is still capable of writing a dynamite story." Bernard W. Bell points out that Tales of Nevèrÿon is thematically concerned with "the reversal of conventional hierarchical, oppositional relationships." Larry McCaffery states that Delany "thoroughly expands, deepens, questions, and undercuts the premises of [the sword-and-sorcery] genre". Awards In 1980, Tales of Nevèrÿon was both a Locus Award nominee and a finalist for the National Book Award for Science Fiction. References Notes Bibliography Bell, Bernard W. The Contemporary African American Novel: Its Folk Roots and Modern Literary Branches. University of Massachusetts Press, 2004. . McCaffery, Larry. Across the Wounded Galaxies: Interviews with Contemporary American Science Fiction Writers. University of Illinois Press, 1991. . Further reading Tucker, Jeffery A. A Sense of Wonder: Samuel R. Delany, Race, Identity and Difference, chapter 3: "The Empire of Signs: Slavery, Semiotics, and Sexuality in the Return to Nevèrÿon Series". Wesleyan University Press, 2004. External links 1979 fantasy novels 1979 short story collections American novellas Bantam Books books Fantasy short story collections Fiction set in prehistory LGBT speculative fiction novels Short story collections by Samuel Delany 1979 American novels