Michael, Polly and Eileen are all secretly worried that something they each did might have altered the flow of time, even though that was thought to be impossible.Īfter finding himself in the middle of the evacuation of Dunkirk (instead of observing), Michael managed to save the life of one soldier (who, in turn, saved the lives of 591 others) Polly saved the life of a fellow shop girl, living in downtown London and Eileen held back information that kept two street urchins (part of a horde of child evacuees over which she had charge while living in the English countryside) from boarding a ship that was eventually sunk by U-boats.… there's a very palpable, somewhat ironic fear here, because in a way these three are more frightened of the Blitz than the stalwart contemporaries (or "contemps" as the historians call them).… So for a moment, there's a justifiable and interesting suspense.
Three time-traveling historians from the not-so distant future (2060, in Oxford, England), Mike Davies, Polly Churchill and Eileen O’Reilly (who, unlike the others, cannot use her real first name, Merope, because it’s too unusual) were stranded in London during the Blitz of World War II.
When last we met, writer Willis left avid readers, and a handful of characters, on the edge of cliff. Yes, Colorado writer and science fiction novelist nonpareil Connie Willis bit off a bit more than she needed to chew on when cobbling up “Blackout” (published in January 2010) and its companion novel (or, rather, second half), “All Clear,” which is in bookstores.īut unlike most writers, even when chewing on a literary mouthful, Willis can tell a story so packed with thrills, comedy, drama and a bit of red herring that the result is apt to satisfy the most discriminating, and hungry, reader. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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