SBA: Book Discussion: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone's "This is How You Lose the Time War"

At our December 29th, 2020, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting on Zoom, five of our club members and/or associates discussed Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone's Hugo-, Nebula- and BSFA-Award winning 2019 science fiction novella, "This is How You Lose the Time War".

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 "This is How You Lose the Time War" 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 "This is How You Lose the Time War"?

Rating scores for "This is How You Lose the Time War" from this discussion: Brian, Mike P., Scott: 5; Mark: 4. [Average Score: 4.75]

COMING NEXT: Join us on Zoom on January 26, 2021, for our next genre book discussion: Larry Niven's classic xxxx science fiction short-story collection, "Tales of Known Space".

SBA: Book Discussion: Isaac Asimov's "The Caves of Steel"

At our November 24th, 2020, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting on Zoom, five of our club members and/or associates discussed Isaac Asimov's classic 1953 R. Daneel Olivaw and Elijah Bailey science fiction/mystery novel, "The Caves of Steel".

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 Caves of Steel" 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 Caves of Steel"?

Rating scores for "The Caves of Steel" from this discussion: Brian, Mike P., Scott: 5; Mark: 4. [Average Score: 4.75]

COMING NEXT: Join us on Zoom on December 29th, 2020, for our next genre book discussion: Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone's Hugo-, Nebula- and BSFA-Award winning 2019 science fiction novella, "This is How You Lose the Time War".

SBA: Book Discussion: Elizabeth Moon's "Hunting Party"

At our October 27th, 2020, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting on Zoom, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Elizabeth Moon's 1993 science fiction novel, "Hunting Party". 

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 "Hunting Party" 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 "Hunting Party"?

Rating scores for "Hunting Party" from this discussion: Mike: 7; Mark, Scott: 5. [Average Score: 5.67]

COMING NEXT: Join us on Zoom on November 24th, 2020, for our next genre book discussion: Isaac Asimov's classic 1953 R. Daneel Olivaw and Elijah Bailey science fiction/mystery novel, "Caves of Steel".

SBA: Book Discussion: Andre Norton's "Sargasso of Space"

At our October 6th, 2020, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting on Zoom, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Andre Norton's 1955 science fiction novel, "Sargasso of Space". 

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 "Sargasso of Space" 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 "Sargasso of Space"?

Rating scores for "Sargasso of Space" from this discussion: Mike: 7; Mark, Scott: 5. [Average Score: 5.67]

COMING NEXT: Join us on Zoom on October 27th, 2020, for our next genre book discussion: Elizabeth Moon's 1993 science fiction novel, "Hunting Party".

SBA: Book Discussion: John Scalzi's "Old Man's War"

After taking five months of, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Star Base Andromeda members decided to resume our Book Discussion meetings on Zoom, starting with this one. At our August 18th, 2020, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting on Zoom, five of our club members and/or associates discussed John Scalzi's 2005 science fiction novel, "Old Man's War". 

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 "Old Man's War" 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 "Old Man's War"?

Rating scores for "Old Man's War" from this discussion: Scott: 9; Mike P.: 8; Marj: 6.5; Mark: 6. [Average Score: 7.38]

COMING NEXT: Join us on Zoom on October 6th, 2020, for our next genre book discussion: Andre Norton's classic 1955 science fiction novel, "Sargasso of Space".

SBA: Book Discussion: Gordon R. Dickson's "The Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Vol. 1"

At our February 25th, 2020, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Gordon R. Dickson's 2017 short story collection, "The Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Vol. 1".

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 Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Vol. 1" 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 Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Vol. 1"?

Rating scores for "The Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Vol. 1" from this discussion: Duane, Mike P., Scott: 6; Mark: 5. [Average Score: 5.75]

COMING NEXT: This was the last in-person book discussion for Star Base Andromeda for several months, as everything shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. SBA will return in August 2020 on Zoom to resume book discussions. Join us on August 18th, 2020, for our next genre book discussion: John Scalzi's 2005 science fiction novel, "The Old Man's War".

SBA: Book Discussion: Pat Murphy's "The City, Not Long After"

At our December 3rd, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Pat Murphy's 1989 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, "The City, Not Long After".

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 City, Not Long After" 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 City, Not Long After"?

Rating scores for "The City, Not Long After" from this discussion: Mark: 8; Amy, Mike P., and Scott: 7. [Average Score: 7.25]

COMING NEXT: Join us on February 25, 2020, for our next genre book discussion: The 2017 collection, "The Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Vol. 1".

SBA: Book Discussion: Vonda N. McIntyre's "Dreamsnake"

At our October 29th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Vonda N. McIntyre's 1978 Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-Award winning novel, "Dreamsnake". (This was an expansion of her 1973 Nebula Award-winning novelette, "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand".)

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 "Dreamsnake" 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 "Dreamsnake"?

