SBA Book Discussion: Yoon Ha Lee's "Ninefox Gambit"

At our November 13th, 2018, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, 6 of our club members and/or associates discussed hot contemporary SF author Yoon Ha Lee's 2016 Locus Award-winning novel, "Ninefox Gambit"., first volume in his Machineries of Empire series.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Ninefox Gambit" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Ninefox Gambit"?

Rating scores for "Ninefox Gambit" from this discussion: Mark: 8; Marj: 7.5; Amy: 7. [Average Score: 7.50]

COMING NEXT: Join us on January 8th, 2019, for our 150th genre book discussion: the classic novella collection, "Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIB".

SBA Book Discussion: Olaf Stapledon's "Star Maker"

At our October 2nd, 2018, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, 3 of our club members and/or associates discussed classic SF author Olaf Stapledon's 1937 novel, "Star Maker".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Star Maker" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Star Maker"?

 
Rating scores for "Star Maker" from this discussion: Mark: 2 [Average Score: 2.00]

COMING NEXT: Join us on November 13th, 2018, for our next genre book discussion: Yoon Ha Lee's Locus Award-winning SF novel, "Ninefox Gambit".

SBA Book Discussion: Julie Czerneda's "Ties of Power"

At our August 28th, 2018, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, 3 of our club members and/or associates discussed next year's ConStellation convention guest, Julie Czerneda's, 1999 novel, "Ties of Power"., part of her Trade Pact Universe series.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Ties of Power" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Ties of Power"?

 
Rating scores for "Ties of Power" from this discussion: Marj: 7; Mark: 6. [Average Score: 6.50]

COMING NEXT: Join us on October 2nd, 2018, for our next genre book discussion: Olaf Stapledon's classic 1937 SF novel, "Star Maker".

SBA Book Discussion: Clifford Simak's "Way Station"

At our July 10th, 2018, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, 7 of our club members and/or associates discussed classic SF author Clifford Simak's 1963 novel, "Way Station".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Way Station" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Way Station"?
 
Rating scores for "Way Station" from this discussion: Frank, Mike, Scott: 8.5; Nick: 8; Mark: 7.5; Brian: 7; Amy: 6.5, Marj: 5. [Average Score: 7.44]

COMING NEXT: Join us on August 28th, 2018, for our next genre book discussion: Julie Czerneda's 1999 SF novel, "Ties of Power".

Mercedes Lackey's "Unnatural Issue"

At our June 5th, 2018, Book Discussion meeting, 7 of our club members and/or associates discussed prolific fantasy author Mercedes Lackey's 2011 novel, "Unnatural Issue".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Unnatural Issue" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Unnatural Issue"?
Ratings scores for "Unnatural Issue" from this discussion: Brian: 7; Mike: 7.5; Mark: 8; Marj: 9. [Average Score: 7.88]

COMING NEXT: Join us on July 10th, 2018, for our next genre book discussion: Clifford Simak's classic Hugo-winning SF novel, "Way Station".

Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange"

At our May 1st, 2018, Book Discussion meeting, 7 of our club members and/or associates discussed the classic dystopian novel, "A Clockwork Orange".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "A Clockwork Orange" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "A Clockwork Orange"?
Ratings scores for "A Clockwork Orange" from this discussion: Mark: 6.5; Scott: 7; Amy, Mike: 8; Brian: 9.5. [Average Score: 7.80]
COMING NEXT: Join us on June 5th, 2018 at The Mill in the Haymarket, for our next genre book discussion: Mercedes Lackey's 2011 fantasy novel, "Unnatural Issue".

Charles Burns' "Black Hole"

At our April 3rd, 2018, Book Discussion meeting, 6 of our club members and/or associates discussed Charles Burns' contemporary b&w graphic novel, "Black Hole".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Black Hole" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Black Hole"?

Ratings scores for "Black Hole" from this discussion: Marj, Mike, Scott: 3; *Clif: 4; Mark: 6; Frank: 7.5; Brian: 9.00. [Average Score: 5.07] (* - score added following the discussion)

COMING NEXT: Join us on May 1st, 2018 at the UNL Student Union on the downtown campus, for our next genre book discussion: Anthony Burgess' classic dystopian novel, "A Clockwork Orange".

Richard Matheson's "The Shrinking Man"

At our February 27th, 2018, Book Discussion meeting, tonight, 3 of our club members and/or associates discussed Richard Matheson's classic SF/horror novel, "The Shrinking Man".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The Shrinking Man" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "The Shrinking Man"?

Ratings scores for "The Shrinking Man" from this discussion: Brian: 6; Mark: 6.5; Scott: 8.5. [Average Score: 7.00]

COMING NEXT: Join us on April 3rd, 2018 at the UNL Student Union on the downtown campus, for our next genre book discussion: Charles Burns' b&w graphic novel, "Black Hole".

Jeff Vandermeer's "Annihilation

At our January 30th, 2018, Book Discussion meeting, tonight, six of our club members and/or associates discussed Jeff Vandermeer's 2014 SF/horror novel, "Annihilation".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Annihilation" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Annihilation"?
  Ratings scores for "Annihilation" from this discussion: Scott: 5; Marj: 6; Brian, Joyce: 7; Mark: 8.5. [Average Score: 6.70]

COMING NEXT: Join us on February 27th, 2018 at the UNL Student Union on the downtown campus, for our next genre book discussion: Richard Matheson's classic SF/Horror novel, "The Shrinking Man".

Robert L. Forward's "Dragon's Egg"

At our January 2nd, 2018, Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Robert L. Forward's 1980 Hard SF novel, "Dragon's Egg".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel but were not able to attend our discussion, and you would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Dragon's Egg" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself by name in your comments. Although we currently only add rating scores to our website for local members and associates who participated in the original discussion or were unable to attend the discussion due to scheduling issues, we would be curious to see how your opinion compares to ours!

If you're one of those visitors who just stumbled across us, you're welcome to share your opinion here, too.

Thank you for participating! What did you think of "Dragon's Egg"?
  Ratings scores for "Dragon's Egg" from this discussion: Mark: 5; Brian: 9. [Average Score: 7.00]

COMING NEXT: Join us on January 30th, 2018 at The Coffee House, 1346 "P" St. in downtown Lincoln, for our next genre book discussion: Jeff Vandermeer's 2014 SF/Horror novel, "Annihilation", the first in the Southern Reach trilogy.