41. Doomsday Book (Connie Willis) - Book Review In general I strongly dislike timetravel stories with their attendant implausibilities, but sometimes they have other qualities which redeem them http://dannyreviews.com/h/Doomsday_Book.html

Danny Yee's Book Reviews Subjects Titles Authors ... Latest Doomsday Book Connie Willis A book review by Danny Yee In general I strongly dislike time-travel stories with their attendant implausibilities, but sometimes they have other qualities which redeem them. Doomsday Book Despite the weaknesses in the science and the implausible 2054 Oxford, I enjoyed Doomsday Book a lot. I much prefer well-written books with lousy science to engineering manuals dressed up as novels. I'm not sure it deserved its Hugo and Nebula award double, but Doomsday Book is definitely worth a read, especially if you are interested in epidemiology (used to produce a rather clever detective problem) or medieval English history. 19 December 1993 External links: - buy from Amazon.com Related reviews: - books about Britain + British history - more historical fiction - more science fiction - books published by %T Doomsday Book %A Willis, Connie %D 1993 %O paperback %G ISBN 0450579875 %P 650pp Subjects Titles Authors Best Books ... Book Reviews by Danny Yee

42. Connie Willis Interview - For Zone-sf.com interview with connie willis for the zone sf magazine. http://www.zone-sf.com/conniewillis.html

the Last Word in Science Fiction magazines online SITE MAP SEARCH THIS SITE critical articles, interviews, author profiles, retro lists, genre essays, incisive media reviews To Say Nothing of the Dog Connie Willis interviewed by Cristopher Hennessey-DeRose and Michael McCarty "I have always thought a lot about death and what, if anything, might happen afterwards." "I feel your name is a brand... that you have an obligation when people see your name on a book, that you really wrote that book." Connie Willis In a world where pigeonholing has become the norm, Connie Willis has done well to evade such a thing. Equally humorous, thought-provoking and, or, utterly serious in whatever world she decides to create and walk around in, Willis' work is known for running the gamut of emotional response as she effortlessly turns her own brand of mirror upon us and allows us to conceive of the answer ourselves while supplying her own. She refuses to back down from the very concept of what awaits us past the brink of death, or to show translucent we all can become, and often are. Willis is methodical in her research but knows not to overwhelm her readers with how much she has learned about a given topic. Instead, she makes sure she understands it well enough to tell the tale she wishes to tell. While perhaps known for her more historical fiction, Connie has proven herself comfortable in whichever kind of speculative fiction she chooses to write, spotting her stories likeable characters (or, if un-likeable, at least in the realm of the interesting) and letting the reader wade their way in instead of being qualified at the door... with over ten compelling novels and collections and counting, she must be doing something right.

43. Connie Willis - 2004 National Book Festival (Library Of Congress) connie willis began writing full time in the early 1980s and her everincreasing list of short stories quickly caught the attention of readers and editors http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2004/willis.html

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44. Connie Willis Biography And List Of Works - Connie Willis Books connie willis Biography Constance Elaine Trimmer willis (born December 31, 1945) is an American science fiction writer. connie willis Biography and List http://www.biblio.com/authors/201/Connie_Willis_Biography.html

45. Literature-Map: Connie Willis What else do readers of connie willis read? What else do readers of connie willis read? The closer two writers are, the more likely someone will like http://www.literature-map.com/connie willis.html

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46. TomFolio.com: By Connie Willis willis, connie. Doomsday Book. Publisher Bantam, 1992.. Trade paperback first edition, simultaneous with hardback edition NF, with bookstore stamp on head http://www.tomfolio.com/SearchAuthorTitle.asp?Aut=Connie_Willis

47. SF Gospel: "All Seated On The Ground" By Connie Willis Speaking of SF magazines, the cover story of the December 2007 Asimov s is a Christmas novella, All Seated on the Ground by connie willis. http://sfgospel.typepad.com/sf_gospel/2007/10/all-seated-on-t.html

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48. Connie Willis (Index) A list of articles at Science Fiction and Society about connie willis and/or her works. http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/sf_and_society/64801

GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-7332027313721357", "com_readingandliterature_top_ATF_468x060"); GA_googleAddAttr("language", "com"); GA_googleAddAttr("section", "readingand"); GA_googleAddAttr("category", "sf_and_soc"); hiring freelance writers today's articles sign in Home Connie Willis (Index) Connie Willis (Index) Christopher B. Jones Articles in this Topic Discussions in this Topic Mar 31, 2006 The following are articles at Science Fiction and Society about Connie Willis and/or her works. Deconstructing Shakespeare with Connie Willis's "Ado" How out-of-control has politically correct speech become? Just how serious is the threat that special interest groups pose to society? Join us for a hilarious trip into the absurd as we deconstruct Shakespeare with Connie Willis's "Ado." deck.halls@boughs/holly With each passing year, Christmas gets more commercial, decorators get more competitive, and we all find ourselves with less time to actually enjoy the season. But if you think it's bad now, wait until you meet the characters of Connie Willis's new holiday novella. To Say Nothing of the Dog (Book Review) The place is England. The year is 2057... or is it 1888? The problem: a cat. Join us for a look at Connie Willis's 1999 Hugo Award-winning time-travel novel that's a comedy of errors and a study in the absurd of the most delightful kind.

