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Connie Willis

Autore di L'anno del contagio

103+ opere 37,045 membri 1,698 recensioni 299 preferito

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Connie Willis lives in Greeley, Colorado, with her family. (Publisher Provided) Connie Willis was born on December 31, 1945. She graduated from Colorado State College in 1967. Her first story, The Secret of Santa Titicaca, was published in Worlds of Fantasy in 1971. After receiving an NEA grant in mostra altro 1982, she left her teaching job to become a full-time writer. Her works include Doomsday Book, Lincoln's Dreams, Bellwether, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Fire Watch, Blackout, and All Clear. She has received 10 Hugo Awards, 11 Locus Poll Awards and 6 Nebula Awards. In 2009, she was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Credit: Ellen Levy Finch, 1998, Seattle, Washington

Serie

Opere di Connie Willis

L'anno del contagio (1992) 7,930 copie
To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998) 6,718 copie
Blackout (2010) 3,176 copie
Il fattore invisibile (1996) 2,608 copie
Passage (2001) 2,386 copie
All Clear (2010) 2,268 copie
Il sogno di Lincoln (1987) 1,409 copie
Impossible Things (1986) 1,194 copie
Fire Watch (1978) 1,081 copie
Crosstalk (2016) 995 copie
Strani occhi (1994) 780 copie
Uncharted Territory (1994) 674 copie
Inside Job [short fiction] (2005) 522 copie
Promised Land (1997) 409 copie
Light Raid (1989) 303 copie
Water Witch (1982) 291 copie
The Road to Roswell (2023) 285 copie
D.A. (2007) 256 copie
All Seated on the Ground (2007) 198 copie
All About Emily (2011) 141 copie
A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women (2001) — A cura di; Collaboratore — 126 copie
The New Hugo Winners, Volume III (1994) — A cura di; Collaboratore; Introduzione — 125 copie
Servizio antincendio (1982) 118 copie
Nebula Awards 33 (1999) — A cura di — 99 copie
American Christmas Stories (2021) — Editor & Contributor — 59 copie
Jack [novella] (1991) 40 copie
Anche la regina (1992) 16 copie
Blued Moon [short story] (1984) 15 copie
Hotel Rialto (1989) 13 copie
Cibola [short fiction] (1990) 12 copie
Chance [short story] (1986) 7 copie
Miracle [short story] (1991) 6 copie
Time Out [novella] (1989) 6 copie
Passage, tome 1 (2003) 5 copie
Ado [short story] (1988) 5 copie
Samaritan [short story] (1978) 4 copie
Adaptation {novelette} (1994) 4 copie
The Pony [short story] (1985) 4 copie
Passage, tome 2 (2003) 4 copie
Dilemma 3 copie
Cat's Paw [short story] (1999) 3 copie
Newsletter [short story] (1997) 3 copie
Epiphany [short story] (1999) 3 copie
Blackout / All Clear (1777) 3 copie
Connie Willis 3 copie
Inn [short story] (1993) 3 copie
Now Showing {novella} (2014) 2 copie
Nightkill 1 copia

