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Northwest Akron's Speculative Fiction Group

A welcoming place where readers share their love of speculative fiction through a lively conversation about a pre-read title. Register online, in person, or by phone at 330.836.1081.

This is a group of speculative fiction fans (science fiction/fantasy) who want to read and discuss genre literature. Each month we'll discuss a book, either a new release or an older book (but ideally something that most people haven't read yet), that we've read before meeting.

The Title for October is "Lock in," by John Scalzi.

"Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. Most who get sick experience nothing worse than flu, fever, and headaches. But for the unlucky one percent - and nearly five million souls in the United States alone - the disease causes "Lock In": victims fully awake and aware but unable to move or respond to stimulus. The disease affects young, old, rich, poor, people of every color and creed. The world changes to meet the challenge.

A quarter of a century later, in a world shaped by what's now known as "Haden's Syndrome," rookie FBI agent Chris Shane is paired with veteran agent Leslie Vann. The two of them are assigned what appears to be a Haden-related murder at the Watergate Hotel, with a suspect who is an "integrator" - someone who can let the locked-in borrow their bodies for a time. If the integrator was carrying a Haden client, then naming the suspect for the murder becomes that much more complicated."

Looking for other great speculative fiction titles? Take a look at these!

"Upgrade" by Blake Crouch.

"The Daughter of Doctor Moreau" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

"August Kitko and the Mechas from Space (The Starmetal Symphony #1)" by Alex White.

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