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As a continuation of our one-hit-wonders theme, the book for this meeting will be Lud in the Mist by Hope Mirrlees. From Goodreads, “Lud-in-the-Mist, the capital city of the small country Dorimare, is a port at the confluence of two rivers, the Dapple and the Dawl. The Dapple has its origin beyond the Debatable Hills … Read more

Another book that can be considered a one hit wonder is Silverlock by John Myers Myers. This work is filled with literary allusions, and should provide some interesting discussion. Goodreads says: “In this classic of fantasy fiction, John Myers transports readers to a world as limitless as the human imagination, where a shipwrecked American meets … Read more

Our one hit wonder book for June will be Halfway Human by Carolyn Ives Gilman. From Goodreads: “Tedla is young, beautiful and blond but is neither he nor she. On a far-off world, an asexual class of “blands” exists to serve their fellow humans, protected and isolated from contact with the rest of the universe. … Read more

Well, given the timing on this one, we will probably be holding our annual 4th of July barbecue. We’ll discuss it at  a meeting and post details here. The book for this month (whenever we meet) will be another attempt at Dancer of the Sixth by Michelle Shirey Crean. This book was hard to find … Read more

This month’s foray into one hit wonders of science fiction will be Replay by Ken Grimwood, which asks the question of “What if you could live your life over again? and again? and again?”  From Goodreads: “Jeff Winston was 43 and trapped in a tepid marriage and a dead-end job, waiting for that time when … Read more