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The Science Fiction Century (1997) — Collaboratore — 529 copie
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection (1994) — Collaboratore — 431 copie
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection (1992) — Collaboratore — 413 copie
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The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century (2005) — Collaboratore — 379 copie
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection (1991) — Collaboratore — 376 copie
Berserker Base (1985) — Collaboratore — 323 copie
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women (2001) — Collaboratore — 286 copie
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection (1990) — Collaboratore — 280 copie
The 1980 Annual World's Best SF (1980) — Collaboratore — 271 copie
Le trappole dell'ignoto (1997) — Collaboratore — 260 copie
The 1985 Annual World's Best SF (1985) — Collaboratore — 236 copie
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches (1997) — Collaboratore — 231 copie
Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy (1991) — Collaboratore — 225 copie
The 1986 Annual World's Best SF (1986) — Collaboratore — 215 copie
The New Hugo Winners: Award Winning Science Fiction Stories (1989) — Collaboratore — 209 copie
Modern Classics of Science Fiction (1991) — Collaboratore — 201 copie
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection (1987) — Collaboratore — 201 copie
The 1983 Annual World's Best SF (1983) — Collaboratore — 199 copie
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume One (2007) — Collaboratore — 198 copie
The Secret History of Science Fiction (2009) — Collaboratore — 196 copie
Future on Fire (1991) — Collaboratore — 187 copie
The Best of R. A. Lafferty (2019) — Collaboratore — 153 copie
Nebula Awards Showcase 2011 (2011) — Collaboratore — 151 copie
The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection (1984) — Collaboratore — 131 copie
Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 (2013) — Collaboratore — 117 copie
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction (2002) — Collaboratore — 116 copie
The Ultimate Dinosaur (1992) — Collaboratore — 116 copie
The Universe (1987) — Collaboratore — 115 copie
The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV (1997) — Collaboratore — 113 copie
Christmas on Ganymede and Other Stories (1990) — Collaboratore — 111 copie
Hauntings (2013) — Collaboratore — 111 copie
The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF (2008) — Collaboratore — 104 copie
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own (1983) — Collaboratore — 101 copie
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection (1985) — Collaboratore — 100 copie
Nebula Award Winning Novellas (1994) — Collaboratore — 98 copie
Christmas Stars (1992) — Collaboratore — 96 copie
The Nebula Awards Eighteen (1983) — Collaboratore — 88 copie
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #12 (1983) — Collaboratore — 87 copie
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction (2003) — Collaboratore — 85 copie
Bangs and Whimpers: Stories about the End of the World (1999) — Collaboratore — 83 copie
Strange But Not a Stranger (2002) — Introduzione, alcune edizioni81 copie
CYBERSEX (1996) — Collaboratore — 77 copie
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 (1986) — Collaboratore — 76 copie
Women of Futures Past: Classic Stories (2016) — Collaboratore — 75 copie
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 (1985) — Collaboratore — 73 copie
Isaac Asimov's Vampires (1996) — Collaboratore — 71 copie
The Best of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1988) — Collaboratore — 70 copie
Year's Best Fantasy 6 (2006) — Collaboratore — 69 copie
Nebula Awards 23 (1989) — Collaboratore — 67 copie
The Microverse (1989) — Collaboratore — 66 copie
Nebula Awards Showcase 2012 (2012) — Collaboratore — 66 copie
Nebula Awards 25 (1991) — Collaboratore — 61 copie
The Best Science Fiction of the Year #13 (1984) — Collaboratore — 61 copie
Best Short Novels 2004 (2004) — Collaboratore — 57 copie
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (1993) — Collaboratore — 52 copie
Isaac Asimov's Wonders of the World (1982) — Collaboratore — 50 copie
Isaac Asimov's Christmas (1656) — Collaboratore — 48 copie
The Sixth Omni Book of Science Fiction (1989) — Collaboratore — 48 copie
This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse (2016) — Collaboratore — 48 copie
Weird Women, Wired Women (1998) — Prefazione — 48 copie
Isaac Asimov's Valentines (1999) — Collaboratore — 44 copie
Postscripts Magazine, Issue 10 (2007) — Collaboratore — 42 copie
Best Short Novels 2006 (2006) — Collaboratore — 42 copie
A Yuletide Universe: Sixteen Fantastical Tales (2003) — Collaboratore — 41 copie
Season of Wonder (2012) — Collaboratore — 40 copie
The Williamson Effect (1996) — Collaboratore — 38 copie
Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day (2000) — Collaboratore — 37 copie
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (1995) — Collaboratore — 37 copie
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (1985) — Collaboratore — 37 copie
Whispers V (1985) — Collaboratore — 33 copie
Top Fantasy (1974) — Collaboratore — 33 copie
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook: No. 3 (1990) — Collaboratore — 32 copie
A Cosmic Christmas (2012) — Collaboratore — 32 copie
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Collaboratore — 30 copie
Space Cadets (2006) — Collaboratore — 30 copie
Top Science Fiction: The Authors' Choice (1984) — Collaboratore — 28 copie
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (1995) — Collaboratore — 26 copie
Wild Women (1854) — Collaboratore — 23 copie
Isaac Asimov's Robots (1991) — Collaboratore — 23 copie
The Berkley Showcase Vol. 4 (1981) — Collaboratore — 22 copie
The Savage Humanists (2008) — Collaboratore — 22 copie
A Cosmic Christmas 2 You (2013) — Collaboratore — 21 copie
Novel Ideas: Science Fiction (2006) — Collaboratore — 21 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 20, No. 12 [December 1996] (1996) — Collaboratore — 19 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 18, No. 1 [January 1994] (1994) — Collaboratore — 18 copie
Horrorscape: New Masterpieces of Horror, Vol. 1 (1996) — Collaboratore — 18 copie
The Book of Silverberg (2014) — Collaboratore — 18 copie
Starry messenger: The best of Galileo (1976) — Collaboratore — 16 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 35, No. 12 [December 2011] (2011) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 14 [December 1993] (1993) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
Robots through the Ages: A Science Fiction Anthology (2023) — Collaboratore — 15 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 3 [March 1993] (1993) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 10 [September 1993] (1993) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 20, No. 4 [April 1996] (1996) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 31, No. 12 [December 2007] (2007) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
Univers 1982 (2001) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 18, No. 14 [December 1994] (1994) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 27, No. 12 [December 2003] (2003) — Collaboratore — 13 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 29, No. 1 [January 2005] (2005) — Collaboratore — 13 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 33, No. 6 [June 2009] (1909) — Collaboratore — 12 copie
Fernes Licht (2000) — Collaboratore — 12 copie
Chrysalis 10 (1983) — Collaboratore — 12 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 21, No. 12 [December 1997] (1997) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
Univers 1985 (1985) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
Univers 1986 (1986) — Collaboratore — 9 copie
Ikarus 2002 (2002) — Collaboratore — 8 copie
Galileo Magazine of Science & Fiction September 1979 (1979) — Collaboratore — 8 copie
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 15 • August 2011 (2011) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Galileo Magazine of Science & Fiction July 1979 (1979) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Like Water for Quarks (2011) — Collaboratore — 7 copie
Galileo Magazine of Science & Fiction November 1979 (1979) — Collaboratore — 6 copie
The Best of Whispers (1994) — Collaboratore — 6 copie
Futurs tous azimuts (1992) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 25, No. 12 [December 2001] (2001) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Futuredaze²: Reprise (2014) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
Worlds of Fantasy, Vol. 1 No. 3, Winter 1970 (1971) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
Galileo Magazine of Science & Fiction March 1978 (1978) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
New Dimensions No. 13 (1982) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
Die wahre Lehre — nach Mickymaus (1993) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
Papa Godzilla (1989) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Galileo Magazine of Science & Fiction July 1978 (1978) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Realms of Fantasy, December 1994 (Vol. 1 No. 2) (1994) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Nightmare Magazine, December 2013 (2013) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Fiction, N° Spécial : Les Noëls électriques (2007) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Robots from Asimov's (1990) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Millemondi Inverno 1996 — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Supernovæ (1993) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Omni Magazine April 1982 (1982) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine | May 1982 (1982) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine | January 1982 (1982) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
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Science Fiction Eye #07, August 1990 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Omni Magazine October 1989 — Collaboratore — 1 copia
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Omni Magazine December 1993 (1993) — Collaboratore — 1 copia

