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Science Fiction 826 books / 2859 members / 1549 posts Sci-fi group for those who grok - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok Recommend some stuff, let people know about new authors, help people find some good books to read. I want to try to help people (including myself) find some lesser known, obscure, new, or under appreciated authors. I have nothing against Heinlein, Dick, Asimov, Gibson, etc... but let's take Grandmasters and Best-Sellers as a given. You could fill 20 pages full of the big names and that wouldn't point the way to new books. Let's do what SciFi is meant to do and explore some new frontiers... oh man, that makes me sound like I should own a closet full one piece jumpsuits.

What are you reading? 2249 books / 5101 members / 11311 posts A place to talk about books you have read/reading of any genre, or any book talk in general.

Favorite Fantasy 857 books / 1274 members / 1812 posts Let fellow Shelfarians know what you consider good fantasy novels.

Book VS. Movie 382 books / 819 members / 971 posts This group is all about the differences between the books and the movies. Join the group and tell what your favorite is the Book OR the Movie. Add books that have turned into movies if you like. ENJOY!!!! If you want to join the group just ask me or Hollz middle to become our friend and then add you to the group. Happy Reading and Watching!

Romance Writers 214 books / 420 members / 336 posts If you're a romance writer, published or unpublished, this is the place for you. Tell us the release date of your next book. List your favorite books. Join in on discussions. Ask questions and enjoy your time here. Please feel free to start a discussion. PLEASE PUT YOUR BOOKS ON THE SHELF !

24 Book Challenge + Chat 598 books / 100 members / 2123 posts The 24 Book Challenge group is currently at full capacity; thank you for your interest. "In the case of good books, the point is not how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.", Mortimer Adler *This is a group for book lovers who prefer to take an under-promise and over-deliver approach to their reading. It's also for those of us who quake at the thought of "committing" to read 50 books in a twelve month period. The challenge: Set a goal for yourself to read and enjoy 2 books each month.(If 1 would be a s-t-r-e-t-c-h goal for you, that's great too! If you crave more than 2, go for it. It's your challenge :-) If you have been keeping track of all that you've read since January 2008, feel free to include those books towards your goal. If you haven't been keeping track, simply begin now. How it works: Put your name in the subject line of a new post, and start to add your book list. From that point on you can add to your list by replying to the first post in your thread. If you prefer to keep your thread free of others' questions or comments then you may want to include this request in your original post title (e.g. "No comments please"). If you would like questions or comments within your thread, why not include "Comments welcome" in the title? If you feel inspired to write mini-reviews or comments on any book in your list, please do. Whatever feels right for you! The group shelf:You are also invited to add your 24 + books to the group shelf. If you did write a comment or review please also add this to your book on the shelf. In an effort to keep things simple, we're only using the "Books We've Read" shelf. Please drop us a note if you have any questions or suggestions for improving the group. We'd love to hear from you!

Space Operas 31 books / 27 members / 10 posts Mind-blowing, epic tales of space, science-fiction and the growth of the human race over thousands of years.

Let the aliens beckon 147 books / 43 members / 15 posts Fear It looms over my days, It haunts my nights, The further I try to go, It is again before my eyes. The sweat trickling down, My heart beating fast, It always makes me feel, This breath is my last. Like an eight-legged octopus, It entraps and engulfs me, The more I shrink back, Clearly the shadow I see. My senses seem to give away, When it comes very near, And then I realize that The ghostly figure is fear. . ... Few words to describe my take on how we as human beings feel against the vast cosmic and extraterrestial forces that are so beyond our reach and comprehension... The books in this section are an attempt to unviel the truth that lies beyond ... and curb are fear of the unknown..with a spirit of scientific enquiry..

The "Big Read" (Big Read 2003) 46 books / 15 members / 3 posts 1. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien 2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen 3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman 4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling 6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee 7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne 8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell 9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis 10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë 11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller 12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë 13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks 14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier 15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger 16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame 17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens 18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott 19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres 20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy 21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell 22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling 23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling 24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling 25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien 26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy 27. Middlemarch, George Eliot 28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving 29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck 30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll 31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson 32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez 33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett 34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens 35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl 36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson 37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute 38. Persuasion, Jane Austen 39. Dune, Frank Herbert 40. Emma, Jane Austen 41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery 42. Watership Down, Richard Adams 43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald 44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas 45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh 46. Animal Farm, George Orwell 47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens 48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy 49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian 50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher 51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett 52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck 53. The Stand, Stephen King 54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy 55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth 56. The BFG, Roald Dahl 57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome 58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell 59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer 60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky 61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman 62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden 63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens 64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough 65. Mort, Terry Pratchett 66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton 67. The Magus, John Fowles 68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman 69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett 70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding 71. Perfume, Patrick Süskind 72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell 73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett 74. Matilda, Roald Dahl 75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding 76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt 77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins 78. Ulysses, James Joyce 79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens 80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson 81. The Twits, Roald Dahl 82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith 83. Holes, Louis Sachar 84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake 85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy 86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson 87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley 88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons 89. Magician, Raymond E Feist 90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac 91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo 92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel 93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett 94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho 95. Katherine, Anya Seton 96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer 97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel García Márquez 98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson 99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot 100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie

