Tales of Nevèrÿon
About this book
A group of interrelated stories taking place in an ambiguous distant past setting that on the surface resembles sword-and-sorcery. As always, Delany works his magic by drawing you in with vivid sensory immediacy, and then opening up uncountable doors of thought into language, semiotics, politics, economy and technology. The first in an addictive and haunting series, it also forms, along with many of his other works, part of a larger work he calls Some Informal Remarks Toward the Modular Calculus. If that intimidates you, don't worry about it. Enjoy the story and take time to reflect on all the thoughts it invites. You can go back and read the appendices later.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 11 readers · 264 pages · ≈ 4 h 53 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Return to Nevèrÿon series?
Read Tales of Nevèrÿon first, then follow the publication order above — Neveryóna.
How long does it take to read Tales of Nevèrÿon?
About ≈ 4 h 53 m — 264 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Tales of Nevèrÿon?
264 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Tales of Nevèrÿon?
It sits on the Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction shelves.
Is Tales of Nevèrÿon in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Tales of Nevèrÿon?
Samuel R. Delany (1942–0).
Return to Nevèrÿon — reading order
- → Tales of Nevèrÿon (1979) you are here
- 1 Neveryóna (1983)