Sam

https://particle.phys.uvic.ca/~srdejong/

https://www.goodreads.com/legoman_86

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Sam’s Quotes

“We've already established whoever is writing us is an asshole.”
― John Scalzi, Redshirts

tags: unreliable-author

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“Funny thing, watching gods realize they’ve been mortal all along.”
― Pierce Brown, Red Rising

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“THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER MISUSE OF THIS CHANNEL. YOU ARE DISTURBING OTHERS WHO ARE USING IT TO SERIOUS PURPOSE. ACCESS WILL BE RESTORED WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS FOR. GOODBYE”
― Dan Simmons, The Fall of Hyperion

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“It’s true, you know. In space, no one can hear you scream like a little girl.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

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“And on far-off Earth, Dr. Carlisle Perera had as yet told no one how he had wakened from a restless sleep with the message from his subconscious still echoing in his brain: The Ramans do everything in threes.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama

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Sam’s Groups

Victoria BC science fiction book club — 40 members — last activity Feb 12, 2024 08:32AM
A group to read and discuss science fiction and fantasy, based out of Victoria BC. There will be plenty of discussion online, so there's no need to be ...more

Goodreads Librarians Group — 307395 members — last activity 2 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more

What's the Name of That Book??? — 119759 members — last activity 59 minutes ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read? Come search our bookshelves and discussion posts. If you don’t find it there, post a description on our U ...more

Hard SF — 1181 members — last activity Dec 30, 2025 01:03AM
This is a discussion group for this specific subgenre in SF where the plausibility of the science counts.