Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group

The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group was meeting via Zoom before it was cool! Lovers of science fiction and fantasy, at UUCPA and beyond, have been getting together online to talk about books, movies, and television episodes chosen by the group, every other month since early 2019. Past books include The Broken Earth Trilogy (N. K. Jemisin), The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Robert Heinlein), Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler), The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin), Red Moon (Kim Stanley Robinson); past television and movies include Arrival, Blink (Doctor Who), Serenity and The Train Job (Firefly), and The Day the Earth Stood Still.

We’ll discuss the novel The Saint of Bright Doors, by Vajra Chandrasekera

From Amazon:
“Fetter was raised to kill, honed as a knife to cut down his sainted father. This gave him plenty to talk about in therapy.

He walked among invisible powers: devils and anti-gods that mock the mortal form. He learned a lethal catechism, lost his shadow, and gained a habit for secrecy. After a blood-soaked childhood, Fetter escaped his rural hometown for the big city, and fell into a broader world where divine destinies are a dime a dozen.

Everything in Luriat is more than it seems. Group therapy is recruitment for a revolutionary cadre. Junk email hints at the arrival of a god. Every door is laden with potential, and once closed may never open again. The city is scattered with Bright Doors, looming portals through which a cold wind blows. In this unknowable metropolis, Fetter will discover what kind of man he is, and his discovery will rewrite the world.”

At the end of the meeting, we will choose a book for our January meeting.

The meeting method: via Zoom, 7-8:30 p.m.

• Dates: Third Wednesdays, except for December and summer
• Time: 7-8:30 pm
• Location: Online
• Facilitator: Bill Hackenberger (scifi+owner@uucpa.org)
• Registration: Not required

Join the meeting via Zoom: Link

• Meeting ID: 924 4906 7832
• Passcode: 825590

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• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

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