{"title":"Connie Willis","description":"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. She has received seven Nebula awards and eleven Hugo awards for her fiction; Blackout and All Clear--a novel in two parts--and Doomsday Book won both. Her other works include Crosstalk, Passage, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Lincoln's Dreams, Bellwether, Impossible Things, Terra Incognita, The Best of Connie Willis,  and A Lot Like Christmas. Willis lives with her family, a bulldog, and a cat in Colorado. She has visited Roswell a number of times but has never seen a single alien, except on T-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, magnets, and cookie jars. Connie Willis is currently working on a new Oxford historians time-travel novel set at Tintern Abbey, Westminster Bridge, and Oxford.","products":[{"product_id":"the-road-to-roswell-paperback","title":"The Road to Roswell - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are willing to believe--some of which may actually be true--from the Nebula and Hugo award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBlackout\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAll Clear\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An absolute blast with abundant humor, copious references to old westerns, and . . . a delightful, intergalactic twist on the romantic comedy.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - LOCUS AWARD FINALIST\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen level-headed Francie arrives in Roswell, New Mexico, for her college roommate's UFO-themed wedding--complete with a true-believer bridegroom--she can't help but roll her eyes at all the wide-eyed talk of aliens, which obviously don't exist. Imagine her surprise, then, when she is abducted by one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Odder still, her abductor is far from what the popular media have led her to expect, with a body like a tumbleweed and a mass of lightning-fast tentacles. Nor is Francie the only victim of the alien's abduction spree. Before long, he has acquired a charming con man named Wade, a sweet little old lady with a casino addiction, a retiree with a huge RV and a love for old Westerns, and a UFO-chasing nutjob who is thoroughly convinced the alien intends to probe them and\/or take over the planet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the more Francie gets to know the alien, the more convinced she becomes that he's not an invader. That he's in trouble and she has to help him. Only she doesn't know how--or even what the trouble is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part alien-abduction adventure, part road trip saga, part romantic comedy, \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Roswell\u003c\/i\u003e is packed full of Men in Black, Elvis impersonators, tourist traps, rattlesnakes, chemtrails, and Close Encounters of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth kind. Can Francie, stuck in a neon green bridesmaid's dress, save the world--and still make it back for the wedding?","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104040161503,"sku":"9780593499870","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/o1CgBy677R9780593499870.webp?v=1781099914"},{"product_id":"the-best-of-connie-willis-award-winning-stories-paperback","title":"The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew authors have had careers as successful as that of Connie Willis. 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. Her smart, heartfelt fiction runs the gamut from screwball comedy to profound tragedy, combining dazzling plot twists, cutting-edge science, and unforgettable characters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From a near future mourning the extinction of dogs to an alternate history in which invading aliens were defeated by none other than Emily Dickinson; from a madcap convention of bumbling quantum physicists in Hollywood to a London whose Underground has become a storehouse of intangible memories both foul and fair--here are the greatest stories of one of the greatest writers working in any genre today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e All ten of the stories gathered here are Hugo or Nebula award winners--some even have the distinction of winning both. With a new Introduction by the author and personal afterwords to each story--plus a special look at three of Willis's unique public speeches--this is unquestionably the collection of the season, a book that every Connie Willis fan will treasure, and, to those unfamiliar with her work, the perfect introduction to one of the most accomplished and best-loved writers of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Connie Willis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Filled with warmth and sadness, great drama, witty dialogue, characters you will care about and moments that you will remember for a long time.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--SFF World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"If anyone can be named 'best science fiction writer of the age, ' it's Connie Willis, and these stories are the best of her best. Truly.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAnalog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Ranging from the hilarious to the profound, these stories show the full range of  Connie] Willis's talent for taut, dazzling plots, real science, memorable characters, penetrating dialogue and blistering drama.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Thank goodness  for] Connie Willis, who says many things that desperately need saying in more than one delightful way.\"\u003cb\u003e--Milwaukee\u003ci\u003e Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Best of Connie Willis\u003c\/i\u003e? Isn't that like sorting through diamonds?\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Lytherus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104463589599,"sku":"9780345540669","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/6Hc4j3zpYi9780345540669.webp?v=1781108368"},{"product_id":"to-say-nothing-of-the-dog-a-novel-of-the-oxford-time-travel-series-paperback","title":"To Say Nothing of the Dog: A Novel of the Oxford Time Travel Series - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Willis effortlessly juggles comedy of manners, chaos theory and a wide range of literary allusions [with a] near flawlessness of plot, character and prose.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNed Henry is badly in need of a rest. He's been shuttling between the twenty-first century and the 1940s in search of a hideous Victorian vase called \"the bishop's bird stump\" as part of a project to restore the famed Coventry Cathedral, destroyed in a Nazi air raid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then Verity Kindle, a fellow time traveler, inadvertently brings back something from the past. Now Ned must jump to the Victorian era to help Verity put things right--not only to save the project but also to prevent altering history itself.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104757813471,"sku":"9780593724347","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/kjkIYs_KuA9780593724347.webp?v=1781111256"},{"product_id":"doomsday-book-a-novel-of-the-oxford-time-travel-series-paperback","title":"Doomsday Book: A Novel of the Oxford Time Travel Series - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConnie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of the human spirit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tour de force.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Kivrin, preparing to travel back in time to study one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin--barely of age herself--finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history's darkest hours.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104870011103,"sku":"9780593724330","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wrFsA4FPb9780593724330.webp?v=1781111489"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/connie-willis.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}