The Road to Roswell: A Novel
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“An absolute blast with abundant humor, copious references to old westerns, and . . . a delightful, intergalactic twist on the romantic comedy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • LOCUS AWARD FINALIST
When level-headed Francie arrives in Roswell, New Mexico, for her college roommate’s UFO-themed wedding—complete with a true-believer bridegroom—she can’t help but roll her eyes at all the wide-eyed talk of aliens, which obviously don’t exist. Imagine her surprise, then, when she is abducted by one.
Odder still, her abductor is far from what the popular media have led her to expect, with a body like a tumbleweed and a mass of lightning-fast tentacles. Nor is Francie the only victim of the alien’s abduction spree. Before long, he has acquired a charming con man named Wade, a sweet little old lady with a casino addiction, a retiree with a huge RV and a love for old Westerns, and a UFO-chasing nutjob who is thoroughly convinced the alien intends to probe them and/or take over the planet.
But the more Francie gets to know the alien, the more convinced she becomes that he’s not an invader. That he’s in trouble and she has to help him. Only she doesn’t know how—or even what the trouble is.
Part alien-abduction adventure, part road trip saga, part romantic comedy, The Road to Roswell is packed full of Men in Black, Elvis impersonators, tourist traps, rattlesnakes, chemtrails, and Close Encounters of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth kind. Can Francie, stuck in a neon green bridesmaid’s dress, save the world—and still make it back for the wedding?
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Connie Willis. (2023). The Road to Roswell: A Novel. Random House Worlds.
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- bioText: Connie Willis is a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and a Grand Master of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She has received seven Nebula awards and eleven Hugo awards for her fiction; Blackout and All Clear—a novel in two parts—and Doomsday Book won both. Her other works include Crosstalk, Passage, To Say Nothing of the Dog, Lincoln’s Dreams, Bellwether, Impossible Things, Terra Incognita, The Best of Connie Willis, and A Lot Like Christmas. Willis lives with her family, a bulldog, and a cat in Colorado. She has visited Roswell a number of times but has never seen a single alien, except on T-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, magnets, and cookie jars. Connie Willis is currently working on a new Oxford historians time-travel novel set at Tintern Abbey, Westminster Bridge, and Oxford.
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- A delightful novel about alien invasions, conspiracies, and the incredibly silly things people are willing to believe—some of which may actually be true—from the Nebula and Hugo award-winning author of Blackout and All Clear
“An absolute blast with abundant humor, copious references to old westerns, and . . . a delightful, intergalactic twist on the romantic comedy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • LOCUS AWARD FINALIST
When level-headed Francie arrives in Roswell, New Mexico, for her college roommate’s UFO-themed wedding—complete with a true-believer bridegroom—she can’t help but roll her eyes at all the wide-eyed talk of aliens, which obviously don’t exist. Imagine her surprise, then, when she is abducted by one.
Odder still, her abductor is far from what the popular media have led her to expect, with a body like a tumbleweed and a mass of lightning-fast tentacles. Nor is Francie the only victim of the alien’s abduction spree. Before long, he has acquired a charming con man named Wade, a sweet little old lady with a casino addiction, a retiree with a huge RV and a love for old Westerns, and a UFO-chasing nutjob who is thoroughly convinced the alien intends to probe them and/or take over the planet.
But the more Francie gets to know the alien, the more convinced she becomes that he’s not an invader. That he’s in trouble and she has to help him. Only she doesn’t know how—or even what the trouble is.
Part alien-abduction adventure, part road trip saga, part romantic comedy, The Road to Roswell is packed full of Men in Black, Elvis impersonators, tourist traps, rattlesnakes, chemtrails, and Close Encounters of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth kind. Can Francie, stuck in a neon green bridesmaid’s dress, save the world—and still make it back for the wedding? - reviews
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Starred review from March 27, 2023
Multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner Willis (Blackout/All Clear) returns with a delightful, intergalactic twist on the romantic comedy. Francie only agrees to show up for her college roommate’s doomed wedding in Roswell, N.Mex., because she hopes her presence will make the bride-to-be realize she’s making a mistake. That, and she’s the maid of honor. The wedding and the town’s annual UFO Festival are not falling on the same weekend by coincidence; the groom is a true believer. Meanwhile, skeptical Francie can barely stand every moment she has to spend hearing about sightings, theories, and abductions. Then she herself is abducted by an alien who needs her help navigating the New Mexican desert. Her abductor, nicknamed Indy, is described as looking like a “animate tumbleweed,” with dozens of quick, strong tentacles that it has no issue using to keep Francie acting as its chauffeur. A chance encounter with a friendly and handsome hitchhiker, Wade, a con man, adds one more to the madcap road trip, and each subsequent stop continues to grow the wacky crew. For Francie, terror turns to acceptance that turns to curiosity that turns to care as she comes to believe that Indy is just trying to get home. Willis makes Francie’s journey to, from, and around Roswell an absolute blast with abundant humor, copious references to old westerns, and sweet budding love between Francie and Wade. Readers will not be disappointed.
