In case you havent noticed, reese witherspoons book recommendations are kind of a big deal these days. I spend a lot of time carefully choosing scifi, fantasy, and graphic novels that club members will have a great time discussing, but not every book club chooses that way. A scifi book club for nerds, meeting monthly in western chicagoland. My sci fi club offers an out of this world deal for lovers of science fiction and fantasy. I have a book club that has been in operation for a while, since 2004, here are the books that we have read thus far. Im here to ask for a few recommendations for a new book. Picking different book genres is therefore a critical step in keeping your book club recommendations interesting and varied. This book follows the eponymous goddess as she makes a choice between the world of the gods or the world of men. Dec 15, 2012 not your girlfriends book club see more ideas about science fiction books, science fiction book club and books to read. Preferably set in space, a setting similar but nor identical to mass effect or star trek. Whether from up and coming authors like patrick rothfuss and paolo baciogalupi to veterans like octavia butler, george rr martin, and ursula leguin all the way to the golden era of asimov and clarke. Theyre exciting, thought provoking, and some of the most important books of our time. Ive been reading the book series legend of the galactic heroes, and im on book 6 out of. Your guide to all of reese witherspoons book recommendations.
An early work of feminist utopian fiction and proto science fiction, the blazing world tells the story of a woman from our earth who travels to another world via a portal at the north pole, where she becomes empress of a society made up of fantastical halfanimal halfhuman species. The mostly harmless science fiction and fantasy book club meetup. We hope to draw in likeminded individuals that enjoy the imagination and depth contained in such books. Just as the world became obsessed with the revelation that physicists had proven the existence of the higgs boson, otherwise known as the god particle, sample has published a book that chronicles the last four decades since peter higgs first proposed such a particle and the. Midnight taxi tango, daniel jose older, january 5th. Grand rapids scifi fantasy book club home facebook.
In addition to launching reeses book club which has its own social media account and, yes, its own yellow stamp of approval on book covers. Massive selection of new and used science fiction books. Since my husband has been reading science fiction much longer than i have i also asked him to contribute some of his favorites, which are after the dividing line below. Scifi social or social science fiction is less concerned with the science fiction and more concerned about the human society and its values, interactions, responses, etc.
Science fiction and fantasy book club recommendations for 2018 circe by madeline miller. With the bracing candor, vulnerability, and power that has made her one of the most admired writers of her generation, roxane explores what it means to learn to take care of yourself. She has seven recommendations for readers eager to explore new worlds. The winners of nprs top 100 sciencefiction and fantasy survey are an intriguing mix of classic and contemporary titles.
Come along to chat about books that imagine different worlds. If you are interested in hanging out with other geekminded book lovers, join us. A space odyssey screenplay was written by clarke and filmmaker stanley kubrick jointly, based on the seed idea in clarkes story the sentinel, where an alien civilization has left an object on the moon to alert them the aliens to mankinds attainment of space travel clarke wrote the book in parallel with the screenplay, and theres a distinct difference. I read loads of sci fi when i was a kid, classic space opera thru all asimov, clark, heinlein etc to ballard, but none in the past 2030 years apart from.
Members receive two new hardcover books in their genre of choice. One key to a fun book club is alcohol, but the other is to get good discussion going. Also recently read seveness by neal stephenson 1st half is awesome, 2nd have deteriorates a bit but still good, and ancillary justice by ann leckie so so. Whether science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, or any other imaginative speculative fiction. Our book club is devoted to discussing and reading both fantasy and science fiction novels while maintaining a fun laidback atmosphere.
Sci fi book recommendations please singletrack magazine. With books ranging from classics to new releases and from novels to short stories, we aim for diversity in our selections. When temur and samarkar, both searching for their own paths through the turmoil, discover whats at the heart of the sorcery, guile, and deceit that has. I am a huge fan of scifi and would like to start reading some scifi books other than just watching movies and playing games. The help by kathryn stockett, the kite runner by khaled hosseini, water for elephants by sara gruen, the book thief by. Looking to introduce your book club to some awesome science fiction. The actress started posting about her reads on instagram several years ago and has now turned her love of reading into a fullfledged business. An exploration of the science fiction genre past, present and future.
