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Just a quick reminder of what is needed for a book nomination to make the up coming Feb poll:
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1. The book should be easily available. When making a suggestion please provide a link to where it can be purchased or read if it is available online in a free form.
2. The author will agree to be available for questions during the reading. As such, they should be a member of the group and come here to say they will be. I would rather them not be the discussion leader for the book so they can better answer questions.
3. The author should agree to being ok with CONSTRUCTIVE criticism.
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We have the following eligible nominations so far:

SENTI Book One of the Jackwill Chronicles by G.W. Pickle
The First Migration by Daniel Logan
The Door Within by Wayne Thomas Batson
The Suicide Collectors by David Oppegaard
Metered Space by M.D. Benoit
GHOSTS ALIENS by Robert aka Trey Hamburger
Phoenix Tales: Stories of Death Life: Amazon Edition by Gregory Bernard Banks
Infoquake by David Louis Edelman * Author has responded via GR message.

It is assumed for those members that do not have a GoodReads Author profile (and whose name matches the recognized author) that you are in fact the author of the book you nominated on this thread and that by nominating your book you are agreeing to be available for questions.

We have the following nominations that need a response from the author. note: if the author has not posted in this thread that they are available for questions, the book will not be considered.

The River by Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Café on the Edge of Outer Space by Robert Appleton
Esther May Morrow's Buy and Borrow by Arthur Everest

Phoenix Tales: Stories of Death & Life: Amazon Edition

Video trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx1EXgNMthY

An elderly man desperate for the right to die with dignity. A young woman trapped in a city that's seemingly alive. A man living on borrowed time...literally. The short, sweet tale of a savior of childhood souls.

These are just a few of the stories found in Phoenix Tales: Stories of Death & Life (Second Edition), the new revision of the highly acclaimed short story collection from Gregory Bernard Banks. Compared to authors such as Roger Zelazny and Harlan Ellison, Banks takes you on a roller coaster ride of emotion, combining the colorful storytelling style of the Golden Age of science fiction with thoughtful exploration of the contemporary issues of today. These stories will take you on a wondrous and emotional journey through tales of both the fantastic and the mundane, and may leave you appreciating life just a little bit more.

GHOSTS/ALIENS by Robert (aka Trey) Hamburger
Sci-Fi Satire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnM1G8S2u...



"Are you freaked out by the mere thought of a bird winking at you? Or do you panic when you hear an unexplained gurgling sound?

Well, listen to this. On Saturday, March 8, at 7:12 p.m., Trey Hamburger heard a second hand account of a teleporting Hot Pocket and started wiggin' out bad. So he and his amigo Mike Stevens basically went into combat mode and ended up encountering some of the most seriously messed-up shit ever. And they're STILL FREAKED OUT ABOUT IT. Now, even though these guys aren't scientists, it's pretty for sure that they might have extrapolated something HUGE, which will have the intellectual community going nuts for weeks.

This is their story.

Ghost/Aliens is probably the first time ever a regular person has investigated this sort of thing. So now the people of planet Earth will finally know the truth about all those levitating towels and dead grandpas popping up all over the place."

Metered Space, by M. D. Benoit.

Metered Space is the first novel in a noir SF Mystery series, The Jack Meter Case Files. If you enjoyed the tone of Zelazny's A Night in the Lonesome October, you will enjoy this book. If you're a fan of Sam Spade and the Maltese Falcon, you'll enjoy this book, too.

Metered Space by M.D. Benoit

Thanks for doing this, Nick!

THE FIRST MIGRATION, by Daniel Logan

I am not a regular reader of Sci-Fi but am beginning to love it very much. I recently read a book, The First Migration, by Daniel Logan and have not been able to get the book out of my mind. This author is really going to go somewhere. The book is superbly written, I have fallen in love with the characters and can't wait to find out what happens to Tracy and Darren in the sequel. Although this isn't as well-known as a Bradbury or others, his book, in my estimation, ranks right up there at the top. It has everything a reader would want: action, romance, great characters, questions about our origin, high government involvement, and a desire to keep reading long after the last page. A fascinating read, you find yourself saying, "Hey, this could really happen!" Which is what I think all Sci-Fi books should be about, believable. Take the time to read this one, it's going someplace! You won't be sorry. I nominate this as one of the top books in the Sci-Fi List and give it a 5-star rating.

THE FIRST MIGRATION, by DANIEL LOGAN

The Suicide Collectors

David Oppegaard

"Eloquent prose and haunting characters lift Oppegaar's astonishing debut" -Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Just when it seems that there are no new plots left to write about, David Oppegaard has come up with a doozy. His THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS takes us to a startling theme we haven't encountered before, with every page a thrilling new surprise."

-Stan Lee, writer, editor, & former Marvel Comics chairman

"Oppegaard demonstrates a terrific sense of the macabre with absorbing sequences featuring feral children, a house papered in suicide notes, and other relics of a dying society. He also articulately ponders why such a plague might materialize."

-Kirkus Reviews

THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS is available in stores nationwide, on-line, on Kindle, and as an audio book through Books On Tape. It has been chosen as an Indie Next Pick notable book for January. I'd love to contribute to a public discussion of the novel. For more reviews, or event information, please see my website www.davidoppegaard.com

Cheers,
David Oppegaard

Café on the Edge of Outer Space
by Robert Appleton. Available in ebook format.
http://www.eternalpress.ca/cafeattheedge...

