Far Reaches Collection: Quill Quotes Book Club

Welcome to the 20th edition of Quill Quotes Book Club! It’s been a while since the last book club but we’re super excited to get back to reading with you. The Far Reaches Collection is a set of six short sci-fi stories we’ll read over the next six weeks. We hope you enjoy reading with us! Keep reading for all the details on the books, where to get them, and our reading schedule. This page will be updated with links to each discussion so keep it handy as a reference. We can’t wait for our first discussion on Saturday, September 9th, 2023!

The Far Reaches Collection Summary

Look outward beyond the stars with six stories from bestselling visionary authors. An AI awakens to its purpose. A researcher seeds a thousand new worlds for one more chance at love. A murder rocks the crew of an interstellar ship. With a sweeping sense of wonder, these stories explore the galaxy…and the horizons of humanity’s potential.

How It Unfolds by James S.A. Corey

An astronaut’s interstellar mission is a personal journey of a thousand second chances in an exhilarating short story by James S. A. Corey, the New York Times bestselling author of The Expanse series. [Read more]

Void by Veronica Roth

An intergalactic luxury cruise to a distant port is a world unto itself in this piercing short mystery by #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth. [Read more]

Falling Bodies by Rebecca Roanhorse

A young man caught between two disparate worlds searches for his place in the universe in a wrenching short story by New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse. [Read more]

The Long Game by Ann Leckie

An inquisitive life-form finds there’s more to existence than they ever dreamed in an imaginative short story by New York Times bestselling and Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author Ann Leckie. [Read more]

Just Out of Jupiter’s Reach by Nnedi Okorafor

A revolutionary experiment in space opens a woman’s eyes to the meaning of solitude in a thought-provoking short story by New York Times bestselling, award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor. [Read more]

Slow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi

An artificial intelligence on a star-spanning mission explores the farthest horizons of human potential—and its own purpose—in a mind-bending short story by New York Times bestselling author John Scalzi. [Read more]

Where to get the book?

As Amazon Original Stories, The Far Reaches Collection is available on Kindle and Audible. Plus, it’s currently free for Prime members!

Reading Schedule

Each book in The Far Reaches Collection should only take about an hour to read. So, we’ll discuss a story each week for the next six weeks! We can’t wait to hear your thoughts!

Links will be added below to each discussion once we’ve read the books so keep this page handy. You can leave your comments anytime but we’ll look to be most active at 10am CT on the discussion dates.

• Discussion #1: How It Unfolds by James S.A. Corey, Saturday, Sept. 9th, 2023
• Discussion #2: Void by Veronica Roth, Saturday, Sept. 16th, 2023
• Discussion #3: Falling Bodies by Rebecca Roanhorse, Saturday, Sept. 23rd, 2023
• Discussion #4: The Long Game by Ann Leckie, Saturday, Sept. 30th, 2023
• Discussion #5: Just Out of Jupiter’s Reach by Nnedi Okorafor, Saturday, Oct. 7th, 2023
• Discussion #6: Slow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi, Saturday, Oct. 14th, 2023
• Bonus! Discussion #7: All six books, Saturday, Oct. 21st, 2023

We can’t wait to discuss The Far Reaches Collection with you! Let’s get reading!