Our theme this year is Dystopia/Utopia. What better way to convey that theme then with James S. A. Corey’s masterpiece novel series, The Expanse? We’re honored to host both halves of Corey, Daniel Abraham as Writer Guest of Honor, and Ty Franck as Toastmaster. They have released six of the nine projected novels thus far (as well as ancillary short stories and novellas). Their debut novel Leviathan Wakes received both Hugo and Locus nominations, and became an instant New York Times bestseller. The series as a whole was recently nominated for the 2017 Hugo Awards as Best Series. The book series spawned a hit TV show on the SyFy network titled The Expanse, which is currently in its second season. Last December they released the sixth novel of the series, Babylon’s Ashes. This year gives our members a unique opportunity to meet and converse with the masterminds behind BOTH a hit Dystopian science fiction novel series as well as a hit current TV show. Please take the opportunity to purchase your membership this weekend. We’ve got an outstanding line up of guests and events planned for you this year; we hope you’ll join us.