Futures Imperfect (Three Short Novels) [Hardcover]

Connie Willis (Author), Jeffrey Ward (Designer)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1996

New Hardcover with dust jacket

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: GuildAmerica Books (1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568651864
• ISBN-13: 978-1568651866
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,138,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Humanity in the looking glass..., June 16, 2008

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B. Field "Bear" (Hanover, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Futures Imperfect (Three Short Novels) (Hardcover)

Each of the three short novels/novellas in this collection has a different "feel", yet they all investigate some aspect of what it means to be human in an imperfect world. In "Uncharted Territory," the struggle to ensure a low-level culture isn't exploited by human greed is the backdrop for exploring friendship, love, and desire. "Remake" delves into the lengths to which people will go to fulfill a passion. And "Bellwether" explores both the herd instinct and the extent to which we often deceive ourselves about our own motivations, against a backdrop of corporate misunderstanding of science. Recommended for anyone interested in the human side of SF!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best appreciated separately, February 3, 2008

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Kari Yadro "kariy" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Futures Imperfect (Three Short Novels) (Hardcover)

I am a huge Connie Willis fan--The Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Lincoln's Dream, Impossible Things...are just amazing. Connie Willis has won more awards than just about anyone in the science fiction genre but is not nearly as well known as she should be. Her works (books and short stories) tend toward extremes of hilarity or devastation--sometimes even in the same book. The stories in this collection are a bit like that, and I like them all in varying degrees--although I don't personally think that any of them are representative of her best work. (I do love Remake, and a lot of people really like Bellweather.) If you've never read Connie Willis before, I recommend you start with To Say Nothing of the Dog and then read The Doomsday Book. If you're not hooked after that, maybe Connie Willis isn't for you. If you are, welcome to the club!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Bargain!, June 3, 2006

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A. H. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Futures Imperfect (Three Short Novels) (Hardcover)

My 2 favorite stories by Connie Willis are in this 3-book-in-one collection: Bellweather and Uncharted Territory. The middle book, Remake, is okay.

Yes, Bellweather or Uncharted Territory might be found at your local library--but if you're like me, the best books should always be found close at hand. You can't beat a cheap, hardback, 3-book-in-one edition!