Books We’ve Read

These are books read in previous years.

DateBookAuthor
2025 Theme:  A Connecticut Yankee in Alternate History
(Time Travel and/or Alternate History)
12/5/2025Ministry of TimeKaliane Bradley
11/7/20251637: no Peace Beyond the LineEric Flint, Charles E. Gannon
10/3/2025OutlanderDiana Gabaldon
9/5/2025Just One Damn Thing After AnotherJodi Taylor
8/1/2025Time Travelers Never DieJack McDevitt
7/4/2025Seventh SonOrson Scott Card
6/6/2025Technicolor Time MachineHarry Harrison
5/2/2025Doomsday BookConnie Willis
4/4/20251812: The Rivers of WarEric Flint
3/7/2025Time After Time (Movie)Karl Alexander
2/7/2025The Peshawar LancersSM Stirling
1/3/2025The Misenchanted SwordLawrence Watt-Evans
2024 Theme:  SFWA GrandMasters
12/6/2024Some Desperate GloryEmily Tesh
11/1/2024The Moon is a Harsh MistressRobert Heinlein
10/4/2024The Blue SwordRobin McKinley
9/6/2024NeuromancerWilliam Gibson
8/2/2024The TellingUrsula K. LeGuin
6/29/2024Pegasus In FlightAnne McCaffrey
6/7/2024Space MerchantsFrederick Pohl
5/3/2024The Lathe of Heaven (Movie)Ursula K. LeGuin
4/5/2024The Stars My DestinationAlfred Bester
3/1/2024Last Unicorn (Movie)Peter S. Beagle
2/2/2024The Road to RoswellConnie Willis
1/5/2024The Phoenix CodeCatherine Asaro
2023 Theme:  Could have been a Contender (runner up for an award)
12/1/2023The Spare ManMary Robinette Kowal
11/3/2023Stories of Your Life (Arrival)Ted Chiang
10/6/2023BellwetherConnie Willis
9/1/2023End of EternityIsaac Asimov
8/4/2023Revisiting the HugosJo Walton
7/1/2023The Cross-Time EngineerLeo Frankowski
6/2/2023The Aeronaut’s WindlassJim Butcher
5/5/2023Old Man’s WarJohn Scalzi
4/7/2023The Goblin EmperorKatherine Addison
3/3/2023Project Hail MaryAndy Weir
2/3/2023Remnant PopulationElizabeth Moon
1/6/2023The Element of FireMartha Wells
2022 Theme:  Nominated by FFF Members
12/2/2022UprootedNaomi Novik
11/4/2022Jurassic ParkMichael Crichton
10/7/2022Every Heart a DoorwaySeanan McGuire
9/2/2022All Systems RedMartha Wells
8/5/2022FoundationIsaac Asimov
7/2/2022Magic and the Shinigami DetectiveHonor Raconteur
6/3/2022WakeRobert J. Sawyer
5/6/2022The Cryptid CatcherLija Fisher
4/1/2022Shades of GreyJasper Fforde
3/4/2022Witch SlappedDakota Cassidy
2/4/2022Jackie’s BoySteven Popkes
1/7/2022Alliance RisingCJ Cherryh & Jane Fancher
2021 Theme:  Not really depressing books?  
12/3/2021Time for the StarsRobert A. Heinlein
11/5/2021The MartianAndy Weir
10/1/2021Farmer in the SkyRobert A. Heinlein
9/3/2021Apocalypse TrollDavid Weber
8/6/2021Citizen of the GalaxyRobert A. Heinlein
7/3/2021Second ContactMike Resnick
6/4/2021Between PlanetsRobert A. Heinlein
5/7/2021Startide RisingDavid Brin
4/2/2021Have Spacesuit Will TravelRobert A. Heinlein
3/5/2021Clean SweepIlona Andrews
2/5/2021Double StarRobert A. Heinlein
1/1/2021Two Faces of TomorrowJames P. Hogan
12/11/2020Callahan’s Crosstime SaloonSpider Robinson
11/6/2020Ready Player OneErnest Cline
10/2/2020Decision at DoonaAnne McCaffery
