Lincoln's Dreams
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Lincoln's Dreams is a 1987 novel by American author Connie Willis about a historical researcher studying the U.S. Civil War who meets a young woman who seems to be dreaming General Lee's dreams. Willis brings to her writing a sense of realism and apparently detailed research into historical aspects of her fiction.[citation needed] This book is about parapsychology, metaphysical speculations, death, and love.
Awards[]
Lincoln's Dreams won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1988, and was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel that same year.[1]
References[]
- ^ "1988 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
External links[]
- Review by Science Fiction Weekly
- Lincoln's Dreams at Worlds Without End
Categories:
- Novels by Connie Willis
- 1987 science fiction novels
- Novels set during the American Civil War
- John W. Campbell Award for Best Science Fiction Novel-winning works
- 1987 American novels
- 1980s speculative fiction novel stubs
- American Civil War stubs
- War novel stubs
- 1980s war novel stubs