The Positronic Brains

Past Books

Hugo and Nebula winning titles and Authors who have won for a novel are noted. The Hugo awards are fan awards, voted every year at the Science Fiction WorldCon. Nebula awards are author voted, awarded by the Science Fiction Writers Association. Meetings where we had the author visit our discussions are noted by *** next to the date.

Links to Years: 

Past Reading Selections
2008
 July 15th Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett
 June 17th In Fury Born
David Weber
 May 20th Altered Carbon
Richard K. Morgan
 April 15th Jumper
Steven Gould
 March 18th The Praxis Book One of Dread Empire's Fall
By Walter Jon Williams
 February 19th Ill Wind
By Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason
 January 15th Pattern Recognition
By William Gibson - Hugo in 1985, Nebula in 1984
2007
 December 11th Storm Front
By Jim Butcher
 November 20th Kiln People
By David Brin - Hugos in 1984, 1985 1988, Nebula in 1983
 October 16th The Lies of Locke Lamora
By Scott Lynch
 September 18th The Speed of Dark
By Elizabeth Moon
 August 21st Lost and Found
By Alan Dean Foster
 July 17th The Golden Compass
By Philip Pullman
 June 19th The Traveler
By John Twelve Hawks
 May 15th Polaris
By Jack McDevitt
 April 17th Ruled Britannia
By Harry Turtledove Hugo in 1994
 March 20th The Children of Men
By P.D. James Grand Master Award from Mystery Writers of America, 1999
Diamond Dagger from British Crime Writers' Association, 1987

Note this book is found in the Mystery section instead of the Science Fiction section.

 February 20th Dandelion Wine
By Ray Bradbury Hugo in 1954 (awarded in 2004)
Gandalf Award in 1980
 January 16th Decipher
By Stel Pavlou
2006
 December 12th The Man Who Folded Himself
By David Gerrold Hugo in 1995
Nebula in 1994
 November 21st The Prestige
By Christopher Priest
 October 19th Dead Witch Walking
By Kim Harrison
 September 19th Titan
By John Varley Hugo in 1985, 1982 and 1979
Nebula in 1984 and 1978
 August 15th Going Postal
By Terry Pratchett
 July 18th Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
By Philip K. Dick - Hugo in 1963
 June 20th Fellowship of the Ring
By J.R.R. Tolkien
 May 16th Wildside
By Steven Gould
 April 18th Trading in Danger
By Elizabeth Moon
 March 21st
8:00 pm
Acorna
By Anne McCaffrey & Margarey Ball

Anne McCaffery Hugo in 1968
Nebula in 1968
Gandalf Award in 1979
 February 21st Less Than Human - Aurealis Award in 2004
By Maxine McArthur - Aurealis Award in 2004
 January 17th Ilium
By Dan Simmons - Hugo in 1990
2005
 December 13th
(2nd Tuesday)
Bring Me The Head of Prince Charming
By Roger Zelazny and Robert Sheckley

Roger Zelany:    Hugos in 1966, 1968, 1976, 1982, 1986 and 1987
  Nebulas in 1965, 1975
(two Nebulas in 1965 - Best Novelette and tied for Best Novella)
  
Robert Sheckley  Author Emeritus in 2000 (presented with Nebula Awards)
 November 15th Hidden Empire
(Saga of Seven Suns Series, Book 1)

