Impossible Things Explained

Author:Connie Willis
Genre:Short story collection
Isbn:0-553-56436-6
Pub Date:January 1994

Impossible Things is a collection of short stories by American writer Connie Willis, first published in January 1994,[1] [2] that includes tales of ecological disaster, humorous satire, tragedy, and satirical alternate realities. Its genres range from comedy to tragedy to horror. Three of the stories won Nebula Awards,[3] and two won Hugo Awards.

Like her novel Bellwether, the stories In the Late Cretaceous and At the Rialto explore aspects of scientific research. Like All Seated on the Ground, the story Spice Pogrom involves first contact with an intelligent alien species. Like the two-part novel Blackout/All Clear, the story of Jack involves life during The Blitz. The stories Ado and Winter's Tale both refer to William Shakespeare, while Time Out, like her time travel novels, explores the nature of time.

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Awards

Awards for Impossible Things!Year!Story!Award!Result!
1987"Spice Pogrom"Hugo Award for Best NovellaFinalist[4]
1988"Schwarzschild Radius"Nebula Award for Best NoveletteFinalist[5]
1989"At the Rialto" Nebula Award for Best NoveletteWinner[6]
"The Last of the Winnebagos" Hugo Award for Best NovellaWinner[7]
Nebula Award for Best NovellaWinner[8]
1990"At the Rialto"Hugo Award for Best NoveletteFinalist[9]
"Time Out"Hugo Award for Best NovellaFinalist[10]
1992"In the Late Cretaceous"Hugo Award for Best Short StoryFinalist[11]
"Jack"Hugo Award for Best NovellaFinalist
Nebula Award for Best NovellaFinalist[12]
1993"Even the Queen"Hugo Award for Best Short StoryWinner[13]
Nebula Award for Best Short StoryWinner[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1993-12-15 . Impossible Things . subscription . 2024-09-23 . . September 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240924005721/https://www.booklistonline.com/Impossible-Things-Connie-Willis/pid=579949 . live .
  2. Web site: 1993-11-29 . Impossible Things by Connie Willis . 2024-09-24 . . September 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240924005722/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780553564365 . live .
  3. Web site: SFWA Nebula Awards . 2011-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130603193301/http://dpsinfo.com/awardweb/nebulas/ . 2013-06-03 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2015-07-24 . 1987 Hugo Awards . 2024-09-24 . . en-US . June 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609215750/https://awards.bafta.org/award/1988/film . live .
  5. Web site: Nebula Awards 1988 . 2024-09-24 . . May 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521072755/http://www.sfadb.com/Nebula_Awards_1988 . live .
  6. Web site: Nebula Awards 1990 . 2024-09-24 . . September 24, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240924005722/https://www.sfadb.com/Nebula_Awards_1990 . live .
  7. Web site: 2007-07-26 . 1989 Hugo Awards . 2024-09-24 . . en-US . May 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230505201409/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1989-hugo-awards/ . live .
  8. Web site: Nebula Awards 1989 . 2024-09-24 . . May 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240519073937/https://sfadb.com/Nebula_Awards_1989 . live .
  9. Web site: 1990 Hugo Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164717/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1990-hugo-awards/ . 2011-05-07 . 2024-09-24 . Hugo Awards.
  10. Web site: 2007-07-26 . 1990 Hugo Awards . 2024-09-24 . . en-US . March 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230310094036/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1990-hugo-awards/ . live .
  11. Web site: 2007-07-26 . 1992 Hugo Awards . 2024-09-24 . . en-US . May 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527054045/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1992-hugo-awards/ . live .
  12. Web site: Nebula Awards 1992 . 2024-09-24 . Science Fiction Awards Database.
  13. Web site: 2007-07-26 . 1993 Hugo Awards . 2024-09-24 . . en-US . May 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529035627/https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1993-hugo-awards/ . live .
  14. Web site: Nebula Awards 1993 . 2024-09-24 . . September 12, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230912212952/http://www.sfadb.com/Nebula_Awards_1993 . live .

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