MONDAY November 11th at 7pm: TEACHER'S PET / WAR and PEACE

- by Matthew Joseph Harrington -

in Larry Niven's universe

TEACHER'S PET / WAR and PEACE

From the Known World series, a woman inadvertently encounters the Pak* virus and become a Protector.  Infuriated with the instinctive behavior the change tries to force on her, she rebels and becomes a Protector unlike any other.

*fyi The Pak are a race ancestral to humans.  Think of them as highly intelligent, fantastically strong, nearly immortal, overprotective grandparents.

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MONDAY October 14th at 7pm: VARIABLE STAR

- by Spider Robinson -

and posthumously by Robert Heinlein

VARIABLE STAR

Escaping the preplanned "destiny" envisioned by an extraordinarily rich almost-father-in-law, a young man encounters situations that speed him on the way to maturity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_Star

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MONDAY September 9th at 7pm: MOONHEART

- by Charles de Lint -

MOONHEART

    Inhabitants of a mansion built on formerly sacred Native American land become involved in a conflict between immigrant Faire Folk from the Old World and their native equivalent here in the New World.

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MONDAY August 19th at 7pm: RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA

MONDAY August 12th at 7pm: RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA

- by Arthur C. Clarke -

RENDEZVOUS WITH RAMA

    An interstellar object, similar to the real asteroid Oumuamua, is spotted.

This time we're able to explore it.

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MONDAY July 29th at 7pm: THE ICE IS COMING

MONDAY July 22nd at 7pm: THE ICE IS COMING

MONDAY July 15th at 7pm: THE ICE IS COMING

MONDAY July 1st at 7pm: THE ICE IS COMING

- by Patricia Wrightson -

THE ICE IS COMING

Wirrun is an Australian "Man of the People" living in the white world.  When newspapers tell of strange Spring freezes he suspects the Ice People are trying to break free.  The last time they were free is what the white people call "the ice age."  Wirrun goes on walkabout trying to learn how to stop them.

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MONDAY June 24th at 7pm: INCIDENT AT HAWK HILL

MONDAY June 17th at 7pm: INCIDENT AT HAWK HILL

MONDAY June 3rd at 7pm: INCIDENT AT HAWK HILL

- by Allan W. Eckert -

INCIDENT AT HAWK HILL
<fiction based on a historical event>

In the 1870 Canadian prairie, six year old Ben wanders away from home. An injured badger who had lost her cubs adopts Ben.  Although slowly starving to death, Ben lasts two months and is rescued by his parents.  The badger follows them home.

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MONDAY May 27th at 7pm: PAPER MAGE by Leah R. Cutter

MONDAY May 20th at 7pm: PAPER MAGE by Leah R. Cutter

MONDAY May 13th at 7pm: PAPER MAGE by Leah R. Cutter

MONDAY May 6th at 7pm: PAPER MAGE by Leah R. Cutter

MONDAY April 29th at 7pm: PAPER MAGE by Leah R. Cutter

- by Leah R. Cutter -

PAPER MAGE

   In ancient China, little Mei is trying to please both her grandmother and her mother.  Her mother wants her to be a "lady." Her grandmother wants her to learn magic, go out in the world and attract the attention of one of the Immortals who still walk the Earth.

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MONDAY April 22nd at 7pm: Selected TALES OF LE GUIN

- At Fantasy Faire-

Selected TALES OF LE GUIN

Left Hand of Darkness

An examination of androgyny in science fiction - the effects of sex and gender on culture and society - unfolding loyalties - loneliness and rootlessness

WOW! Do You Dare Miss This One???

Lathe of Heaven

His 'effective' dreams alter past and present reality.

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MONDAY April 15th at 7pm: WORLD'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION 1969

APRIL 15
3B)  from World's Best Science Fiction 1969
    Dance of the Changer and the Three (by Terry Carr)
    Are the aliens crazy or just alien?  Is there a difference?

MONDAY April 8th at 7pm: WORLD'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION 1969

- by Various Science Fiction Authors -

WORLD'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION 1969

Hemeac

by E.G. Von Wald

A student deals with life in a school run by defective robots

    Street of Dreams, Feet of Clayby Robert Sheckley    Can an imperfect man find happiness in a perfect city?

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MONDAY April 1st at 7pm: WORLD OF PTAVVS by Larry Niven

MONDAY March 25th at 7pm: WORLD OF PTAVVS by Larry Niven

MONDAY March 18th at 7pm: WORLD OF PTAVVS by Larry Niven

MONDAY March 11th at 7pm: WORLD OF PTAVVS by Larry Niven

MONDAY March 4th at 7pm: WORLD OF PTAVVS by Larry Niven

- by Larry Niven -

WORLD OF PTAVVS

 statue of indeterminate age found on the sea floor turns out to be a time stasis field containing a space traveller from the far past.  An attempt to break that field results in disaster.

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MONDAY February 25th at 7pm: HANTA YO by Ruth Beebe Hill

MONDAY February 18th at 7pm: HANTA YO by Ruth Beebe Hill

MONDAY February 11th at 7pm: HANTA YO by Ruth Beebe Hill

MONDAY February 4th at 7pm: HANTA YO by Ruth Beebe Hill

- by Ruth Beebe Hill -

HANTA YO

Realistically fictional history of the Teton Sioux as they lived in the 1800's. Partially based on fact, this multi-generational saga follows the lives of two Indian families, members of the Mahto band of the Teton Sioux, before the arrival of the white man.

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MONDAY January 28th at 7pm: RINGWORLD

MONDAY January 21st at 7pm: RINGWORLD

MONDAY January 14th at 7pm: RINGWORLD

MONDAY January 7th at 7pm: RINGWORLD

- by Larry Niven -

RINGWORLD

A multi-species exploration team explores an artificial world, a ring 1 million miles wide with a diameter the size of Earth's orbit.

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