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#142 "The Shrinking Man" - by Richard Matheson
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#141 "Annihilation" - by Jeff Vandermeer
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#140 "Dragon's Egg" - by Robert L. Forward
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#139 "Soldier of the Mist" - by Gene Wolfe
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Brian - 7
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Frank - 9
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Mark - 6.5
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Mike P. - 8
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#138 "The Left Hand of Darkness" - by Ursula K. Leguin
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Amy - 8
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Brian - 8.5
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Frank - 8
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Marj - 6
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Mark - 9
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Wesley - 8
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#137 "Stories of Your Life and Others" - by Ted Chiang
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*Amy - 9
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Brian - 9
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Frank - 9
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Marj - 8.5
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Mark - 8
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#136 "A Wrinkle in Time" - by Madeleine L'Engle
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*Amy - 10
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Brian - 10
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Marj - 7
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Mark - 8
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*Mike - 7
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Scott - 8
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#135 "Blindsight" - by Peter Watts
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Amy - 5
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Brian - 3
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Joyce - 8
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Mark - 5
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#134 "Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang" - by Kate Wilhelm
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Brian - 7
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Joyce - 5
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 6.5
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Scott - 8
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Tim - 6
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#133 "Transcendental" - by James Gunn
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Brian - 8
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Frank - 8
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Joyce - 8
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Marj - 8
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Mark - 5
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Mike - 8
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Scott - 8
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Tim-5
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#132 "The Andromeda Strain" - by Michael Crichton
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Brian - 7
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*Clif - 9
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Frank - 8
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Joyce - 6.5
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Marj - 5.5
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Mark - 7
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Scott - 6.5
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Tim - 6
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#131 "A Fire Upon the Deep" - by Vernor Vinge
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Brian - 9.5
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Joyce - 8.5
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Marj - 8
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Mark - 9
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Mike - 9.5
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Tim - 9
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#130 "Nerves" - by Lester Del Rey
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Amy - 2
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Brian - 5.5
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Frank - 5
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Mark - 6
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Mike P. - 6
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Scott - 5
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Tim - 4
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#129 "Eyes of the Dragon" - by Stephen King
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Brian - 8.5
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Mark - 3
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Scott 6.5
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Tim - 6
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#128 "Shockwave Rider" - by John Brunner
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Brian - 7
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Mark - 5
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Tim - 3
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#127 "Planetfall" - by Emma Newman
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Amy - 8.5
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Brian - 8
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Elliot - 8
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Frank - 6.5
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Joyce - 5
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Marj - 8.5
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*Mark - 7
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Scott - 7
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Tim - 7
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#126 "Lord of Light" - by Roger Zelazny
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Amy - 8.5
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Brian - 8
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Elliot - 9
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Frank - 7.5
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Joyce - 7
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Mark - 9
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Mike P. - 6
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Tim - 3
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#125 "The Three Body Problem" - by Cixin Liu
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Amy - 8
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Brian - 7.5
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Joyce - 8
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Kassie - 6.5
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Marj - 7
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Mark - 8
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Scott - 5
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Tim - 6
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#124 "Lest Darkness Fall" - by L. Sprague DeCamp
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Amy - 4.5
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Brian - 3
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*Clif - 9
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Joyce - ?
