Classic Science Fiction Stories

RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

The voting is now open for #ClassicLSFBC selections for November & December. As we have done previously, the book with the most votes will be November's selection and the runner-up with be for December. Voting ends on Halloween. #ClassicLSFBC @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414

RamsFan1963 @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward @Books_et_al @rwmg @tokorowilliamwallace @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @rretzler @RaeLovesToRead @The_Literary_Jedi @KathyWheeler @Lesliereadsalot @AnishaInkspill 1mo

The_Literary_Jedi Nov: The Centauri Device & Dec: Ringworld 1mo

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Ruthiella I vote for

Ringworld

1mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I vote Ringworld. 1mo

Bookwomble Argh! Three of these I really want to read! I'll vote 1st Centauri Device as I nominated it, and I've been meaning to re-read the Ringworld novels for a while, and as it's already garnering support, I'll vote that 2nd. It's good to have a such a string field to pick from 😊 1mo

rwmg My vote goes to Doomsday Book and Herland, in either order 1mo

CatLass007 Doomsday Book gets a great big YES from me. I will give a regular-size yes to Ringworld. I already own both of them but have never read either. 1mo

Deblovestoread Herland and Ringworld 1mo

TheSpineView FYI, Herland is the 2nd book of a series. These may need to be read in order. 1mo

TheSpineView My vote is: Doomsday Book and Ringworld 1mo

julesG I'm going to sit back and see what the outcome is going to be. 😉 1mo

kwmg40 Ringworld and Herland 1mo

Larkken Doomsday book 4w

AnishaInkspill Herland and Doomsdaybook, Herland I have, and I just had a look and maybe able to get Doomsday Book 4w

Bookwomble @TheSpineView I've read Herland, and it can be read as a standalone novel, though the third in the "trilogy" is a direct sequel to it. The idea of it being part of a trilogy arose in retrospect when critical analysis of Gilman's works identified a feminist utopian strand starting in an earlier work that wasn't narratively connected to the other two. ? 4w

TheSpineView @Bookwomble Good to know. Thanks! 4w

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

With October rapidly slipping away, I hope everyone was able to find and enjoy a copy of Sundiver. It's now time to think about November & December selections for #ClassicLSFBC. If there are no objections, we will do it the same as the August-October picks, the book that gets the most votes will be November's choice and the second most will go to December. It gives people more time to locate the selections. Nominations are now open.

RamsFan1963 @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007 @BookwormAHN @CSeydel 1mo

RamsFan1963 @bnp @PaperbackPirate @Klou @Roary47 @AuthorCjwhitcomb @PageShifter @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward @Books_et_al @rwmg @tokorowilliamwallace @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @rretzler @RaeLovesToRead @The_Literary_Jedi @KathyWheeler @Lesliereadsalot 1mo

CatLass007 I‘m thinking Connie Willis… Anything of hers… But this one comes to mind

Doomsday Book

1mo

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RamsFan1963 Ooops!! I forgot to add our newest member to the selection process. I apologize @AnishaInkspill 1mo

RamsFan1963 I think I will nominate one of Frank Herbert's best non-Dune books

Whipping Star

1mo

Bookwomble Harrison's 1974 novel parodied but also rehabilitated the Space Opera genre and is cited as inspiration by Iain M. Banks for his own sci fi works.

The Centauri Device

1mo

Bookwomble @RamsFan1963 Oh, I've got that to read, too. 😄 1mo

Ruthiella I‘ll vote from everyone else‘s nominations. 1mo

The_Literary_Jedi

Ringworld

1mo

AnishaInkspill @RamsFan1963 -- no worries 😀 I understand, and thanks for including me 1mo

AnishaInkspill my nomination

Herland (Revised)

(edited) 1mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

I'm sorry my check-in has been so late this month, it's been a long crazy week. I hope everyone was able to find, and has been enjoying, a copy of A Fall of Moondust. I first read this in my teens (a million years ago), but I think it holds up well. Just a reminder, October's selection is Sundiver by David Brin. If you have premium accounts with Audible or Spotify, it's available for free, but I'm sure most libraries also have a copy on hand.

