Lincoln's Dreams

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Lincoln's Dreams is a critically acclaimed speculative novel by Connie Willis that intertwines Civil War history with a contemporary story about dreams, memory, and the lingering impact of trauma.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
speculative fiction novel ⓘ
author Connie Willis ⓘ
awardReceived John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel ⓘ
awardYear 1988 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
describedAs blend of historical research and speculative narrative ⓘ
followedBy Doomsday Book ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ
hasCharacter Annie ⓘ
Jeff Johnston ⓘ
Richard Madison ⓘ
hasInfluence modern Civil War speculative fiction ⓘ
hasMotif haunting by the past ⓘ
historical parallels ⓘ
recurring dreams ⓘ
hasTheme ethical responsibility of historians ⓘ
historical memory ⓘ
love and responsibility ⓘ
the lingering impact of war ⓘ
the nature of reality and dreams ⓘ
involves Abraham Lincoln's dreams ⓘ
Civil War scholarship ⓘ
dream research ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
mainSubject American Civil War ⓘ
dreams ⓘ
memory ⓘ
post-traumatic stress ⓘ
trauma ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person narration ⓘ
nominatedFor Locus Award ⓘ
pageCount approximately 250 ⓘ
partOf Connie Willis bibliography ⓘ
precededBy Water Witch ⓘ
publicationYear 1987 ⓘ
publisher Bantam Books ⓘ
settingPlace United States ⓘ
settingTime 20th century ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ

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