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Kassie - 1
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Mark - 3
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Mike P. - 7
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Scott - 6.5
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Tim - 5
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#123 "The Dog Said Bow-Wow" - by Michael Swanwick
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Brian - 8
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Joyce - 7
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Kameron - 7
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Kassie - 6
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Mark - 6
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Mike P. - 7.5
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Scott - 7
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Tim - 4
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#122 "The Chrysalids" - by John Wyndham
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Brian - 8.5
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*Clif - 9
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Joyce - 8
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Kameron - 7
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Kassie - 5.5
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Mark - 7.5
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Mike P. - 7.5
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Scott - 8.5
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Tim - 7
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#121 "Fly By Night" - by Frances Hardinge
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Amy - 9
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Brian - 4
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Elliot - 9
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Joyce - 8
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Kassie - 3
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Marj - 7
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Mark - 7
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Tim - 3
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#120 "Wild Seed" - by Octavia Butler
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Brian - 9
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Elliot - 8
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Joyce - 6
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Kameron - 6
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Kassandra - 8
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Mark - 10
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Mike K. - 9
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Timothy - 6
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#119 "House of Leaves" - by Mark Z. Danielewski
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*Amy - 7
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Brian - 7
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Elliot - 3
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Kameron - 4.5
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Kassandra - 8
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*Scott - 9
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Timothy - 4
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#118 "Make Room, Make Room" - by Harry Harrison
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Brian - 6
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Mark - 5
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Timothy - 4
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#117 "The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August" - by Claire North
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Amy - 9
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Brian - 9
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Kameron - 7
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Kassie - 8.5
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Marj - 7.5
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Mark - 6.5
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Mike P. - 9
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Scott - 8.5
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Tim - 8
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#116 "First Men in the Moon" - by H.G. Wells
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Amy - 6
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Brian - 6.5
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Mark - 5
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Tim - 5
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#115 "Mort" - by Terry Pratchett
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Amy - 8
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Brian - 8
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Elliot - 9
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Joyce - 8.5
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Kameron - 7
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Kassie - 9
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Marj - 7
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Mark - 8
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Mike P. - 8
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Scott - 6
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Tim - 6.5
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#114 "The Man in the High Castle" - by Philip K. Dick
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Brian - 9
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Frank - 9
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Kameron - 7
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Kassie - 3
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Mark - 8
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Scott - 9
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Tim - 4
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#113 "The Sparrow" - by Mary Doria Russell
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Brian - 8
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Elliot - 7.5
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Joyce - 6.5
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Kassie - 7.5
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Mark - 3
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Tim - 8.5
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#112 "The Hobbit" - by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Brian - 10
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Dave - 6.5
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Joyce - 7
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Kameron - 8
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Kassie - 10
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Mark - 6
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Mike K. - 9
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Mike P. - 10
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Rod - 10
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Scott - 7
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Tim - 7
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#111 "Beaker's Dozen" - by Nancy Kress
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Amy - 7
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Brian - 5
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Kassie - 5
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Ken - 8
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Mark - 6.5
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Mike K. - 8
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Mike P. - 7
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Tim - 6
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#110 "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" - by Robert A. Heinlein
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Amy - 7
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Brian - 10
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*Clif - 8
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Joyce - 6
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Kassie - 7.5
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*Ken - 7.5
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Mark - 10
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Mike K. - 8
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Mike P. - 8
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*Scott - 9
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Tim - 7
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Wesley - 7
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#109 "The Magicians" - by Lev Grossman
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Brian - 4.5
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*Clif - 8.5
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Kassie - 4
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Mark - 3
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Mike K. - 2
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Tim - 4.5
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*Scott - 6
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#108 "Year of the Quiet Sun" - by Wilson "Bob" Tucker
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Amy - 4
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Brian - 5
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*Clif - 5
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Frank - 7.5
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Kassie - 2.5
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Ken - 7.5
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 7.5
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Scott - 5.5
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#107 "Ancillary Justice" - by Ann Leckie
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Amy - 8.5
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Brian - 7.5
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*Clif - 8
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Frank - 8
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Joyce - 8.5
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Kassie - 8.5
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Ken - 8
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 9
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Scott - 8.5
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Wesley - 7.5
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#106 "2001: A Space Odyssey" - by Arthur C. Clarke
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Amy - 6
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Brian - 9.5
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*Clif - 9
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Frank - 7.5
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Joyce - 7
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Kassie - 8
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Ken - 7
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 9
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Rod - 9
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Scott - 8
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#105 "Never Let Me Go" - by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Brian - 8
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Frank - 8
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Joyce - 5
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Kassie - 7.5
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Ken - 7
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Mark -2
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*Scott - 4
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#104 "Bug Jack Barron" - by Norman Spinrad |
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Joyce - 2
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Mark - 8
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#103 "After the Golden Age" - by Carrie Vaughn
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Amy - 7
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Brian - ?