RamsFan1963 #ClassicLSFBC @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007 @BookwormAHN @CSeydel 2mo

Ruthiella My library has a copy of Sundiver. Shockingly, however, A Fall of Moondust is only available on Hoopla. I have access to two county and two city libraries. I expected at least one to have a hard copy. 2mo

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Bookwomble I'll give this one a miss - I need to focus on existing TBR to some degree! I still look forward to reading the reviews and discussions of books I've not joined in with 😊 2mo

Lesliereadsalot My library had to do a state wide search to find Moondust! It looked like a really really old copy. No luck so far with Sundiver but will keep looking. 2mo

kwmg40 I\'m about halfway through it. Should be able to finish soon, as it\'s a quick read. 2mo

CatLass007 Do we already have a book selected for November? I can‘t remember. 2mo

RamsFan1963 @CatLass007 No we haven't done nominations for November yet. If no one objects, we will do like we did for August-October, the two books that get the most votes will be November and December selections. 2mo

CatLass007 @RamsFan1963 Okay, I just wasn‘t sure. Thank you. I‘ve thought of a couple of books that I might nominate but that can wait for another month.😊 2mo

Larkken I couldn‘t find moondust in time, but thanks for the suggestion to try audible for Oct! 2mo

The_Literary_Jedi I had to order Sundiver - no one had it. Can‘t wait to get in to it 2mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

Sorry I'm late checking in with everyone about August's #ClassicLSFBC selection, Earth Abides. I hope everyone could find a copy and is enjoying it now or has already finished it. Remember September's selection is A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke. Happy Reading Everyone!
#ClassicLSFBC @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414

RamsFan1963 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007 @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @bnp @PaperbackPirate @Klou @Roary47 @AuthorCjwhitcomb @PageShifter @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward 3mo

RamsFan1963 @Books_et_al @rwmg @tokorowilliamwallace @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @rretzler @RaeLovesToRead @The_Literary_Jedi @KathyWheeler @Lesliereadsalot 3mo

Ruthiella I‘m about halfway through and while it is a bit dated in its attitudes towards women and Black Americans, I‘m appreciating this more sedate, fairly non-violent approach to the “end of the world “ 3mo

kwmg40 I'm about a third of the way in and enjoying it so far. 3mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Other reads have been taking priority so I‘m only on page 86, but I‘m enjoying it. It reminds me of a much more chill and lonely version of The Stand so far. 😅 Every time I see the title when I pick it up, I think of The Big Lebowski and how “The Dude abides”. 3mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

The votes are counted, and August's #ClassicLSFBC selection will be Earth Abides by George R. Stewart. It beat A Fall of Moondust, by Arthur C. Clarke, by one vote so that will be September's selection. Coming in 3rd, October's selection, was Sundiver by David Brin. This should give everyone time to find the selections. Earth Abides and Sundiver are available free on Spotify, with a premium account.
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Woohoo!! My library hold on Earth Abides will be traveling to me so it might be a bit before I can start. Definitely looking forward to everyone reading Sundiver! I‘m getting ready to read the third book and I love the series so far. ❤️❤️ 4mo

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KathyWheeler I read this years ago when I was going through a dystopian fiction phase. It‘ll be interesting to reread. 4mo

Ruthiella Nice symmetry there with Earth 🌍, Moon 🌙, and Sun ☀️! Looking forward to them all. 🚀 4mo

The_Literary_Jedi If you have Kindle Unlimited/Prime, A Fall of Moondust is free for the next few hours! I just stumbled across it 4mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

I think the idea of a top three choices for the next three months is an excellent idea. Here's how I will count the votes. Pick your top three choices, in order of preference. The one that gets the most #1 picks will be August, the one that gets the second most #1 picks will be September and the third will be October. Sorry if this messes people up who have voted and I'm asking them to vote again. Thanks.
#ClassicLSFBC

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm This Island Earth
Daybreak 2250 A.D.
Earth Abides 4mo

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rwmg 1) A Fall of Moondust
2) A Canticle for Leibowitz
3) Earth Abides
4mo

CatLass007 1) Sundiver 2) A Canticle for Leibowitz 3) Earth Abodes (edited) 4mo

Bookwomble 1) Earth Abides; 2) A Fall of Moondust; 3) null 👽 4mo

CSeydel So do the second and third choice votes come in as tiebreakers? 4mo

RamsFan1963 @CSeydel Yes 4mo

Ruthiella 1. Earth Abides, 2. Sundiver and 3. A Fall of Moon Dust 4mo

kwmg40 1) A Fall of Moondust 2) A Canticle for Leibowitz 3) Sundiver 4mo

TheSpineView 1. Daybreak 2250 2. Earth Abides 3. A Fall of Moondust 4mo

Larkken 1. Sundiver, 2. A Canticle for Leibowitz, 3. Daybreak 2250 4mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

Here are the August choices for #ClassicLSFBC.
A Fall of Moondust - Arthur C. Clarke
Earth Abides - George R. Stewart
Sundiver - David Brin
Starman's Son 2250 A.D.(Also called Daybreak 2250 A.D.) -Andre Norton
This Island Earth - Raymond Jones
A Canticle For Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr.
Voting is now open until the end of July.
#ClassicLSFBC @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn