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Francie arrives in Roswell, NM, during their annual UFO convention to be maid of honor at her best friend's wedding--her duty being to help Serena talk herself out of marrying this guy who truly believes in aliens. But Francie's abduction by an actual tumbleweed-shaped alien with tentacles, who is desperate to go somewhere and can only communicate by pointing, results in a comedy of errors. As events unfold, Francie falls in love with the last person she could have ever expected. E.T. meets Stagecoach in this wild romp of a laugh-out-loud tale that shows the power of friendship and the downright silly things that people will talk themselves into. Francie is the voice of both rationality and compassion as she lets an alien lead a motley crew of abductees turned abettors on a chase that cons both local and alien law enforcers into doing the right thing. VERDICT Recommended for readers of humorous SF, especially those who loved the author's previous lighthearted books, such as Bellwether and To Say Nothing of the Dog.--Marlene Harris
Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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May 15, 2023
A skeptic abducted by an extraterrestrial with a mission finds herself on a road trip around the desert in Willis' latest cheerily frenetic genre-blending romp. Francie Driscoll's college roommate and best friend, Serena, has a habit of getting engaged to the wrong guy. So when Serena announces that she's marrying a true believer at the UFO museum in Roswell, New Mexico, Francie agrees to be her maid of honor, hoping she can help bring her friend back down to Earth. As Francie is retrieving wedding decorations from Serena's car, a tentacled life form resembling a tumbleweed grabs her and forces her on the road. They pick up oddballs like burrs: Wade, a hitchhiker; Eula Mae, a retiree who frequents casinos for the free buffets; Lyle, a UFO nut; Joseph, a fan of classic Western movies who's touring his favorite film locations in an RV (though he insists on calling it a Western trail wagon). Francie and Wade nickname their captor Indy, for Indiana Jones, and try to figure out what "he" wants, where "he" is trying to get to, and how to communicate with "him," soon concluding that Indy is benevolent and needs help. Willis shapes readers' expectations by tossing around hints and clues in the form of references to various genres--science fiction, Western, romantic comedy--until it's not a surprise but a pleasantly satisfied expectation to discover that this or that character is not who he or she (or it) appears to be. A few logic problems strain credulity: For example, how does Francie survive more than 24 hours in the desert without water with no sign of heat stroke or even much thirst? How does Indy both understand everything Francie and Wade are saying and need to be taught English? But it's easy to suspend disbelief, and churlish not to. There's nobody quite like Willis for good-hearted, fast-paced fun.COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Aliens and westerns go together like tequila and lime in Willis' screwball comedy about an alien on a mission and the woman it abducts to drive it there. Sensible Francie only agreed to attend her friend's alien-themed wedding in Roswell to talk her out of marrying a "UFO nut." Instead, Francie is abducted by an animated tumbleweed and forced to drive through the desert in search of something it seems not to know the location of. At first afraid, Francie gradually comes to believe it has good intentions. A chance encounter leads the alien to snatch handsome con man Wade, who nicknames it "Indy" for its whip-like tentacles, followed by a UFO doomsdayer, a little old lady cardsharp, and a western film buff. Willis peppers this madcap adventure with spot-on references to westerns, UFO sightings, Roswell history, and more as Indy's posse careers through the southwestern U.S., with Indy also playing matchmaker to Francie and Wade. The story relies heavily on dialogue and miscommunication; the characters' speculative, meandering conversations guessing the alien's motivations are often funny but repetitive. Still, Willis' fans will enjoy this lighthearted genre blend.COPYRIGHT(2023) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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“An absolute blast with abundant humor, copious references to old westerns, and . . . a delightful, intergalactic twist on the romantic comedy.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • LOCUS AWARD FINALIST
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