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*Clif - 9
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Frank - 6
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Joyce - 7.5
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Kassie - 3.5
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Ken - 5
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Mark - 5
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Scott - 5
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#102 "The Ship Who Sang" - by Anne McCaffrey
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Amy - 7
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Brian - 7.5
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Kassie - 6.5
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Ken - 6
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Mark - 5
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Mike - 6
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Neil - 7
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Scott - 6
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#101 "The Rithmatist" - by Brandon Sanderson
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Amy - 7.5
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Brian - 8
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Frank - 7.5
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Kassie - 7.5
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Ken - 7
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Mark - 5
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#100 "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Vol. 1" - edited by Robert Silverberg
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*Amy - 8
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Brian - 10
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*Clif - 8.5
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Kassie - 9
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 9
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Scott - 9
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#99 "Brave New World" - Aldous Huxley
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Brian - 9
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*Clif - 9
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Frank - 9
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Joyce - 4
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Kassie - 9
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Ken - 8
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Mike - 7
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Scott - 7
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#98 "Redshirts" - John Scalzi
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*Amy - 9
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Brian - 7.5
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Bryce - 6
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Frank - 5
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Joyce - 9
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Kassie - 4
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Ken - 8
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Mark - 7
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Scott - 9
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#97 "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" - Jules Verne
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Am y - 8
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Brian - 8
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Dave - 8.5
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Joyce - 7
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Mark - 4
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Rod - 7
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Scott - 9
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#96 "Spin" - Robert Charles Wilson
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Amy - 4.5
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Brian - 9.5
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*Clif - 7
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Frank - 9
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Kassie - 8
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Ken - 9
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Mark - 7
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Scott - 8
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#95 "The Last Unicorn" - Peter S. Beagle
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Amy - 9
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Brian - 8
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Joyce - 8.5
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Kassie - 9
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Ken - 9
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Mark - 7.5
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Mike - 8
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Scott - 7
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#94 "Downbelow Station" - C.J. Cherryh
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Brian - 1.5
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Kassie - 6
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Mark - 8.5
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Mike - 8
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Scott - 8
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#93 "The Mote in God's Eye" - Niven and Pournelle
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Brian - 9
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*Bryce - 9
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*Clif - 8
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Mike - 9
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Rod - 10
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Scott - 9
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#92 "The Quantum Thief" - Hannu Rajaniemi
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Amy - 7
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Brian - 4
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Frank - 8
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Jim - 5.5
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Joyce - 8
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Mark - 7
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Scott - 6
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#91 "A Case of Conscience" - James Blish
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Amy - 6
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Brian - 6
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Frank - 8
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Jim - 7
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Ken - 7.5
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Mark - 4
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Mike - 7.5
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Rod - 7
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Scott - 6
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#90 "Among Others" - Jo Walton
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Amy - 9.5
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*Brian - 8.5
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*Clif - 8
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Frank - 9.5
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Jim - 1
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Joyce - 8.5
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Ken - 8.5
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Mark - 9.5
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Mike - 8.5
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Scott - 9.5
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#89 "The Dark is Rising" - Susan Cooper
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Amy - 7
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Brian - 8.5
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Jim - 7
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Joyce - 7
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Ken - 7
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 7.5
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Scott - 7
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#88 "The Halloween Tree" - Ray Bradbury
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Amy - 7
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*Beatrice - 8
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*Brian - 7
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Bryce - 8
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Dave - 7.5
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Frank - 8
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Jim - 6
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Joyce - 8
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*Karen - 8
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Ken - 6
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*Lizzy - 8
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Mark - 8.5
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Mike - 7
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Scott - 8
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#87 "The Bookman" - Lavie Tidhar
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Amy - 4
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Brian - 2.5
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*Clif - 7
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Frank - 7
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Jim - 3
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Joyce - 8.5
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Ken - 3
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Mark - 3
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Mike - 8
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Scott - 6
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#86 "Non-Stop" - Brian Aldiss
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Brian - 8
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Frank - 8
