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In 1506, Machiavelli received a letter from a friend, who had recently read the first part of his history of the decade they’d just lived through. The friend urged Machiavelli to write more. Why? Because, he said, without a good history of
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Speculative Fiction in Translation
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— last activity Nov 17, 2025 11:39AM
This is a group dedicated to reading SF works from around the world translated into English. We cover both new releases and older publications, and no ...more
On Paths Unknown
— 475 members
— last activity Nov 18, 2025 11:58AM
"On paths unknown, we tread with wonder. Through a glass darkly, to brave new worlds and beyond we go." We seek to explore and do critical reading fro ...more
Newest Literary Fiction
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Discover and share your discovery of the most recently published literary fiction. If you love reading novels before anyone else decides they are good ...more
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