9/4/2020Old Man’s WarJohn Scalzi
8/7/2020The Peshawar LancersS.M. Sterling
7/3/2020The Fire RoseMercedes Lackey
6/5/2020Dragon’s BloodJane Yolen
5/1/2020The Parafaith WarL.E. Modesitt
4/3/2020Island in the Sea of TimeS.M. Stirling
3/6/2020The Curse of ChalionLois McMaster Bujold
2/7/2020On a Pale HorsePiers Anthony
1/3/20201632Eric Flint
12/13/2019Magic Kingdom for Sale ~ SoldTerry Brooks
Dec-12Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (1968)Philip K. Dick
Nov-12Thirteenth Child (2009)Patricia Wrede
Oct-12Little Fuzzy / Fuzzy Sapiens  (1962 & 1964)H. Beam Piper
Sep-12Warlock in Spite of Himself (1969)Christopher Stasheff
Aug-12This Immortal (1966)Roger Zelazny
Jul-12Windup Girl (2009)Paolo Bacigalupi
Jun-12The Demolished Man  (1951)Alfred Bester
May-12The Skylark of Space (1928)E.E. “Doc” Smith
Apr-12The Hunger Games (2008)Suzanne Collins
Mar-12Out of the Silent Planet (1938)C.S. Lewis
Feb-12Airborn (2004)Kenneth Oppel
Jan-12The Family TradeCharlie Stross
Dec-11The Abyss – book and movieOrson Scott Card
Nov-11CryoburnLois McMaster Bujold
Oct-11Blackout / All ClearConnie Willis
Sep-111632Eric Flint
Aug-11Only Apparently RealPhilip K. Dick
Jul-11The War for the OaksEmma Bull
Jun-11Island in the Sea of TimeSM Stirling
May-11SpinRobert Charles Wilson
Apr-11Pride of ChanurCJ Cherryh
Mar-11Tea With the Black DragonR.A. MacAvoy
Feb-11DauntlessJack Campbell
Jan-11ArchangelSharon Shinn
Dec-10Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaJules Verne
Nov-10Ice WorldHal Clement
Oct-10Steal Across the SkyNancy Kress
Sep-10The Hound and the FalconJudith Tarr
Aug-10The Empress of MarsKage Baker
Jul-10Girl GeniusPhil Foglio
Jun-10Wonder’s ChildJack Williamson
Jun-10The Way the Future WasFrederick Pohl
May-10The MeqCash
Apr-10Learning the WorldMacLeod
Mar-10Passage at ArmsCook
Feb-10Ill Met by MoonlightHoyt
Jan-10Double StarHeinlein
Dec-09ImagerLee Modesitt
Nov-09A Canticle for LeibowitzWalter Miller
Oct-09More Than HumanTheodore Sturgeon
Sep-09The Graveyard BookNeil Gaiman
Aug-09August issue of “Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine” 
Jul-09Hugo Nominated Short Stories for 2009 
Jun-09A Brother’s PriceWen Spencer
May-09IlluminationTerry McGarry
Apr-09Rhinannsu, The Bloodwing VoyagesDiane Duane
Mar-09NeverwhereNeil Gaiman
Jan-09Left Hand of DarknessUrsula K. Leguin
Dec-08Tuf VoyagingGeorge R. R. Martin
Nov-08Soon I Will Be InvincibleAustin Grossman
Oct-08The Accidental Time MachineJoe Haldeman
Jul-08Three Days to NeverTim Powers
Jun-08Hugo Nominated Short Stories for 2008 
May-08Curse of ChalionLois McMaster Bujold
Feb-08Johnny Maxwell TrilogyTerry Pratchett
Jan-08The Crazy YearsSpider Robinson
Dec-07Mike Resnick novel 
Nov-07Rainbow’s EndVernor Vinge
Oct-07Bimbos of the Death SunSharyn McCrumb
Sep-07Legend of Bonzai MaguireSusan Grant
Aug-07Hugo Nominated Short Stories 
Jul-07Paksinarian TriologyElizabeth Moon
Jun-07Who are YOU People? 
