This is a group where we select an award winning Science Fiction and/or Fantasy book to read and discuss each month. This could be an award winning novel or a collection of award winning stories.
2007 Reading Schedule
Jan: A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge, 2000 Hugo
Feb: Dune by Frank Herbert - Nebula
Mar: Ringworld by Larry Niven - Locus
Apr: Rite of Passage by Alexei Panshin - 1969 Nebula
May: Hominids by Robert Sawyer, 2003 Hugo
Jun: Helliconia Spring by by Brian W. Aldiss - Lasswitz
Jul: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - Clarke
Aug: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis - Hugo
Sep: China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
Oct: Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Nov: Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
Dec: Them by Joyce Carol Oates
2008 Reading Schedule
Jan: Man Plus by Frederik Phol
Feb: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
Mar:
Apr: Eifelheim by Michael Flynn
Sep: Watchmen by Allan Moore Dave Gibbons
Nov: Grass by Sherri S. Tepper (NYT Notable Book) - Just Finished -
Dec: Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold (Hugo) - Currently Reading -
Nominations are now open for 2009!
Basic examples are the Hugo and Nebula awards, but we are not limited to just those awards. Please check the files and links sections for a lists of other awards and their winners.
So if you love Science Fiction & Fantasy and want to read the best, come join us!