Esther May Morrow's Buy and Borrowby Arthur Everest. Book two is just released January 2009. This is book one. Available in ebook format.
http://www.eternalpress.ca/esthermaymorr...

I'd like to recommend the Book Club read: The Door Within by Wayne Thomas Batson. It is the first of a fantasy trilogy published between 2005 and 2008. The books are readily available at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Door-Within-Trilog...

I'll be happy to be available for questions during the reading period. Sounds like a ton of fun. And it's my first book, so I'm used to constructive criticism. ;-)

Nick,


The First Migration by Daniel Logan

I am Daniel Logan, Goodreads author of The First Migration, a time-travel story about NASA constructing a huge, 30-mile-diameter research project in the White Sands area of New Mexico. They activate it, travel back in time and discover our Missing Link. The book is written in a real-world fashion (no little green men) and contains a good love story. It reveals my belief as to what UFOs really are.

The book is available through Amazon.com, can be ordered at Barnes & Noble and Borders, or it can be purchased directly from me through my web site: www.thefirstmigration.com

I would welcome your considering this book for your reading list.

Thanks,

Dan Logan

The River by Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Available at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/River-Cheryl-Kaye-...

My review of the book:

The River
Cheryl Kaye Tardif
Trafford Publishing 2005
6E - 2333 Government Street
Victoria, BC, Canada V8T 4P4
http://www.trafford.com/
toll-free 1-888-232-4444
phone 250-383-6864 fax 250-383-6804
www.cherylktardif.com
ISBN # 1-4120-6229-2

Cheryl Kaye Tardif skillfully balances scientific intrigue, and the human desire to retain a youthful body, with tantalizing sexual tension, and vivid characterizations in this engrossing romantic thriller.

The plot steps beyond reality, but by how much? Science grows in its knowledge more every day. One thing is for sure, and history shows it to be true, greed and absolute power taint fabulous discoveries and inventions.

Tough and tender Professor Delia Hawthorne aches for her father, and she wouldn’t admit it, but also a decent relationship. Is her father really alive or is something unethical going on? She remembered what the disturbing man at the doorway of her classroom said. The elderly man wore a grimy suede jacket, needed a haircut and a shampoo, and his clothes were torn and worn, but his eyes seemed vaguely familiar.

“They’re going to kill him Delly. Find the river and stop the Director before he destroys humanity. It’s all in the book,” the old man said.

Del examined the leather-bound book later, along with a strange symbol, the notes inside, and what appeared to be a code.

For seven years she’d believed her father dead. There was even a funeral. He’d gone on an excursion down the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories, and came up missing. If he lived, she’d find him, but first, Del decided to visit the company her father had worked for, Bio-Tec Canada.

Award-winning Cheryl Kaye Tordif is a Canadian mystery author who’s appeared on television and radio. She’s been told that she has the highest, most consistent sales during a book signing in Edmonton.

Other books include:
- ‘Divine Intervention’
- ‘Whale Song’
- 'Divine Intervention'

Exciting and vivid. Tardif’s latest novel sweeps readers along into uncharted, wild Canadian territory. A thrilling adventure where science sniffs harder, desperate to find the fountain-of-youth.

Infoquake by David Louis Edelman

Chapters 1-7 can be found online and the book can be purchased from any major bookstore.

Edelman's debut novel was the best sci-fi published in 2006. There, I said it.

"SENTI, Book One of the Jackwill Chronicles" by G W Pickle

SENTI can be found online at Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Below adresses will take you directly to SENTI's page.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url...

http://books.barnesandnoble.com/search/r...

I just got a review on SENTI from Sable Lit Reviews. I'm posting a portion of this review for your pleasure & to help you decide if SENTI will make a good selection.


A Review of GW Pickle’s SENTI
Posted by LMReviews
I give Senti four out of five Sable Seals.

Senti is book one of the Jackwill Chronicles. Told in the first person from Major Jack Waco’s perspective, the first half of this Sci-fi futuristic voyage is fast-faced and multilayered as we learn of Waco’s self-imposed life of a loner and the barriers he’s build around his emotions. He trains a new galaxy ship pilot–Maggie Wilson, takes down a conspiracy involving a bacterium and a vaccine plus discovers a new series of planets. In the second half of the novel, Pickle details the adventures of Jack and Maggie as they work through their emotional barriers involving past loves while developing the environment of the series of planets and fighting galaxy terrorists interested in the riches of the new planet cluster. While second half of the book was a little slower than the first, I really enjoyed Jack’s adventures.

To read the entire review go to.
http://www.sablelitreviews.com/

Thanks, I hope you enjoy SENTI enough to vote for my book.
G W Pickle

In March and April we will be reading a selection from Fantasy and Sci-Fi Good Reads Authors. We will be voting on the suggestions in February and in January we will be taking suggestions. I have decided on a few rules for these suggestions to try to make it best for the most readers to participate:

1. The book should be easily available. When making a suggestion please provide a link to where it can be purchased or read if it is available online in a free form.
2. The author will agree to be available for questions during the reading. As such, they should be a member of the group and come here to say they will be. I would rather them not be the discussion leader for the book so they can better answer questions.
3. The author should agree to being ok with CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. I'll ban people that use destructive criticism. I'll explain the difference if anyone needs it.

SO, without further ado, post your book suggestions for scifi Goodreads authors here. Please, please, please post in this format all by itself. When myself or another mod goes through to find them we tend to miss books buried in conversation. If you wish to chat and discuss just skip a line or so and set the book titles apart like this:

The Stand by Stephen King

This is easy to see and find!

Thanks and enjoy.