Science Fiction Book Group at Central Library - Ad Astra

Get ready for an interstellar adventure like no other! Ad Astra, Central Library's science fiction book group, invites you to journey through the cosmos with us. Our meetings will be held in the Indianapolis Special Collections Room every month on Monday evenings from 6-7 p.m.

Join us on this literary voyage as we discuss these captivating works of science fiction and explore the limitless possibilities of the cosmos. Ad Astra looks to provide an exciting, thought-provoking journey through the stars. We can't wait to see you there!

Here's our whole schedule and reading list for 2026:

1/26 Iron Widow - Xiran Jay Zhao

2/23 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert Heinlein

3/23 Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

4/27 Death of the Author - Nnedi Okorafor

5/18 Hole in the Sky - Daniel H. Wilson

6/22 Babel - R. F. Kuang

7/27 Rosewater - Tade Thompson

8/24 This is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

9/28 Saturn Run - John Sandford

10/26 Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson

11/23 Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky

12/28 A Psalm for the Wild-Built - Becky Chambers

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