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1984 short story collection by Connie Willis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fire Watch is a book of short stories by Connie Willis, first published in 1984, that touches on time travel, nuclear war, the end of the world, and cornball humour.
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| Author | Connie Willis |
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| Genre | Short story collection |
| Publisher | Bluejay Books |
Publication date | February 1, 1984 |
The title story, "Fire Watch", is about a time-travelling historian who goes back to the Blitz in London. He's miffed because he spent years preparing to travel with St. Paul and gets sent to St. Paul's Cathedral in London, instead. This model of time travel also features in Willis's subsequent novels Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog and Blackout/All Clear, set in the same continuity.
This was Connie Willis's first collection.
David Pringle rated Fire Watch three stars out of four and described Willis as a "talented new writer".[1]
| Year | Story | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Daisy, in the Sun" | Hugo Award for Best Short Story | [2] |
| 1983 | "A Letter from the Clearys" | Nebula Award for Best Short Story | [3] |
| "Fire Watch" | Hugo Award for Best Novelette | [4] | |
| "Fire Watch" | Nebula Award for Best Novelette | [3] | |
| 1984 | "The Sidon in the Mirror" | Hugo Award for Best Novelette | [5] |
| Nebula Award for Best Novelette | [6] | ||
| 1985 | "Blued Moon" | Hugo Award for Best Novelette | [7] |
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