Fire Watch
Connie Willis
Ballantine Books
<span>Winner of six Nebula and five Hugo awards, Connie Willis is one of the most acclaimed and imaginative authors of our time.&nbsp;&nbsp;Her startling and powerful works have redefined the boundaries of contemporary science fiction.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><p><span>Here in one volume are twelve of her greatest stories, including double award-winner "Fire Watch," set in the universe of&nbsp;</span><span>Doomsday Book</span><span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</span><span>To Say Nothing of the Dog,</span><span>&nbsp;in which a time-traveling student learns one of history's hardest lessons.&nbsp;&nbsp;In "A Letter from the Clearys," a routine message from distant friends shatters the fragile world of a beleaguered family.&nbsp;&nbsp;In "The Sidon in the Mirror," a mutant with the unconscious urge to become other people finds himself becoming both killer and victim.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Disturbing, revealing, and provocative, this remarkable collection of short fiction brings together some of the best work of an incomparable writer whose ability to amaze, confound, and enlighten never fails.</span></p>