Month and Year
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Book Discussed
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SBA Member Comments/Ratings [scale of 1-10
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"The Best of Cordwainer Smith" - Cordwainer Smith
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Not Yet Discussed
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"Declare" - Tim Powers
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.80
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Amy - 8.5
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Frank - 9.5
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Mark - 9
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Mike - 9
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Scott - 8
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"What Mad Universe" - Fredric Brown
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.11
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Dave - 9
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Frank - 7
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Scott - 8
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 9
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Ken - 9
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Amy - 8
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Clif - 8
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Brian - 8
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"Undertow" - Elizabeth Bear
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Amy - 8
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Scott - 7
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Brian - 9
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Mark - 7
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Frank - 7
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Ken - 5
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Mike - 8
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"Voyage of the Space Beagle" - A.E. Van Vogt
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Amy - 7
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Scott - 7
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Brian - 8
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Mike - 7
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Louis - 9
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Mark - 6
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Ken - 6
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"Little Brother" - Cory Doctorow
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Scott - 6
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Amy - 5
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Brian - 2
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Mark - 3
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"Dying Inside" - Robert Silverberg
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Scott - 8
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Brian - 6.5
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Mark - 3
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Amy - 5
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Frank - 9.5
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"Minority Report" - Philip K. Dick
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Frank - 6
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Dave - 10
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Amy - 10
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Ken - 9
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Scott - 9
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"Minority Report" - 2002 Film
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 9.00
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Frank - 8
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Dave - 10
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Amy - 10
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Ken - 9
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Scott - 8
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"An engaging and well-designed science fiction adventure, with a different type of protagonist"
"Hunter's Run" - George R.R. Martin, Gardnere Dozois and Daniel Abraham
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Frank - 7
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Scott - 8
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Brian - 8
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Amy - 7
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Mark - 7
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Ken - 9
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Mike - 9
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"Sirens of Titan" - Kurt Vonnegut
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Mark - 6
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Scott - 7
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Amy - 8
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Brian - 10
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"Paul of Dune" - Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert
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Brian - ?
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Amy - ?
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Mike - ?
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Scott - ?
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"Watership Down" - Richard Adams
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Mark - 7
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Rod - 10
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Scott - 9
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Amy - 10
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Brian - 10
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Mike - 9
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Louis - 6
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"Who Goes There" - story by John W. Campbell
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Ken - 8
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Scott - 8
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Rod - 8
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Clif - 9
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Mike - 9
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Louis - 5
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Mark - 8
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"The Thing From Another World" - 1951 film
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Members' Rating - Average Film Rating: 5.83
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Andrew - 5
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Lizzie - 5
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Ken - 7
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Scott - 6
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Karen - 7
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Bryce - 7
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Rod - 6
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Clif - 6
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Mike - 7
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Frank - 5
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Louis - 6
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Mark - 3
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"The Thing" - 1982 film
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Members' Rating - Average Film Rating: 8.21
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Andrew - 9
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Lizzie - 8
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Ken - 8
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Scott - 9
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Karen - 9
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Bryce - 8
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Rod - 10
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Clif - 8
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Mike - 8
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Frank - 8.5
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Louis - 6
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Mark - 7
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"Masterful classic of graphic literature -- it'll be interesting to see how faithful the movie is!"
"Watchmen" - Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
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Scott - 9
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Mike - 8
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Brian - 9
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Amy - 10
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Mark - 8
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Frank - 8
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Rod - 9
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"Thought-provoking classic...smart people who talk like smart people, and a central SF trope explored with great detail!"
"Rogue Moon" - Algis Budrys
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Scott - 6
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Ken - 6
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Brian - 9.5
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Mark - 4
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Mike - 7
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Amy - 5
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Frank - 9.5
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"Compelling new take on vampirism; final work from a contemporary genre master"
"Fledgling" - Octavia Butler
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Amy - 7
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Scott - 6.5
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Frank - 4.5
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Mark - 7
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Brian - 5
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"Depressing but brilliant and unforgettable!"
"Her Smoke Rose Up Forever" - James Tiptree, Jr.
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Mark - 8.5
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Frank - 9.5
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Louis - 8
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Amy - 8.5
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Scott - 9
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"Competently written, with a strong cultural flavor, but not for everyone"
"Brown Girl in the Ring" - Nalo Hopkinson
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Amy - 8
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Brian - 6.5
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Mark - 8
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Frank - 6
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Scott - 6
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Louis - 4
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"Farewell to the Master" - story by Harry Bates
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Scott - 4
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Louis - 3
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Dave - 4
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Frank - 4
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Floyd - 4
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Ken - 4
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Mike - 6
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Rod - 3
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Terry - 7
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"The Day the Earth Stood Still" - film
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Members' Rating - Average Film Rating: 8.88
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Scott - 9
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Louis - 8
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Dave - 9.5
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Frank - 8.5
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Floyd - 9.5
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Ken - 9.5
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Mike - 9
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Terry - 8
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"The Worm Ouroboros" - E.R. Eddison
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Amy - 8
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Louis - 8
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Mark - 2
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"An interesting idea, but told in a misogynistic way by an author too obviously aware of their own style"
"There Will be Dragons" - John Ringo
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 4.40
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Scott - 2
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Brian - 4
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Amy - 1
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Mark - 7
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Louis - 8
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"A classic that holds up well after 50 years"
"More Than Human" - Theodore Sturgeon
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 8
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Brian - 8
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Louis - 9
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Amy - 7
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Mark - 9
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Mike - 7
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"Stross is the future of Science Fiction"
"Accelerando" - Charles Stross
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 6.00
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Scott - 7
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Frank - 8
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Mark - 3
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Louis - 8
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Amy - 4
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"Service, Clay Forester"
"The Humanoids" - Jack Williamson
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 4.57
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Scott - 4
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Brian - 5
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Mark - 3
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Louis - 6
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Amy - 4
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Rod - 3
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Mike - 7
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"Compelling storytelling...but is it Science Fiction?"
