Children of the Wind: Five Novellas
by Kate Wilhelm
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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
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Abandoned during the second story. These are just too dated and conventional.
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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
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- Children of the Wind: Five Novellas
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- 1989
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- 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
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