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Take a trip into the future with our pick of the best science fiction novels of all time. We are a meetup group that has too much fun at least once a month. Club members have one month to read the book the group has agreed on. Jan 01, 2016 science fiction and fantasy look ahead to a diverse 2016. From a 17thcentury sci fi utopia to an autobiographical vampire novel, all these great books were written by women who busted boundaries social, personal and literary published.
Read a great science or scifi book, and discuss it with authors, scientists, and your fellow scifri listeners onair and online. Iain banks 16 february 1954 9 june 20 was a scottish author. Casfs fantek argon sf society argon of cantee telgar weyr. All of our science fiction books are available to buy online at the works. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. A member credit can be redeemed to purchase most books on the site.
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