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Group read: Connie Willis month in 2014 Category Challenge (Gennaio 2015)

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IMO, a potentially cute concept that fell short in execution. Maybe it could have made screwball sci-fi romance, but at 400+ pages, it was at least 200 pages too many.

The main character (Francine?) is as boring, vanilla, and devoid of personality as they come. She's dropped into this kooky annual Roswell alien convention when she flies in for a college friend's wedding. An alien abduction and manic roadtrip ensue during which several stereotypical locals become inadvertent ridealongs. Somewhere along the way, the alien is named "Indy," and an ET plot line develops in which "Indy" needs help getting home (or something?) and they careen around the desert in search of a destination to reveal itself.

This didn't work for me as a buddy comedy, an adventure of misfits, or a romance/meet-cute, but YMMV. Heard about it on a podcast and am generally down with a weird book especially a witty one. The reality was just okay.

Tom Robbins this was not.

My recommendation borrowed and tweaked from someone else: if you try it, give it 100 pages less your age and if you're not loving it, bag it and tag it.
… (altro)
½
 
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angiestahl | 29 altre recensioni | Mar 11, 2024 |
Take a Look at the Five and Ten, by Connie Willis, is a novella with a Christmasy theme, probably written for inclusion in a seasonal volume. It's a rather predicatble tale, but infused with Willis' skill in writing conversations and eliciting setting and character. I enjoyed this short read in a Tim Horton's before work, and on a bus after work. The story bookended my day most pleasantly.
 
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ahef1963 | 5 altre recensioni | Mar 7, 2024 |
My goodness this one was hilarious. Ned travels to the Victorian era from the future to help solve the problem of restoring Conventry Cathedral. Soon he finds himself boating down the Thames, navigating Victorian etiquette and trying to save a kitten. The supporting characters like his partner in crime Verity, Baine the butler, flighty Tossie, and the abominable Lady Schrapnell are what really make the book. I just loved it and I'm glad I read Three Men in a Boat first to get all the added references.

“History was indeed controlled by blind forces, as well as character and courage and treachery and love. And accident and random chance. And stray bullets and telegrams and tips. And cats.”

“The reason Victorian society was so restricted and repressed was that it was impossible to move without knocking something over.”

“People will buy anything at jumble sales,' I said. 'At the Evacuated Children Charity Fair a woman bought a tree branch that had fallen on the table.”
… (altro)
½
 
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bookworm12 | 285 altre recensioni | Feb 27, 2024 |
This book isn't as powerful as "Doomsday Book," Willis' other book involving time travel, but her plotting and research are just as meticulous. In short, the book to me seemed a cross between a serious SF time travel story and a P.G. Wodehouse comedy, with some Agatha Christie thrown in for good measure. I found the explanations of time travel conundrums occasionally confusing, and I think at times they get in the way of a really enjoyable story. Otherwise, a good read.
 
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Byakhee | 285 altre recensioni | Feb 21, 2024 |

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Opere
103
Opere correlate
193
Utenti
37,045
Popolarità
#493
Voto
3.9
Recensioni
1,698
ISBN
321
Lingue
18
Preferito da
299

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