By Kevin J. Anderson
 October 18th Tinker - 2003 Sapphire Award
By Wen Spencer - Campbell Award in 2003
Compton Crook Award in 2002
Sapphire Award in 2003
 September 20th Newton's Cannon
By J. Gregory Keyes
 August 16th Dragonflight
By Anne McCaffery Hugo in 1968
Nebula in 1968
Gandalf Award in 1979
 July 19th*** The Dark Wing
By Walter H. Hunt
 June 21st War of the Worlds
By H.G. Wells
 May 17th chindi
By Jack McDevitt
 April 19th Revelation Space
By Alastair Reynolds
 March 15th Protector
By Larry Niven - Hugo in 1971, 1972, 1975 and 1976
Nebula in 1970
 February 15th  Devlin's Luck
By Patricia Bray
 January 16th*** 
(Sunday)
Coyote
By Allen Steele - Hugo in 1996 and 1998
2004
 December 14th 
(2nd Tuesday)
Inherit the Stars
(Currently published as part of The Giants Novels)
By James P. Hogan
 November 16th  Lord of Snow and Shadows
By Sarah Ash
 October 19th  The Eyre Affair
(Available in Trade Paperback instead of mass market paperback)
By Jasper Fforde
 September 21st  The Wreck of The River of Stars
By Michael Flynn
 August 17th  The Caves of Steel
By Isaac Asimov
Hugos in 1963 (Special Award), 1966, 1973, 1977, 1983 (Novel & Non-Fiction Book), 1992, 1995 (Non-Fiction Book) and 1996 (retrospective for 1946), Nebula in 1972 and 1976
 July 20th  Prey
By Michael Crichton
 June 15th  A Scattering of Jades
By Alexander C. Irvine
 May 18th  Hominds - Hugo in 2003
By Robert J. Sawyer - Hugo in 2003, Nebula in 1995
 April 20th  Hunting Party
By Elizabeth Moon
 March 16th  The Truth Machine
By James L. Halperin
 February 17th  Slave Trade
By Susan Wright
 January 20th  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Hugo in 1967
By Robert A. Heinlein
Hugos in 1951 (awarded in 2001), 1956, 1960, 1962 and 1967
2003
 December 9th 
(2nd Tuesday)
Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic #1)
By Tamora Pierce
 November 18th  Singer from the Sea
By Sheri S. Tepper
 October 21st  American Gods - Hugo in 2002, Nebula in 2002
By Neil Gaiman
 September 16th  The Disappeared
By Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Hugos in 1994 and 2001
Cambell Award in 1990
 August 19th  The Dragon DelaSangre
By Alan F. Troop
 July 15th  The Merchant Prince
By Armin Shimerman and Michael Scott
 June 17th  A Thousand Words for Stranger
By Julie E. Czerneda
 May 20th  Stardoc
By S.L. Viehl
 April 15th  Passage
By Connie Willis - Hugo & Nebula winner
 March 18th  The Snow Queen - Hugo 1981
By Joan D. Vinge - Hugo in 1978 and 1981
 February 18th  Ubik
By Philip K. Dick - Hugo in 1963
 January 21st  Holy Fire
By Bruce Sterling - Hugos in 1997 and 1999
2002
 December 10th 
(2ndTuesday)
Another Fine Myth
By Robert Asprin
 November 19th  Limit of Vision
By Linda Nagata - Nebula in 2000
 October 15th  Aftermath
By Charles Sheffield - Hugo in 1994
 September 17th  The Sardonyx Net
By Elizabeth A. Lynn
 August 20th  Plutonium Blonde
By John Zakour & Lawrence Ganem
 July 16th  Calculating God
By Robert Sawyer - Hugo in 2003, Nebula in 1995
 June 18th  The Annunciate
By Severna Park - Nebula in 2001
 May 21th  Decision at Doona
By Anne McCaffery Hugo in 1968
Nebula in 1968
Gandalf Award in 1979
 April 16th  Sword-Dancer
By Jennifer Roberson
 March 19th  Entering Tenebrea
By Roxann Dawson & Daniel Graham
 February 19th  Bobby's Girl
By J.D. Austin
 January 15th  Titan
By Stephen Baxter
2001
 December 11th 
(2nd Tuesday)
Fools Errant
By Matthew Hughes
 November 20th  Time Future
By Maxine McArthur - Aurealis Award in 2004
 October 16th  Planet of the Apes
By Pierre Boulle
Note this is the original novel, not the movie novelization. 
 September 18th *** Alien Taste - Compton Crook 2002
By Wen Spencer - Campbell Award in 2003
Compton Crook Award in 2002
Sapphire Award in 2003
 August 21st  Chicks in Chainmail
Edited By Esther Friesner - Nebulas in 1995 and 1996
 July 17th  Turning Point
By Lisanne Norman
 June 19th  Darwin's Radio - Nebula 2000
By Greg Bear - Hugo in 1984, 1987 and 1991,
Nebula in 1983, 1986, 1994 and 2000
(two Nebulas in 1983 - Best Novella and Best Novelette)
 May 15th  The Phoenix Code
By Catherine Asaro - Nebula in 2001
Catherine Asaro won the 1999 HOMer Award, the 2000 National Readers Choice Award and the 2000 Prism Award for her book The Veiled Web. She also won the Sapphire Awared in 1997 for her book Catching the Lightning and in 1999 for her short story Aurora in Four Voices which appeared in Analog 11/98
 April 17th  The Initiate Brother
By Sean Russell
 March 20th  Blind Waves
By Steven Gould
 February 20th Moving Mars - Nebula 1994
By Greg Bear - Hugos in 1984, 1987 and 1991,
Nebulas in 1983, 1986, 1994 and 2000
(two Nebulas in 1983 - Best Novella and Best Novelette)
 January 16th Mars
By Ben Bova - Hugos in 1973-1977 and 1979 for Professional Editor
2000
 December 12th 
(2nd Tuesday)
Lord of Light - Hugo 1968
By Roger Zelazny - Hugos in 1966, 1968, 1976, 1982, 1986 and 1987
Nebulas in 1965, 1975
