false 24986 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 24986 4 2324159 1985 Fire Watch total:391|5:82|4:164|3:122|2:20|1:3| 391 1475 528 24 14032 3.95 11560 1705 11195212 153267 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 384 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 3 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Dec 28 19:54:35 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 07 16:08:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 42789423 1470047 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 3 0 false Thu Feb 05 10:32:10 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:31:44 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:32:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 32317975 120127 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 4 0 false Mon Sep 08 02:14:47 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 08:03:23 -0700 2008 this by thebaconfat to be PART OF CANON. I...more...]]> 69155386 2671965 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 0 0 false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 18:20:31 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 18:22:37 -0700 2009 76819374 2913224 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 1 0 false Thu Nov 05 10:25:54 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 10:27:08 -0800 2009 22139798 784089 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 1 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 07:04:55 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 07:08:17 -0700 2008 To Say Nothing of the Dog, I was really disappointed in this book by the same author. It turned out to be shortstories which are my least favorite type of literature. But why I was so disappointed is because Ms. Willis chooses to use foul language as well as sexual s...more...]]> 49015827 1985540 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 2 0 false Thu Mar 12 05:55:06 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 05:57:25 -0700 2009 40049254 160396 1381657 0312941625 9780312941628 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224817447m/1381657.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224817447s/1381657.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1381657.Fire_Watch 4.14 7 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 5 0 false Sat Dec 13 20:36:27 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 20:38:06 -0800 2008 45361199 1991563 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 3 0 false Wed Feb 04 10:08:37 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 10:08:37 -0800 2009 64034574 976101 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 3 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Jul 18 18:18:26 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 18:18:46 -0700 2009 57762608 440506 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 4 0 false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 12:04:02 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 11:45:28 -0700 2009 23923676 1214443 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 3 0 false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 08:32:42 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 11:50:50 -0700 2008 Anyone new to Connie Willis should start with her award winning Lincoln's Dreams and The Doomsday Book. So is i...more...]]> 3165798 195981 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 3 0 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jul 17 07:13:13 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 21:19:50 -0700 2007 To Say Nothing of the Dog' and 'Doomsday Book' but the rest are entirely different. Some I liked a lot (especially the last one), others less so, therefore I gave it only 3 stars. more...]]> 1571512 108756 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 4 0 false Thu May 31 17:24:23 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:27:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 32925595 1029653 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 2 0 false Mon Sep 15 10:28:06 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 10:32:04 -0700 2008 27830544 1348540 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 5 0 false Mon Jul 21 01:47:32 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 11:39:16 -0700 2008 1207470 82036 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 3 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon May 14 13:35:09 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 19:44:55 -0700 2007 27944082 1348569 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 3 0 false Tue Jul 22 07:43:04 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 07:45:27 -0700 2008 4311013 266151 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 0 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 08:31:47 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 08:31:54 -0700 2007 23539956 577758 24986 0553260456 9780553260458 23 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946m/24986.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544946s/24986.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24986.Fire_Watch 3.77 391 Fire Watch collects 12 stories from one of science fiction's most decorated authors. Although the stories are thematically unrelated, an undercurrent of mortality weights many of the tales with a powerful sense of humanity's frailties. Two of the best pieces are "A Letter from the Clearys" and "The Sidon in the Mirror," both of which show people reacting to death in characteristically odd (and disappointingly human) ways. Fans of Willis's time-travel books, The Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, will be delighted to find that the title story tells of another hapless Oxford history student sent back to World War II Britain to learn a hard lesson. Just when the book threatens to leave you morose and depressed, Willis reveals her wonderfully absurdist side in "Mail Order Clone" and "Blued Moon." Willis is a master of the novel, but her short stories are superb reading as well. This is a nice collection for a fan's library and a great introduction for those unfamiliar with her work. --Therese Littleton]]> 1985 2 0 false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 02 13:43:49 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 08 18:35:27 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=24986