SBA: Book Discussion: John Scalzi's "Old Man's War"

After taking five months of, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Star Base Andromeda members decided to resume our Book Discussion meetings on Zoom, starting with this one. At our August 18th, 2020, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting on Zoom, five of our club members and/or associates discussed John Scalzi's 2005 science fiction novel, "Old Man's War". 

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 "Old Man's War" 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 "Old Man's War"?

Rating scores for "Old Man's War" from this discussion: Scott: 9; Mike P.: 8; Marj: 6.5; Mark: 6. [Average Score: 7.38]

COMING NEXT: Join us on Zoom on October 6th, 2020, for our next genre book discussion: Andre Norton's classic 1955 science fiction novel, "Sargasso of Space".

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".

SBA: Book Discussion: Vonda N. McIntyre's "Dreamsnake"

At our October 29th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Vonda N. McIntyre's 1978 Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-Award winning novel, "Dreamsnake". (This was an expansion of her 1973 Nebula Award-winning novelette, "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand".)

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 "Dreamsnake" 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 "Dreamsnake"?

Rating scores for "Dreamsnake" from this discussion: Scott: 9.5; Mark: 9; Mike P.: 7.5; Amy: 7. [Average Score: 8.25]

COMING NEXT: Join us on December 3rd, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Pat Murphy's 1989 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel, "The City, Not Long After".

SBA: Book Discussion: Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Calcuating Stars"

At our August 13th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Mary Robinette Kowal's 2018 Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-Award winning novel, "The Calculating Stars".

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 Calculating Stars" 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 Calculating Stars"?

Rating scores for "The Calculating Stars" from this discussion: Mike, Scott: 7; Duane, Mark: 5. [Average Score: 6.00]

COMING NEXT: Join us on October 29th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Vonda McIntyre's 1979 Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-Award winning novel, "Dreamsnake".

SBA Book Discussion: Frederik Pohl's "Jem"

At our August 13th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, four of our club members and/or associates discussed Frederik Pohl's 1979 National Book Award-winning novel, "Jem".

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 "Jem" 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 "Jem"?

Rating scores for "Jem" from this discussion: Mike: 6.5; Scott: 5, Mark: 4.5. [Average Score: 5.33]

COMING NEXT: Join us on September 24th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Mary Robinette Kowal's 2018 Hugo-, Nebula- and Locus-Award winning novel, "The Calculating Stars".

SBA Book Discussion: Martha Wells' "All Systems Red"

At our July 9th, 2019, Star Base Andromeda Book Discussion meeting, three of our club members and/or associates discussed Martha Wells' 2017 Hugo and Nebula-winning novella, "All Systems Red".

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 "All Systems Red" 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 "All Systems Red"?

Rating scores for "All Systems Red" from this discussion: Scott: 10; Mike: 9.5, Mark: 8. [Average Score: 9.17]

COMING NEXT: Join us on August 13th, 2019, for our next genre book discussion: Frederik Pohl's 1979 National Book Award-winning novel, "Jem".