Books We’ve Read

First Friday Fandom Master Book List (Newest on top)
Date Book Author
2024 Theme:  SFWA GrandMasters
12/6/2024 Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh
11/1/2024 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert Heinlein
10/4/2024 The Blue Sword Robin McKinley
9/6/2024 Neuromancer William Gibson
8/2/2024 The Telling Ursula K. LeGuin
6/29/2024 Pegasus In Flight  Anne McCaffrey
6/7/2024 Space Merchants Frederick Pohl
5/3/2024 The Lathe of Heaven (Movie) Ursula K. LeGuin
4/5/2024 The Stars My Destination Alfred Bester
3/1/2024 Last Unicorn (Movie) Peter S. Beagle
2/2/2024 The Road to Roswell Connie Willis
1/5/2024 The Phoenix Code Catherine Asaro
2023 Theme:  Could have been a Contender (runner up for an award)
12/1/2023 The Spare Man Mary Robinette Kowal
11/3/2023 Stories of Your Life (Arrival) Ted Chiang
10/6/2023 Bellwether Connie Willis
9/1/2023 End of Eternity Isaac Asimov
8/4/2023 Revisiting the Hugos Jo Walton
7/1/2023 The Cross-Time Engineer Leo Frankowski
6/2/2023 The Aeronaut’s Windlass Jim Butcher
5/5/2023 Old Man’s War John Scalzi
4/7/2023 The Goblin Emperor Katherine Addison
3/3/2023 Project Hail Mary Andy Weir
2/3/2023 Remnant Population Elizabeth Moon
1/6/2023 The Element of Fire Martha Wells
2022 Theme:  Nominated by FFF Members
12/2/2022 Uprooted Naomi Novik
11/4/2022 Jurassic Park Michael Crichton
10/7/2022 Every Heart a Doorway Seanan McGuire
9/2/2022 All Systems Red Martha Wells
8/5/2022 Foundation Isaac Asimov
7/2/2022 Magic and the Shinigami Detective Honor Raconteur
6/3/2022 Wake Robert J. Sawyer
5/6/2022 The Cryptid Catcher Lija Fisher
4/1/2022 Shades of Grey Jasper Fforde
3/4/2022 Witch Slapped Dakota Cassidy
2/4/2022 Jackie’s Boy Steven Popkes
1/7/2022 Alliance Rising CJ Cherryh & Jane Fancher
2021 Theme:  Not really depressing books?  
12/3/2021 Time for the Stars Robert A. Heinlein
11/5/2021 The Martian Andy Weir
10/1/2021 Farmer in the Sky Robert A. Heinlein
9/3/2021 Apocalypse Troll David Weber
8/6/2021 Citizen of the Galaxy Robert A. Heinlein
7/3/2021 Second Contact Mike Resnick
6/4/2021 Between Planets Robert A. Heinlein
5/7/2021 Startide Rising David Brin
4/2/2021 Have Spacesuit Will Travel Robert A. Heinlein
3/5/2021 Clean Sweep Ilona Andrews
2/5/2021 Double Star Robert A. Heinlein
1/1/2021 Two Faces of Tomorrow James P. Hogan
12/11/2020 Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon Spider Robinson
11/6/2020 Ready Player One Ernest Cline
10/2/2020 Decision at Doona Anne McCaffery
9/4/2020 Old Man’s War John Scalzi
8/7/2020 The Peshawar Lancers S.M. Sterling
7/3/2020 The Fire Rose Mercedes Lackey
6/5/2020 Dragon’s Blood Jane Yolen
5/1/2020 The Parafaith War L.E. Modesitt
4/3/2020 Island in the Sea of Time S.M. Stirling
3/6/2020 The Curse of Chalion Lois McMaster Bujold
2/7/2020 On a Pale Horse Piers Anthony
1/3/2020 1632 Eric Flint
12/13/2019 Magic Kingdom for Sale ~ Sold Terry Brooks
Dec-12 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (1968) Philip K. Dick
Nov-12 Thirteenth Child (2009) Patricia Wrede
Oct-12 Little Fuzzy / Fuzzy Sapiens  (1962 & 1964) H. Beam Piper
Sep-12 Warlock in Spite of Himself (1969) Christopher Stasheff
Aug-12 This Immortal (1966) Roger Zelazny
Jul-12 Windup Girl (2009) Paolo Bacigalupi
Jun-12 The Demolished Man  (1951) Alfred Bester
May-12 The Skylark of Space (1928) E.E. “Doc” Smith
Apr-12 The Hunger Games (2008) Suzanne Collins
Mar-12 Out of the Silent Planet (1938) C.S. Lewis
Feb-12 Airborn (2004) Kenneth Oppel
Jan-12 The Family Trade Charlie Stross
Dec-11 The Abyss – book and movie Orson Scott Card
Nov-11 Cryoburn Lois McMaster Bujold
Oct-11 Blackout / All Clear Connie Willis
Sep-11 1632 Eric Flint
Aug-11 Only Apparently Real Philip K. Dick
Jul-11 The War for the Oaks Emma Bull
Jun-11 Island in the Sea of Time SM Stirling
May-11 Spin Robert Charles Wilson
Apr-11 Pride of Chanur CJ Cherryh
Mar-11 Tea With the Black Dragon R.A. MacAvoy
Feb-11 Dauntless Jack Campbell
Jan-11 Archangel Sharon Shinn
Dec-10 Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne
Nov-10 Ice World Hal Clement
Oct-10 Steal Across the Sky Nancy Kress
Sep-10 The Hound and the Falcon Judith Tarr
Aug-10 The Empress of Mars Kage Baker
Jul-10 Girl Genius Phil Foglio
Jun-10 Wonder’s Child Jack Williamson
Jun-10 The Way the Future Was Frederick Pohl
May-10 The Meq Cash
Apr-10 Learning the World MacLeod
Mar-10 Passage at Arms Cook
Feb-10 Ill Met by Moonlight Hoyt
Jan-10 Double Star Heinlein
Dec-09 Imager Lee Modesitt
Nov-09 A Canticle for Leibowitz Walter Miller
