Fictionados Meeting Agenda for August 9th, 2008

The next meeting will be held on August 9th at 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time. Location to be distributed on a need to know basis, and on a more secure channel.

Agenda:
1) Tim Powers' DECLARE
2) Russell Humphreys STARLIGHT AND TIME
3) Is Powers an "important" author? If so, what next?
4) Preview of the Varley vs. Wolfe head-to-head contest.
5) Report-out on Wolfe's latest novels PIRATE FREEDOM and SOLDIER OF SIDON.
6) Should we try to read all of Wolfe's novels? We are already trying to read all of his story collections. The list of Wolfe novels not read by the group: PIRATE FREEDOM, OPERATION ARES, THE DEVIL IN A FOREST, CASTLEVIEW, FREE LIVE FREE, PANDORA BY HOLLY HOLANDER. Three others, SOLDIER OF THE MIST, SOLDIER OF ARETE and SOLDIER OF SIDON are already on the list.
7) Walt Brown's 8th edition. (see above post)
8) Is it time for Sherlock?
9) There is a dearth of non-fiction books at the top of the HMTP. Thoughts, concerns?
10) Richard K. Morgan's THE STEEL REMAINS is out in the UK. (see above post)

Be there, Aloha.