May-07RetiefLaumer
Apr-07Red Lightning and Red ThunderJohn Varley
Mar-07Freedom’s LandingAnne McCaffrey
Feb-06Lost PagesPaul DiFilippo
Jan-06Balance of TradeSharon Lee and Steve Miller
Dec-05Miracle and Other StoriesConnie Willis
Nov-05Jonathan Strange and Mr. NorellSusanna Clarke
Oct-05Podkayne of Mars (both endings)Robert Heinlein
Oct-05Rite of PassageAlexei Panshin
Sep-05CollaboratorMurray Davies
Aug-05ConquistadorS.M. Stirling
Jul-05A Discussion of this year’s Hugo nominees. 
Jun-05For Love of Mother NotAlan Dean Foster
May-05Summers at Castle AuburnSharon Shinn
Apr-05Conflict of HonorsSharon Lee and Steve Miller
Mar-05OrphanageRobert Buettner
Jan-05The Works of Rebecca Lickiss 
Dec-04The Works of Joe Haldeman 
Nov-04Dreamweaver’s DilemmaLois McMaster Bujold
Oct-04Red ThunderJohn Varley
Sep-04The works of Will McCarthy 
Aug-04
1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: More Than HumanTheodore Sturgeon
Aug-04
1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: Mission of GravityHal Clement
Aug-04
1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: Childhood’s EndArthur C. Clarke
Aug-04
1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury
Aug-04
1953 Retro Hugo Nominee: The Caves of SteelIsaac Asimov
Jul-04The works of Sarah Hoyt 
Jun-04The TellingUrsula LeGuin
Mar-04PassageConnie Willis
Feb-04The SparrowMary Doria Russell
Jan-04Calculating GodRobert Sawyer
Dec-03American GodsNeil Gaiman
Nov-03CityClifford Simak
Oct-03Guards! Guards!Terry Pratchett
Sep-03The StandStephen King
Aug-03Rose of the ProphetWeis and Hickman
Jul-03Mysterious IslandJules Verne
Jun-03Ship of MagicRobin Hobb
May-03Merchanter’s LuckC.J.Cherryh
Apr-03MagicianRaymond Feist
Mar-03The Cross-Time EngineerLeo Frankowski
Feb-03Odd John & SiriusOlaf Stapledon
Jan-03Light of Other DaysClarke & Baxter
Dec-02Doorways in the SandRoger Zelazny
Nov-02GatewayFrederick Pohl
Aug-02Murder in the Solid StateWil McCarthy
Jul-02Consider PhlebasIain Banks
Jun-02Tactics of MistakeGordon Dickson
Mar-02NorstriliaCordwainer Smith
Jan-02Nine Princes in AmberRoger Zelazny
Aug-01Shards of HonorLois McMaster Bujold
Jul-01The Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. Tolkien
Jun-01Rendezvous with RamaArthur C. Clarke
May-01StrataTerry Pratchett
Apr-01Biting the Sun and Drinking Sapphire WineTanith Lee
Mar-01The PostmanDavid Brin
Feb-01Manhattan TransferJohn Stith
Jan-01Tarnsman of GorJohn Norman
Dec-00The Darwath TrilogyBarbara Hambly
Nov-00A Princess of MarsEdgar Rice Burroughs
Oct-00The October 2000 issue of “Analog” 
Sep-00The Incomplete EnchanterdeCamp & Pratt
Aug-00Islands in the SkyArthur C. Clarke
Jul-00Moon of Three RingsAndre Norton
Jun-00Weapon Shops of IsherA.E. VanVogt
May-00Oath of FealtyMercedes Lackey
Apr-00Wizard of 4th StreetSimon Hawke
Mar-00Fire Upon the DeepVernor Vinge
Feb-00Farnham’s FreeholdRobert Heinlein
Jan-00The Bloody SunMarion Zimmer Bradley
Sep-95The Lark and the WrenMercedes Lackey
Aug-95Red MarsKim Stanley Robinson
Jul-95TriplanetaryE.E. “Doc” Smith
Jun-95The Stars My DestinationAlfred Bester

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