Blackout is part one of a tale concluded in part two - All Clear. You *could* read just one but would miss so much so plan on both. If you have read Connie Willis before you will know what to expect - her gentle, educated and knowledgable take on history using a form of time-travel that, although not explained is still quite unique to her stories/5(). · “[Willis has] researched Blackout so thoroughly, her readers may imagine she had access to the time machine her characters use.” —The Seattle Times “A page-turning thriller Willis uses detail and period language exquisitely well, creating an engaging, exciting tale.” —Publishers Weekly From the PublisherBrand: Random House Publishing Group. She has won numerous prestigious awards for her particular works, including 7 Nebula Awards and 11 Hugo Awards. Author Willis is believed to have won more prestigious than any other author. The most recent novel for which she won the Hugo and Nebula Awards in the category of the Best Novel is the novel titled ‘Blackout’.
In Blackout, award-winning author Connie Willis returned to the time-traveling future of —the setting for several of her most celebrated works—and sent three Oxford historians to World War II England: Michael Davies, intent on observing heroism during the Miracle of Dunkirk; Merope Ward, studying children evacuated from London; and Polly Churchill, posing as a shopgirl. Blackout by Connie Willis. The novel "Blackout" by Connie Willis was published for the first time in Along with the second part of what is actually a two-part novel, it won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards as the best novel of the year. Michael Davies, Polly Churchill, and Merope Ward are ready to go from on a mission into the. BLACKOUT is the opening movement of a vast, absorbing two-volume novel that may well prove to be Connie Willis' masterpiece. Like her multi-award winning THE DOOMSDAY BOOK, this stunning new work marries the intricate mechanics of time travel to the gritty - and dangerous - realities of human history.
Blackout is part one of a tale concluded in part two - All Clear. You *could* read just one but would miss so much so plan on both. If you have read Connie Willis before you will know what to expect - her gentle, educated and knowledgable take on history using a form of time-travel that, although not explained is still quite unique to her stories. Blackout and All Clear are the two volumes that constitute a science fiction novel by American author Connie Willis. Blackout was published February 2, by Spectra. The second part, the conclusion All Clear, was released as a separate book on Octo. The diptych won the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and the Hugo Award for Best Novel. These two volumes are the most recent of four books and a short story that Willis h. Blackout. by Willis, Connie. Seller The Hermitage Bookshop, Member ABAA Published Condition Light tidemark to lower front panel, else fine in fine, faintly worn dust jacket in mylar cover. Edition First edition, first printing. Item Price $.
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