Group read

[Ric]

Any suggestions for a group read? At this point, no qualifications other than that the book was published pre-1990.

[Ric]

I'll start off with the first suggestion:
Bester Alfred's The Demolished Man.

[Jim]

How about something by Arthur Conan Doyle or Jules Verne?

[Ric]

Jim wrote: "How about something by Arthur Conan Doyle or Jules Verne?"
Jim, do you have specific book in mind?

[Luke]

There is an AMAZING novel by Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series called "Whipping Star." It's a quick read, but incredible in its writing and story. It's one of my favorite Classic Sci-Fi books apart from the Dune series itself. Just a suggestion.

[Jim]

I hadn't a specific book in mind, it's just that if we're doing classic, they don't much more classic than Jules Verne :-)
But just to say that I agree with Luke, Whipping Star is good but I think that The Dosadi Experiment which isn't quite a sequel is even better The Dosadi Experiment

[Luke]

haha actually I haven't read that yet. My dad said I should read whipping star just so I could have background for reading the Dosadi experiment (although I LOVED it). So I completely agree with you. Dosadi experiment is my vote!

[Ric]

Either book would be an interesting re-read for me. I recall them as being both very good examples of Herbert's style and brand of SF.

[Henry]

Travel Scholarships.Jules Vern's last book translated into English.

[Ric]

Henry wrote: "Travel Scholarships.Jules Vern's last book translated into English."

Had to consult Goog. This may be a rare book, or is there a paperback or ebook edition?

[Henry]

On Amazon,just published.

[Ric]

So far, we are looking at Whipping Star based on the poll. It may take some searching to find this at a store. Is it on Kindle?

[Luke]

Whipping Star is indeed on Kindle for under 9$. I love that book so much. Fannie Mae is easily my favorite character.

[Kerry]

John Carter of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is in public domain and each book is a one day read.

[Ric]

Kerry wrote: "John Carter of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs is in public domain and each book is a one day read."
Thanks for this. The movie deviated from the written version so much that reading the books are a necessary penance for having watched the movie.
There's a few classic SF books at the Gutenberg Project too. This may be worth a new thread with links to the public sites.

[Ric]

Sword and Laser (group) is reading The Demolished Man for September, and it is currently the top pick for our September read. Convergence ...

[uninspired]

My suggestions:
-The Lost Worldby Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
-Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
-The Time Machine by H.G.Wells