1994 short story collection by Connie Willis
Impossible Things is a collection of short stories by American writer Connie Willis , first published in January 1994,[ 1] [ 2] that includes tales of ecological disaster , humorous satire , tragedy , and satirical alternate realities. Its genres range from comedy to tragedy to horror . Three of the stories won Nebula Awards ,[ 3] and two won Hugo Awards .
Like her novel Bellwether , the stories In the Late Cretaceous and At the Rialto explore aspects of scientific research. Like All Seated on the Ground , the story Spice Pogrom involves first contact with an intelligent alien species. Like the two-part novel Blackout/All Clear , the story of Jack involves life during The Blitz . The stories Ado and Winter's Tale both refer to William Shakespeare , while Time Out , like her time travel novels, explores the nature of time.
Contents
"The Last of the Winnebagos " (1988)
"Even the Queen " (1992)
"Schwarzschild Radius" (1987)
"Ado" (1988)
"Spice Pogrom" (1986)
"Winter's Tale" (1988)
"Chance" (1986)
"In the Late Cretaceous" (1991)
"Time Out" (1989)
"Jack" (1991)
"At the Rialto" (1989)
Awards
References
^ "Impossible Things" . Booklist . December 15, 1993. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024 .
^ "Impossible Things by Connie Willis" . Publishers Weekly . November 29, 1993. Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "SFWA Nebula Awards" . Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2011 .
^ "1987 Hugo Awards" . Hugo Award . July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "Nebula Awards 1988" . Science Fiction Awards Database . Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "Nebula Awards 1990" . Science Fiction Awards Database . Archived from the original on September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "1989 Hugo Awards" . Hugo Award . July 26, 2007. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "Nebula Awards 1989" . Science Fiction Awards Database . Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "1990 Hugo Awards" . Hugo Awards . Archived from the original on May 7, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "1990 Hugo Awards" . Hugo Award . July 26, 2007. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ a b "1992 Hugo Awards" . Hugo Award . July 26, 2007. Archived from the original on May 27, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "Nebula Awards 1992" . Science Fiction Awards Database . Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "1993 Hugo Awards" . Hugo Award . July 26, 2007. Archived from the original on May 29, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
^ "Nebula Awards 1993" . Science Fiction Awards Database . Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2024 .
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