Smiley Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Please join us for our next chat in #readers_corner at 8:30 P.M. (EST) on February 6, 2016 [00:30 A.M., January 31 (GMT)], for a discussion of "Year of the Big Thaw" by Marion Bradley. Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was a prolific American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy. She will be remembered by most fans of science fiction and fantasy genres for her "Darkover" and her "Avalon" series of novels. Some of Bradley's writing dealt with feminist issues and alternate lifestyles although her books dealing with lesbian love and similar topics were published under various pseudonyms. Some of her Science Fiction and Fantasy stories deal with female characters and/or are told from the female's point of view, but not to the extent that male readers feel that they are "chick" stories. This weeks story, tells of an alien infant adopted by a New England farmer's family. The story tells of a baby alien, saved from drowning in a crashed spaceship and adopted by a farm family in New England (I am certain that any similarity between the tale and the original version of Superman's arrival on earth is purely coincidental) It was published in Fantastic Universe 1.6 (May 1954). The story is available at: http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/58539/ Meeting Place: Webchat: http://www.koach.com/chatlogin.php?chan=%23Readers_Corner mIRC Users: /server -m chat3.koach.com:6667 -j #readers_corner I hope to see you all there. readers_corner-20160206.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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