Our Sci-Fi Book Club honors the memory Richard Matheson, a true legend of the genre, with our September book Club read.
Matheson received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement as well as the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Horror Writers Association and has been inducted to The Science Fiction Hall of Fame. He died just days before he was due to receive the Visionary award at the 39th Saturn Award‘s ceremony. As a tribute the ceremony will be dedicated to him and the award will be presented posthumously.
“We are heartbroken to lose a writer of towering talent, unlimited imagination and unparalleled inspiration,” said Academy President Robert Holguin. “Richard was a genius whose visions helped bring legitimacy and critical acclaim to science fiction and fantasy. He was also a longtime supporter of the Academy, and everyone associated with The Saturn Awards feels emptier today to learn of this enormous loss. Richard’s accomplishments will live on forever in the imaginations of everyone who read or saw his inspired and inimitable work.”
Hope you can join us in celebrating the life and career of Richard Matheson and all he has contributed with our selection of I Am Legend by Richard Matheson.
Robert Neville may well be the last living man on Earth . . . but he is not alone.
An incurable plague has mutated every other man, woman, and child into bloodthirsty, nocturnal creatures who are determined to destroy him.
By day, he is a hunter, stalking the infected monstrosities through the abandoned ruins of civilization. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for dawn….
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Our discussion breakpoints will be:
– Week 1: Chapters 1 – 5
– Week 2: Chapters 6 – 11
– Week 3: Chapters 12 – 16
– Week 4: Finished!
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WANT TO JOIN IN?
If you would like to join us you can visit our forums and add your name to the list here. Want to know how our Sci-fi Book Club works first? Read on!
CHOOSING A BOOK
All books are nominated and voted on by our members. Anyone can nominate a book and everyone can vote. In October we will be reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.
SPOILER FREE DISCUSSION
Sci-Fi Book Club begins on the 1st of every month. Once a book is started we discuss our books in a way that will not spoil the story. We limit how much you can discuss and when and break it down by week.
Week 1 – You may only discuss the first 1/4 of the book
Week 2 – You may only discuss the first 1/2 of the book
Week 3 – You may only discuss the first 3/4 of the book
Week 4 – Anything goes
We are going to go based on page count. So for example, if a book has 500 pages then week one you can discuss up to page 125 and then week two 250 and so on. Each week will have a separate thread, so as not to spoil the story for people who fall behind or come in late.
WHAT IF YOU WANT TO READ FASTER THAN THAT?
Not a problem at all. You are more than welcome to read ahead, but when discussing things just remember to post in the appropriate thread. And if you’re not sure when something happened, you can always use the spoiler tag to hide your post.
Should you not want any spoilers or discussion during the reading process, just come after the end of week three and start discussing the book once you have finished. (This is how most book clubs operate anyway.)
We would love for you to join us! You can sign up for this month’s book club here or visit our book club section to see all our past selections here.
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Jennie Ivins
JC Kang
I read this book in the beginning of this year, but still have yet to review it. Aside from some rather dated language, I thought it stood up quite well to the test of time, and was a very quick read.