Tales of the Quintana Roois a collection offantasystories by American author Alice Sheldon, writing asJames Tiptree Jr.It was released in1986and was the author's first book published byArkham House.It was published in an edition of 3,673 copies. The stories originally appeared inIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction MagazineandThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fictionand are set in the easternmost shore of theYucatán Peninsulain Mexico. In addition to winning the world fantasy award for best collection in 1987, each of the stories was nominated or won genre awards, and "What Came Ashore at Lirios" was included in theOxford Book of Fantasy Stories.
 Dust-jacket illustration by Glennray Tutor forTales of the Quintana Roo | |
| Author | James Tiptree Jr. |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Glennray Tutor |
| Cover artist | Glennray Tutor |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | x, 101 |
| ISBN | 0-87054-152-8 |
| OCLC | 12372417 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3570.I66 T3 1986 |
Contents
editTales of the Quintana Roocontains the following stories:
- "A Note About the Mayas of the Quintana Roo"
- "What Came Ashore at Lirios" (published inIsaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazineas "Lirios: A Tale of the Quintana Roo" )[1]
- "The Boy Who Waterskied to Forever"
- "Beyond the Dead Reef"
Awards
editThe collection and the stories contained therein were nominated for a number of genre awards:[2]
- Tales of Quintana Roo(Winner of theWorld Fantasy Awardfor best collection, 1987)
- "What Came Ashore at Lirios" (Nominated for aNebula Award,1981)
- "The Boy Who Waterskied to Forever" (Nominated for aHugo Award,1982)
- "Beyond the Dead Reef" (Winner of aLocus Awardfor best short story, 1983)
References
edit- ^"ISFDB entry on What Came Ashore at Lirios".Retrieved20 March2011.
- ^Locus Publications."James Tiptree Jr. Award".Index of Literary Nominees.Archived fromthe originalon 15 March 2005.Retrieved27 February2011.
Sources
edit- Chalker, Jack L.;Mark Owings (1998).The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998.Westminster and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.
- Jaffery, Sheldon(1989).The Arkham House Companion.Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc.ISBN1-55742-005-X.
- Joshi, S. T.(1999).Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography.Sauk City: Arkham House.ISBN0-87054-176-5.
- Nielsen, Leon (2004).Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide.Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc.ISBN0-7864-1785-4.
External links
edit- Tales of the Quintana Rootitle listing at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
- Locus Publications."Tales of the Quintana Roo".The Locus Index to Science Fiction.Retrieved20 March2011.
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