RamsFan1963 @Roary47 @AuthorCjwhitcomb @PageShifter @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward @Books_et_al @rwmg @tokorowilliamwallace @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @rretzler @RaeLovesToRead @The_Literary_Jedi @KathyWheeler @Lesliereadsalot 4mo

rwmg Hard to choose. My vote goes to A Fall of Moondust, but I hope some of the others come up again later. 4mo

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Ruthiella @rwmg @RamsFan1963 Should we pick the top three winners as the next three month picks? That also gives everyone a little more time to get copies as well. 4mo

CatLass007 @rwmg @RamsFan1963 I think @Ruthiella has a good suggestion. It‘s a tough call but I‘ll vote for

Sundiver

4mo

rwmg @Ruthiella @CatLass007 In order of preference:

A Fall of Moondust
A Canticle for Leibowitz
Earth Abides
Daybreak 2250 AD
Sundiver/This Island Earth (equal because I know nothing about either) 4mo

Lesliereadsalot My votes for the next three months: A fall of Moondust, Earth Abides, A Canticle for Leibowitz (great idea @Ruthiella!) (edited) 4mo

Bookwomble 🌍

Earth Abides

4mo

CatLass007 @rwmg good idea! @Ruthiella In order of preference 1) Sundiver 2) A Canticle for Leibowitz 3) A Fall of Moondust. @RamsFan1963 I hope this doesn‘t throw a monkey wrench into your vote counting. 4mo

TheSpineView My pick is

Daybreak-- 2250 A.D

4mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I like the idea of picking the next three month picks. Should we still vote for just one or does a top three list work better? 4mo

julesG I'm only voting for one. Hope that's not a problem.

Earth Abides

4mo

RamsFan1963 @julesG Vote as you please, it's no problem. I will tabulate it accordingly. 4mo

Lesliereadsalot 1. A Fall of Moondust 2. Earth Abides 3. A Canticle for Leibowitz 4mo

The_Literary_Jedi 1. Earth Abides 2. Canticle 3. Moondust 4mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

I'm sorry I'm a little late with this, I've been under the weather the last few days and not online much. I hope everyone has read and enjoyed July's selection of I, Robot. It's now time for to nominate for August's #ClassicLSFBC selection. Since we did Asimov in July, I'm going to nominate another of the Big 3 for August. My pick is A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke.
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn

RamsFan1963 @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007 @BookwormAHN @CSeydel 4mo

Ruthiella I‘m nominating

Earth Abides

4mo

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CatLass007 I‘m nominating

Sundiver

4mo

AnnCrystal Hope your all well now 🙏💫. 4mo

bthegood hope you are feeling better 🙂 4mo

TheSpineView Hope you are better! Nominating

Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D

4mo

RamsFan1963 @AnnCrystal @bthegood @TheSpineView Thank you for the well wishes. I'm feeling much better now 4mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Random nomination… 😅🤣 I just found out that one of my favorite MST3K episodes riffs a movie based off the book

This Island Earth

4mo

The_Literary_Jedi I‘m throwing out

A Canticle for Leibowitz

4mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

It was close, but July's selection for #ClassicLSFBC is I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. This should be available at just about any library, but it's also free on Spotify if you have a premium account.
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia

RamsFan1963 @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007 @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @bnp @PaperbackPirate @Klou @Roary47 @AuthorCjwhitcomb @PageShifter @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward @Books_et_al @rwmg @tokorowilliamwallace @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @rretzler @RaeLovesToRead @The_Literary_Jedi @KathyWheeler @Lesliereadsalot 5mo

TheSpineView I have a physical copy. Though I might read the ebook since my library has it. 5mo

CatLass007 There is a 22-week wait for it at my library. I‘ll see what I can find. 5mo

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Sounds good! My library has it, so I should be good to go. ❤️ 5mo

Ruthiella Awesome‘ Looking forward to this. 5mo

rwmg I've got Asimov's complete robot stories in a single volume, but with the aid of Wikipedia I can pick out these stories

The Complete Robot

5mo

Lesliereadsalot Great! 5mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

Here are the choices for July's #ClassicLSFBC read:
Sundiver - David Brin
The Andromeda Strain - Michael Crichton
The Host - Stephanie Meyer
The Stars Are Ours - Andre Norton
Dorsai! - Gordon R. Dickson
High-Rise - J.G. Ballard
I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
Voting is from now until June 30th.
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread

Ruthiella I‘ll vote for

Sundiver

5mo

RamsFan1963 @majkia @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007 @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @bnp @PaperbackPirate @Klou @Roary47 @AuthorCjwhitcomb @PageShifter @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward @Books_et_al @rwmg @tokorowilliamwallace @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @rretzler @RaeLovesToRead @The_Literary_Jedi @KathyWheeler @Lesliereadsalot 5mo

RamsFan1963 I'm voting for my pick

High-Rise

5mo

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BookmarkTavern

The Stars are Ours!

