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".

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]

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]

Nancy Kress' "Beaker's Dozen"

At our January 20th, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 9 of our club members and/or associates discussed the science fiction short-story collection, "Beaker's Dozen", by Nancy Kress.

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 "Beaker's Dozen" 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 "Beaker's Dozen"?

Join us on February 24th, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: J.R.R. Tolkien's classic fantasy novel "The Hobbit".

Ratings scores from this discussion: Brian, Kassandra - 5; Tim - 6; Mark - 6.5; Mike P. and Amy - 7; Mike K. (in absentia) and Ken - 8. [Average Score: 6.56]

The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One: 1929-1964

At our December 10th, 2013 Book Discussion meeting, 8 of our club members and/or associates discussed the legendary anthology, "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 1: 1929-1964", one of the best known collections of science fiction short stories of all time.

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this anthology 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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 1: 1929-1964" 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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 1: 1929-1964"?

Join us on January 21st, 2014 for our next genre book discussion: Brandon Sanderson's Young Adult fantasy novel "The Rithmatist".

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"?

Cordwainer Smith's "The Best of Cordwainer Smith"

At our March 23, 2010 Book Discussion meeting, we discussed the classic short story collection "The Best of Cordwainer Smith".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this collection 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 Best of Cordwainer Smith" 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!

James Tiptree Jr.'s "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever"

At our June 2008 Book Discussion meeting, we discussed the James Tiptree Jr. short-story collection "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever".

If you're a Star Base Andromeda member who has read this collection 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 "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever" 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!