Fire Watch is a 1984 book of short stories by Connie Willis that touches on time travel, atomic war, the end of the world, and cornball humour, The title story, Fire Watch, is about a time-travelling "historian" who goes back to The Blitz in London. He's miffed because he spent years preparing to travel with St. Paul and gets sent to St. Paul's Cathedral, in London, instead. The ideas of time travel used here are also used to great effect in Willis's novels Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog. The stories are: This article is in need of attention. ... Connie Willis at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born December 31, 1945) is an American science fiction writer. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... Nuclear war, or atomic war, is war in which nuclear weapons are used. ... Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... German bomber over the Surrey Docks, London The Blitz, a popular English contraction of the German word Blitzkrieg, meaning Lightning War, was the sustained and intensive bombing of the United Kingdom by Nazi Germany during 1940–1941. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... An early portrait of the Apostle Paul. ... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Connie Williss 1997 science-fiction comedy novel To Say Nothing of the Dog returns to the same universe of time-traveling historians she explored in her Doomsday Book. ...

• "Fire Watch"
• "All My Darling Daughters"
• "The Sidon in the Mirror"
• "Samaritan"
• "Service for the Burial of the Dead"
• "Mail Order Clone"
• "Daisy, in the Sun"
• "A Letter from the Clearys"
• "And Come from Miles Around"
• "Blued Moon"
• "Lost and Found"
• "The Father of the Bride"

This was Connie Willis's first collection. The story Fire Watch won both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novelette; A Letter from the Clearys won a Nebula Award for Best Short Story. // About this award According to Article 3. ... Winners of the Nebula Award for best Novelette. ... Winners of the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. ...