5mo

CatLass007 Sundiver sounds good.

Sundiver

5mo

The_Literary_Jedi The Andromeda Strain 5mo

julesG Andromeda Strain 5mo

rwmg I Robot 5mo

Bookwomble I, Robot 5mo

Lizpixie Andromeda Strain gets my vote! 5mo

wanderinglynn I, Robot 5mo

Lesliereadsalot I, Robot sounds good 5mo

TheSpineView I vote for

The Stars are Ours!

5mo

RaeLovesToRead I vote for High Rise, but I think iRobot is gonna win here 😁 I've read the Complete Robot and it was amazing. 5mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Throwing my vote in for Sundiver. 5mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

Hi everybody!! We're roughly at the midpoint of June. I hope everyone was able to get a copy of The Forever War, in print or on audio, and have enjoyed reading it. Its about time to make selections for July's #ClassicLSFBC read. I'm opening the floor to everyone, if there's something you've been wanting to read or an author you've wanted to try, now is the time to get in your pick. I'll get the ball rolling ⬇️⬇️

RamsFan1963 with something dark and dystopian. The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner. It's one of the earliest ecological disaster novels and it's pretty grim. @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007 @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @bnp @PaperbackPirate @Klou 5mo

Ruthiella I‘ll pick from wherever everyone else nominates. 5mo

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CatLass007 I have a number of David Brin‘s books, some of which will be first time books for me and some of which will be reruns. I‘m going to nominate Sundiver, the first book of the Uplift Saga. I will only be able to participate if I already own the book, if it‘s free on Audible, or I can borrow it from the library. I‘ve got a sick kitty and the vet needs the money more. 5mo

CatLass007 I know we‘re only supposed to nominate one book a month, so @RamsFan1963, you should pick whichever book is more deserving. Sundiver or The Andromeda Strain. 5mo

julesG I can't think of a single one right now. 5mo

Lesliereadsalot Really liked The Host by Stephenie Meyer of the Twilight Saga. 5mo

TheSpineView Would love to read an Andre Norton book.

The Stars are Ours!

5mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I don‘t know what you guys have read before I joined, but I‘d like to nominate Dorsai! by Gordon R. Dickson. However, I‘d also be absolutely thrilled if the group read the suggestion made by @CatLass007 Brin‘s Uplift Saga, because I just recently finished the second book and would absolutely love to have people to geek out over the series with. 😅❤️ 5mo

CatLass007 @TheSpineView I‘ve never read anything by Andre Norton. And I‘m going to blame the fact on having so much great science fiction to choose from. @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I‘d love to do a reread of Dorsai! But not this month. Can‘t afford it. 5mo

RamsFan1963 I'm going to pull my selection of The Sheep Look Up, and replace it with JG Ballard's High-Rise, due to availability. It's on Spotify, but getting a print copy appears to be either unavailable or expensive. Due to the Tom Hiddleston movie, High-Rise is available and inexpensive. 5mo

Ruthiella @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm This group only started in November 2023, so we‘ve not read much yet: 1. The Stars My Destination, 2. More Than Human, The 3. Dispossessed, 4. Dahlgren, 5. Way Station, 6. Snow Crash, and 7. The Forever War. 5mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @Ruthiella Oh cool! So I haven‘t missed as much as I thought! 😅 5mo

Bookwomble We haven't read any short story collections yet, which my be interesting to try, and I while I'm inclined to offer Asimov's Nightfall as it's on my tbr, I think "I, Robot" will generally be easier for people to obtain, so I'll nominate that ??

I, Robot

5mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

We only had two books nominated for #ClassicLSFBC June reading selection. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman and Deus Irae by Philip K. Dick & Roger Zelazny. Voting starts now until the end of the month. I'm throwing my vote for Deus Irae, but either book would make for interesting reading.
#ClassicLSFBC @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG

RamsFan1963 @Deblovestoread @majkia @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007 @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @bnp @PaperbackPirate @Klou @Roary47 @AuthorCjwhitcomb @PageShifter @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward @Books_et_al @rwmg @tokorowilliamwallace @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @rretzler 6mo

Ruthiella Well, I will vote for my pick, but something tells me I‘m gonna get outvoted. 😂

The Forever War

6mo

CatLass007 I looked on Audible and the Forever War trilogy is free. So, @Ruthiella, I will add my vote to yours.

