Specs Speculative Fiction Book Group

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Join us every other month, February-October 2025, on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm to discuss science fiction, fantasy, and horror titles. Books will be available on the top floor display near the elevators six weeks in advance of each discussion. Email storef [at] stolib.org (storef[at]stolib[dot]org) if you'd like to be added to the email reminder list and receive the Zoom link to join us virtually, if you're unable to attend in person.

February 26: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one. But when disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea, where a single drop of ocean water can mean instant death.

April 23: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Hailsham is an English boarding school where students are taught nothing of the outside world and are allowed little contact with it. Only when Kathy and her friends grow up and leave their school behind do they learn the chilling full truth about Hailsham.

June 25: Legends and Lattes: A Novel of High Fantasy and Low Stakes by Travis Baldree
Viv the orc wants to retire from the barbarian life and open a coffee shop, but old frenemies and shady locals may upset her plans. To succeed, Viv will need some new partners and a different kind of resolve.

August 27: All Systems Red by Martha Wells
A team of scientists on a distant planet conduct surface tests, shadowed by their lowest bidder-supplied 'droid--which has hacked its own self. When a neighboring mission goes dark, the scientists must rely on their unpredictable Murderbot to find the truth.

October 22: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Seventeen-year-old Elatsoe, a Lipan Apache girl, lives in an alternate America where monsters and magic exist. When her beloved cousin is murdered in a town that wants no prying eyes, she will use her skill at raising the ghosts of dead animals to uncover the truth.