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Stars Uncharted | S. K. Dunstall

The December selection for #LitsySciFiBookClub #LSFBC is Stars Uncharted. My local library has the digital and audio book both available. Currently, the Kindle price is $7.99 in the US. It was published in 2018 so maybe there are a few used copies available if you prefer a physical book and your local library doesn't carry it. Happy Reading!

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CatLass007 Looks like a fun book! I can‘t get it electronically via my library. So I‘ll have to be selective about how I use my Audible credits. I thought this month‘s selection was quite good. 3w

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BookmarkTavern Yay! I am so excited! 3w

Ruthiella Great! This looks like a fun one. 3w

The_Literary_Jedi This looks great! 3w

AmandaBlaze I might have to skip this one as I'm doing WinterGames this year 3w

AmandaBlaze @TheSpineView Is there a discussion thread for The Family Experiment, or are we skipping it? 3w

DogMomIrene Excited about this one! 3w

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Here is my #BookSpinBingo list for December. A lot of challenges to work on in December.

@TheAromaofBooks
#OokBookClub @julesG
#ClassicLSFBC @RamsFan1963
#LittensLoveRomance @StayCurious
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville
#TwinPeaksReadingChallenge @Yuki_Onna
#ReadYourKindle @CBee
#LSFBC

julesG 🎊🎊 4w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4w

StayCurious You can do it! 4w

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TheSpineView @kwmg40 @majkia @Bookwomble @wanderinglynn @MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward @Klou @RamsFan1963 @BookwormAHN @LeticiaToraci @CatLass007 @AmandaBlaze @psalva @Karisimo @rretzler @Lauredhel @CaroPi 4w

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#LitsySciFiBookClub #LSFBC

Voting is now open for the December selection. Please choose from the five books above by leaving a comment. Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list.

@Larkken @Deblovestoread @bnp @Johanna414 @BookmarkTavern @julesG @BookBelle84 @Readergrrl @CSeydel @Roary47 @Lizpixie @Ruthiella @PaperbackPirate @PageShifter

TheSpineView @DuckOfDoom @The_Literary_Jedi @MaleficentBookDragon @Lesliereadsalot @Light_of_Aether @DogMomIrene 4w

Ruthiella I‘ll vote for

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MaleficentBookDragon I vote for

bookwyrm7 I definitely wish to be added to this list. I vote for the The Stardust Grail (I don't know how you do the thing that makes it a link to the book's page though) 4w

TheSpineView @bookwyrm7 Added!! To link a book, click on the little flag icon below the dialog box. 4w

bookwyrm7 @TheSpineView ah I see! Thanks! 4w

The_Literary_Jedi

Doors of Eden

CatLass007 I‘ll go with the majority. 4w

BookmarkTavern Voting for my pick!

TheSpineView @bookwyrm7 👍🤩🌞 4w

Larkken

AmandaBlaze I need a short read for December. I vote for

Orbital

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julesG I've read 2 of the possible picks. I DNF'd all of Tchaikovsky's books I've read so far. So it's either my nomination, or Stars Uncharted. That's tough!!

TheSpineView @The_Literary_Jedi @MaleficentBookDragon @Lesliereadsalot @wordslinger42 @Light_of_Aether @DogMomIrene 1mo

RamsFan1963 My choice

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It is time to make nominations for December's selection of the #LitsySciFiBookClub #LSFBC
Please leave your nomination in the comments. Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list.

@Larkken @Deblovestoread @bnp @Johanna414 @BookmarkTavern @julesG @BookBelle84 @Readergrrl @CSeydel @Roary47 @Lizpixie @Ruthiella @PaperbackPirate @PageShifter

Ruthiella I will choose from everyone else‘s nominations. 😃 1mo

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majkia How about The Stardust Grail.

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The_Literary_Jedi

The Doors of Eden

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wordslinger42 Can you please remove me from the tag list? Thanks! 1mo

TheSpineView @wordslinger42 Sure thing 1mo

MaleficentBookDragon I second

The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain

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julesG Nominating a novella

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BookmarkTavern I‘ll nominate

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RamsFan1963 I'll second the nomination

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Karisimo This just won the Booker prize

Orbital

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AmandaBlaze I second

Orbital

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DogMomIrene Feeling like I need some Firefly vibes, so I‘m voting for

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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service

#ReadAway2024 @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

Yesterday I finished The Family Experiment. I am reading it for #LitsySciFiBookClub #LSFBC
I also started Flock yesterday.

Andrew65 Soon be at those 300 books! Well done 👏👏👏 1mo

TheSpineView @Andrew65 Thanks! 1mo

DieAReader Wonderful!!! 1mo

TheSpineView @DieAReader 👍🤩📖 1mo

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Escape Velocity | Victor Manibo

#LSFBC #LitsySciFiBookClub
Discussion is now open for this month's selection, Escape Velocity. I have presented a few questions to get us started; however, you are welcome to discuss anything. Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list.

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TheSpineView @CatLass007 @The_Literary_Jedi @MaleficentBookDragon @Lesliereadsalot @wordslinger42 @Light_of_Aether @DogMomIrene 2mo

TheSpineView 1. I thought there were too many POVs. I felt it diluted the story. 2. My favorite plot line was the murder mystery. I also think the story would have been much better if it had focused on that and no more than one subplot. 3. My biggest takeaway is not about the story per se, it is that this could have been two separate books. One about the murder mystery and the other about the class struggles. 2mo

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The_Literary_Jedi Multi POV would‘ve been better if there was less about social class; I was intrigued by the murder/mystery and wish it were the focus; I also think this would be better as 2 separate stories (edited) 2mo

Ruthiella @The_Literary_Jedi @TheSpineView I agree that this could easily been two novels, one that focused on the murder mystery and one about the class division and unrest. It was too packed with ideas for any of them to really be dealt with satisfactorily. 2mo

Ruthiella Annalee Newitz blurbed this book and I did think of her book The Terraformers, which we read last year, in how Manibo shows a gender queer friendly future. I appreciated this aspect of the book. (edited) 2mo

TheSpineView @Ruthiella "Satisfactorily" Yes! This story left me with a feeling of want. 2mo

Larkken Maybe the multiple povs would be ok if they weren‘t all so unlikeable 😆 2mo

Larkken @Ruthiella @TheSpineView yes, a bit overpacked and I didn‘t fully connect with anything as a result 2mo

kwmg40 I did not manage to read this book in time. I'm still waiting for a library copy, but based on the mixed reviews I'm seeing, I'm not sure if will get around to it. If someone says, “Yes, this is an absolute must-read“, then I will keep it on the TBR list. 2mo

RamsFan1963 I didn't care for any of the characters, they all seemed so shallow and self service, I couldn't find myself rooting for any of them. There were a number of things that annoyed me about the book, I felt Ava being transgender was used as a gimmick and she was never filled developed as a character. I did get into the mystery of who killed Ava's brother (and why), but then the conclusion kind of made the whole mystery kind of a moot point. 2mo

TheSpineView @RamsFan1963 I agree with you on the characters. They were rather two-dimensional. It was a gimmick. 2mo

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