Connie Willis: Blackout

Blackout


Description

BLACKOUT is the opening movement of a vast, absorbing two-volume novel that may well prove to be Connie Willis' masterpiece. Like her multi-award winning THE DOOMSDAY BOOK, this stunning new work marries the intricate mechanics of time travel to the gritty - and dangerous - realities of human history. The narrative opens in Oxford, England in 2060, where a trio of time traveling scholars prepares to depart for various corners of the Second World War. Their mission: to observe, from a safe vantage point, the day-to-day nature of life during this critical historical moment. As the action ranges from the evacuation of Dunkirk to the manor houses of rural England to the quotidian horrors of London during the Blitz, the objective nature of their roles gradually changes. Cut off from the safety net of the future and caught up in the chaotic events that make up history, they are forced to participate, in unexpected ways, in the defining events of the era. BLACKOUT is an ingeniously constructed time travel novel and a grand entertainment. More than that, it is a moving, exquisitely detailed portrait of a world under siege, a world dominated by chaos, uncertainty, and the threat of imminent extinction. It is the rare sort of book that transcends the limits of genre, offering pleasure, insight, and illumination on virtually every page.


____________________________
Author: Connie Willis
Number of Pages: 608 pages
Published Date: 08 Mar 2012
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Publication Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN: 9780575099289
Download Link: Click Here
____________________________

Tags:

download epub, download ebook, download torrent, iPhone, Read online, download pdf, kindle, facebook, iPad, fb2, Connie Willis epub download,pocket, iOS,download epub, mobi, download book,Blackout iOS,rarfor mac, for PC, ebook pdf, paperback, free ebook, zip,read online Blackout by Connie Willis kindle,ebook, epub download, book review, free pdf,

Ceramic Processing and Sintering free pdf, epub, mobi