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To Say Nothing of the Dog

To Say Nothing of the Dog

Historical FictionScience Fiction
Pages
512
Published
2003
Language
English

Synopsis

This delightful novel follows a historian from the future who travels back to Victorian England to correct a mistake. Unfortunately, he finds himself entangled in a series of chaotic events involving a missing cat, a bishop, and a rather eccentric house party. It's a witty and charming adventure that plays with time travel in a most amusing way.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

FunnyLightheartedWhimsicalAdventurous
Fish Out of WaterTime LoopQuest

Genres

Historical Fiction Science Fiction Time Travel Comic Fiction Humor Fantasy

About the author

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Connie Willis

Connie Willis (born Constance Elaine Trimmer, December 31, 1945, in Denver, Colorado) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer best known for her time-travel novels following historians from a future Oxford University, including Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and Blackout/All Clear. She has won more major genre awards than any other writer in the field's history. In 2011 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named her its Damon Knight Memorial Grand Maste...

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