The Forever War

6mo

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Lizpixie I‘ll throw my vote to

The Forever War

6mo

julesG @CatLass007 ohhhh! Goodie! I'm throwing my marker in the The Forever War hat. 😁 6mo

PaperbackPirate I love…this author.

Deus Irae

6mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I can‘t decide and I‘m still not sure I‘ll have time to participate this month. So naturally I put both on hold at my library and will try to read both. 🤣😂🤣 6mo

Roary47 I can honestly read either since they are both at my library, but would prefer the forever war. 🥰 6mo

kwmg40 I‘ll go for

The Forever War

6mo

TheSpineView My vote is for

The Forever War

6mo

wanderinglynn I also vote for

The Forever War

6mo

CSeydel Oh I‘d read either of those, but I know I have a copy of Forever War around here somewhere 6mo

Bookwomble I'll vote for Deus Irae simply because I've not read it yet, but I suspect The Forever War (which I have read and really liked) will probably be the better book based on DI's torturous composition. Happy to read either, and will possibly read both 😊

Deus Irae

6mo

RamsFan1963 @Bookwomble I read The Forever War back in '79-'80. It's been long enough that I'd enjoy a reread. The book is way ahead of Deus Irae in the votes. 6mo

RaeLovesToRead I have only just become aware of this book club!!!!!! Really want to join, but I also have a lot of reading commitments already..... ☺️ 6mo

The_Literary_Jedi I‘d love to join in with you! 6mo

RamsFan1963 @RaeLovesToRead @The_Literary_Jedi I'll add you both to the list, feel free to join anytime you want. 6mo

RaeLovesToRead Thanks! I'll use the hashtag if I read Snow Crash too! 🥰 6mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

It's time for nominations for June's #ClassicLSFBC selection. Hopefully, everyone was able to get a copy of May's selection, Snow Crash, and is enjoying it. Nominations will begin today and go on until the 23rd.
I'll start the nominations with my choice, Deus Irae, written by two legends, Philp K. Dick & Roger Zelazny.
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie

RamsFan1963 @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007 @BookwormAHN @CSeydel @bnp @PaperbackPirate @Klou @Roary47 @AuthorCjwhitcomb @PageShifter @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward @Books_et_al @rwmg @tokorowilliamwallace @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @rretzler 6mo

CatLass007 I‘ve enjoyed Zelazny that I‘ve read but I don‘t think I‘ve read anything by PKD. So I‘ll second the nomination of Deus Irae. (edited) 6mo

Ruthiella I‘ll nominate

The Forever War

6mo

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I think I‘ll abstain from making a rec for this round. June is looking to be a busy month and I‘m not 100% sure I‘ll be able to participate. ❤️ 6mo

Bookwomble I love both PKD and Zelazny and have Deus Irae on my tbr, so I'll third the nomination 😊 @Ruthiella The Forever War is a great book, but I've read it and need to do something about my TBR mountain! 6mo

Ruthiella @Bookwomble Understood! One reason for my nomination is because I already have a copy. 😂 6mo

RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella @Bookwomble To be totally honest, I picked Deus Irae also because I already own a copy. Plus, I'm a big fan of both authors too. 6mo

Ruthiella @RamsFan1963 That‘s a win/win strategy! Also, Deus Irae is available on Hoopla, so I won‘t have any trouble accessing it. 👍 6mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

If there's no objections from the group, since all 3 books nominated for February interest everyone, Dhalgren will be the selection for February/March because it's a chunkster, Way Station will be April's selection (it's the shorter of the two remaining books and a breather after the chunkster), and Snow Crash will be the selection for May.
#ClassicLSFBC
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414

Ruthiella Sounds good! 👍 10mo

TheSpineView It's a plan! 10mo

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CSeydel Woo hoo! 10mo

julesG Off to raid the library. 😁 10mo

Larkken Excellent 🤓 10mo

BookwormAHN Fantastic 😺 10mo

rwmg 👍 10mo

kwmg40 Sounds good to me! 10mo

Bookwomble @CatLass007 April is Way Station 😊

Way Station

8mo

CatLass007 @Bookwomble Thank you! I somehow missed this post entirely. 8mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

Here are the choices for February's #ClassicLSFBC reading selection. All three are good choices, but my vote is for the chunkster, Dhalgren.
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BookwormAHN I'm also good with Dhalgren but the other 2 sound good as well and propose that these could be our next four months of books. 10mo

CatLass007 I have enjoyed the works of all three authors and am happy to agree with @BookwormAHN. Let‘s start with Dhalgren. 10mo

