SBA Book Discussion: David Brin's "Existence"

At our April 30th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, not enough of our club members and/or associates had completed reading SF author David Brin's 2012 novel, "Existence", so we decided to put off the discussion for a later time (as yet undetermined).

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 "Existence" 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 "Existence"?

 
Rating scores for "Existence" from this discussion: None. [Average Score: x.xx]

COMING NEXT: Join us on June 4th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Alfred Bester's classic Prometheus Hall of Fame Award-winning SF novel, "The Stars My Destination".

SBA Book Discussion: James White's "The Escape Orbit"

At our March 19th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, 7 of our club members and/or associates discussed classic SF author James White's 1964 novel, "The Escape Orbit".

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 Escape Orbit" 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 Escape Orbit"?

Rating scores for "The Escape Orbit" from this discussion: Mike: 6; Scott: 5; Mark: 4. [Average Score: 5.00]

COMING NEXT: Join us on April 30th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: David Brin's 2012 SF novel, "Existence".

SBA Book Discussion: Ken MacLeod's "Learning the World"

At our February 12th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, 6 of our club members and/or associates discussed science fiction author Ken MacLeod's 2005 Prometheus Award-winning novel, "Learning the 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 as a comment with the rest of SBA and anyone else who drops in. As part of your comments, please give "Learning the World" 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 "Learning the World"?

 
Rating scores for "Learning the World" from this discussion: Mike: 8; Mark: 7. [Average Score: 7.50]

COMING NEXT: Join us on March 19th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: James White's 1964 SF novel, "The Escape Orbit".

SBA Book Discussion #150: "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol IIB"

At our January 8th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, to celebrate the 150 consecutive Book Discussion meeting for our club, 6 of our club members and/or associates discussed the classic novella collection, "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIB". (We had discussed the short story collection "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume I" for our 100th discussion.)

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 Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIB" 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 IIB"?

 
Rating scores for "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIB" from this discussion: Mike: 7; Mark, Amy: 5. [Average Score: 5.67]

COMING NEXT: Join us on February 12th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Ken MacLeod's 2005 Prometheus Award-winning SF novel, "Learning the World".

SBA Book Discussion: Yoon Ha Lee's "Ninefox Gambit"

At our November 13th, 2018, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, 6 of our club members and/or associates discussed hot contemporary SF author Yoon Ha Lee's 2016 Locus Award-winning novel, "Ninefox Gambit"., first volume in his Machineries of Empire series.

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 "Ninefox Gambit" 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 "Ninefox Gambit"?

Rating scores for "Ninefox Gambit" from this discussion: Mark: 8; Marj: 7.5; Amy: 7. [Average Score: 7.50]

COMING NEXT: Join us on January 8th, 2019, for our 150th genre book discussion: the classic novella collection, "Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume IIB".

SBA Book Discussion: Olaf Stapledon's "Star Maker"

At our October 2nd, 2018, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, 3 of our club members and/or associates discussed classic SF author Olaf Stapledon's 1937 novel, "Star Maker".

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 "Star Maker" 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 "Star Maker"?

 
Rating scores for "Star Maker" from this discussion: Mark: 2 [Average Score: 2.00]

COMING NEXT: Join us on November 13th, 2018, for our next genre book discussion: Yoon Ha Lee's Locus Award-winning SF novel, "Ninefox Gambit".

SBA Book Discussion: Julie Czerneda's "Ties of Power"

At our August 28th, 2018, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, 3 of our club members and/or associates discussed next year's ConStellation convention guest, Julie Czerneda's, 1999 novel, "Ties of Power"., part of her Trade Pact Universe series.

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 "Ties of Power" 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 "Ties of Power"?

 
Rating scores for "Ties of Power" from this discussion: Marj: 7; Mark: 6. [Average Score: 6.50]

COMING NEXT: Join us on October 2nd, 2018, for our next genre book discussion: Olaf Stapledon's classic 1937 SF novel, "Star Maker".