"The Speed of Dark" - Elizabeth Moon
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 6.38
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Scott - 8
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Mark - 6
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Louis - 7.5
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Amy - 4
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"Whose reality are we living now?"
"Eye in the Sky" - Philip K. Dick
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 5.00
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Scott - 7
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Frank - 6
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Mark - 6
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Mike - 4
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Amy - 7
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"In the Garden of Iden" - Kage Baker
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 8
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Mark - 8
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Louis - 8
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Mike - 8
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"The Big Time" - Fritz Leiber
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 6.50
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Scott - 6
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Frank - 6
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 7
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"An uneven anthology, with some truly remarkable stories in the mix!"
"Beyond Singularity" - Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, editors
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 6.50
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Scott - 6
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Frank - 6
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 7
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"Atmospheric and sensitive post-apocalyptic tale"
"The Long Tomorrow" - Leigh Brackett
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 7.5
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Frank - 7
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Mark - 8
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Louis - 8.5
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Mike - 9
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"Excellent and enjoyable collection of fairy tales for a modern generation"
"Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories" - Jane Yolen
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 9
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Mark - 4
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Louis - 10
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Rod - 9
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"Perhaps one of the most memorable time travel stories ever written"
"The Man Who Folded Himself" - David Gerrold
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 7.80
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 9
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 6
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Dave - 8
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December 2005
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"Snowcrash" - Neal Stephenson
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 7.67
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 8
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Mark - 7
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September 2005
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"Unforgettable storytelling -- vivid and memorable
-- still highly relevant"
"The Forever War" - Joe Haldeman
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.17
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August 2005
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The 5 novelettes nominated for Hugos for 2005
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We did not "rate" these stories
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June 2005
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"Engaging characters and thought-provoking plot
-- Fun to read!"
"Little Fuzzy" - H. Beam Piper
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.90
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April 2005
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"Ray Bradbury Lite"
"The Thief of Always" - Clive Barker
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating 6.80
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March 2005
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"Classic example of traditional 1950s science
fiction adventure novel"
"Crossroads of Time" - Andre Norton
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.08
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December 2004
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"Rats and Gargoyles" - Mary Gentle
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 5.40
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August 2004
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"Engaging example of Simak's style -- personal,
yet still epic"
"City" - Clifford Simak
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.71
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June 2004
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"Excellent introduction to Dark Fantasy for younger
readers"
"Coraline" - Neil Gaiman
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.42
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April 2004
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"The ultimate Ancient Astronaut story"
"Protector" - Larry Niven
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.00
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February 2004
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"Non-stop adventure...fascinating characters...highly
readable!"
"The Vor Game" - Lois McMaster Bujold
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 9.00
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December 2003
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"A solid, though not brilliant, collection..several
engaging stories!"
"Unicorn Variations" - Roger Zelazny
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.00
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October 2003
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"Reynold's greatest strengths are in his detailed
descriptions"
"Revelation Space" - Alistair Reynolds
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.80
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August 2003
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"A classic of the genre...unforgettable!"
"Holds up to the test of time"
"The Demolished Man" - Alfred Bester
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.80
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Scott - 9
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Ken - 9
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Brian - 10
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Mike - 7
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Mark - 9
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July 2003
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"Fabulous descriptions...fascinating characters...an
original vision!"
"Perdido Street Station" - China Mieville
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Member's Ratings - Average Rating: 8.00
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April 2003
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"The Dying Earth" - Jack Vance
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 5.13
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February 2003
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"Lincoln's Dreams" - Connie Willis
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.50
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December 2002
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"Darwin's Radio" - Greg Bear
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.25
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October 2002
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"The Lathe of Heaven" - Ursula K. Leguin
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.00
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September 2002
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"It's Cthulthuriffic"
"I laughed, I cried, I kissed the last vestiges
of my sanity goodbye"
"At the Mountains of Madness" - H.P. Lovecraft
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.33
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July 2002
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"Interstellar Pig" - William Sleator
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.00
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May 2002
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"Tangled Up in Blue" - Joan D. Vinge
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 5.00
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March 2002
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"Newton's Cannon" - J. Gregory Keyes
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.50
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January 2002
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"The Boat of a Million Years" - Poul Anderson
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.20
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2001
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"Mission of Gravity" - Hal Clement
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.63
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June 2001
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"FlashForward" - Robert Sawyer
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.00
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April 2001
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"Flowers for Algernon" - Daniel Keyes
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.29 (novel) 8.00
(novella)
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Bryce (novella) - 8
Bryce (novel) - 6
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February 2001
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"Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Ray
Bradbury
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.50
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November 2000
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.50
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2000
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"Citizen of the Galaxy" - Robert A. Heinlein
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.67
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2000
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"The Parafaith War" - L.E. Modesitt
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 5.67
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2000
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"Neuromancer" - William Gibson
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.20
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1999
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"I, Robot" - Isaac Asimov
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.88
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1999
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"Childhood's End" - Arthur C. Clarke
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.78
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