Dec. 31st, 2010

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The Fourth Annual Star Wars Day at the Sarnia Libary:



The Force is strong: Library hosts Star Wars day

The clash of lightsabers and jousting Jedis rang through parts of the Sarnia Library Tuesday. They were the sounds of Star Wars Day: the Phantom Library, which showcased movies, video games, fan films and an extensive collection of memorabilia from the iconic Star Wars movies and comics.
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Ten of the Best Science Fiction Novels of All Time

Which have you read? Do you agree with his picks?

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, by Jules Verne (1864)
Day of the Triffids, by John Wyndham (1951)
Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis (1992)
Dune, by Frank Herbert (1965)
Foundation Trilogy, by Isaac Asimov (1951)
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley (1818)
Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell (1949)
Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville (2000)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams (1979)
The Time Machine, by HG Wells (1895)

Some Other Great Science Fiction Books that could have made this list but did not:

Arthur C Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein.
The Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee,
The Postman by David Brin,
Ringworld by Larry Niven,
Player of Games by Iain M Banks,
Voyage by Stephen Baxter
Desolation Road by Ian McDonald.

Read more at Suite101: Ten of the Best Science Fiction Novels of All Time http://www.suite101.com/content/ten-of-the-best-science-fiction-novels-of-all-time-a326196#ixzz19jx8wbyS
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