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]

Mary Doria Russell's "The Sparrow"

At our March 31st, 2015 Book Discussion meeting, 11 of our club members and/or associates discussed the Mary Doria Russell's 1996 novel, "The Sparrow", winner of the Tiptree, BSFA and Clarke Awards.

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 Sparrow" 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 Sparrow"?
Join us on April 28th, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: Philip K. Dick's classic alternate-history novel "The Man in the High Castle".
Ratings scores from this discussion: Mark - 3; Joyce - 6.5; Kassie and Elliot - 7.5; Brian - 8; Tim -8.5 . [Average Score: 6.83]

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]

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!

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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]

Robert A. Heinlein's "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"

At our December 16th, 2014 Book Discussion meeting, 11 of our club members and/or associates discussed the classic scifi masterpiece, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress", by Robert A. Heinlein.

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 Moon is a Harsh Mistress" 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 Moon is a Harsh Mistress"?

Join us on January 20th, 2015 for our next genre book discussion: the short-story collection "Beaker's Dozen" by Nancy Kress.

Ratings scores from this discussion: Joyce - 6; Tim, Wesley and Amy - 7; Kassie - 7.5; Mike P. and Mike K. - 8; Mark and Brian - 10.  [Average Score: 7.83]

Subsequent ratings scores after this discussion: Ken - 7.5. [adjusted Average Score: 7.80]

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]

Wilson "Bob" Tucker's "Year of the Quiet Sun"

At our October 7th, 2014 Book Discussion meeting, 10 of our club members and/or associates discussed Wilson "Bob" Tucker's Hugo and Nebula nominated 1970 novel, "Year of the Quiet Sun".

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 "Year of the Quiet Sun" 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!

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Join us on November 11th, 2014 for our next genre book discussion: Lev Grossman's recent fantasy novel "The Magicians".