Rating scores for "Dreamsnake" from this discussion: Scott: 9.5; Mark: 9; Mike P.: 7.5; Amy: 7. [Average Score: 8.25]

COMING NEXT: Join us on December 3rd, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Pat Murphy's 1989 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, "The City, Not Long After".

SBA: Book Discussion: Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Calcuating Stars"

At our August 13th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Mary Robinette Kowal's 2018 Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-Award winning novel, "The Calculating Stars".

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 Calculating Stars" 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 Calculating Stars"?

Rating scores for "The Calculating Stars" from this discussion: Mike, Scott: 7; Duane, Mark: 5. [Average Score: 6.00]

COMING NEXT: Join us on October 29th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Vonda McIntyre's 1979 Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-Award winning novel, "Dreamsnake".

SBA Book Discussion: Frederik Pohl's "Jem"

At our August 13th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Frederik Pohl's 1979 National Book Award-winning novel, "Jem".

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 "Jem" 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 "Jem"?

Rating scores for "Jem" from this discussion: Mike: 6.5; Scott: 5, Mark: 4.5. [Average Score: 5.33]

COMING NEXT: Join us on September 24th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Mary Robinette Kowal's 2018 Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-Award winning novel, "The Calculating Stars".

SBA Book Discussion: Martha Wells' "All Systems Red"

At our July 9th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, three of our club members and/or associates discussed Martha Wells' 2017 Hugo and Nebula-winning novella, "All Systems Red".

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 "All Systems Red" 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 "All Systems Red"?

Rating scores for "All Systems Red" from this discussion: Scott: 10; Mike: 9.5, Mark: 8. [Average Score: 9.17]

COMING NEXT: Join us on August 13th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Frederik Pohl's 1979 National Book Award-winning novel, "Jem".

SBA Book Discussion: Alfred Bester's "The Stars My Destination"

At our June 4th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, five of our club members and/or associates discussed SF author Alfred Bester's classic 1956 Prometheus Hall of Fame-winning novel, "The Stars My Destination".

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 Stars My Destination" 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 Stars My Destination"?

Rating scores for "The Stars My Destination" from this discussion: Mark: 9; Scott: 8.5, John: 8; Mike: 6. [Average Score: 7.88]

COMING NEXT: Join us on July 9th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Martha Wells' Hugo-winning and Nebula-winning 2017 novella, "All Systems Red".

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.

Gene Wolfe's "Soldier of the Mist"

At our November 21st, 2017 Book Discussion meeting, five of our club members and/or associates discussed Gene Wolfe's 1986 historical fantasy novel, "Soldier of the Mist".

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 "Soldier of the Mist" 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 "Soldier of the Mist"?
 
Ratings scores for "Soldier of the Mist" from this discussion: Mark: 6.5; Brian: 7; Mike: 8; Frank: 9. [Average Score: 7.63]

COMING NEXT: Join us on January 2nd, 2018 at The Coffee House, 1346 "P" St. in downtown Lincoln, for our next genre book discussion: Robert L. Forward's 1980 Hard SF novel, "Dragon's Egg".

Ursula K. LeGuin's "The Left Hand of Darkness"

At our October 10th, 2017 Book Discussion meeting, six of our club members and/or associates discussed Ursula K. LeGuin's classic novel, "The Left Hand of Darkness".

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 Left Hand of Darkness" 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 Left Hand of Darkness"?

Join us on November 21st in the downtown UNL Student Union, just North of the Food Court, for our next genre book discussion: Gene Wolfe's novel, "Soldier of the Mist".
 
Ratings scores for "The Left Hand of Darkness" from this discussion: Marj: 6; Amy, Frank, Wesley: 8; Brian: 8.5; Mark: 9. [Average Score: 7.92]

Ted Chiang's "Stories of Your Life and Others"

At our September 5th, 2017 Book Discussion meeting, six of our club members and/or associates discussed Ted Chiang's short story collection, "Stories of Your Life and Others".

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 "Stories of Your Life and Others" 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 "Stories of Your Life and Others"?

Join us on October 10th in the downtown UNL Student Union, just North of the Food Court, for our next genre book discussion: Ursula K. LeGuin's classic novel, "The Left Hand of Darkness".
 
Ratings scores for "A Wrinkle in Time" from this discussion: Mark: 8; Mark, Marj: 8.5; Amy, Brian, Frank: 9. [Average Score: 8.7]

Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time"

At our July 18th, 2017 Book Discussion meeting, six of our club members and/or associates discussed Madeleine L'Engle's classic YA science fiction novel, "A Wrinkle in Time".

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 Wrinkle in Time" 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 Wrinkle in Time"?

Join us on September 5th in the downtown UNL Student Union, just North of the Food Court, for our next genre book discussion: The Ted Chiang short story collection "Stories of Your Life and Others", the title story of which was the basis for the 2016 film Arrival.
 
Ratings scores for "A Wrinkle in Time" from this discussion: Marj: 7; Mark, Scott: 8; Amy, Brian: 10. [Average Score: 8.33 (updated)]