (1974)- The Eyeflash Miracles (1976)+ Seven American Nights (1978)
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Much as I like Wolfe, I was disappointed by too many of these stories to rate the collection highly. 'La Befana' was the reason that I read this collection: the legendary Italian witch can finally complete her ancient quest by visiting a new planet. The title story is masterly. I enjoyed the unfolding of the relative values of the empaths and the military in 'Alien Stones'. Wolfe enlisted my sympathy for the regressed humans in 'The Hero as Werwolf' and I enjoyed the buzz of recognising the Disney references in 'Three Fingers'. At this point my reading stalled because I could not engage with 'The Death of Dr Island'. I did not care for any of the characters and the allusions to the Genesis stories seemed too overt to be satisfying.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5a mixed bag of stories some good some not so
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5These being the first short stories I've read by Gene Wolfe I went into the read curious, hopeful and genuinely unsure how they'd turn out. I'll be upfront w/my bias; I think Gene Wolfe is an amazing author.The good news: I'm even more impressed by his writing and stories than I was before.The bad news: Not every story is amazing; such is reading short fiction collections.Overall, I rate this as an excellent collection of short fiction, and unless you simply have an aversion to the fantastic, I would highly recommend it. And if you already like Gene Wolfe? Look for familiar devices, such as memory and sense perception. He winds such nice paths...
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wolfe is a master of science fiction and fantasy, fairy tales and fables. Because of this range, this collection might not be for a reader who reads only subgenres. I need to buy a copy of this book, so I can reread the two or three ambiguous/Borgesian stories whose plots require it. All of the stories deserve a reread anyway.Besides title story, also includes "The Death of Doctor Island" (for Wolfe, easy/ordinary sci-fi) and "The Doctor of Death Island" (more difficult/ambiguous).