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Ken - 9
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 8
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Scott - 7
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#85 "Player of Games" - Iain M. Banks
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Amy - 7.5
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Brian - 8
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*Clif - 4
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Frank - 9
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Ken - 9
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Mark - 7.5
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Scott - 8
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#84 "Deathbird Stories" - Harlan Ellison
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Brian - 2
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*Clif - 7
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Ken - 4
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Joyce - 5.5
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Mark -4
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Mike - 5
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Scott - 6.5
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#83 "Kirinyaga" - Mike Resnick
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Amy - 5
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Brian - 8.5
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*Clif - 4
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Dave - 4
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Frank - 6.5
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*Jonathan - 8
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Joyce - 6
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Ken - 9.5
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Mark - 6
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Mike - 9.5
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Scott - 7
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#82 "A Princess of Mars" - Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Amy - 8
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Brian - 9
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Bryce - 7
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*Clif - 6
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Frank -
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Karen - 8
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Ken - 6.5
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Mark - 4
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Mike - 7.5
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Scott - 9
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#81 "A Shadow in Summer" - Daniel Abraham
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Amy - 6
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Brian - 8
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Ken - 6
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Mark - 7.5
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Mike - 8.5
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Scott - 8
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#80 "To Your Scattered Bodies Go" - Philip José Farmer
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Amy - 4
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Brian - 8
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*Clif - 7
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Jonathan - 8
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Joyce - 4
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Mark - 8
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Scott - 3
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#79 "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" - Douglas Adams
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Brian - 9
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Bryce - 4
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Frank 9.5
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Jonathan - 8
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Ken - 7
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 9
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Scott - 7
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#78 "A Canticle for Leibowitz" - Walter M. Miller
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*Amy - 8
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Brian - 6
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Bryce - 7.5
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Jonathan - 8.5
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Karen - 8.5
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Ken - 8
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Mark - 8
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*Matt - 8
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Mike - 9
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Scott - 8.5
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#77 "The Hunger Games" - Suzanne Collins
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*Amy - 9
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Beatrice - 6
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Brian - 8
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Bryce - 6.5
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Georden - 7
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Karen - 6.5
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Mark - 5
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Mike - 9
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Ron - 7
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Scott - 6
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"Equal parts awesome and awful!"
#76 "The Skylark of Space" - E.E. "Doc" Smith
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Amy - 3
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Brian - 8
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Jonathan - 7
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Ken - 6
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Mark - 3
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Matt - 5
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Mike - 5
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Scott - 5
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2011 Hugo Award Short Story Nominees
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#75 The 4 short stories nominated for Hugos for 2011
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We did not "rate" these stories, although as a group, we selected "Amaryllis" as our top choice.
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#74 "Timescape" - Gregory Benford
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Amy - 5
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Brian - 6.5
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Clif - 9
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Jonathan - 7
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Ken - 10
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Mark - 5
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Mike - 9
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Scott - 8
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#73 "Roadside Picnic" - Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
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Amy - 4
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Brian - 7.5
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Frank - 7.5
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Jonathan - 7
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Ken - 8
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Mark - 5
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Mike - 8.5
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Scott - 7
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#72 "The Dervish House" - Ian McDonald
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Amy - 7
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Brian - 7.5
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Frank - 9.5
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Ken - 9
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Mark - 9
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Matt - 8
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Scott - 8.5
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#71 "Babel 17" - Samuel R. Delany
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Amy - 6
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Brian - 7.5
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Bryce - 6
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Frank - 8
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Joyce - 6
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Ken - 7
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Mark - 8
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Matt - 7
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Mike - 7.5
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Scott - 6
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#70 "World War Z" - Max Brooks
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Albert - 9.5
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Amy - 9.5
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Brian - 9.5
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Bryce - 9
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Clif - 6
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Frank - 9
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Joyce - 9
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Karen - 9
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Ken - 9.5
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Mark - 7
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Matt - 9
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Mike - 9
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Scott - 9.5
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"The classic tale &mdash perhaps a bit too florid for modern tastes, but unforgettable!"
