[nesfa-reading-group] Book suggestion

Anthony LEWIS pussywillows at comcast.net
Wed Aug 26 18:44:50 EDT 2020


So far, David Gerrold's Hella seems to be a singleton.

Tony

>     On 08/26/2020 5:19 PM Wesley Brodsky via reading-group <reading-group at lists.nesfa.org> wrote:
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>     Are there any Sci-Fi novels published nowadays which are not part of a series??
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>     On August 25, 2020 at 7:58 PM, "David G. Grubbs" <dggrubbs at gmail.com> wrote:
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>         > >         Well, since a quick lookup on the web shows the book along with "Venus Ascendant #1", I'd say it is a series.
> > 
> >         And even more evocative, one of the sites says: " The first in a ground breaking new science fiction series from the best-selling author of The Quantum Magician"
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> >         On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 7:32 PM Anthony LEWIS < pussywillows at comcast.net mailto:pussywillows at comcast.net > wrote:
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> >             > > >             I've read it; it's quite good. Be aware that it feels like the first book of a series.
> > > 
> > >             Tony
> > > 
> > >                 > > > >                 On 08/25/2020 4:10 PM Wesley Brodsky via reading-group < reading-group at lists.nesfa.org mailto:reading-group at lists.nesfa.org > wrote:
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> > > > 
> > > >                 In case I forget; a suggestion for one of our next series of books to read:
> > > > 
> > > >                 The House of Styx by Derek Künsken
> > > > 
> > > >                 Although this was serialized in Analog, I have not read it. It just seems interesting from the description:
> > > >                 “In the swirling clouds of Venus, the families of  la colonie 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.
> > > >                 But Venus carries its own secrets, too. In the depths, there is a wind that shouldn’t exist.
> > > >                 And the House of Styx wants to harness it. ”
> > > > 
> > > >                 -Wes
> > > >                 “Ornithology is not a bird.”
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