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RamsFan1963
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It was a close vote, but in the end, Foundation prevailed as June's selection for #ClassicLSFBC. A close second was Lord of Light, which will be the selection for July. Copies of Foundation should be available at most libraries, and I've see very cheap copies available on Ebay, the audiobook is available free on Spotify with a premium account. I hope everyone can find a copy to enjoy. @Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern

rwmg Subscribers to Everand (formerly Scribd) might be interested to know that their collection includes Zelazny's “Lord of Light“. 12h
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Bookwomble I reread the Foundation trilogy relatively recently, so I'll sit that one out, but I'll be in for Lord of Light next month 🙂 10h
majkia My favorite sci fi book. I'll try to reread with you. 8h
TheSpineView Loved the whole Foundation series. I'm due a reread. 5h
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LitsyEvents
Vote! | Eileen Christelow
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repost for @RamsFan1963:

We have a very eclectic selection for June's #ClassicLSFBC. I think any of them would make for a enjoyable read or reread. As usual, the book with the most votes will be for June, and the next closest will be the choice for July. I'll announce the winners on Monday. #ClassicLSFBC

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RamsFan1963
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We have a very eclectic selection for June's #ClassicLSFBC. I think any of them would make for a enjoyable read or reread. As usual, the book with the most votes will be for June, and the next closest will be the choice for July. I'll announce the winners on Monday. #ClassicLSFBC
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia

CatLass007 I will vote for PD James‘s 4d
The_Literary_Jedi I‘m so undecided now! Wow! So many great choices. Since it‘s been on my TBR forever, I think I‘ll vote for 4d
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RaeLovesToRead I vote Lord of Light! 4d
RaeLovesToRead Also, I had no idea that Children of Men was written by PD James! 4d
rwmg I'll cast my vote for Foundation, but will be equally happy with Children of Men. 4d
swynn I'm going to abandon my nomination to vote for Lord of Light which I should have read by now but haven't. But really, I'll be happy to read (or re-read) any of these. 4d
kwmg40 I'll vote for Foundation. 4d
Larkken Lord of light pls! 4d
KathyWheeler I loved The Children of Men movie and have always meant to read the book. I‘d actually be okay with any of these though. 4d
Ruthiella I‘m going to sit this and next month out. I‘ll rejoin in August! 3d
Bookwomble Lord of Light 😊 3d
Texreader I‘m not in the group but I can tell you James Hogan is amazing!!! His sci fi can be very deep (& so I skipped it) and didn‘t miss a beat of the fantastic stories he‘s written. I‘ve had dinner with him and he was an amazing and interesting man 3d
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Larkken
Sundiver | David Brin
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I had this novel backburnered from a #classicLSFBC buddyread, but I‘m happy to have finally read it! Great cover, wacky book. I‘m giving it a low pick bc the idea of humanity entering the space-faring universe as one of the only species not to have a patron to introduce technology led to interesting alien dynamics. But the plot was all over the place - a Jekyll-&-Hyde thing, a murder mystery, oddly timed pov shifts, hand-to-hand fighting… I dunno

Ruthiella There was indeed a lot going on in this one. But the idea of patronage was very interesting and thought provoking. 4d
Larkken @Ruthiella yes! I may even pick up the next in the series 🥰 2d
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swynn
The Weapon Makers | A.E. Van Vogt
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(1947)

This is a kind-of sequel to April's #ClassicLSFBC read, “The Weapon Shops of Isher“, and continues the story of Weapon Shop agent Robert Hedrock. Here he investigates rumors about a new interstellar drive ... and finds himself condemned to death both by the Empire and the Weapon Shop. This was conceived as a single story so feels more coherent than mashup TWSOI; still, the story takes off in multiple directions for that signature VV style

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The Nomination | Frederick Williams
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repost for @RamsFan1963:

Since we skipped May for #ClassicLSFBC, it's time to do nominations for June. Nomination from today until the end of the month, then we can vote. I'll get the ball rolling by nominating The Great Time Machine Hoax by Keith Laumer.

