Connie willis is an american author of science fiction stories and novels. She has won eleven hugo awards and seven nebula awards, including hugo best novel for blackoutall clear in 2010. Oct 18, 20 few authors have had careers as successful as that of connie willis. This new, expanded edition of miracle and other christmas stories features twelve brilliantly reimagined holiday tales, five of which are collected here for the first time.
Hugo blogging connie willis may be the worst writer in. Connie willis ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. After receiving a national endowment for the arts grant that year, she left her teaching job and became a fulltime writer. She has won eleven hugo awards and seven nebula awards for particular worksmore major sf awards than any other writer most recently the best novel hugo and nebula awards for blackoutall clear 2010. The oxford time travel series written by author connie willis consists of 4 novels and one novella altogether, which were published between the years 1982 and 2010. Connie willis project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. For those new to willis, this collection is an eyeopener, showing that sf can blend gravity with snark and come away with stories that are painful, funny and true. Once again, willis has developed an idea that bears all the authority of a. Willis, a multiple nebula and hugo award winning author and a sfwa grand master. Her smart, heartfelt fiction runs the gamut from screwball comedy to profound tragedy, combining dazzling plot twists, cuttingedge science, and. This is the order of connie willis books in both chronological order and publication order. Discovering an authors body of work can be intimidating, especially for some one as prolific as connie willis. Willis is a 1967 graduate of colorado state college, now the university of northern colorado, where she completed degrees in english and elementary education. Its an entertaining mystery about life after death and has some very quirky characters that i enjoyed.
Author connie williss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers. Just read blackoutall clear by connie willis, do the exact opposite of what she does, and you will have the greatest work in the history of english literature. The oxford time travel series by award winning author connie willis, are books that deal with time travel. Hard to say which of these stories is the most famous. At only 162 pages, the novella is a quick read, yet willis takes you on a journey that twists your assumptions and dumps them upside down by the end of the book. Just like the ones we used to know by connie willis, published by asimovs magazine.
They put a speculative spin on the holiday, giving fans of acclaimed author connie willis a welcome gift and a dozen. Connie willis is a terrific writer and deserves all the awards shes received. For the familiar reader, though, the best of connie willis is an especial treat because each story is followed by an afterword from the author. I dont remember exactly who first recommended her to me, but it wasnt that long agomaybe 15 yearsand ive been trying to catch up on her back list ever since.
Most of us would rather not spend a lot of time contemplating death, but the characters in connie willis s novel passage make a living at it. Her other works include passage, lincolns dreams, bellwether, impossible things, remake. Best sellers bookstores most popular bookbag rent books sell books. Just got off the march 8 thread writing about connie willis. It was released in the year 2010 by the spectra books publication. Connie willis has won major awards for her novels and short stories. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Rather than just read about what happened long ago from books, these people actually get to go there and see it for themselves.
Passage is a science fiction novel by connie willis, published in 2001. Published on october 10, 2017, a lot like christmas is an expanded, updated edition of connie willis beloved miracle and other christmas stories for more details and a table of contents, visit this entry on the conniewillis. Passage by connie willis, published by bantam spectra. Connie willis has 236 books on goodreads with 446324 ratings.
One of the books in the oxford time travel series written by author connie willis was published under the title blackout. To help keep our communities safe, all our retail locations are closed until march 27th. The novel won the locus award for best novel in 2002, was shortlisted for the nebula award in 2001, and received nominations for the hugo, campbell, and clarke awards in 2002. Connie williss gripping portrait of london during the blitz has won the american author a remarkable 11th hugo award. Connie has been awarded 10 hugo awards, 11 locus poll awards and 6 nebula awards. A perfect stocking stuffer for christmascelebrating fans of connie williss humorous sf. She also has a talent for finding the comedic potential of the least likely situations. Willis s twovolume time travel sequence, blackout and all clear, was voted. I was hugely disappointed by outlander so i was a bit nervous to pick up willis book.
It combines willis heartfelt love for christmas with a cleareyed but sympathetic view of humanity and its foibles. Connie willis is an american science fiction and fantasy writer. The protagonist of passage, who is involved in a medical study of. Ten awardwinning stories, 19822007, plus three equally wellregarded award acceptance speeches, from the muchcelebrated author all clear, 2011, etc. Connie willis books list of books by connie willis. Willis lives in greeley, colorado, with her family. A connie willis compendium was made into a cbs tv christmas film called snow wonder which was aired in november 2005. They also have hardbacks of passage and my christmas short story collection, miracle and other christmas. Shop amongst our popular books, including 67, bellwether, the best of connie willis and more from connie willis. Author connie willis bio and signed books vj books. She has won eleven hugo awards and seven nebula awards for particular worksmore major awards than any other writer 2 most recently the years best novel hugo and nebula awards for blackoutall clear 2010. Inside job takes its place on that permanent shelf, a tale of spiritualists, seances, sk. I got fooled by one of them a few years ago in spectacular fashion, and it was truly humiliating.
The successful books of author willis have helped her to win numerous major awards and also become one of the most honored authors of the science fiction genre during the 1980s and 90s. I met a traveller in an antique land, 2018, best hardcover price best. Publishers weekly a collection of christmas stories with just the right blend of sugar and spice. Connie willis books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Passage, 2001, best hardcover price best paperback price best kindle price. Constance elaine trimmer willis born december 31, 1945, commonly known as connie willis, is an american science fiction and fantasy writer.
