Oxford Time Travel Collections books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Oxford Time Travel Collections series?"

"There are six books in the Oxford Time Travel Collections series, published between 1984 and 2010."

Q: "What is the first book in the Oxford Time Travel Collections series?"

"The first book in the Oxford Time Travel Collections series is Fire Watch, published in 1984."

Q: "How do the Oxford Time Travel books differ in tone?"

"The tonal range is dramatic. Doomsday Book (1992) is set during the Black Death and is one of the bleakest novels in science fiction. To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998) is a Victorian comedy of manners involving a missing cathedral decoration. Blackout and All Clear (2010) follow historians trapped in World War II London during the Blitz. Willis uses the same time travel framework to tell very different kinds of stories."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	Fire Watch	1984	Connie Willis	Buy
2	Doomsday Book	1992	Connie Willis	Buy
3	Nie licząc psa	1997	Connie Willis	N/A
4	To Say Nothing of the Dog	1998	Connie Willis	Buy
5	Blackout	2010	Connie Willis	N/A
6	All Clear	2010	Connie Willis	N/A

The Oxford Time Travel Collections brings together Connie Willis’s novels set in a future where Oxford University historians travel back in time to observe history firsthand. The series spans some of the most acclaimed science fiction of the past forty years, from the Hugo and Nebula-winning Doomsday Book to the sprawling Blackout/All Clear duology.

The collection format groups the novels and the original Fire Watch novella that launched the series. Each story is set in a different historical period — medieval England, Victorian England, World War II London — but all share the Oxford framework and Willis’s interest in how people behave under extreme pressure.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Oxford Time Travel Collections series?

There are six books in the Oxford Time Travel Collections series, published between 1984 and 2010.

What is the first book in the Oxford Time Travel Collections series?

The first book in the Oxford Time Travel Collections series is Fire Watch, published in 1984.

How do the Oxford Time Travel books differ in tone?

The tonal range is dramatic. Doomsday Book (1992) is set during the Black Death and is one of the bleakest novels in science fiction. To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998) is a Victorian comedy of manners involving a missing cathedral decoration. Blackout and All Clear (2010) follow historians trapped in World War II London during the Blitz. Willis uses the same time travel framework to tell very different kinds of stories.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order