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 Upgrade,  by Blake Crouch.

From Amazon:
“You are the next step in human evolution.

At first, Logan Ramsay isn’t sure if anything’s different. He just feels a little . . . sharper. Better able to concentrate. Better at multitasking. Reading a bit faster, memorizing better, needing less sleep.

But before long, he can’t deny it: Something’s happening to his brain. To his body. He’s starting to see the world, and those around him—even those he loves most—in whole new ways.”

At the end of the meeting, we will choose a novel for our October 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: Jane Chronis (scifi+owner@uucpa.org)
• Registration: Not required

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• Meeting ID: 957 4631 3990
• Passcode: 688198
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