This is a reading group that reads and discusses one science fiction novel per month. The books chosen are science fiction books written or published after 1975. Books will be chosen by nominations and polls. Some of the authors we read may include Stephen Baxter, Greg Bear, Michael Bishop, Lincoln Child, Joe Halderman, Jack McDevitt, Douglas Preston, Michael Crichton, Adam Roberts, Spider Robinson, Geoff Ryman, S M Stirling, Charles Stross, Harry Turtledove, John Varley, Vernor Vinge, Connie Willis and many others.


GROUP READS FOR 2009

Jan: Foreigner, by C. J. Cherryh
Feb: Kiln People, by David Brin
Mar: Passage, by Connie Willis
Apr: The Uplift War, by David Brin
May: Gateway, by Frederick Pohl
Jun: Dream Park, by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes
Jul: The Alien Years, by Robert Silverberg
Aug: Coyote, by Allen Steele
Sep: Old Man's War, by John Sealzi
Oct: Blood Music, by Greg Bear
Nov: Highway of Eternity, by Clifford D. Simak
Dec: Titan, by John Varley



GROUP READS FOR 2010

Jan: Maximum Light, by Nancy Kress
Feb: Neuromancer, by William Gibson
Mar: The Positronic Man, by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg
Apr: Steel Beach, by John Varley
May: To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis
Jun: Contact, by Carl Sagan
Jul: A Fire from the Deep, by Vernor Vinge
Aug: Grass, by Sheri S. Tepper
Sep: Marsbound, by Joe Haldeman
Oct: Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
Nov: Darwyn's Radio, by Greg Bear
Dec: Illium, by Dan Simmons