49. KatSpace - Author - Willis, Connie connie willis. Login Home About Computers Contact Enarrare Events Fandoms Fan Fiction Games GenFicCrit Graphics Gusto History http://www.katspace.org/Reviews-Book-Author/ConnieWillis

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50. Powell's Books - Lincoln's Dreams By Connie Willis Haunted by the nightmares of Annie, a young woman he has just met, historical researcher Jeff Johnston leads Annie on an emotional odyssey through the http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=28585&cgi=product&isbn=0-553-2

51. Special Circumstances: Bellwether By Connie Willis I have read a few short stories by connie willis ( At the Rialto was one excellent example), but I was unsure of picking up a novel length story by her http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~anoop/weblog/archives/000079.html

Special Circumstances About this Blog This weblog is written and maintained by Anoop Sarkar Search Search this site: Categories Blog Admin Computational Linguistics Computer Science Graphic Novels ... Web Links Recent Entries Blind Lake by Robert Charles Wilson William Congreve and the Rockets of Mysore The Prestige by Christopher Priest Spin by Robert Charles Wilson ... Main September 30, 2004 Bellwether by Connie Willis I have read a few short stories by Connie Willis ("At the Rialto" was one excellent example), but I was unsure of picking up a novel length story by her since I don't usually have the patience for long time travel or alternative history plots which seem to be the themes behind her most popular novels. So it was with some trepidation that I accepted a friend's recommendation and started on "Bellwether". I'm glad that I did: this was one of those novels that reads so easily that I could finish it in one sitting. The setting is not futuristic but a very commonplace (at least for 1996) research lab. Sandra Foster studies fads and trends obsessively, trying to find out why certain activities (with `low ability thresholds') or merchandising catch on for a brief period and then die out. Her life, and indeed the whole plot of this book, revolves around acquiring funding for her research. Like most researchers, the funding bureaucracy takes up 90% of her time. She even does research on getting funding to do research. A chance encounter with a fellow researcher in her lab who recently lost his funding for the study of chaos theory leads her closer to a scientific theory of fads. But can she retain her funding or her sanity before she makes her final discovery?

52. Connie Willis, Science Fiction Writer Piziks, Steven, An Interviw with connie willis, in Bradley s Fantasy, 39, Spring, connie willis The Facts of Death, in Locus, 504, January, 2003. http://www.hycyber.com/SF/willis_connie.html

Connie (Constance Elaine Trimmer) Willis December 31, 1945 (Denver, Colorado) - Novels Willis, Connie, Bantam, New York, 1987. ISBN: 0-553-27025-7 John W. Campbell Doomsday Book, Bantam, New York, 1992. * ISBN: 0-553-08131-4 Hugo, Nebula, Locus. Uncharted Territory, Remake, Bantam, New York, 1995. ISBN: 0-553-57441-8 Locus Bellwether, Locus To Say Nothing of the Dog, Bantam, New York, 1997. ISBN: 0-553-09995-7 Hugo Passage, Locus Willis, Connie, and Cynthia Felice, Water Witch, Light Raid, Promised Land, Ace, New York, 1997. ISBN: 0-441-00405-9 Original Short Fiction Willis, Connie, Collections of Short Fiction Willis, Connie, Fire Watch, Impossible Things, Locus Miracle and Other Christmas Stories, Sources of Biographical and Bibliographical Information Piziks, Steven, An Interviw with Connie Willis, in #39, Spring, 1998. (interview) Piziks, Steven, Connie Wilis Bibliography, in #39, Spring, 1998. (bibliography) Connie Willis: Seriously Funny Business, in Locus, #432, January, 1997. (interview) Connie Willis: The Facts of Death, in Locus

53. SF Signal: REVIEW: D.A. By Connie Willis In connie willis novella, D.A., Theodora Baumgarten is enrolled as an IASA space cadet and is quickly whisked away to the Academy space station, http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/004829.html

News Feeds Entries Commments Search Search this site: Home Home REVIEW: D.A. by Connie Willis REVIEW SUMMARY D.A. reads like Robert A. Heinlein on speed! MY RATING BRIEF SYNOPSIS : Theodora Baumgarten is erroneously enrolled as an IASA space cadet and subsequently tries to find out why. MY REVIEW PROS : Fast-moving story; Willis' writing style is thoroughly engaging and highly entertaining. CONS : Somewhat predictable, especially for fans of Heinlein's juveniles, to which this story pays homage. BOTTOM LINE : An excellent novella. In Connie Willis' novella, D.A. , Theodora Baumgarten is enrolled as an IASA space cadet and is quickly whisked away to the Academy space station, named the RAH after Robert A. Heinlein. (No coincidence - this story is overtly Heinleinian, which is good because it gives me two chances to say "Heinleinian".) While Theodora's appointment is considered a great honor by her friends, family and fellow students, all of whom would love to be in Theodora's space shoes, there is a problem: Theodora never actually enrolled in the IASA. With the help of her Earthside hacker friend, Kimkim, Theodora sets out to find out how she could possibly come to be signed up in the IASA. Reading D.A.

