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.

October 21, 2026   7-8:00, Zoom as usual

We’ll discuss the novel Beggars in Spain (1993) by Nancy Kress (won the Nebula and Hugo)]
(416 pages, audio 16 hrs, 10 mins)

From Goodreads:

*In this future, some people need no sleep at all. Leisha Camden was genetically modified at birth to require no sleep, and her normal twin Alice is the control. Problems and envy between the sisters mirror those in the larger world, as society struggles to adjust to a growing pool of people who not only have 30 percent more time to work and study than normal humans, but are also highly intelligent and in perfect health.

available in libraries, Hoopla, Apple, Amazon, Audible, and Spotify

At the end of the meeting, we will choose a book for our December 16th meeting.

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

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

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• Meeting ID: 924 4906 7832
• Passcode: 825590

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