March 2011 SF Nominations

[Erfael]

Hi all,

The Dune discussion seems to be moving along, and we already have selected Stranger in a Strange Land as our February book, so let's get some nominations going for a March discussion book.

Remember:

1. Everyone can nominate one book and second a reasonably small number of other books.
2. Books must be available new in US and UK (I just check the two Amazons for this). They should also be in a format other than hardcover, so as to keep costs down.
3. Books must be standalone or book 1 in a series (usually not a problem in SF).
4. They can't have been book club books before. The list of previous discussions can be found here.

Let's hear some nominations. I'd like to leave this up no longer than a week and then put it to a vote (assuming we have enough nominations with seconds, thirds, etc, for that) so that we can have the book selected by the beginning of February. So get those nominations in by the 23rd.

[fluffy bunny]

I'm going to try and sneak a horror book in (well it straddles genre). May I nominate 'I am Legend' by Richard Matheson

[Erfael]

I have to apologize to someone who nominated that for fantasy last round. I said we'd done it in SF before, and I would have sworn we had...though it's just not there. So I guess it's completely valid.

[spiralguru3d]

I nominate '2001: A Space Odyssey'

[DinK.MeekeR]

I nominate Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

[spiralcity]

I will repost my nom's.

1. The Sheep Look Up- John Brunner (This could be considered horror sci/fi)
2. Stand On Zanzibar- John Brunner

[spiralcity]

I'm going to try and sneak a horror book in (well it straddles genre). May I nominate 'I am Legend' by Richard Matheson

Excellent book. I read this twice so I must shy-away from it at this time.

[Erfael]

Care to nominate just one of those spiral? I think someone seconded Stand on Zanzibar in the January thread, so maybe that one? We try to keep it to one nomination and a reasonable amount of seconds for each book, and certainly only one nomination per author.

[spiralcity]

Care to nominate just one of those spiral? I think someone seconded Stand on Zanzibar in the January thread, so maybe that one? We try to keep it to one nomination and a reasonable amount of seconds for each book, and certainly only one nomination per author.

Sure will.

Stand On Zanzibar- John Brunner

[bearcatmark]

Surface Detail or Matter by Iain M Banks
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller
Revelation Space by Reynolds

(I'm being selfish here these are the books I am debating on for my next science fiction reads.)

[Erfael]

One nomination...just one.

I'll make it easy on you, though.

Canticle and Revelation have been book club books before, so only one of those is valid.

We'll assume you're nominating Surface Detail.