#69 "Frankenstein - or, The Modern Prometheus" - Mary Shelley
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Albert - 9
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Amy - 9
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Brian - 8.5
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Joyce - 7
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Louis - 6
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Mark - 3
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Matt - 7
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Scott - 9
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#68 "The Practice Effect" - David Brin
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Albert - 6
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Amy - 7
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Brian 2.5
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Joyce - 5
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Ken - 6
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Louis - 4
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Mark - 6
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Matt - 7
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Mike - 8
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Scott - 7
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#67 "Time and Again" - Jack Finney
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Amy - 2
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Jonathan - 8
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Ken - 9
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Louis - 7
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Mark - 3
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Matt - 4
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Mike - 9
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#66 "Anansi Boys" - Neil Gaiman
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Amy - 9
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Brian - 7.5
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Clif - 9
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Frank - 7
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Ken - 6
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Louis - 8
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Mark - 9
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Scott - 7.5
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#65 "The Space Merchants" - Frederick Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth
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Albert - 5
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Amy - 8
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Brian - 8
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Dave - 8
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Frank 8.5
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Ken - 8
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Louis - 8
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 7
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Rod - 4
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Scott - 7
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#64 "The Yiddish Policemens Union" - Michael Chabon
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Albert - 8
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Amy - 10
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Barb - 10
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Brian - 7
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Frank - 8.5
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Louis - 3
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Mike - 8.5
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Scott - 8.5
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#63 "The Best of Cordwainer Smith" - Cordwainer Smith
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Albert - 6
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Amy - 5
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Brian - 8
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Frank - 9.5
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Ken - 8
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Louis - 7
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 9
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Scott - 5
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#62 "Declare" - Tim Powers
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Amy - 8.5
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Frank - 9.5
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Mark - 9
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Mike - 9.5
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Scott - 8
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#61 "What Mad Universe" - Fredric Brown
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Dave - 9
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Frank - 7
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Scott - 8
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 9
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Ken - 9
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Amy - 8
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Clif - 8
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Brian - 8
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#60 "Undertow" - Elizabeth Bear
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Amy - 8
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Scott - 7
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Brian - 9
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Mark - 7
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Frank - 7
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Ken - 5
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Mike - 8
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#59 "Voyage of the Space Beagle" - A.E. Van Vogt
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Amy - 7
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Scott - 7
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Brian - 8
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Mike - 7
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Louis - 9
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Mark - 6
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Ken - 6
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#58 "Little Brother" - Cory Doctorow
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Scott - 6
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Amy - 5
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Brian - 2
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Mark - 3
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Mike 6.5
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#57 "Dying Inside" - Robert Silverberg
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Scott - 8
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Brian - 6.5
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Mark - 3
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Amy - 5
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Frank - 9.5
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"Minority Report" - Philip K. Dick
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Frank - 6
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Dave - 10
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Amy - 10
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Ken - 9
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Scott - 9
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Mark - 7.5
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"Minority Report" - 2002 Film
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 9.00
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Frank - 8
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Dave - 10
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Amy - 10
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Ken - 9
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Scott - 8
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"An engaging and well-designed science fiction adventure, with a different type of protagonist"
#56 "Hunter's Run" - George R.R. Martin, Gardnere Dozois and Daniel Abraham
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Frank - 7
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Scott - 8
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Brian - 8
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Amy - 7
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Mark - 7
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Ken - 9
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Mike - 9
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#55 "Sirens of Titan" - Kurt Vonnegut
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Mark - 6
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Scott - 7
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Amy - 8
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Brian - 10
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#54 "Paul of Dune" - Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert
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Brian - ?
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Amy - ?
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Mike - ?
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Scott - 7
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#53 "Watership Down" - Richard Adams
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Mark - 7
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Rod - 10
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Scott - 9
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Amy - 10
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Brian - 10
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Mike - 9
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Louis - 6
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"Who Goes There" - story by John W. Campbell
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Ken - 8
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Scott - 8
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Rod - 8
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Clif - 9
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Mike - 9
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Louis - 5
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Mark - 8
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"The Thing From Another World" - 1951 film
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Members' Rating - Average Film Rating: 5.83
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Andrew - 5
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Lizzie - 5
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Ken - 7
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Scott - 6
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Karen - 7
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Bryce - 7
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Rod - 6
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Clif - 6
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Mike - 7
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Frank - 5
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Louis - 6
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Mark - 3
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"The Thing" - 1982 film
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Members' Rating - Average Film Rating: 8.21
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Andrew - 9
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Lizzie - 8
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Ken - 8
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Scott - 9
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Karen - 9
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Bryce - 8
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Rod - 10
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Clif - 8
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Mike - 8
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Frank - 8.5
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Louis - 6
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Mark - 7
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"Masterful classic of graphic literature -- it'll be interesting to see how faithful the movie is!"
