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SUMMARY:Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group  \nWe'll discuss the novel S
 aturnAlia by Grant Callin.\n\nThis book is out of print and doesn't seem t
 o be in libraries. There are used copies available on Amazon and possibly 
 an audio version on Audible and Apple Books. Several people have bought us
 ed print copies they are willing to share. Ping this list if you can share
  or need a shared copy.\n\nFrom an online review:\n"Rousing space opera wi
 th near-future tech\n\nUnlike other sci-fi universes\, Saturnalia has near
 -current technology. There is practical fusion power\, though it's not che
 ap. Travel to other Solar System planets and living in space is common\, t
 hough Earth is trying its best to insert politics-as-usual into the hard-n
 osed business of exploiting outer space.\n\nThe protagonist starts out as 
 a mild-mannered archaeology professor and becomes - well\, that would be t
 elling.\n\nOne of the best 'buddy' books I've read in many years. Rousing 
 action and adventure\, with science as plausible as you can get. This take
 s me back to the days when engineers wrote science fiction."\n\nAt the end
  of the meeting\, we will choose a book for our January meeting.\n\n&nbsp\
 ;\n\nThe Sci-Fi and Fantasy Discussion Group was meeting via Zoom before i
 t was cool! Lovers of science fiction and fantasy\, at UUCPA and beyond\, 
 have been getting together online to talk about books\, movies\, and telev
 ision episodes chosen by the group\, every other month since early 2019. P
 ast 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 Ro
 binson)\; past television and movies include Arrival\, Blink (Doctor Who)
 \, Serenity and The Train Job (Firefly)\, and The Day the Earth Stood Stil
 l.\n\nThe meeting method: via Zoom\, 7-8:30 p.m.\n\n 	Dates: Third Wednesd
 ays\, except for December and summer\n 	Time: 7-8:30 pm\n 	Location: Onlin
 e\n 	Facilitator: Jane Chronis (scifi+owner@uucpa.org)\n 	Registration: No
 t required\n\nJoin the meeting via Zoom:\n\n 	This link OR\n 	Meeting ID: 
 966 0982 8067\n 	Passcode: 249519\n 	One tap mobile\n\n 	+16699006833\,\,9
 6609828067#\,\,\,\,*249519# US (San Jose)\n 	+13462487799\,\,96609828067#\
 ,\,\,\,*249519# US (Houston)\n\n\n\nFind other upcoming dates on the web p
 age. 
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CATEGORIES:Adult,Learning,Ongoing Events,Small Groups
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