However, i have now discovered a way to produce a masterpiece. Her latest books are crosstalk 2016, a lot like christmas 2017, a short story collection, and i met a traveller in an antique land april 30, 2018. Discount prices on books by connie willis, including titles like terra incognita. She has received seven nebula awards and eleven hugo awards for her fiction. The people that travel throughout time, are history students at a future version of the university of oxford. Passage, like all of her books, comes to a satisfying conclusion, and i highly recommend it as well worth the time and effort it takes to get through. Connie willis passage is a suspense novel in the same way that alfred hitchcocks psycho is a slasher movie. Willis manages to surprise the reader with every book she writes as she explores diverse styles and subject matters. As a huge connie willis fan, i had been wanting to read passage for a long time and it didnt disappoint.
Connie has won numerous hugo awards and nebula awards, has been inducted into the science fiction hall of fame and also is a sfwa grand master. Aug 23, 2011 connie willis s gripping portrait of london during the blitz has won the american author a remarkable 11th hugo award. Connie willis s biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. April fools day is friday, and ive already begun bracing myself for it, not because i dont love april fools jokes but because i dont want to fall for them. Connie williss biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. Connie willis is the award winning author of doomsday book, passage, to say nothing of the dog and bellwether. Her first shortstory collection, fire watch, was a new york times notable book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. May 07, 20 the doomsday book, connie willis i came somewhat late to connie willis.
Apr 30, 2018 at only 162 pages, the novella is a quick read, yet willis takes you on a journey that twists your assumptions and dumps them upside down by the end of the book. Williss twovolume time travel sequence, blackout and. Im tempted to dub passage a neurological detective story with metaphysical leanings, but even that description goes too far in. Connie willis books list of books by author connie willis. Join facebook to connect with connie willis and others you may know. Mar 08, 2012 blackout is the opening movement of a vast, absorbing twovolume novel that may well prove to be connie willis masterpiece. At least seven stories followed 197881 before her debut novel, water witch by willis and cynthia felice, published by ace books in 1982. Willis, a multiple nebula and hugo award winning author and a. In blackout, awardwinning author connie willis returned to the timetraveling future of 2060the setting for several of her most celebrated worksand sent. Connie willis is the critically acclaimed author of doomsday book, passage, to say nothing of the dog and bellwether.
I dont remember if theres a mention in doomsday book but in one of the wwii books i think blackout theres a mention of some sort of garment with a cell phone in a holster, and the wardrobe person says, dont worry, the cell phone is just a replica. Lets add a few more things to your wonderful list of wonderful books. What are some of the best books youve read so far this year. Connies short story just like the ones we used to know which was released in 2003 one of the collections in the winds of marble arch and other stories. But when somethings available in ebook, i dont fight it. The story depicted in this book features the main character in the role of polly churchill.
One of my coworkers recommended two books to me last year. In the oxford of christmas, 2054, time travel is a well established tool of historical research. Her second novel, doomsday book 1992, which won the 1993. To say nothing of the dog is set in the same oxford timetravelling historian universe as fire watch and doomsday book, with a much lighter touch, although the same passion for history, and a dollop of chaos theory. To ask other readers questions about passage, please sign up. Sff world if anyone can be named best science fiction writer of the age, its connie willis, and these stories are the best of her best. A connie willis compendium was made into a cbs tv christmas film. Outlander by diana gabaldon and doomsday book by connie willis. Miracle and other christmas stories by connie willis miracle and other christmas stories 1999 is a collection of eight short science fiction and fantasies by connie willis, plus an introduction and an afterword. Connie willis is a member of the science fiction hall of fame and a grand master of the science fiction and fantasy writers of america. Inducted into the science fiction hall of fame and recently awarded the title of grand master by the science fiction and fantasy writers of america, willis is still going strong.
Christmas comes but once a year, yet the stories in this dazzling collection are fun to read anytime. Praise for the best of connie willis filled with warmth and sadness, great drama, witty dialogue, characters you will care about and moments that you will remember for a long time. Williss first published story was the secret of santa titicaca in worlds of fantasy, winter 1970 december. Blackout is the opening movement of a vast, absorbing twovolume novel that may well prove to be connie willis masterpiece. Connie willis is the master of the science fiction novella, from seminal efforts such as blued moon, fire watch, the last of the winnebagos, and beyond. Ron and nina else, who run the book mall, are great. Willis novels showcase the comedy of manner style of writing and often feature time travel, which are informally referred to as the time travel series. It is managed by the webmaster lee whiteside of the official connie willis webpage. The novel won the locus award for best novel in 2002, was shortlisted for the nebula award in 2001, and received nominations for the hugo, campbell, and clarke awards in 2002 passage follows the efforts of joanna lander, a research psychologist, to understand the phenomenon of neardeath experiences or ndes by. Second solo novel following lincolns dreams, 1987 from an author best known for her strong stories the collection fire watch, etc. Connie willis books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Constance elaine trimmer willis born december 31, 1945 is an american science fictionfantasy writer. Im tempted to dub passage a neurological detective story with metaphysical leanings, but even that description goes too far in nailing down this mercurial.
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