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Sci-fi Fantasy group

A group for all those who need book recommendations, or just like to talk about fantasy or sci-fi books.

Members: 33
Latest Activity: Apr 21

Welcome all to the sci-fi fantasy group. I am fairly new at this, so if anyone would care to offer suggestions, they would be welcome.

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Book Recommendations

I don't know about you guys, but I generally have a hard time getting great recommendations when and where I need them. I often buy second hand, so even when I have recommendations, they may not be…Continue

Started by Alia May 5, 2011.

What was your "gateway" book? 10 Replies

What book or story introduced you to the genre, that first read that was like a gateway drug and kept you coming back to Fantasy and Science Fiction?For me it was Larry Niven's collection of short…Continue

Started by Jim MacDougal. Last reply by Peter Medeiros Jan 14, 2011.

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Comment by Peter Medeiros on November 14, 2010 at 3:25pm
Hey, I'm new to the group, still trying to get a feel to how active it is...?

Anyway, I read Susanna Clark's amazing regency-era fantasy novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell over the summer and, though I've read some books since, can't get it out of my head. It's written in the style of early 1800s novels and employs the same kind of humor you find in Austen, but it's all, well, fantasy. Anyone else checked it out?
Comment by Jim MacDougal on October 4, 2009 at 12:04am
Could we change the name to "SF-Fantasy"? Old-school fen like me don't like to use the term "Sci-Fi."
 

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