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RamsFan1963 @BookwormAHN If Dhalgren wins, it will definitely have to be a 2 month selection, for February & March. Its 879 pages long, or 34 hours and 32 minutes on audio. 10mo

kwmg40 I‘m good with Dhalgren. The other choices are good too, but I‘ve read them already and would be happy to read something new. 10mo

Ruthiella I‘m happy to tackle Dahlgren! I also like @BookwormAHN ‘s suggestion to simply add the runners up for our April and May reads. (edited) 10mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I‘m for all three. My local library apparently has something against classic sci fi because the only way I can get any of them is to request them through the network that connects to other libraries across the state. I‘m still waiting on January‘s pick to reach me. 😅 So if we plan ahead for the next four months, I probably have a better chance of actually being able to participate on time. 🤣 10mo

tokorowilliamwallace I've seen good reviews on Goodreads for Simak. 10mo

Bookwomble There's so much support for Dhalgren, so if we adopt @BookwormAHN 's suggestion to schedule all three current nominations, then I'll patiently wait for Simak's Way Station to come up 😊 10mo

LeticiaToraci I've read two of these so my vote goes to Snow Crash. 10mo

julesG I am not a fan of Stephenson. So, without reading blurbs I'm saying Simak. 😜 10mo

TheSpineView I am fine with tackling Dahlgren. 10mo

rwmg I have vague memories of Way Station from the 1980s, but I don't know the others at all, so my vote goes to Simak 10mo

Larkken Lets try the chunkster. I'm also up for the other two in subsequent months!

Dhalgren

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Lizpixie I‘d love to read the Neal Stephenson but 2nd place would be Dahlgren

Snow Crash

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

I hope that everyone is enjoying January's #ClassicLSFBC selection, The Dispossessed. It's getting to be mid-month, so it's time to be considering February's selection. Nominations are now open. My choice is kind of a chunkster, so if it wins, we might have it be February and March's selection. Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany. I read it when I was 15-16, and I know a lot of it went over my head. I'd like to read it again to gain a new prespective.

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CatLass007 You‘re not kidding about Dhalgren being a chunkster. I just looked it up and it‘s over 34 hours long. But I have no objections to chunksters and I have it on my wish list already, so I‘ll go along with your suggestion. Or is it a nomination? 10mo

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CSeydel Would Snow Crash qualify as classic SF? That would be my nomination (edited) 10mo

RamsFan1963 @CSeydel Snow Crash was published in 1992, which sets it a little outside the parameters we've set, but it is classic cyberpunk, so if no one else objects, I don't see why not. 10mo

ravenlee I‘m taking some time off from buddy reads and book clubs for now. Can you remove from the tag list, please? 10mo

RamsFan1963 @ravenlee Sorry to see you go, but I'll take you off the list. 10mo

Ruthiella I‘m happy to vote from everyone else‘s selection. I think @Lizpixie previously nominated Neuromancer, which is also outside our self imposed timeframe, but I think it heavily influenced Snow Crash. Might be interesting to bend the rules a bit with the time limit and read them back to back. Also, I‘m fine with a chunkster and reading Dhalgren. I‘ve never read any Delany. (edited) 10mo

Larkken I‘ve nothing in particular in mind to nominate, but would be interested in reading whatever is chosen by the group. I both own dhalgren and have never read it, so would prob go for that one, myself. 10mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm My hold at the library for this month‘s is still in transit from another towns library. I‘ll hold off on suggesting one for next month since I might just end up having to read this month‘s then. 😅 10mo

TheSpineView I'm happy with Dahlgren. I like chunkters. 📚📚📚 10mo

ravenlee Thank you. I hope to come back when life is less…full…all the time. 10mo

Bookwomble I know I won't get through over 800 pages of Dhalgren, so I'll nominate the tagged Simak, but realising the group is already leaning heavily towards Delaney I don't mind at all skipping this one. I'll probably re-nominate Simak at the next vote 😊

Way Station

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BookwormAHN Dhalgren sounds interesting. I'm in. 10mo

Roary47 I just got it with quite a few in front of it. I‘ll try to get to it. 🫣 10mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

If you haven't voted for January's #ClassicLSFBC selection, today is the last day. Currently, we have a 3 way tie, so any extra votes would be appreciated. Thank you.
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Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

Voting is now open for January's #ClassicLSFBC read. The choices are:
Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert A. Heinlein
Dreamsnake - Vonda McIntyre
Dying Inside - Robert Silverberg
The Dispossessed - Ursula Le Guin
Inverted World - Christopher Priest
The Man Who Fell To Earth - Walter Tevis
Time Out of Joint - Philip K. Dick
I'll tally the votes and announce the winner on Thursday.
#ClassicLSFBC @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn