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RamsFan1963
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Since we skipped May for #ClassicLSFBC, it's time to do nominations for June. Nomination from today until the end of the month, then we can vote. I'll get the ball rolling by nominating The Great Time Machine Hoax by Keith Laumer.
@Bookwomble @Ruthiella @TheSpineView @BookmarkTavern @wanderinglynn @Readergrrl @Johanna414 @Lizpixie @BookBelle84 @Larkken @julesG @Deblovestoread @majkia @LeticiaToraci @sebrittainclark @kwmg40 @CatLass007

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rwmg I'm happy to (re-)read Foundation 2w
KathyWheeler I‘ve never read Foundation, so it‘d be interesting to read. 2w
kwmg40 I too would like to reread Foundation. 2w
swynn Jo Clayton's Diadem from the Stars. 2w
CatLass007 A reread of Foundation, but there‘s an 18 week wait list at my public library and my copy is still packed away. I‘ve never read Diadem from the Stars but it‘s not available at my public library at all. So I‘m gonna go on a limb and nominate one that is considerably longer than these two and of which I already own a copy and can put my hands on. (edited) 1w
Larkken I'm good with foundation but here's one I just recently found on my bookshelf (surprise! Not sure when I got it) : 1w
RamsFan1963 @Larkken Lord of Light is one of my all time favorite novels. I'd love to reread it, it's been several years since I read it the first time 1w
CatLass007 I could agree with Lord of Light. I like the author and the book is available. And I was going to withdraw my nomination of Dune and instead nominate 1w
RamsFan1963 @CatLass007 I've had The Children of Men on my shelf for years, so I wouldn't object to reading it 1w
Larkken @CatLass007 haha, I actually thought Children of Men was this group's buddy read for March! I'm so behind in all things social (I was out-of- country, but still! I made up a buddy read? 🙄) anyway, now I'm counting 3 books I'd happily read with y'all, so that's good at least. 1w
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RamsFan1963
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Holy Crap!! Did I forget about May?!? I really dropped the ball guys, I'm sorry that I forgot about doing the #ClassicLSFBC selection for May. The new job has taken most of my time, and April just slipped through my fingers.
I didn't realize, until I saw @swynn review of The Weapon Shops of Isher, that I'd forgotten. I apologize. I'll leave it up to everyone else, we can skip May and make a selection for June instead, or we can do some ⬇️

CatLass007 I‘ll just go along with the majority. 1mo
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KathyWheeler I‘m fine with whatever others want. 1mo
The_Literary_Jedi I‘m good with a short break 1mo
Ruthiella I‘m okay with taking May off! 1mo
rwmg I'm another one happy to go ahead with what the majority wants - or are we the majority? 1mo
julesG Hope you're settling into the new job. I'm fine with skipping May, I haven't been in the mood for the classics these past months anyways. 🫣 All those shiny new books out there, you know how it is. 1mo
CSeydel A new job really takes it out of you! Thanks for all you do! 1mo
swynn I'm fine either way. If we skip May, I'll probably go back and pick up a title the group has already read but that I missed while life was hectic.

Whenever the next read is, I'll nominate Jo Clayton's debut novel, “Diadem From the Stars“
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PaperbackPirate That‘s ok with me! Take care of yourself. 1mo
TheSpineView I'm fine to do either. H 1mo
kwmg40 I‘m good with a short break. 1mo
Larkken I‘m good with a short break. I‘m very behind on buddy reads lately ! 1mo
RamsFan1963 @Larkken A break seems to be the consensus for May 1mo
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swynn
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(1951, from stories 1941-1949)

I read and enjoyed this back around 1980, but avoided revisiting it because I remembered a libertarian/gun-rights theme that I'd now find irksome. Which is true a little, but it's hard to stay irked by something so bonkers. For me this is peak Van Vogt: so packed with ideas it can't be bothered with things like consistency, craft or common sense: a hot mess that tips “hot“ enough to be enjoyable still

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rwmg
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Mehso-so

The weapon shops are the only recourse against the tyranny of the Isher empire although the weapons they sell can only work as self-defence for their owner.

I was a great fan of the author as a teenager - especially the Null-A books - so I must have read this before, but I had no memory of the story. I expect I enjoyed it then, mainly because I was unaware of certain controversies it seems to be playing into. Now, not so much.

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