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56. Inside Job By Connie Willis | Skepchick Has anyone started reading Inside Job by connie willis yet? If not, you still have time to nab a copy at the bookstore and library and catch up because it s http://www.skepchick.org/drupal/?q=node/1700

57. Willis, Connie: To Say Nothing Of The Dog (audio) - Outside Of A Dog connie willis s To Say Nothing of the Dog is a timetravel novel that pays tribute to, while gently poking fun at, Three Men in a Boat and Golden Age http://www.steelypips.org/weblog/2007/10/willis_dog.php

@import url("http://www.steelypips.org/weblog/css/switcher-default.css"); If you're seeing this, you're deliberately surfing with CSS off (as I've been known to do), or you're using an old browser (in which case you might consider upgrading your browser.) Outside of a Dog: Kate Nepveu's Book Log Friday, October 5, 2007 Connie Willis's To Say Nothing of the Dog is a time-travel novel that pays tribute to, while gently poking fun at, Three Men in a Boat Instead, To Say Nothing of the Dog Time travel stories tend not to be my thing: either they make my head hurt or they take a view of the universe I don't care for. I could take or leave the time-travel plot here. However, I adore (A couple other minor infelicities about the audio version: every time the title is worked into the narration, it really stands out, and sometimes it feels forced. Also, I was deeply disappointed to find that "placet" is pronounced with an audible "t"; I didn't take Latin and was mentally pronouncing it as though it were French, which sounds much more suited to romance. Not that this last is the book's fault, of course.) categories: audiobooks books sf and fantasy all posts about Connie Willis (3 total) Comments: David Tate wrote on October 5, 2007 at 12:57 PM:

58. Review: Water Witch By Cynthia Felice & Connie Willis This is one of the first novels by both connie willis and Cynthia Felice, before willis established her current sterling reputation. http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/reviews/books/0-441-87379-0.html

To Your Scattered Bodies Go Russ Allbery Reviews The Bone Doll's Twin Water Witch Publisher: Ace January 1982 ISBN: Format: Mass market Pages: Deza and her father are con artists who pass Deza off as a princess and water witch, although she seems to have real abilities as well. Now her father is dead in a crash and Deza is on her own. Perhaps she can continue their last con alone, or with the help of what might be the spirit of her father and what might be her imagination, but that leaves open the question of why her father abandoned and fled that last con when it seemed to be going fine. This is one of the first novels by both Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice, before Willis established her current sterling reputation. This is her first published novel; prior to this is only a short story collection. While it may look today like a typical "collaboration" between a famous and lesser-known author, I expect it's a true joint work. However, whether because of the collaboration or just because it's an early novel, this doesn't feel like a Willis novel. Connie Willis has a very distinctive, digressive, non-confrontationally persistent tone that's at least significantly dampened here. If you're looking for another novel like Doomsday Book or To Say Nothing of the Dog Water Witch will probably be a disappointment.

59. Connie Willis And Harlan Ellison At WorldCon During the Hugo Award ceremonies, Harlan Ellison grabbed connie willis s breast. The SF community is not very happy about the incident. http://scififantasyfiction.suite101.com/blog.cfm/connie_willis_and_harlan_elliso

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60. Passage By Connie Willis, SF Book About Near-death Experiences Our book group has also read the following books by connie willis connie willis (1945 ) is a Colorado writer of short fiction and novels. http://members.aol.com/siure/willis2.htm

SCIENCE FICTION BOOK SELECTION PASSAGE by CONNIE WILLIS Passage (2001) 2002 Hugo Award Nominee cover art by Royce M. Becker US Bantam hardback 594 pages (left) US Bantam paperback 780 pages Voyager UK trade paperback (right) 594 pages From the inside cover of the US hardback: At Mercy General Hospital, Dr. Joanna Lander will soon be paged not to save a life, but to interview a patient just back from the dead. A psychologist specializing in near death experiences, Joanna has spent two years recording the experiences of those who have been declared clinically dead and lived to tell about it. It's research on the fringes of ordinary science, but Joanna is about to get a boost from an unexpected quarter. A new doctor has arrived at Mercy General, one with the power to give Joanna the chance to get as close to death as anyone can. A brilliant young neurologist, Dr. Richard Wright has come up with a way to manufacture the near death experience using a psychoactive drug. Dr. Wright is convinced that the NDE is a survival mechanism and that if only doctors understood how it worked, they could someday delay the dying process, or maybe even reverse it. He can use the expertise of a psychologist of Joanna Lander's standing to lend credibility to his study. But he soon needs Joanna for more than just her reputation. When his key volunteer suddenly drops out of the study, Joanna finds herself offering to become Richard's next subject. After all, who better than she, a trained psychologist, to document the experience? Her first NDE is as fascinating as she imagined it would be so astounding that she knows she must go back, if only to find out why this place is so hauntingly familiar. But each time Joanna goes under, her sense of dread begins to grow, because part of her already knows why the experience is so familiar, and why she has every reason to be afraid....

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