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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 5d

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

The Forever War

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

The Forever War

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Lizpixie I‘ll throw my vote to

The Forever War

julesG @CatLass007 ohhhh! Goodie! I'm throwing my marker in the The Forever War hat. 😁 5d

PaperbackPirate I love…this author.

Deus Irae

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. 🤣😂🤣 5d

Roary47 I can honestly read either since they are both at my library, but would prefer the forever war. 🥰 5d

kwmg40 I‘ll go for

The Forever War

TheSpineView My vote is for

The Forever War

wanderinglynn I also vote for

The Forever War

CSeydel Oh I‘d read either of those, but I know I have a copy of Forever War around here somewhere 4d

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

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. 4d

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..... ☺️ 3d

The_Literary_Jedi I‘d love to join in with you! 3d

RamsFan1963 @RaeLovesToRead @The_Literary_Jedi I'll add you both to the list, feel free to join anytime you want. 3d

RaeLovesToRead Thanks! I'll use the hashtag if I read Snow Crash too! 🥰 2d

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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 2w

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) 2w

Ruthiella I‘ll nominate

The Forever War

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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. ❤️ 2w

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! 1w

Ruthiella @Bookwomble Understood! One reason for my nomination is because I already have a copy. 😂 1w

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. 1w

Ruthiella @RamsFan1963 That‘s a win/win strategy! Also, Deus Irae is available on Hoopla, so I won‘t have any trouble accessing it. 👍 1w

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Hooked_on_books

Book of Elsewhere | China Mi�ville, Keanu Reeves

Well, this is a serious WTF moment. Keanu Reeves and China Miéville have written a book together (?!) and I (?!?!) have been invited on NetGalley to read an early copy?!? What is happening? Am I in the Matrix?

TrishB Hoping for a book tour ❤️ 3w

BkClubCare VERY cool! Enjoy 3w

Suet624 Fantastic! 3w

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ChaoticMissAdventures Well this is incredibly cool. 3w

Ruthiella Neat! 3w

Leftcoastzen Cool 3w

julesG @TrishB 🤣🤣 me too. 3w

Smrloomis Oh wow awesome that you got an ARC!! Super curious if it‘s any good… (edited) 2w

Hooked_on_books @Smrloomis It sounds super weird, so we‘ll see how I do! 2w

vivastory My brother was talking about this a few months ago. I had to admit I was intrigued as I love Mieviele!! Keanu Reeves also co-wrote a pretty successful graphic novel series recently. 1w

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Reggie

Our Children's Children | Clifford D. Simak

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As with some music videos where I have no idea wth the video has to do with the song, I have no idea what this cover has to do with the book. I wanted to read the book with the Litsy sci-fi group but could not find that book, but was at a used bookstore where I found another of the author‘s books from 1974. This was great. Time portals open up all over the world and people 500 years from the future walk through. Humanity is about to be killed 👇🏼

Reggie off by a not so nice alien species so this is their escape. To come back to their past. I think the author is brilliant in how he captured what we do as a society when 2 billion more show up on our doorstep. The part that got me was that there is this editorial writer who surmises that such a situation would not be so easy for our government to tackle and it would be so easy to pick apart all the ways they would fail, but instead of doing that👇🏼 (edited) 4w

Reggie he promises to just keep his mouth shut. I don‘t know why that caused me to get choked up. Giving grace? The ending is quite clever and gave me a chuckle. This was a pick! (edited) 4w

DestinyMorna I love wandering in second hand bookstores. You never know what treasure you will find. 4w

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wanderinglynn Secondhand bookstores are the best! If you‘re still interested, I found Way Station on Thriftbooks. 4w

wanderinglynn And can you imagine if the premise of this book happened today? The world population in 1960 was at 3 billion. We‘re nearly quadruple that today. Add another 2 billion & wow! 4w

vivastory This sounds great! Stacked 4w

Ruthiella Sounds great! Does your library have Hoopla? That‘s how I read it because none of my libraries had it available in hard copy. 4w

RohitSawant Awesome review! Stacking. 4w

Reggie @DestinyMorna yeah, I loved this one because it looked like a fire hazard. lol. Every shelf was packed with books on top of shelves, in front of the shelves, at the end of the shelves with boxes near full of books waiting to be put somewhere. It was heaven. 3w

Reggie @wanderinglynn I can. I think it would get kind of ugly in today‘s world. But there‘s a lot more to this 188pg book. Also, I looked for this book on Hoopla and swear I couldn‘t find it. But once @Ruthiella said she found it there, I looked again and it was there. So thanks. 3w

Reggie @vivastory and @RohitSawant its very prescient. Lots of links to what‘s happening today. It‘s a slim book that packs a lot. Hope you guys like it. 3w

Centique This sounds like the kind of book that gets me obsessed and then ties my brain in knots trying to figure out ways to improve or rectify situations That Could Never Actually Happen. 🤯 Also filed under this category: Manifest (tv show) 3w

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LeaKell

Foundation Series/Foundation Bk 1/Foundation and Empire Bk 2/Second Foundation Bk 3/Foundations Edge | Isaac Asimov

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It‘s important to read the classics! A sci-fi must read, excited to dive into the series.

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FictionLux

Mannigan - A Speck of Light | L. Ross Coulter

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I got this book for free, in exchange for my honest opinion via L. Ross Coulter .
In a world gripped by the Vitruvian Elite, Will, a young rebel, discovers the greatest battle between darkness and light is within himself. Will he succumb to rage, or will he embrace his compassion? This is a thrilling fantasy adventure that draws you in from the first sentence…

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majkia

Spinneret | Timothy Zahn

#Bookspin #Doublespin for April

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo

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HeyT

The Songs of Distant Earth | Arthur Charles Clarke

I can't believe we are only a week away from the next #BookSpin draw! New to the list for this month are the tagged and Consider Phlebas. I've kind of been in a bit of a reading slump lately so hopefully this will motivate me to get back out there.

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kelli7990

Friday | Robert Anson Heinlein

1. The Fault In Our Stars - John Green

2. Her Mad Hatter by Marie Hall. This is an Alice In Wonderland retelling. This is the first book in a series called Kingdom. It‘s a series of fairytale retellings. I‘ve enjoyed what I‘ve read from the series so far. She has written more in the series since then. I want to read the other books. I like fairytales and fairytale retellings. They‘re magical and a happy ending is guaranteed.

#FridayFeelings

Cuilin

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Julsmarshall

Spinneret | Timothy Zahn

Good looking #Bingo board for March! Excited for #Bookspin and #doublespin I listed more mood reads than I ever had since it is my birthday month and I may want to go with the flow Also want to work on the galleys with #netgalleygroup @TheAromaofBooks @AllDebooks

AllDebooks Good luck x 3mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks fantastic!! 3mo

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