Chicago Nerds- Signal to Noise

For the October book meeting of the Chicago Nerd Social Club, we discussed Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

Alternating between the 1980s and the early 2000s, the novel follows three friends in Mexico City who discover that their connection to music grants them magical powers.

Brief notes and possible spoilers below:

Think Galactic: Ancillary Justice

Much overdue on this one: Wiscon etc. happened right after. Apologies in advance, have a handful of writeups to knock out before we're caught up.

Also this has been a much-discussed book, including a number of discussions at clubs I didn't attend or before Positron started.

But! Ancillary Justice! Ann Leckie! Think Galactic!

This Hugo-winning novel certainly created a lot of buzz; it's one of those books that an unusually high percentage of SF/F folks have read and have opinions about. Which is cool! Canons are problematic, but having a set of touchstones in common is, I would opine, extremely valuable for any community, and helps to prevent some of the cultural balkanization that can otherwise occur.

But I digress! Possible spoilers below: