Impossible Things

Impossible Things

"Impossible Things" is a 1993 collection of short stories by Connie Willis including tales of ecological disaster, humorous satire, tragedy, satirical alternate realities, and possibly a vampire. Its genres range from comedy to tragedy to horror.

Contents

* "Even the Queen" (1992) (Hugo and Nebula Award winner)
* "The Last of the Winnebagos" (1988) (Hugo and Nebula Award winner)
* "Schwarzschild Radius" (1987)
* "Ado" (1988)
* "Spice Pogrom" (1986)
* "Winter's Tale" (1988)
* "Chance" (1986)
* "In the Late Cretaceous" (1991)
* "Time Out" (1989)
* "Jack" (1991)
* "At the Rialto" (1989) (Nebula Award winner)


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