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Old 04-23-2017, 09:39 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by CRussel View Post
Sigh. So far, nothing is exciting me in this list. And SF is one of my genres.

OK, I'll throw one up. A non-series book in the Liaden Universe. I nominate:

Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller.
It's still part of the Liaden Universe and still has a place in it and that place is not at the front. So nominating a book in the middle of a series is not a good idea unless the book club has already read all the books that come before.

When someone says that a book in a series is standalone, it's not. It never is and never will be. I've fallen for that too many times. Never again. Sorry.
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