The best science fiction books to read in 2019 a scifi. Book club scifinow the worlds best science fiction. As sf author charles stross publishes his new novel dark state tor uk, he offers scifinow his five top tips for writing political scifi 110118 115,858 books. This is a group for people who like reading books on such exciting topics as. Its an intense read that explores why we make the choices we do, and how we. The speculative fiction book club the speculative fiction book group focuses on science fiction, fantasy, and tales of alternate social realities. Im on a string of some pretty good ones but looking for recommendations. Lovers of science lit are invited to join tim radford in reading or rereading a classic of popular science, which is then thrown open to everyone for discussion. The dune universe duniverse is the political, scientific, and social setting of this six book series of science fiction meets fantasy books. The first book dune was extremely popular and was ultimately adapted in to a film by david lynch. Acquire your favorite science fiction books at low prices. The london sci fi and fantasy book club meets on the 1st thursday of the month at waterstones piccadilly, from 7. Seven fantasy and scifi recommendations from a diehard.
Nyc fantasy and scifi book club new york, ny meetup. Join us, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son. This is a book club for those whove read, are interested in or are interested in getting interested in fantasy andor scifi books. Best scifi and fantasy books for book clubs read it forward. Lots of avid readers take part in book clubs, myself includedin fact, i moderate two different book clubs every month. Robinson has put together some of the best hard scifi novels in the genre, and his next looks. Please no spamming of nonlike items or your pins will be removed. The eternal sky trilogy, by elizabeth bear strife has embroiled the empires of the celadon highway in range of ghosts, shattered pillars, and steles of the sky, until fallen armies litter the fields and heirs to thrones go into hiding. One of the key reasons most people join a book club is to read something a bit different to what they would usually choose themselves. Bookseller jude feldman works at borderlands books in san francisco, the citys destination for genre thrills. Your mustread book club suggestions for 2018 book riot. Feminist scifi bookclub two dollar radio headquarters. Non fiction books find something a bit different to read for your book club.
To close the scifi month series of posts ive put up in november i decided to go back and give some recommendations about some of my favorite scifi books and series of all time. Best science fiction books to read the washington post. Sci fi for nonsci fi readers book recommendations and. We are a meetup group that has too much fun at least once a month. Join us this week as we wrap up our november discussion. Top 100 sciencefiction, fantasy books more than 5,000 of you nominated. Check out the 15 sci fi novels i think you should use to introduce your book club to the genre, and share your favorite gateway sci fi titles with me on twitter. Scifi book recommendations off topic forums t nation. The book, published in 1666, reflects enlightenmentera theoretical science, with cavendish imagining submarines. The recent novels on our list include tales of love, family, war, hardship. Science fiction fantasy books meet your next favorite book. Finishing up great north road by peter f hamilton pretty decent. Scifi and fantasy book club book club recommendations.
Luckily, the drunk guys book club is here to help you come up with questions. Continue reading scifi steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy which includes aesthetic designs and technology brought to being by the 19thcentury. The best scifi books of all time penguin random house. Gateway is the first science fiction book i ever read, because my father, a longtime scifi junkie, had loved it. A virtual gathering space for readers from the inperson carmichael library scifi book club close a virtual gathering space for readers from the inperson carmichael library scifi book club 5 members, last active 2 hours ago. At first glance, oprahs book club doesnt seem to have much love for scifi and fantasy, favoring. In which the scifi book club watches stranger things season 1 episode 7 created by the duffer brothers, 2016. Club members have one month to read the book the group has agreed on. My scifi club scifi book subscription box cratejoy. Science fiction, fantasy and horror novels of 2015. Save over 20% credits will not expire, so you can use them at any time.
The sci fi book club was founded in 2014 as a way to formally explore the genre of science fiction. After jon announces that we dont have many segments this episode, we begin the most segmentheavy. A non profit site primarily aimed at the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres although we do have a growing list of general. We prefer to read 600 page or less books, and if the book is in a series either the first or. Over on nprs pop culture blog, monkey see, you can find one fans thoughts on how the list shaped up, get our experts take, and have the chance to share your own.
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