Fantasy and Sci-fi Fanatics 878 books / 893 members / 740 posts I am personally addicted to fantasy and sci-fi and I created this group for people to discuss Fantasy and Sci-fi books that they have read. I have found myself, more often than not, searching for a really good fantasy or sci-fi book, but to no avail. Starting a group not only enables me, and you, to find great books, but it also is a great way to discuss likes and dislikes about these books. Just a warning, I will also put realistic-fiction books on the group shelf if I feel that they are as good as a fantasy or sci-fi book. MEOW!!!!! ***NOTICE*** If you are a member, or just a random person, please put any sci-fi or fantasy book that you *LOVE* on the group shelf, please! Another thing, plez post discussions or reply to one, i'd love to hear your opinions.

Novel 21 books / 2 members / 0 posts Novel...

The Black White Gallery 81 books / 3 members / 0 posts

Research Triangle SF Society 54 books / 10 members / 0 posts Group for members of the Research Triangle Science Fiction Society, where members can make and receive recommendations about speculative fiction in all its many forms: science fiction, fantasy, horror, graphic novels, etc.

The Grand Works of Science Fiction 104 books / 66 members / 16 posts This group is reserved for the writers who started the science fiction genre, as well as individual works which define it. There are other science fiction groups on Shelfari, however, this group is intended to collect all of the Grand Works of the Science Fiction (or speculative fiction for Mr. Heinlein). The main authors are Issac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clark. Other notables are Orson Scott Card, Robert Silverberg, Philip K. Dick, and Frank Herbert, and Mary Shelley. This group includes all of the Nebula and Hugo award winners.

Dune Freaks 1 books / 4 members / 0 posts People who love Dune should join.

Movie Lovers 273 books / 1039 members / 3413 posts Welcome to Movie Lovers. This is the place to come to discuss all genres of movies, old or new, viewed on the big screen or the little one, and not necessarily book-related... Many book-lovers also share a passion for movies, as they also tell a "story" of one kind or another, and many movies are based on our favourite books. All movie-lovers welcome to join discussions, or create your own. Feel free to resurrect old (or ancient) discussions if you have something to add! HAVE A HAPPY DAY :) our current group movie July : Connection=Theme : FOOD : Chocolat our previous group movies June : Connection=Actor : CHRISTIAN BALE : The Machinist/The Prestige (currently under discussion) May : SCIENCE FICTION : Equilibrium April : COMEDY : Death at a Funeral March : DRAMA : Gone Baby Gone

Books that will induce mindf*ck 198 books / 25 members / 13 posts Group for discussion about books that will induce mindf*ck (see http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1016184). Feel free to propose in discussions any other book to include it in the list.

Jay Burns' Bookshelf 65 books / 3 members / 1 posts

Better than Starbucks… if you like good coffee, great books, sharp wit, and people who read 560 books / 649 members / 6817 posts Better than Starbucks… if you like good coffee, great books, sharp wit, and people who read Shakespeare, Dickens, Twain, Marquez, Morrison, Joyce, Faulkner, Cather, Kingsolver and a few hundred other really delicious writers, not to impress strangers, but because they love a good read, then please join us. We are not a private group, but the administrators will not resist the urge to delete boring and stupid comments. By the same token, personal attacks on young, slow or otherwise disadvantaged players will not be tolerated. Generally, be nice to other members, but spare not public figures, pop lit superstars, big box stores, politicians and religious leaders. Focus more energy on what is good and even what is great, but feel free to throw a stone when the occasion calls for it. Welcome!

Scott's family and friends 18 books / 6 members / 2 posts Just a group for family and friends to share about what they are reading. As a librarian, I am always interested in what others are reading and hearing about a good book to read in the future.

Science Fiction Film 32 books / 38 members / 169 posts For those who love to talk about sci fi film in a an area where you can geek out to your heart's content.

Obscured Truth 7 books / 2 members / 1 posts Finding the hidden truths amongst various pieces of literary work not categorized as spiritual.

Literature of LOST 63 books / 10 members / 13 posts The hit television show LOST - a serialized drama characterized by suspense, sci-fi, and mystery - contains many literary references. This group is for those who want to read and discuss the books referenced in the world of LOST.

The Nebula Awards 57 books / 8 members / 6 posts The Nebulas are an annual award presented by SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ) to written achievements of excellence within the field of SF&F. This profile is meant to be a virtual display of these winners and nominees, as well as the winners and nominees for the Andre Norton Best Young Adult Novel in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Please do not add books that haven't received Nebula&Norton nominations. Discussion is welcome, about any topic relating to science fiction and fantasy writing, we ask only that you keep it civil and respect one another's opinions. See our website for more detailed information about the award: http://nebulaawards.com