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Bookwomble 🗳️

Time Out Of Joint

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wanderinglynn They all look good. But I‘ll vote for

Stranger in a Strange Land

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BookmarkTavern 💙

The Dispossessed

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CatLass007 I read Dreamsnake when it first was released. I read The Man Who Fell to Earth after the movie was released. So those two are off my list. I think I‘d like to read

Stranger in a Strange Land

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julesG Hard to decide, I think I'd like to read

Dreamsnake

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Ruthiella My vote goes to

The Dispossessed

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BookwormAHN

Stranger in a Strange Land

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Deblovestoread My dad and I were just talking about unputadownable books yesterday and mentioned my vote

Stranger in a Strange Land

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rwmg I've read the Heinlein and the Le Guin several times, so I will vote for

Dreamsnake

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kwmg40 Lots of good choices there, but I'll vote for

The Dispossessed

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Larkken Hm… The Dispossessed, I think!

The Dispossessed

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CSeydel

Dreamsnake

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

Since we are fast approaching the hectic holiday season, or are already in it, I thought we'd get a head start on picking January's book for #ClassicLSFBC. The floor is open to nominations from now until Sunday, then we can vote on our favorite. I'm considering several choices, but I'll be interested to see what everyone else wants to read too.
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wanderinglynn One that‘s long been on my TBR

Stranger in a Strange Land

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Lizpixie @wanderinglynn @RamsFan1963 I second the above!👆I have a Penguin Galaxy edition on my TBR that I haven‘t got to yet🙌 11mo

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CatLass007 @wanderinglynn That‘s a good choice. I‘m hoping that we eventually will read Philip Jose Farmer‘s To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld Saga, Book 1), but I‘m all for Stranger in a Strange Land. Also, it might be interesting to read something by Frank Herbert that isn‘t part of the Dune Saga. 11mo

CSeydel I nominate Vonda McIntyre

Dreamsnake

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RamsFan1963 I'll throw in a nomination for Robert Silverberg's

Dying Inside

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Ruthiella I‘m going to pick one that I actually own. Plus I want to read more UKlG

The Dispossessed

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Larkken these all look good so far! Dunno how I'd pick among them, so I'll not add more to the list lol 11mo

rwmg I would like to nominate Inverted World by Christopher Priest. I haven't actually read it but I have heard some good things about it

Inverted World

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julesG I like what we have so far. I'm not nominating this time. 11mo

BookwormAHN I would like to nominate

The Man Who Fell to Earth

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Bookwomble I'll throw Philip K. Dick into the ring, and suggest Time Out of Joint

Time Out Of Joint

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RamsFan1963 @Bookwomble I considered nominating a PKD novel, I just couldn't decide which one I wanted to read 11mo

Bookwomble @RamsFan1963 There's so many! This is one I haven't read yet, so I thought I'd put it out there 🙂 11mo

KathyWheeler @wanderinglynn That one has been on my list for 40 years! 11mo

BookmarkTavern ❤️❤️❤️ Seconding

The Dispossessed

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tokorowilliamwallace I just talked to someone tonight about both the protoscifi late 30s Lensman series, as well as Ursula K. le Guin. 11mo

kwmg40 I'd second The Dispossessed and any PKD book. 11mo

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RamsFan1963

Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

The 3 selections for December's #ClassicLSFBC read are:

Norstrilia by Cordwainer Smith
More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon
A Case of Conscience by James Blish

Voting is open from today until Wednesday 11/15
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Bookwomble Well, I guess I'll vote for this one as I nominated it 😄

Norstrilia

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RamsFan1963 @Bookwomble Same here I'll put in a vote for 👍

A Case of Conscience

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CatLass007 I would prefer the Blish or the Sturgeon since they both are available in audio format. 12mo

CSeydel

More Than Human

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psalva I‘ll add a vote for

A Case of Conscience

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Ruthiella I‘m voting for the Sturgeon title because I just learned he was the model for Vonnegut‘s Kilgore Trout! 😃

More Than Human

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wanderinglynn I vote for

More Than Human

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Deblovestoread

More Than Human

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julesG I haven't checked out any, just going by title here

More Than Human

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BookwormAHN My vote is

More Than Human

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TheSpineView Is my vote.

