Welcome science fiction and fantasy book readers!   Our science fiction & fantasy reading and discussion group has talked about many, many books since the summer of 1994! Book for February 11, 2026 - The Incandescent by Emily Tesh Book for February 25, 2026 - The Ministry of Time by Kalinin Bradley Book for March 11, 2026 - A Witch's Guide to Magical Inkeeping by Sanguine Mandanna Book for March 25, 2026 - Luminous, A Novel by Silvia Park Book for April 8, 2026 - Mr. Breakfast by Jonathan Carroll Book for April 22, 2026 - The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley Book for May 13, 2026 - The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey Book for May 27, 2026 - The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart Book for June 10, 2026 - Three Mages and a Margarita by Annette Marie Book for June 24, 2026 - WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer What's New - latest updates Some of our previous book club selections, sorted alphabetically by author

Featured previous book club selection, from August 2002:
A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay   (a book published in 1920 which the group widely disagreed about!)     `

We meet generally twice a month We're a group, a book club, of science fiction and fantasy fans. We meet from around 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month.  In November and December, due to the holidays, we meet only on the 2nd Wednesdays. *** UPDATE *** Change in meeting location! Our meetings IN PERSON will be at the IHOP, 1595 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80222. This is in southeast Denver, not far north of I-25. We've met at a number of different locations over the years.

Below are listed our reading and discussion picks since the beginning of 2013, starting with the most recent (reverse chronological order). We've talked about many more books than this. Books listed BELOW the year label were read in that year. Books listed ABOVE the year label were read the following year.
-- 2026 --
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schaefer
-- 2025 --
Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
Going Zero by Anthony McCarten
The Last Coin by James P. Blaylock
Zendegi by Greg Egan
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Theft of Fire by Devon Erickson
A Conjuring of Ravens by Azalea Ellis
Rich Man's Sky by Wil McCarthy (local author)
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leone
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons by Peter S. Beagle
Lexicon by Max Barry
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford
Infected by Scott Sigler
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo
The Witches of Karres by James H Schmitz
When the Tides Held the Moon by Vanessa Vida Kelley
Flux by Jinwoo Chong
Babel by RF Kuang
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
-- 2024 --
Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
This Immortal by Roger Zelazny
Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi
A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham
The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch
Zero Day by Mark Russinovich (NOT Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill)
Hugo Nominated Shorts
The Rookie by Scott Sigler
The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis
The Book of Love by Kelly Link
These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
There Is No Antimemetics Division by Sam Hughes
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle
Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow
Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Read with Jenna Pick by Shelby Van Pelt
Replay by Ken Grimwood
Legion: The Many Lives of Stephen Leeds by Brandon Sanderson
Drunk on all your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson
-- 2023 --
Terminal World by Alastair Reynolds
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekeras
Starter Villain, by John Scalzi
Unquenchable Fire, by Rachel Pollack
Looking Glass Sound, by Catriona Ward
A Thousand Ships, by Natalie Haynes
Hugo Nominated Short Stories & Novelettes
We Are Legion (We Are Bob), by Dennis E. Taylor
Legends & Lattes, by Travis Baldree
The Man Who Folded Himself, by David Gerrold -- classic science fiction
Kings of the Wyld, by Nicholas Eames -- fantasy
The Terraformers, by Annalee Newitz -- science fiction
Dead Silence, by S.A. Barnes -- science fiction horror
Spear, by Nicola Griffith -- fantasy novella & Enemy Mine, by Barry B. Longyear -- SF novella
The Stars Undying, by Emery Robin -- political science fiction
What Lies Dreaming, by Eneasz Brodski -- dark historical fantasy
Nona the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir -- science fantasy
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, by George R. R. Martin -- fantasy
The Mountain in the Sea, by Ray Nayler -- science fiction thriller
Nettle & Bone, by T. Kingfisher -- fantasy
A History of What Comes Next, by Sylvain Neuvel -- science fiction
-- 2022 --
The Spear Cuts Through Water, by Simon Jimenez -- fantasy
Dead Space, by Kali Wallace -- science fiction
The Bone Orchard, by Sara A. Mueller -- gothic fantasy
Ancient of Days, by Michael Bishop -- science fiction
When Women Were Dragons, by Kelly Barnhill -- fantasy
Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr -- historical and speculative fiction
The Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi -- science fiction
Hollow Kingdom, by Kira Jane Buxton -- post apocalyptic science fiction
Hugo Nominated Short Stories and Novelettes
Light From Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki -- science fiction
The School for Good Mothers, by Jessamine Chan -- dystopian fiction
A Master of Djinn, by P. Dj�l� Clark -- fantasy
Plain Bad Heroines, by Emily M. Danforth -- gothic fiction
The Demon Breed, by James H. Schmitz (novella in book "The Hub: Dangerous Territory")
She Who Became the Sun, by Shelley Parker-Chan -- fantasy / historical fiction
Worth the Candle: Through Adversity, by Alexander Wales -- epic fantasy
The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater -- teen & YA fantasy
Winter's Orbit, by Everina Maxwell -- science fiction
The Memory Theater, by Karin Tidbeck -- fantasy
Machinehood, by S. B. Divya -- science fiction
The Empress of Salt and Fortune, by Nghi Vo -- fantasy
