At our January 5th, 2016 Book Discussion meeting, nine of our club members and/or
associates discussed Frances Hardinge's 2005 youth fantasy novel, "Fly by Night".
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 "Fly by Night"
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 "Fly by Night"?
Join
us on February 9th, 2016 at Learning Commons inside Love Library on the downtown UNL
campus, for
our next genre book discussion: John Wyndham's classic science fiction
novel, "The Chrysalids".
Ratings
scores for "Fly by Night" from this discussion: Kassie and Tim: 3; Brian: 4; Marj and Mark: 7; Joyce: 8; Amy and Elliot: 9. [Average Score: 6.13]
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Philip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle"
At our April 28th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 11 of our club members and/or
associates discussed the classic 1962 alternate history novel by Philip K. Dick, "The Man in the High Castle", winner of the Hugo Award for best novel.
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 with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The Man in the High Castle" 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 Man in the High Castle"?
Join us on June 2nd, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: A volume in Terry Pratchett's long-running Discworld series, "Mort".
Ratings scores from this discussion: Kassie - 3; Tim - 4; Kameron - 7; Mark - 8; Brian, Frank and Scott - 9 . [Average Score: 7.00]
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 with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The Man in the High Castle" 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 Man in the High Castle"?
Join us on June 2nd, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: A volume in Terry Pratchett's long-running Discworld series, "Mort".
Ratings scores from this discussion: Kassie - 3; Tim - 4; Kameron - 7; Mark - 8; Brian, Frank and Scott - 9 . [Average Score: 7.00]
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
"Redshirts" by John Scalzi
At our September 24th, 2013 Book Discussion meeting, 11 of our club members and/or
associates discussed author John Scalzi's humorous 2012 science fiction novel, "Redshirts"., which won the 2013 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel less than a month ago.
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 with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Redshirts" 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 "Redshirts"?
Join us on October 29th for our next discussion: Aldous Huxley's classic novel "Brave New World".
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 with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Redshirts" 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 "Redshirts"?
Join us on October 29th for our next discussion: Aldous Huxley's classic novel "Brave New World".
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising"
At our November 6th, 2012 Book Discussion meeting, 8 of our club members and/or
associates discussed Susan Cooper's classic youth fantasy novel, "The Dark is Rising".
If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novella and would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The Dark is Rising" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself 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 Dark is Rising"?
If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novella and would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The Dark is Rising" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself 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 Dark is Rising"?
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Philip Jose Farmer's "To Your Scattered Bodies Go"

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel and would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "To Your Scattered Bodies Go" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself 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!
Labels:
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death,
Philip Jose Farmer,
Riverworld,
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To Your Scattered Bodies Go
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Walter M. Miller's "A Canticle for Leibowitz"

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel and would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "A Canticle for Leibowitz" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself 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!
Labels:
A Canticle for Leibowitz,
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post-apocalyptic,
religion,
science fiction,
Walter M. Miller Jr.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Martin/Dozois/Abraham's "Hunter's Run"

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel and would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Hunter's Run" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself in your comments. Although we only add rating scores to our website for members and associates who were able to participate in the original discussion, 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!
Labels:
aliens,
books,
colonists,
Daniel Abraham,
discussion,
Gardner Dozis,
George R.R. Martin,
Hunter's Run,
science fiction
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Kurt Vonnegut's "The Sirens of Titan"

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this novel and would like to offer up your opinion, please share your thoughts here with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "The Sirens of Titan" a score, from 1 to 10 (10 best) and identify yourself in your comments.
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!
Labels:
books,
discussion,
Kurt Vonnegut,
satire,
science fiction,
The Sirens of Titan
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