<html><body><div>Hello; </div><div> </div><div>I still suggest The House of Styx by Derek Künsken; especially since it concerns Venus, where the possibility of life has been discovered. Sort of like reading Rendezvous with Rama while that long asteroid was around. Tony says it is "quite good". <br></div><div> </div><div> Wes Brodsky<br>"It’s of the utmost importance that Shadows not trouble you with silliness or complications, unless you are searching for really difficult work."; Giordano Bruno (1582)<br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br>On August 25, 2020 at 5:58 PM, Anthony LEWIS <pussywillows@comcast.net> wrote:<br><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="msg-quote"><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">I've read it; it's quite good. Be aware that it feels like the first book of a series.</span> <br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">Tony<br></span></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On 08/25/2020 4:10 PM Wesley Brodsky via reading-group <reading-group@lists.nesfa.org> wrote:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>In case I forget; a suggestion for one of our next series of books to read: <br> <br> <em>The House of Styx</em> by Derek Künsken <br> <br>Although this was serialized in <em>Analog</em>, I have not read it. It just seems interesting from the description: <br>“In the swirling clouds of Venus, the families of <em>la colonie</em> live on floating plant-like trawlers, salvaging what they can in the fierce acid rain and crackling storms. Outside is dangerous, but humankind’s hold on the planet is fragile and they spend most of their days simply surviving. <br>But Venus carries its own secrets, too. In the depths, there is a wind that shouldn’t exist. <br>And the House of Styx wants to harness it. ” <br> <br>-Wes <br>“Ornithology is not a bird.”</div>_______________________________________________ <br>reading-group mailing list <br><a href="mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org" data-mce-href="mailto:reading-group@lists.nesfa.org">reading-group@lists.nesfa.org</a> <br><a href="https://listsmgt.nesfa.org/mailman/listinfo/reading-group" data-mce-href="https://listsmgt.nesfa.org/mailman/listinfo/reading-group">https://listsmgt.nesfa.org/mailman/listinfo/reading-group</a> <br></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></body></html>