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The Apolyton Science Fiction Discussion Group: August Nominations
Since Stefu won last time, he gets to choose the theme for August's book. He chose:
Alternate History.
No debates as to whether it is sci-fi or not... it is marketed as sci-fi, it is sold as sci-fi, and bookstores and libraries all across the land shelve it as sci-fi.
For a list of Alternate Histories, go to www.uchronia.net for a very comprehensive list.
Remember the rules!
1. You have to have read the book you are nominating.
2. Please nominate only 1 book, as to allow others' selections to be listed.
3. The books must be science fiction and must be properly "themed" (see rule 4).
4. The person who nominated the winning book gets to pick the "theme" of the next month's nominations.
5. The book must be self-contained, that is that the story must come to a satisfactory conclusion at the end of the book even if there are sequels.
This month I nominate Kingsley Amis' The Alteration.
"The year is 1976 and we are alive in an all-Catholic world. The Reformation never took place because Martin Luther made a deal with Rome and became Pope Martin I. The "alteration" proposed to Hubert Anvil, brilliant 10-year-old boy soprano, is that most feared by all males. Pope John XXIV wishes Hubert to preserve the purity of his voice to glorify the Church on a permanent basis; Hubert wishes to share his talent but he has some disquieting thoughts about Pope John's proposal."
This one might be a hard one to find here in the states, though most libraries should have a copy.
Alternate History.
No debates as to whether it is sci-fi or not... it is marketed as sci-fi, it is sold as sci-fi, and bookstores and libraries all across the land shelve it as sci-fi.
For a list of Alternate Histories, go to www.uchronia.net for a very comprehensive list.
Remember the rules!
1. You have to have read the book you are nominating.
2. Please nominate only 1 book, as to allow others' selections to be listed.
3. The books must be science fiction and must be properly "themed" (see rule 4).
4. The person who nominated the winning book gets to pick the "theme" of the next month's nominations.
5. The book must be self-contained, that is that the story must come to a satisfactory conclusion at the end of the book even if there are sequels.
This month I nominate Kingsley Amis' The Alteration.
"The year is 1976 and we are alive in an all-Catholic world. The Reformation never took place because Martin Luther made a deal with Rome and became Pope Martin I. The "alteration" proposed to Hubert Anvil, brilliant 10-year-old boy soprano, is that most feared by all males. Pope John XXIV wishes Hubert to preserve the purity of his voice to glorify the Church on a permanent basis; Hubert wishes to share his talent but he has some disquieting thoughts about Pope John's proposal."
This one might be a hard one to find here in the states, though most libraries should have a copy.
2,300 titles!
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