(two Nebulas in 1965 - Best Novelette and tied for Best Novella)
 November 21st  Heroes Die
By Matthew Woodring Stover
 October 17th  Double Star
By Robert A. Heinlein - Hugos in 1956, 1960, 1962 and 1967
 September 19th  Distraction
By Bruce Sterling - Hugos in 1997 and 1999
 August 15th  The Prodigal Sun Evergence
By Sean Williams & Shane Dix
 July 18th  Towing Jehovah
By James Morrow
 June 20th  Beggars In Spain
By Nancy Kress - Hugo in 1992 (for Novella version of Beggars In Spain)
Nebula in 1985, 1991 (for Novella version of Beggars In Spain) and 1997
 May 16th Noir
By K.W. Jeter
 April 18th The Golden Globe
By John Varley Hugo in 1985, 1982 and 1979
Nebula in 1984 and 1978
 March 21st Redwall
By Brian Jacques
 February 15th  Archangel
By Sharon Shinn
 January 18th  To Say Nothing Of The Dog - Hugo in 1999
By Connie Willis - Hugo & Nebula winner
1999
 December 14th 
(2nd Tuesday)
Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone
By J.K. Rowling
 November 16th  Illegal Alien
ByRobert J. Sawyer - Hugo in 2003, Nebula in 1995
 October 19th  Darwinia
By Robert Wilson
 September 21st  Manhattan Transfer
By John Stith
August 17 Interesting Times
By Terry Pratchett
July 20 Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus
By Orson Scott Card - Hugo in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1991, Nebula in 1985 and 1986
Campbell Award in 1978
June 15 Dinosaur Summer
By Greg Bear - Hugo in 1984, 1987 and 1991, Nebula in 1983, 1986, 1994 and 2000
(two Nebulas in 1983 - Best Novella and Best Novelette)
May 18 *** A King of Infinite Space
By Allen Steele - Hugo in 1996 and 1998
April 20 Brightness Reef
By David Brin - Hugos in 1984, 1985 and 1988, Nebula in 1983
March 16 Brown Girl in the Ring
By Nalo Hopkinson - Cambell Award in 1999
February 16 Patternmaster
By Octavia Butler - Hugo in 1984 and 1985, Nebula in 1984
January 19 A Mote in God's Eye
By Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Larry Niven - Hugo in 1971, 1972, 1975 and 1976, Nebula in 1970
1998
December 15 Good Omens
By Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
November 17 Rocheworld
By Robert Forward
October 20 Diamond Age - Hugo in 1996
By Neil Stephenson
September 15 The Reality Dysfunction
By Peter Hamilton
August 18 Princess of Mars
By Edgar Rice Burroughs
July 21 The Forever War - Hugo in 1976, Nebula in 1975
By Joe Haldeman - Hugos in 1976, 1977, 1991, 1995 and 1998, Nebulas in 1975, 1990, 1993 and 1998
June 16 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
By Douglas Adams
May 19 *** Wind From a Foreign Sky
By Katya Reimann
April 21 *** Burning Bright
By Melissa Scott
Campbell Award in 1986
March 17 On Basilisk Station
By David Weber
February 17 Thrice Upon a Time
By James Hogan
January 20 The Martian Chronicles
By Ray Bradbury
Gandalf Award in 1980
1997
December 16 The Once and Future King
By E. B. White
November 18 Brave New World
By Aldus Huxley
October 21 Neuromancer - Hugo in 1985, Nebula in 1984
By William Gibson
September 16 Dune - tied for Hugo in 1966, Nebula in 1965
By Frank Hebert
August 19 Raptor Red
By Robert T. Baker
July 15 Contact
By Carl Sagan - Hugo in 1981 (for Non-Fiction Book)
June 17 Bimbos of the Death Sun
By Sharyn McCrumb
May 20 Footfall
By Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Larry Niven - Hugo in 1971, 1972, 1975 and 1976, Nebula in 1970
April 15 The Postman
By David Brin - Hugos in 1984, 1985 1988, Nebula in 1983
March 18 Ringworld - Hugo in 1971, Nebula in 1970
By Larry Niven - Hugo in 1971, 1972, 1975 and 1976, Nebula in 1970
February 18 Left Hand of Darkness - Hugo in 1970, Nebula in 1969
By Ursula K Le Guin - Hugos in 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1988, Nebulas in 1969, 1974, 1990, and 1995
Gandalf Award in 1979
January 21 The Practice Effect
By David Brin - Hugos in 1984, 1985 and 1988, Nebula in 1983
1996
December 17 The Hobbit
By J.R.R. Tolkein
November 19 Lucifer's Hammer
By Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Larry Niven - Hugo in 1971, 1972, 1975 and 1976, Nebula in 1970
October 15 Heavy Time
By C. J. Cherryh - Hugos in 1979, 1982 and 1989
Campbell Award in 1977
September 17 Hyperion - Hugo in 1990
By Dan Simmons
August 20 Freedom's Landing
By Anne McCaffery - Hugo in 1968
Nebula in 1968
Gandalf Award in 1979
July 30 Snowcrash
By Neil Stephenson - Hugo in 1996
July 9 I Robot
By Isaac Asimov - Hugos in 1963 (Special Award), 1966, 1973, 1977, 1983 (Novel & Non-Fiction Book), 1992, 1995 (Non-Fiction Book) and 1996 (retrospective for 1946), Nebula in 1972 and 1976
June 25 Ender's Game - Hugo in 1986, Nebula in 1985
By Orson Scott Card - Hugos in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1991, Nebulas in 1985 and 1986
May 28th
June 11
Fire Upon the Deep -tied for Hugo in 1993
By Vernor Vinge
May 14th (?) Starship Troopers - 1960 Hugo
By Robert A. Heinlein - Hugos in 1951 (awarded in 2001), 1956, 1960, 1962 and 1967
April 30 Eggheads
By Emily Davenport