Oct-09 More Than Human Theodore Sturgeon
Sep-09 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
Aug-09 August issue of “Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine”  
Jul-09 Hugo Nominated Short Stories for 2009  
Jun-09 A Brother’s Price Wen Spencer
May-09 Illumination Terry McGarry
Apr-09 Rhinannsu, The Bloodwing Voyages Diane Duane
Mar-09 Neverwhere Neil Gaiman
Jan-09 Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Leguin
Dec-08 Tuf Voyaging George R. R. Martin
Nov-08 Soon I Will Be Invincible Austin Grossman
Oct-08 The Accidental Time Machine Joe Haldeman
Jul-08 Three Days to Never Tim Powers
Jun-08 Hugo Nominated Short Stories for 2008  
May-08 Curse of Chalion Lois McMaster Bujold
Feb-08 Johnny Maxwell Trilogy Terry Pratchett
Jan-08 The Crazy Years Spider Robinson
Dec-07 Mike Resnick novel  
Nov-07 Rainbow’s End Vernor Vinge
Oct-07 Bimbos of the Death Sun Sharyn McCrumb
Sep-07 Legend of Bonzai Maguire Susan Grant
Aug-07 Hugo Nominated Short Stories  
Jul-07 Paksinarian Triology Elizabeth Moon
Jun-07 Who are YOU People?  
May-07 Retief Laumer
Apr-07 Red Lightning and Red Thunder John Varley
Mar-07 Freedom’s Landing Anne McCaffrey
Feb-06 Lost Pages Paul DiFilippo
Jan-06 Balance of Trade Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Dec-05 Miracle and Other Stories Connie Willis
Nov-05 Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell Susanna Clarke
Oct-05 Podkayne of Mars (both endings) Robert Heinlein
Oct-05 Rite of Passage Alexei Panshin
Sep-05 Collaborator Murray Davies
Aug-05 Conquistador S.M. Stirling
Jul-05 A Discussion of this year’s Hugo nominees.  
Jun-05 For Love of Mother Not Alan Dean Foster
May-05 Summers at Castle Auburn Sharon Shinn
Apr-05 Conflict of Honors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Mar-05 Orphanage Robert Buettner
Jan-05 The Works of Rebecca Lickiss  
Dec-04 The Works of Joe Haldeman  
Nov-04 Dreamweaver’s Dilemma Lois McMaster Bujold
Oct-04 Red Thunder John Varley
Sep-04 The works of Will McCarthy  
Aug-04
 1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: More Than Human Theodore Sturgeon
Aug-04
 1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: Mission of Gravity Hal Clement
Aug-04
 1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: Childhood’s End Arthur C. Clarke
Aug-04
 1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury
Aug-04
 1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: The Caves of Steel Isaac Asimov
Jul-04 The works of Sarah Hoyt  
Jun-04 The Telling Ursula LeGuin
Mar-04 Passage Connie Willis
Feb-04 The Sparrow Mary Doria Russell
Jan-04 Calculating God Robert Sawyer
Dec-03 American Gods Neil Gaiman
Nov-03 City Clifford Simak
Oct-03 Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett
Sep-03 The Stand Stephen King
Aug-03 Rose of the Prophet Weis and Hickman
Jul-03 Mysterious Island Jules Verne
Jun-03 Ship of Magic Robin Hobb
May-03 Merchanter’s Luck C.J.Cherryh
Apr-03 Magician Raymond Feist
Mar-03 The Cross-Time Engineer Leo Frankowski
Feb-03 Odd John & Sirius Olaf Stapledon
Jan-03 Light of Other Days Clarke & Baxter
Dec-02 Doorways in the Sand Roger Zelazny
Nov-02 Gateway Frederick Pohl
Aug-02 Murder in the Solid State Wil McCarthy
Jul-02 Consider Phlebas Iain Banks
Jun-02 Tactics of Mistake Gordon Dickson
Mar-02 Norstrilia Cordwainer Smith
Jan-02 Nine Princes in Amber Roger Zelazny
Aug-01 Shards of Honor Lois McMaster Bujold
Jul-01 The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien
Jun-01 Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke
May-01 Strata Terry Pratchett
Apr-01 Biting the Sun and Drinking Sapphire Wine Tanith Lee
Mar-01 The Postman David Brin
Feb-01 Manhattan Transfer John Stith
Jan-01 Tarnsman of Gor John Norman
Dec-00 The Darwath Trilogy Barbara Hambly
Nov-00 A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs
Oct-00 The October 2000 issue of “Analog”  
Sep-00 The Incomplete Enchanter deCamp & Pratt
Aug-00 Islands in the Sky Arthur C. Clarke
Jul-00 Moon of Three Rings Andre Norton
Jun-00 Weapon Shops of Isher A.E. VanVogt
May-00 Oath of Fealty Mercedes Lackey
Apr-00 Wizard of 4th Street Simon Hawke
Mar-00 Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge
Feb-00 Farnham’s Freehold Robert Heinlein
Jan-00 The Bloody Sun Marion Zimmer Bradley
Sep-95 The Lark and the Wren Mercedes Lackey
Aug-95 Red Mars Kim Stanley Robinson
Jul-95 Triplanetary E.E. “Doc” Smith
Jun-95 The Stars My Destination Alfred Bester


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