Science Fiction Book Group

The science fiction book discussion group focuses on classic, "hard," and/or award winning science fiction books.

January 22, 2025
Novel: “You Sexy Thing” by Cat Rambo
Short Fiction: 
“We Built This City” by Marie Vibbert
“The Day Before They Came” by Mary Soon Lee

February 26, 2025
Novel: “Rainbows End” by Verner Vinge
Short Fiction: 
“The Lady Astronaut of Mars” by Mary Robinette Kowal
“The History of the Invasion Told in Five Dogs” by Kelly Jennings

March 26, 2025 
Novel: “The Multiple Man” by Ben Bova
Short Fiction:
“Someone is Stealing the Great Throne Rooms of the Galaxy” by Harry Turtledove
“The Shoulders of Giants” by Robert J. Sawyer

April 23, 2025
Novel: “Children of Time” by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Short Fiction:
“Surface Tension” by James Blish
“Grandpa” by James Schmitz

May 28, 2025
Novel: “The Stardust Grail” by Yuma Kitasei
Short Fiction:
“Norbert and the System” by Timons Esaias
“Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc” by Mary Soon Lee

June 25, 2025
Novel: “Andromeda Evolution” by Daniel Wilson
Short Fiction: 
“My Future Self, Refused” by Adam-Troy Castro
“Mom Heart” by Will McIntosh

July 23, 2025 (Larry)
Novel: “Earth Abides” by George R. Stewart
Short Fiction:
“The Machine Stops” by E. M. Forster
“Brooklyn Project” by William Tenn

August 27, 2025
Novel: “War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells
Short Fiction:
“Starlight Express” by Michael Swanwick
“Tin Soldier” by Angela Slatter

September 24, 2025
Novel: “The Midwich Cuckoos” by John Wyndham
Short Fiction:
“The Cottage in Omena” by Charles Oberndorf
“In Hiding” by Wilmar Shiras

October 22, 2025
Novel: “Grand Theft AI” by James Cox
Short Fiction:
“Gordie Culligan vs. Dr. Longbeach & the HVAC of Doom” by J. Steven York
“Advisors at Naptime” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch

November 19, 2025 (Larry)
Novel: “Alas, Babylon” by Pat Frank
Short Fiction:
“The Wandering Earth” by Cixin Liu
“A Pail of Air” by Fritz Leiber

December 17, 2025
Novel: “The Lost World” by Arthur Conan Doyle
Short Fiction: 
“Go. Now. Fix.” by Timons Esaias
“Polished Performance” by Alastair Reynolds