2017 – Contact, a season of books exploring our greatest hope, and fear

Throughout 2017 the Science Fiction Book Club is very pleased to present, Contact, a season of books where we will discuss & explore mankind's greatest hope, and fear. Contact.

Contact - Carl Sagan - The first in our 2017 CONTACT season

Contact - Carl Sagan - The first in our 2017 CONTACT season


Mon, 23rd January 2017

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

The Fresco - Sheri S. Tepper - Part of our 2017 CONTACT season


Mon, 13th February 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

THE FRESCO - SHERI S. TEPPER - Part of our 2017 CONTACT season


Mon, 27th February 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

The Mote in God's Eye - Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle - A Contact Novel


Mon, 13th March 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

THE MOTE IN GOD'S EYE - LARRY NIVEN & JERRY POURNELLE - A Contact Novel


Mon, 27th March 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

Roadside Picnic - Boris Strugatsky and Arkady Strugatsky - A CONTACT NOVEL


Mon, 10th April 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

ROADSIDE PICNIC - Boris Strugatsky and Arkady Strugatsky - A CONTACT NOVEL


Mon, 24th April 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

Binti & Binti:Home - Nnedi Okorafor


Mon, 12th June 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

BINTI & BINTI:HOME - NNEDI OKORAFOR


Mon, 26th June 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

Blindsight - Peter Watts - Hugo Nominee - Part of our 2017 CONTACT season


Mon, 10th July 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

BLINDSIGHT - PETER WATTS - Hugo Nominee - Part of our 2017 CONTACT season


Mon, 7th August 2017

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm (but usually a lot later)

January 2017: Contact
We start with the classic hard science novel by the late great Carl Sagan, Contact.

February 2017: The Fresco
Sheri S. Tepper modern political satire

March 2017: The Mote in God's Eye
Then in March we'll be journeying across the galaxy to the year 3016 in the company of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle with their classic novel of first contact The Mote in God's Eye.

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