More Than Human

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Larkken I'm curious about norstrilia 12mo

Bookwomble @Larkken Looks like More Than Human is likely to come through, which I'm fine with, but I think I'll still (finally) read Norstrilia, too, if you're interested in a buddy read 🙂 12mo

Lizpixie I‘m going with

More Than Human

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RamsFan1963 @Lizpixie Its pretty clear More Than Human is going to win this by a landslide. I guess I better find me a copy 12mo

Roary47 My vote is also More than human 12mo

Larkken @Bookwomble I am worried that I may be overextended for December, but would be interested in joining in January - either way I'll be interested to see what you think! 12mo

Bookwomble @Larkken 😊👍🏻 12mo

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Classic Science Fiction Stories | Adam Roberts

It's getting into November, and I saw the post for #LitsySciFiBookClub, so I was thinking about what to pick for December's #ClassicLSFBC selection. I guess we can start the nominations now. My choice is A Case of Conscience by James Blish.
I know we haven't set any guidelines for #ClassicLSFBC, but what should be the cut off point to be a "classic"?
Anything before 2000? Before 1983 (40 years)?
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CatLass007 I would like to read something by Theodore Sturgeon. I‘m going with

More Than Human

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RamsFan1963 @CatLass007 I've read some Sturgeon, but mostly short stories. I do enjoy his writings. 12mo

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CatLass007 I‘ve read exactly one book by Theodore Sturgeon, and it‘s to my great shame that I say this. I just looked at the Litsy database and I actually have read two of his books. I don‘t remember much about Godbody except for the title. But I have strong memories of The Dreaming Jewels. I thought it was excellent. 12mo

Ruthiella It pains me to write it as an old person who was an adult in the ‘80s 😂, I think the cut off for a classic should be at least 1980. That said, I don‘t have any particular suggestions at the moment . I‘m happy to follow your, @CatLass007 and @Bookwomble ‘s lead here. 👍 (edited) 12mo

CatLass007 @Ruthiella I graduated from high school in 1980, so I get it. Pretty kitty 🐾🐾 12mo

TheSpineView I'm cool with a cut off in the 1980s. Lots of stuff to pull from. 12mo

Lizpixie If we‘re going by 1980, this misses by 4yrs but I‘d love to nominate this classic by William Gibson

Neuromancer

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Bookwomble How about the cut off being the year Philip K. Dick died? 1982 (and Phil was the kind of guy who wouldn't mind a few years either way 😊) 12mo

Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @CatLass007 Tags 🙄 12mo

Bookwomble @Lizpixie Tags! 🙄🙄 12mo

Bookwomble So, of the eight books I have on the Blish TBR foothills, A Case of Conscience isn't one of them, but it's not like having nine will make a difference! I do have Surgeon's More Than Human, which I last read in 1978, so it's due a reread, I guess 😏 If I throw my own suggestion into the ring, it would be the tagged. I love Cordwainer Smith's Instrumentality of Mankind stories, and I haven't read his only novel set there.

Norstrilia

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BookwormAHN I will also take y'alls lead on this since I haven't read much sci-fi. All the suggestions above sound good. 12mo

RamsFan1963 @Bookwomble Surprisingly, somehow I've managed to have read nothing by Cordwainer Smith. Norstrilia does sound interesting. 12mo

RamsFan1963 @Bookwomble Do you have Cities In Flight and And All The Stars A Stage by Blish? Those of two of my favs by him. 12mo

Roary47 So looking for a classic SciFi before 1980? I‘m cool with that time frame. Is SciFi the genre we are going for or just classics? 12mo

Bookwomble @RamsFan1963 I've read all of the Okie Cities books way back when. In an omnibus edition I no longer own. I have recently been getting the individual books for a vaguely planned reread 🙂 12mo

Bookwomble @Roary47 Yep, just sci fi 🙂👽 12mo

Bookwomble @RamsFan1963 Cordwainer Smith has written some of my favourite stories. His far future history actually starts with a story set in the '50s, pretty standard sci fi fare, but as the stories gradually get into the future, the humans become more alien and strange. I can't recommend his short stories strongly enough. I've not read this novel though, so🤞🏻 12mo

Larkken I'm good with pre-1980-ish or thereabouts! I love trying old scifi tho sometimes the worldview feels too dated to continue the books. 12mo

RamsFan1963 So far we have three choices for December, A Case of Conscience by James Blish, More Than Human by Theodore Sturgeon and Nostrilia by Cordwainer Smith. Anyone want to add another nomination or just vote from those 3? 12mo

CatLass007 I vote to vote on these three. 12mo

Larkken Those three sound good to start with to me ! 12mo

Ruthiella I think it‘s perfect to have these three to choose from! Too many gets a little overwhelming. Will you post the vote or would you like me to? 12mo

RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella Okay we'll go with these 3 picks. I'll post a message with the choices, and leaving the voting open until say Wednesday 15th? 12mo

Ruthiella Sounds perfect! 👍 That‘ll give people time to source the winner (though I am already researching all three right now.)😂 12mo

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