Fire Watch
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Fire Watch is a science fiction novelette by Connie Willis that follows a time-traveling historian sent to defend St. Paul’s Cathedral during the London Blitz.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction novelette
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short story ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Connie Willis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
NERFINISHED
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Nebula Award for Best Novelette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear |
1982 Nebula Award for Best Novelette
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1983 Hugo Award for Best Novelette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
duty
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historical memory ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Hugo Award-winning works
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Nebula Award-winning works ⓘ Works about World War II ⓘ Works about time travel ⓘ |
| hasSubject | St. Paul’s Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novelette ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | historian ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | Asimov's Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationType | magazine ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Connie Willis time-travel stories ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A time-traveling historian is sent to help defend St. Paul’s Cathedral during the London Blitz. ⓘ |
| publisher | Asimov's Science Fiction magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingEvent | London Blitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| settingTimePeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesUniverseWith |
Blackout/All Clear
NERFINISHED
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Doomsday Book NERFINISHED ⓘ To Say Nothing of the Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgenre | time travel fiction ⓘ |
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