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".

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".

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]

Stephen King's "The Eyes of the Dragon"

At our November 15th, 2016 Book Discussion meeting, last week, six of our club members and/or associates discussed Stephen King's one and only fantasy novel "The Eyes of the Dragon".

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 Eyes of the Dragon" 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 Eyes of the Dragon"?

Join us on December 20th at the UNL Student Union (near the food court) in downtown Lincoln for our next genre book discussion: Lester Del Rey's 1976 science fiction novel "Nerves". 
 
Ratings scores for "The Eyes of the Dragon" from this discussion: Mark: 3; Tim: 6; Scott: 6.5; Brian: 8.5. [Average Score: 6.00]

Roger Zelazny's "Lord of Light"

At our July 12th, 2016 Book Discussion meeting, twelve of our club members and/or associates discussed "Lord of Light" by Roger Zelazny, a 1967 novel that won the Hugo Award.

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 "Lord of LIght" 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 "Lord of Light"?
 
Join us on August 23rd, 2016 at The Coffee House in downtown Lincoln for our next genre book discussion: Emma Newman's novel "Planetfall". 

Ratings scores for "Lord of Light" from this discussion: Tim: 3; Mike P.: 6; Joyce: 7; Frank: 7.5; Brian: 8; Amy: 8.5; Elliot and Mark: 9. [Average Score: 7.25]

Michael Swanwick's "The Dog Said Bow-Wow"

At our March 22nd, 2016 Book Discussion meeting, eight of our club members and/or associates discussed the 2007 short story collection, "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" by Michael Swanwick, who will be the Guest of Honor at the 2016 WorldCon in Kansas City this coming August.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this collection 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 Dog Said Bow-Wow" 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 Dog Said Bow-Wow"?

Join us on April 26th, 2016 in the downtown UNL Student Union (main floor, either North of the food court, or on couches in the center of the floor) for our next genre book discussion: The classic L. Sprague DeCamp novel, "Lest Darkness Fall".


Ratings scores for "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" from this discussion: Tim: 4; Kassie and Mark: 6; Scott, Joyce and Kameron: 7; Mike P.: 7.5; Brian: 8. [Average Score: 6.56]

Frances Hardinge's "Fly by Night"

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]

Octavia Butler's "Wild Seed"

At our December 1st, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, nine of our club members and/or associates discussed Octavia Butler's 1980 novel, "Wild Seed".

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 "Wild Seed" 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 "Wild Seed"?
 
Join us on January 5th, 2016 at The Downtown Student Union on the UNL campus, on the cluster of couches just NW of the Runza outlet, for our next genre book discussion: Frances Hardinge's recent YA fantasy novel, "Fly by Night".
 
Ratings scores for "Wild Seed" from this discussion: Joyce, Kameron and Tim: 6; Elliot and Kassandra: 8; Brian and Mike K.: 9; Mark: 10. [Average Score: 7.75]

Terry Pratchett's "Mort"

At our June 2nd, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 13 of our club members and/or associates discussed Terry Pratchett's fourth Discworld novel, "Mort".

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 "Mort" 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 "Mort"?
Join us on July 7th, 2015 at The Coffee House in downtown Lincoln, NE for our next genre book discussion: the classic science fiction (science fantasy?) novel, "First Men in the Moon" by H.G. Wells.
Ratings scores from this discussion: Tim - 6.5; Kameron, Marj - 7;  Brian, Mark, Mike P. - 8; Joyce - 8.5; Elliott, Kassie - 9. [Average Score: 7.89]

J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"

At our February 24th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 13 of our club members and/or associates discussed the classic fantasy novel, "The Hobbit", by J.R.R. Tolkien.

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 Hobbit" 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 Hobbit"?

Join us on March 31st, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: Mary Doria Russell's 1997 novel "The Sparrow".

Ratings scores from this discussion: Mark - 6; Dave - 6.5; Joyce, Tim and Scott - 7; Kameron - 8; Mike K. - 9; Rod, Kassie, Brian and Mike P. - 10. [Average Score: 8.23]

Lev Grossman's "The Magicians"

At our November 11th, 2014 Book Discussion meeting, 10 of our club members and/or associates discussed the recent critically-acclaimed fantasy novel, "The Magicians", by Lev Grossman.

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 Magicians" 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 Magicians"? Join us on December 16th, 2014 for our next genre book discussion: the classic science fiction masterpiece "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert A. Heinlein.

Scores from this discussion: Mike K. - 2; Mark - 3; Kassie - 4; Tim and Brian - both 4.5. [Average Score: 3.60]

Subsequent review scores after the discussion: Scott - 6; Clif - 8.5 [adjusted Average Score: 4.64]

Brandon Sanderson's "The Rithmatist"

At our January 21st, 2014 Book Discussion meeting, 9 of our club members and/or associates discussed author Brandon Sanderson's young adult fantasy novel, "The Rithmatist". Sanderson, a recent Hugo-award winner, grew up in Lincoln, NE and was the short-story contest winner at Andromeda One, as well as the Author Guest of Honor at the first ConStellation NE, both Lincoln-based conventions.

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 Rithmatist" 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 Rithmatist"?

Join us on February 25th, 2014 for our next genre book discussion: Anne McCaffrey's classic novel "The Ship Who Sang".

Peter S. Beagle's "The Last Unicorn"

At our June 18th, 2013 Book Discussion meeting, 8 of our club members and/or associates discussed author Peter S. Beagle's classic 1968 fantasy novel, "The Last Unicorn".

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 Last Unicorn" 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 Last Unicorn"?

And join us on July 23rd for our next discussion: Robert Charles Wilson's Hugo-winning novel "Spin".

Jo Walton's "Among Others"

At our December 11th, 2012 Book Discussion meeting, 6 of our club members and/or associates discussed Jo Walton's 2011 Hugo- and Nebula-winning novel, "Among Others".

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 "Among Others" 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 "Among Others"?

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"?

Ray Bradbury's "The Halloween Tree"

At our October 30th, 2012 Book Discussion meeting, ten of our club members and/or associates discussed Ray Bradbury's classic holiday novella, "The Halloween Tree".

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 Halloween Tree" 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 Halloween Tree"?

Harlan Ellison's "Deathbird Stories"

At our June 5th, 2012 Book Discussion meeting, we discussed Harlan Ellison's classic fantasy short story collection, "Deathbird Stories".

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 "Deathbird Stories" 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 "Deathbird Stories"?

Daniel Abraham's "A Shadow in Summer"

At our February 28th, 2012 Book Discussion meeting, we discussed the first volume in Daniel Abraham's Long Price quartet, "A Shadow in Summer".

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 Shadow in Summer" 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 "A Shadow in Summer"?

Neil Gaiman's "Anansi Boys"

At our August 10, 2010 Book Discussion meeting, we discussed Neil Gaiman's contemporary fantasy novel "Anansi Boys".

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 "Anansi Boys" 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!

Tim Power's "Declare"

At our February 9, 2010 Book Discussion meeting, we discussed the Tim Powers espionage/supernatural novel "Declare".

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 "Declare" 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!