Join me and some of my friends for our next book club discussion on Discord. We discuss one book per month. We meet on the last Monday of every month. The discussion is live via video/voice.

Our first pick of 2025 is Lord Valentine’s Castle by Robert Silverberg

Valentine, a wanderer who knows nothing except his name, finds himself on the fringes of a great city, and joins a troupe of jugglers and acrobats; gradually, he remembers that he is the Coronal Valentine, executive ruler of the vast world of Majipoor, and all its peoples, human and otherwise…

Valentine’s journey is a long one, a tour through a series of magnificent environments. Fields of predatory plants give way to impossibly wide rivers, chalk-cliffed islands and unforgiving deserts. The prose is unrelentingly dreamlike—no accident given that on Majipoor, dreams rule the minds of great and humble alike.

Originally serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in four parts: November 1979, December 1979, January 1980 and February 1980.

Our Philosophy: Science fiction is one of the most enjoyable genres, but sometimes it can be challenging. Therefore, people will dismiss it or turn away from it. This book club is to bring together people who love the genre or would like to begin exploring the genre, in a laid back setting. Grab a drink, or some food, and come hang out as we discuss our takes on some of the most highly recommended classic science fiction novels.