Shards of Earth, by Adrian Tchaikovsky -- science fiction
-- 2021 --
Ship of Magic, by Robin Hobb -- fantasy
Hard Luck Hank: Screw The Galaxy, by Steven Campbell -- science fiction
The Once and Future Witches, by Alix E. Harrow -- fantasy
Dune, by Frank Herbert -- science fiction
The Starless Sea, by Erin Morgenstern -- fantasy
Machine, by Elizabeth Bear -- science fiction
Sandman Slim, by Richard Kadrey -- urban fantasy
Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir -- science fiction
Black Sun, by Rebecca Roanhorse -- fantasy
Network Effect, by Martha Wells -- science fiction
Hugo Award Finalist Novelettes & Short Stories
Harrow the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir -- science fantasy
Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia -- gothic horror
Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke -- fantasy
Rosewater, by Tade Thompson -- science fiction
The Sudden Appearance of Hope, by Claire North -- fantasy thriller
The Iron Dragon's Mother, by Michael Swanwick -- science fantasy
Embers of War, by Gareth L. Powell -- science fiction
The Rook, by Daniel O'Malley -- fiction, supernatural
Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Vol. 1: Dawn, by Yoshiki Tanaka -- science fiction
The City We Became, by N. K. Jemisin -- urban fantasy
-- 2020 --
Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch -- science fiction
The Fifth Elephant, by Terry Pratchett -- fantasy
Antediluvian, by Wil McCarthy -- science fiction
The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune -- fantasy
This Is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone -- science fiction
The Face in the Frost, by John Bellairs -- fantasy
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North -- science fiction
Blood of Elves, by Andrzej Sapkowski -- fantasy
A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine -- science fiction, space opera
Middlegame, by Seanan McGuire -- science fantasy / horror
Hugo Nominated Novelettes & Short Stories
The Light Brigade, by Kameron Hurley -- science fiction thriller
The City in the Middle of the Night, by Charlie Jane Anders -- science fiction
Agency, by William Gibson -- science fiction
Gideon The Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir -- science fantasy,
Machines Like Me, by Ian McEwan -- alternate history
*** skipped meeting ***
The Devourers, by Indra Das -- dark fantasy
The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks -- science fiction
Empress of Forever, by Max Gladstone -- science fiction, space opera
Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi -- YA fantasy
Ra, by Sam Hughes -- science fiction
-- 2019 --
The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. by Neal Stephenson & Nicole Galland -- science fiction
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow -- portal fantasy
Aftershocks by Marko Kloos -- science fiction, space opera
Transformation by Carol Berg -- fantasy
The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts -- hard science fiction
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett -- humorous fantasy
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky -- hard science fiction
Lock In by John Scalzi -- near future science fiction
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal -- science fiction, alternate history
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse -- dystopian fantasy
2019 Hugo Award nominated short stories and novelettes
Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee -- military science fiction, space opera
Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente -- humorous science fiction
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik -- fantasy, loosely base on folklore
Way Station by Clifford D. Simak -- classic science fiction
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden -- historical fantasy
The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson -- geopolitical fantasy
Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi -- fantasy alternate history, espionage
Ubo by Steve Rasnic Tem -- horror, science fiction
-- 2018 --
Unholy Land by Lavie Tidhar -- fantasy alternate history
Circe by Madeline Miller -- ancient historical fiction, fantasy
Pandora's Star by Peter Hamilton -- science fiction, space opera
Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher -- epic fantasy
Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh -- science fiction, colonization
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss -- fantasy historical
The Brotherhood of the Wheel by R. S. Belcher -- dark paranormal urban fantasy
Deepsix by Jack McDevitt -- science fiction, space exploration
Raven Stratagem by Yoon Ha Lee -- hard science fiction, military
2018 Hugo Award nominated short stories and novelettes
New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson -- science fiction, rising seawater level
The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi -- science fiction, galactic empire
Provenance by Ann Leckie -- hard science fiction, space opera
Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty-- science fiction, technothriller
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid -- literary fiction, refugee politics
Autonomous by Annalee Newitz -- biotech science fiction
The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin -- science fantasy
Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky -- science fiction
Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny -- classic fantasy
John Dies at the End by David Wong -- humorous horror fantasy
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer -- dystopian science fiction
-- 2017 --
The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley -- epic fantasy
Europe in Autumn by Dave Hutchinson -- science fiction, espionage
The Just City by Jo Walton -- fantasy, inspired by ancient Greece
The Jennifer Morgue by Charles Stross -- humorous science fiction and horror
Dangerous Visions edited by Harlan Ellison -- science fiction short story anthology
Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart -- fantasy, inspired by imperial China
Hunger Makes the Wolf by Alex Wells -- science fiction, colonization
Behind the Throne by K. B. Wagers -- science fiction, space opera
The Fractal Prince by Hannu Rajaniemi -- science fiction
