Children of the Wind: Five Novellas

by Kate Wilhelm

On This Page

Description

One of these five novellas, "The Girl Who Fell into the Sky," which won the 1986 Nebula Award for the best novelette, is about an old player piano that transports two people 100 years into the past where they become involved in a murder. Recommended.

Tags

Recommendations

Member Reviews

Members

Recently Added By

Author Information

Picture of author.
186+ Works 10,657 Members
Kate Wilhelm was born Katie Gertrude Meredith in Dayton, Ohio on June 8, 1928. Her first book, More Bitter Than Death, was published in 1963. She wrote over 75 books in many genres including science fiction, mystery, and fantasy. Her books included The Clone, the Barbara Holloway mystery series, and Welcome, Chaos. Her short stories and novellas show more won several Nebula Awards. Her novel Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang and her how-to book Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More From 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop won Hugo Awards. She and her husband, author and editor Damon Knight, trained numerous writers through their Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop and the annual Milford Writers' Conference. She died from respiratory failure on March 8, 2018 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Some Editions

Hale Helen (Cover artist)
Pickard, Morgan (Cover artist)

Work Relationships

Common Knowledge

Canonical title
Children of the Wind: Five Novellas
Original publication date
1989
Disambiguation notice
Contents:

Children of the Wind (novella) by Kate Wilhelm

The Gorgon Field by Kate Wilhelm

A Brother to Dragons, a Companion of Owls by Damon Knight

The Blue Ladies by Kate Wilhelm

The Girl W... (show all)ho Fell into the Sky by Kate Wilhelm

Classifications

Genres
Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
DDC/MDS
813.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican fiction in English1900-19991945-1999
LCC
PS3573 .I434 .C47Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-

Statistics

Members
129
Popularity
252,392
Reviews
1
Rating
½ (3.25)
Languages
English, German
Media
Paper, Ebook
ISBNs
5
ASINs
3