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Nominations for Dec2021 BotM - 1940-1959, the Golden Age

SF novels or short story collection/anthologies that have not previously been read by the group are eligible. Please check the bookshelf & the nomination rules for further clarification before nominating a book.

Previously nominated books are on this bookshelf. More qualifying authors & books can be found here.

Please add your nominated book title as a clickable link directly to the goodreads' book page, with author and year, so it looks like this:
Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky
2015
(If you can't create book links, please include the URL to the book.)

Tell us why you chose the book that you're nominating. Remember that books require seconding now. Each member is allowed to make one nomination & second one other book other than their own.

We'll close this nomination thread on the 15th of October, in order to have plenty of time for poll(s) and then for acquisitions of the winner(s).

Nominations


Nominated & Seconded
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell, nom by RJ, 2d by Cato
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, nom by Rafael, 2d by Oleksandr
Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, nom by Oleksandr, 2d by Andrew
The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke nom by Andrew, 2d by Rosemarie
Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein, nom by mod Jim, 2d by Adrian

I nominate Wasp by Eric Frank Russell, a novel that is somewhat overlooked now but was actually optioned by the Beatles (Ringo signed the contract), although the film never happened.

I second Wasp.

I'll nominate Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein. It's about a teenager who colonizes Ganymede.

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

I love that book Rafael! Still thinking, before I second though :)

The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester. His Stars My Destination was astounding, and this sounds cool.

Cato wrote: "I second Wasp."

Thank you, Cato

Andrew wrote: "The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester. His Stars My Destination was astounding, and this sounds cool."

We read that in Dec 2018, so you'll need to pick another. The topic is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Cato wrote: "I second Wasp."

I'll third it. I might even still have a copy! Good book, wouldn't mind a Reread .

I second Flowers and nominate Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, published in 1954 and winning International Fantasy Award Nominee for Fiction (1955) and Premio Ignotus for Mejor novela extranjera (1994), also Retro Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2004)

Jim wrote: "Andrew wrote: "The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester. His Stars My Destination was astounding, and this sounds cool."

We read that in Dec 2018, so you'll need to pick another"

Ah fair dos, i got the previously nominated and the read shelf mixed up.

I nominate the The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke (1956).

I second Mission of Gravity.

NP, Andrew. Here are the current noms & all. Msg #2 in this thread remains the primary for the list, though.

Nominations
Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein, nom by mod Jim

The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke nom by Andrew

Nominated & Seconded
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell, nom by RJ, 2d by Cato
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, nom by Rafael, 2d by Oleksandr
Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, nom by Oleksandr, 2d by Andrew

I'll second The City and the Stars.

Jim wrote: "I'll nominate Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein. It's about a teenager who colonizes Ganymede."

I second Farmer in the Sky

OK, here's the latest:
Nominations


Nominated & Seconded
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell, nom by RJ, 2d by Cato
Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, nom by Rafael, 2d by Oleksandr
Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, nom by Oleksandr, 2d by Andrew
The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke nom by Andrew, 2d by Rosemarie
Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein, nom by mod Jim, 2d by Adrian

The poll is up & will close 6Nov. You can find it here:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

The City and the Stars by Arthur C. Clarke won the poll, so we'll be reading it in December. I'm going to make the topic while I'm thinking about it, but it will be closed until 1Dec.