The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley -- science fiction
Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone -- fantasy
2017 Hugo Award nominated Short Stories & Novelettes
A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers -- science fiction
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee -- hard science fiction
Red Rising by Pierce Brown -- science fiction
City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett -- epic fantasy
The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey -- dystopian science fiction
Hundred Ghost Soup by Robert Chansky -- dark fantasy, mythology
Planetfall by Emma Newman -- science fiction, coloniztion
The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin -- science fantasy
Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear -- steampunk fantasy
Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald -- science fiction
-- 2016 --
Crosstalk by Connie Willis -- romantic comedy, science fiction
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins -- dark fantasy, horror
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders -- fantasy, science fiction
Lilith by George MacDonald -- 19th century fantasy literature
Steel Beach by John Varley -- science fiction
Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo -- historical fiction fantasy
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer -- science fiction
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman -- YA fantasy
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson -- children's fantasy adventure
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson -- science fiction
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemison -- science fantasy
The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher -- steampunk fantasy
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie -- science fiction
Uprooted by Naomi Novik -- fantasy
Crystal Society by Max Harms -- science fiction
The Devil's Eye by Jack McDevitt -- science fiction
The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin -- fantasy
Orion by Ben Bova -- science fiction
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom -- fantasy fairytale
The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson -- science fiction
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley -- fantasy
-- 2015 --
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson -- science fiction
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson -- fantasy
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi -- science fiction thriller
Mort by Terry Pratchett -- humorous fantasy
The Humanoids by Jack Williamson -- classic science fiction
Vermilion by Molly Tanzer -- weird western
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman -- mainstream fantasy
Startide Rising by David Brin -- science fiction
2015 Hugo Award nominated short stories & novelettes
The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin J. Anderson -- science fiction
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie -- science fiction
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison -- fantasy
The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu -- Chinese science fiction
Skin Game by Jim Butcher -- urban fantasy
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett -- fantasy
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer -- new weird SF
River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay -- fantasy
The Martian by Andy Weir -- science fiction
Echopraxia by Peter Watts -- hard science fiction
The Doubt Factory by Paolo Bacigalupi -- YA fiction
Last Call by Tim Powers -- fantasy
-- 2014 --
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente -- YA fantasy
The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein -- science fantasy
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley -- classic science fiction
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker -- historical fantasy
Starters by Lissa Price -- YA SF dystopia
The Circle by Dave Eggers -- science fiction
Ash by Malinda Lo -- YA GLBT fantasy
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin - science fiction
Neptune's Brood by Charles Stross - science fiction
2014 Hugo Nominated Short Stories & Novelettes
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie - science fiction
Warbound by Larry Correia - noir fantasy
The Daedalus Incident by Michael J. Martinez - science fantasy
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson - epic fantasy
Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor-- YA fantasy
The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi - YA science fiction
Something More Than Night by Ian Tregillis - fantasy
Divergent by Veronica Roth - YA SF dypstopia
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay - fantasy
Wool by Hugh Howey - science fiction
Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch - fantasy
Caliban's War by James S.A. Corey- science fiction
-- 2013 --
Auraria by Tim Westover - fantasy
Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks - science fiction
The King's Blood by Daniel Abraham - fantasy
Maul by Tricia Sullivan - science fiction
Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud - YA fantasy
Lucifer's Hammer by Jerry Pournelle & Larry Niven - science fiction
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie - fantasy
Blackout by Mira Grant - zombie science fiction
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold - science fiction
2013 Hugo nominated short stories and novelettes
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed - fantasy
2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson - science fiction
Redshirts by John Scalzi - science fiction
Finch by Jeff VanderMeer - fantasy noir
Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler - science fiction
Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis - fantasy
The Light of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter - science fiction
Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear - fantasy
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley - YA fantasy
The Half-Made World by Felix Gilman - fantasy
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline - science fiction
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson - fantasy

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