#52 "Watchmen" - Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
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Scott - 9
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Mike - 8
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Brian - 9
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Amy - 10
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Mark - 8
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Frank - 8
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Rod - 9
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"Thought-provoking classic...smart people who talk like smart people, and a central SF trope explored with great detail!"
#51 "Rogue Moon" - Algis Budrys
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Scott - 6
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Ken - 6
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Brian - 9.5
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Mark - 4
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Mike - 7
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Amy - 5
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Frank - 9.5
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"Compelling new take on vampirism; final work from a contemporary genre master"
#50 "Fledgling" - Octavia Butler
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Amy - 7
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Scott - 6.5
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Frank - 4.5
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Mark - 7
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Brian - 5
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"Depressing but brilliant and unforgettable!"
#49 "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever" - James Tiptree, Jr.
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Mark - 8.5
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Frank - 9.5
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Louis - 8
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Amy - 8.5
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Scott - 9
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"Competently written, with a strong cultural flavor, but not for everyone"
#48 "Brown Girl in the Ring" - Nalo Hopkinson
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Amy - 8
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Brian - 6.5
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Mark - 8
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Frank - 6
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Scott - 6
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Louis - 4
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"Farewell to the Master" - story by Harry Bates
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Scott - 4
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Louis - 3
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Dave - 4
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Frank - 4
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Floyd - 4
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Ken - 4
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Mike - 6
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Rod - 3
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Terry - 7
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"The Day the Earth Stood Still" - film
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Members' Rating - Average Film Rating: 8.88
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Scott - 9
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Louis - 8
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Dave - 9.5
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Frank - 8.5
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Floyd - 9.5
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Ken - 9.5
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Mike - 9
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Terry - 8
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#47 "The Worm Ouroboros" - E.R. Eddison
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Amy - 8
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Louis - 8
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Mark - 2
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"An interesting idea, but told in a misogynistic way by an author too obviously aware of their own style"
#46 "There Will be Dragons" - John Ringo
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 4.40
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Scott - 2
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Brian - 4
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Amy - 1
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Mark - 7
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Louis - 8
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"A classic that holds up well after 50 years"
#45 "More Than Human" - Theodore Sturgeon
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 8
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Brian - 8
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Louis - 9
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Amy - 7
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Mark - 9
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Mike - 7
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"Stross is the future of Science Fiction"
#44 "Accelerando" - Charles Stross
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 6.00
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Scott - 7
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Frank - 8
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Mark - 3
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Louis - 8
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Amy - 4
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"Service, Clay Forester"
#43 "The Humanoids" - Jack Williamson
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 4.57
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Scott - 4
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Brian - 5
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Mark - 3
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Louis - 6
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Amy - 4
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Rod - 3
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Mike - 7
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"Compelling storytelling...but is it Science Fiction?"
#42 "The Speed of Dark" - Elizabeth Moon
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 6.38
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Scott - 8
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Mark - 6
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Louis - 7.5
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Amy - 4
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"Whose reality are we living now?"
#41 "Eye in the Sky" - Philip K. Dick
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 6.00
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Scott - 7
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Frank - 6
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Mark - 6
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Mike - 4
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Amy - 7
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#40 "In the Garden of Iden" - Kage Baker
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 8
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Mark - 8
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Louis - 8
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Brian - 8
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Mike - 8
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#39 "The Big Time" - Fritz Leiber
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 6.50
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Scott - 6
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Frank - 6
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 7
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"An uneven anthology, with some truly remarkable stories in the mix!"
