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[Tawallah]

I'm currently reading Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord. This is mainly fantasy but there are elements of chaos theory. Not quite sure what to make of it yet.

[Mary]

Aye, Robot by Robert Kroese

[Mary]

The Moon Platoon by Jeramey Kraatz

[Jonathan]

I am currently reading The Punch Escrow by Tal M. Klein. I haven't read anything by this author before, but so far really enjoying it.

[Rafael]

I am reading Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov.

[Scott]

Going back to an author I haven't read in many years, Michael Moorcock with The Dreamthief's Daughter.

[Mary]

Villains Inc. by Marion G. Harmon

[Mary]

Young Sentinels by Marion G. Harmon

[Mary]

China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties by Mark Edward Lewis

[Mary]

Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke

[Scott]

Mother of Storms by John Barnes. (seemed like a good time)

[Daniel]

Time travelers almanac. It's an anthology of short stories which time travel as a theme. Pretty good collection so far. I really like Ripples in a Dirac Sea.

[Mary]

The Fugitive Heir by Henry Vogel

[Scott]

I recently read:
The Gunslinger (3rd time)
Needful Things and
Gwendy's Button Box

Now I'm reading The Girl in the Maze. OK so far, just a little confusing with time jumping.

[Kirsten]

I just started reading Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg

[Mary]

A Net of Dawn and Bones by C. Chancy

[Mary]

Seeds of Blood by C. Chancy

[Rafael]

I started today I, Robot by Isaac Asimov.

[C. John]

In the middle of . Relaxation reading.

[Kirsten]

I've been reading Downward to the Earth by Robert Silverberg

[CD]

The Three-Body Problem. I have been wanting to read this for some time. It was available at the Library today and it is on my list for this weekend of reading.

[Staci]

Reading The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury.

[Kirsten]

I've been reading Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov

[Mary]

The Fairytale Curse by Marina Finlayson

[Kirsten]

I've been reading/listening to A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

[Kirsten]

I finished reading Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove yesterday.

I really enjoyed this book. The intrigue, the language, the historical fiction was very well done. The only thing I take issue with is the fact that alternate histories is classified as science fiction. I just can't see where the science fiction comes into it.

But if you like alternate history, this is very good.

[C. John]

Kirsten wrote: "I finished reading Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove yesterday.

I really enjoyed this book. The intrigue, the language, the histori..."

Alternate histories get put into Sci-Fi because at its essence SF deals with alternate realities.

[Kirsten]

I think of alternate histories as "what if" books. If there's no explanation of how the alternate realities exist, then there's no science fiction.

[C. John]

All stf. is "what if". It might happen, but it might not either.

[Kirsten]

I still can't go there... to me, the book was really historical fiction.

[C. John]

Then we shall politely agree to disagree.

[Rafael]

Historical fiction handles with the past.

[Mary]

Alternate history gets put in SF for historical reasons: because it was so often hand-waved with quantum mechanics or produced with time travel, both SFnal.

[Kirsten]

Yes, I can see that and agree with it. But this book was basically an exercise in "what if".

[Scott]

Unless there is some kind of SF element like the ones Mary mentioned, I wouldn't consider it SF.

[C. John]

Because they are dealing with alternate realities I have always considered them Sci-Fi. Besides it doesn't really matter what any of us think. If you want to read the book then the SF section of the library or bookstore is where you shall find it.

[CD]

Just finished The Three-Body Problem.

Highly recommended. Extensive review coming soon!

[Deb]

I suspect that alternative histories as sci-fi harks back to the days (not that long gone) when ALL fantasy fiction was on the same shelf as sci-fi. It just hasn't gone on to get it's own classification yet, like space opera and post-apocalyptic have.

[Mary]

The Book of Lord Shang. a Classic of the Chinese School of Law.

[Mary]

Frostborn: The Gray Knight by Jonathan Moeller

[Kirsten]

I've been reading Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West. First snow of the year yesterday in eastern Washington State!

[Phil]

The Second Science Fiction Megapack, currently on The Ego Machine by Henry Kuttner which is doing my head in!

[Kirsten]

I'm reading a collection of Polish short stories with a supernatural/horror bent: The Dark Domain by Stefan Grabiński

[Mary]

The Undying Wizard by Jonathan Moeller

[Scott]

I recently read The Girl in the Maze, Wonderland, Monster Hunter Nemesis, and Gerald's Game.

Now I'm reading The Fireman.

[Mary]

Have Sword, Will Travel by Garth Nix and Sean Williams

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

This December I'm reading:
The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber
Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Rama II by Arthur C. Clarke and Gentry Lee

And I'm trying to finish them all by the end of the month, along with Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie.

[Kasia]

I got myself a cool new copy of Murder on the Orient Express last month, looking forward to it with the movie being out and all.

[Mary]

Impure Blood, Volume 4 by Nadja Baer and Nathan Lueth

[Scott]

Finishing up Annihilation.