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The follow-up to The Doomsday Book and another imaginative work by Connie Willis. This book has it all: Science Fiction, Science (which was incomprehensible for me), Romance, Mystery, and lots of Humor in the form of slapstick. I must admit not my favorite type of humor, but still fun.
Set in 2057, Ned, our Protagonist, is wrangled by an Oxford donor to travel to Victorian England to aid her in rebuilding Coventry Cathedral, which was destroyed in WWII bombing raids. Ned is set on a journey to fi ...more
Set in 2057, Ned, our Protagonist, is wrangled by an Oxford donor to travel to Victorian England to aid her in rebuilding Coventry Cathedral, which was destroyed in WWII bombing raids. Ned is set on a journey to fi ...more

At times very funny, at times very confusing and at times truly interesting. A mixed bag. I liked the time travel aspect but it wasn't the kind of time travel I normally enjoy.
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