Sprightly, intelligent fun. Connie Willis's fiction is one of the most intelligent delights of our genre.” - Locus “Keen social satire touched with genuine humanity. “Connie Willis deploys the apparatus of science fiction to illuminate character and relationships, and her writing is fresh, subtle, and deeply moving.” - The New York Times Book Review “One of science fiction's best writers.” - The Denver Post (After all, what better animal to study both chaos theory and the herd mentality that so often characterizes human behavior?) But scientific discovery is rarely straightforward and never simple, and Sandra and Bennett have to endure a series of setbacks, heartbreaks, dead ends, and disasters before they find their ultimate answer. Sandra intercedes with a flock of sheep and an idea for a joint project. It's a moment of synchronicity-if not serendipity-which leads them into a chaotic system of their own, complete with a million-dollar research grant, caffé latte, tattoos, and a series of unlucky coincidences that leaves Bennett monkeyless, fundless, and nearly jobless. They both work for the HiTek corporation, strangers until a misdelivered package brings them together. Bennett O'Reilly is a chaos theorist studying monkey group behavior. With Bellwether, she’s in her screwball comedy mode, and the result is totally delightful, filled with her impeccably-conceived plotting, truly funny dialogue, and no small amount of heart. Sandra Foster studies fads-from Barbie dolls to the grunge look-how they start and what they mean. Connie Willis has long been one of my favorite authors her masterpiece Doomsday Book remains one of the most powerful reading experiences of my life. Now, with her trademark wit and inventiveness, she explores the intimate relationship between science, pop culture, and the arcane secrets of the heart. Connie Willis has won more Hugo and Nebula awards than any other science fiction author.

Bellwether by connie willis