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URL:https://www.uucpa.org/events/sci-fi-fantasy-discussion-group-5-2026-06
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SUMMARY:Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:Sci-Fi / Fantasy Discussion Group  At the August 19\, 2026 meet
 ing\, we'll discuss the novel Genesis (2017) by Ken Lozito [Book 1 of 20 i
 n the First Colony Series] (328 pages\, audio 9 hrs\, 6 mins)\nFrom Goodre
 ads:\n*A mission gone wrong. Innocent lives have been lost.\nEscaping wron
 gful imprisonment wasn’t something Connor had in mind\, but being put in
 to stasis aboard Earth’s first interstellar colony ship was something he
  couldn’t have prepared for.\nFor three hundred thousand colonists\, the
  new colony brings the promise of a fresh start…a second chance. Connor 
 might be the wrong man for the colony\, but he’s the right man to see th
 at it survives what’s coming.\navailable in Apple\, Amazon\, Audible\, a
 nd Spotify\nAt the end of the meeting\, we will choose a book for our Octo
 ber 21st meeting.\n\nSeptember 15\, 2026\, 7-8:30\nWe'll discuss the 2023 
 movie “Relax\, I’m from the Future” (1 hr\, 32 mins)\n\n\nFrom Rotte
 n Tomatoes:\n*Relax\, I'm From the Future is the feature debut of writer/d
 irector Luke Higginson\, and is based on his TIFF-featured 2013 short film
  of the same name. Self-described as a "dirtbag time travel comedy"\, Rela
 x stars the comedic absurdist genius\, Rhys Darby. Darby leads as the stuc
 k-in-the-past protagonist but in this case\, his "past" is present-day Tor
 onto.\n\navailable in libraries\, Hoopla\, and Amazon.\nAt the end of the 
 meeting\, we will choose a movie for our November 18 meeting.\nThe Sci-Fi 
 and Fantasy Discussion Group was meeting via Zoom before it was cool! Love
 rs of science fiction and fantasy\, at UUCPA and beyond\, have been gettin
 g together online to talk about books\, movies\, and television episodes c
 hosen by the group\, every other month since early 2019. Past books includ
 e 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 t
 elevision and movies include Arrival\, Blink (Doctor Who)\, Serenity and 
 The Train Job (Firefly)\, and The Day the Earth Stood Still.\n\nThe meetin
 g method: via Zoom\, 7-8:30 p.m.\n\n 	Dates: Third Wednesdays\n 	Time: 7-8
 :30 pm\n 	Location: Online\n 	Facilitator: Bill Hackenberger (scifi+owner
 @uucpa.org)\n 	Registration: Not required\n\nJoin the meeting via Zoom: Li
 nk\n\n 	Meeting ID: 924 4906 7832\n 	Passcode: 825590\n\nDial by your loca
 tion •\n\n 	+1 669 444 9171 US\n 	+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n\nFind 
 other upcoming dates on the web page. 
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CATEGORIES:Adult,Learning,Ongoing Events,Small Groups
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