Hi all,

Welcome to the November book club. We are a friendly group of avid readers that gather every 2 months to discuss a selection of sci-fi, fantasy and urban fantasy books over dinner and a drink at the Mail Exchange Hotel.

Below are the books for Thursday 20 November 2025:

**Science Fiction**
The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts
[The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts | Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36510759-the-freeze-frame-revolution)

**Fantasy**
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
[The Neverending Story by Michael Ende | Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27712.The_Neverending_Story)

Bonus Option: Feel free to watch the movie (and listen to the theme song) prior to the next meet up!

**Urban Fantasy**
Bat Eater and other names for Cora Zeng
[Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker | Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/218185743-bat-eater-and-other-names-for-cora-zeng)

For any new people that would like to come along, you are most welcome! You don't have to read all the books. However, the more you read, the more robust the conversation will be with multiple people discussing the book.

The following meetup in January is our Australian Author meetup. Don't forget to bring along some Australian Author Sci-fi, Fantasy and Urban Fantasy suggestions to share with the group!

If you would like to see all the books (excluding bonus books) that we have read before, click [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K96OI_w3AIBzkDVWXenQNc6mYbZ2cMvfRnzVehkp9Bo/edit#gid=0) to have a look. Since there are so many authors out there, we try not to repeat authors, however, I am relaxing this slightly moving forward. If you are new(ish) to the group, check out the back catalogue for some inspiration if you are stuck for something to read.

Numbers are limited. If you can’t make it, please change your RSVP to a NO as a courtesy to the organiser and to let any wait-listed people into the meet-up.

**Post book club catch up** \- I have added 30 minutes on to the end of book club\, so people can stay back and have a social catch up\. You are most welcome to leave at the end of the book club discussion/book selection process\, or you can stay around to catch up with the members of this fabulous group\.

Happy Reading until we see each other again!!! 🤓😊

Julianne

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