#38 "Beyond Singularity" - Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, editors
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 6.50
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Scott - 6
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Frank - 6
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 7
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"Atmospheric and sensitive post-apocalyptic tale"
#37 "The Long Tomorrow" - Leigh Brackett
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 7.5
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Frank - 7
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Mark - 8
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Louis - 8.5
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Mike - 9
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"Excellent and enjoyable collection of fairy tales for a modern generation"
#36 "Sister Emily's Lightship and Other Stories" - Jane Yolen
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 9
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Mark - 4
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Louis - 10
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Rod - 9
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"Perhaps one of the most memorable time travel stories ever written"
#35 "The Man Who Folded Himself" - David Gerrold
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 7.80
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 9
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 6
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Dave - 8
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December 2005
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#34 "Snowcrash" - Neal Stephenson
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Members' Rating - Average Rating: 7.67
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 8
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Mark - 7
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September 2005
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"Unforgettable storytelling -- vivid and memorable
-- still highly relevant"
#33 "The Forever War" - Joe Haldeman
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.17
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Jeff - 8
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Mark - 8
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Scott - 7
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Mike - 9
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Rod - 8
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Louis - 9
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August 2005
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#32 The 5 novelettes nominated for Hugos for 2005
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We did not "rate" these stories
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June 2005
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"Engaging characters and thought-provoking plot
-- Fun to read!"
#31 "Little Fuzzy" - H. Beam Piper
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.58
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Frank - 7
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Louis - 8.5
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Mike - 9
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Scott - 8
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Mark - 6
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William - 7
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April 2005
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"Ray Bradbury Lite"
#30 "The Thief of Always" - Clive Barker
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating 6.80
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Scott - 6
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Frank - 6
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Mark - 5
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Louis - 9
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Rod - 8
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March 2005
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"Classic example of traditional 1950s science
fiction adventure novel"
#29 "Crossroads of Time" - Andre Norton
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.08
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Scott - 6
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Mark - 5
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Louis - 7.5
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Mike - 10
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Dave - 7
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Rod - 7
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December 2004
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#28 "Rats and Gargoyles" - Mary Gentle
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 5.40
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Scott - 5
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Frank - 7.5
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Mark - 4
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Louis - 4.5
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Rod - 6
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August 2004
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"Engaging example of Simak's style -- personal,
yet still epic"
#27 "City" - Clifford Simak
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.71
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Scott - 6
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Frank - 8
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Brian - 7
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Mark - 6
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Mike - 8
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Rod - 7
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Roger - 5
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[Guest] Louis - 6
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June 2004
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"Excellent introduction to Dark Fantasy for younger
readers"
#26 "Coraline" - Neil Gaiman
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.42
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Scott - 5
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Frank - 7.5
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Brian - 6
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Mark - 7
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Bryce - 6
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Rod - 7
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April 2004
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"The ultimate Ancient Astronaut story"
#25 "Protector" - Larry Niven
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.00
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Scott - 7
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Frank - 5
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Brian - 8
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Mark - 7
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Mike - 8
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Rod - 9
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Roger - 5
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February 2004
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"Non-stop adventure...fascinating characters...highly
readable!"
#24 "The Vor Game" - Lois McMaster Bujold
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 9.00
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Scott - 8
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Mark - 9
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Rod - 9
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Roger - 10
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December 2003
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"A solid, though not brilliant, collection..several
engaging stories!"
#23 "Unicorn Variations" - Roger Zelazny
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.30
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Scott - 6
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Frank - 6
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Mark - 5
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Mike - 7.5
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Rod - 7
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October 2003
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"Reynold's greatest strengths are in his detailed
descriptions"
#22 "Revelation Space" - Alistair Reynolds
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.80
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Scott - 6
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Frank - 6
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Mark - 5
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Rod - 8
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Roger - 9
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August 2003
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"A classic of the genre...unforgettable!"
"Holds up to the test of time"
#21 "The Demolished Man" - Alfred Bester
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.80
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Scott - 9
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Ken - 9
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Brian - 10
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Mike - 7
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Mark - 9
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July 2003
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"Fabulous descriptions...fascinating characters...an
original vision!"
#20 "Perdido Street Station" - China Mieville
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Member's Ratings - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 9
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Mark -7
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April 2003
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#19 "The Dying Earth" - Jack Vance
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 5.13
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Scott - 3
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Frank - 7
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Mark - 3
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Mike - 7.5
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February 2003
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#18 "Lincoln's Dreams" - Connie Willis
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.50
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Scott - 4
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Frank - 8
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 6
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December 2002
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#17 "Darwin's Radio" - Greg Bear
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.25
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Scott - 8
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Mark - 6
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Rod - 6
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Roger - 9
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October 2002
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#16 "The Lathe of Heaven" - Ursula K. Leguin
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.00
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Scott - 7
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Brian - 9
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Mark - 9
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Bryce - 7
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Mike - 7
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Rod - 9
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September 2002
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"It's Cthulthuriffic"
"I laughed, I cried, I kissed the last vestiges
of my sanity goodbye"
#15 "At the Mountains of Madness" - H.P. Lovecraft
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.33
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Scott - 9
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Frank - 9
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Brian - 7
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Mark - 6
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Mike - 10
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Rod - 9
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July 2002
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#14 "Interstellar Pig" - William Sleator
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.00
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Scott - 7
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Frank - 6
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Terri - 4
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Brian - 5
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Mark - 5
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Mike - 7
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Dave - 7
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Rod - 7
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May 2002
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#13 "Tangled Up in Blue" - Joan D. Vinge
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 5.00
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Brian - 3
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Mark - 4
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Roger - 8
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March 2002
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#12 "Newton's Cannon" - J. Gregory Keyes
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.50
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 9
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Brian - 6
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Mark - 8
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Bryce - 6
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Mike - 8
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January 2002
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#11 "The Boat of a Million Years" - Poul Anderson
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.20
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Frank - 8
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Brian - 8
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Bryce - 8
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Mike - 7
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Roger - 10
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2001
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#10 "Mission of Gravity" - Hal Clement
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.63
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 8
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Brian - 8
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Mark - 7
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Bryce - 7
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Mike - 8
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Rod - 8
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Roger - 7
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June 2001
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#9 "FlashForward" - Robert Sawyer
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.00
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Scott - 6
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Terri - 7
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Brian - 7
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Mark - 3
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Bryce - 6
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April 2001
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#8 "Flowers for Algernon" - Daniel Keyes
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.29 (novel) 8.00
(novella)
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Scott - 7
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Terri - 6
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Mark - 7
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Brian - 6
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Mark - 6
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Bryce (novella) - 8
Bryce (novel) - 6
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Mike - 6
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Rod (novella) - 8
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February 2001
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#7 "Something Wicked This Way Comes" - Ray Bradbury
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.50
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Scott - 8
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Brian - 6
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Mark - 9
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Bryce - 8
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Mike - 8
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November 2000
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.50
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Scott - 6
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Frank - 8
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Terri - 6
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Mark - 7
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Bryce - 5
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2000
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#5 "Citizen of the Galaxy" - Robert A. Heinlein
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.67
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Frank - 7
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Mark - 6
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Mike - 10
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2000
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#4 "The Parafaith War" - L.E. Modesitt
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 5.67
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Scott - 3
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Frank - 7
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Terri - 8
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Mark - 4
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Bryce - 5
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2000
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#3 "Neuromancer" - William Gibson
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 8.20
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Scott - 8
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Frank - 9
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Mark - 8
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Mike - 7
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Rod - 9
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1999
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#2 "I, Robot" - Isaac Asimov
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 6.88
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Scott - 6
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Terri - 6
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Mark - 5
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Bryce - 7
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Mike - 7
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Dave - 10
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Rod - 8
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Roger - 6
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1999
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#1 "Childhood's End" - Arthur C. Clarke
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Members' Ratings - Average Rating: 7.78
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Scott - 7
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Frank - 8
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Terri - 7
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Mark - 6
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Bryce - 4
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Mike - 9
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Dave - 10
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Rod - 9
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Roger - 10
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