About us
Vancouver Fantasy & Sci-Fi Group is for people who like speculative stories as more than lore and trivia.
Most months, we do a mix of:
- science fiction and fantasy book discussions
- anime and animation discussions
- movie and TV conversations
- graphic novel and comic discussions
- long-book reading arcs
- occasional crossover events with literature, film, and bigger cultural questions
The room is for big questions inside strange stories: power, technology, gods, monsters, war, identity, fate, broken worlds, and what people become when the rules change.
No fandom purity tests. No lore-flexing. Come for the story, the argument, and the people who still take imagination seriously.
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Upcoming events
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![🚀 The Three-Body Problem [Book Club Discussion]](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/f/7/e/highres_536749022.jpeg)
🚀 The Three-Body Problem [Book Club Discussion]
UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3, Canada, Vancouver, BC, CA🚀 We're getting together to talk about Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem.
When humans disappoint us, the idea of an outside solution can start to feel like hope. But being fed up with our own world is not evidence that another power would treat us better, or let us keep a say in what happens next.
The plan
Please read the complete first novel, The Three-Body Problem, beforehand: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781466853447/thethreebodyproblem/When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 22, 2026
🕒 Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3
We will meet at the main entrance.
Arrive 10 minutes before the start; doors close 10 minutes after the start.
Cap: 121 attendee
🛸 Bloodchild - love, coercion, and the bargains that keep us alive
UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3, Canada, Vancouver, BC, CA🛸 We're getting together to talk about Octavia Butler's Bloodchild.
You can genuinely care for someone and still have very little freedom in the arrangement that binds you. If refusing their terms puts your safety at risk, affection does not settle whether your agreement is freely given.
The plan
Please read only Bloodchild beforehand: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/octavia-e-butler/bloodchild-and-other-stories/9781583226988/
The rest of the collection is not assigned.When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 22, 2026
🕒 Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: UBC Learning Exchange, 612 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2V3
We will meet at the main entrance.
Arrive 10 minutes before the start; doors close 10 minutes after the start.
Cap: 121 attendee
🐺 Wolf Children - what do parents owe children who cannot live ordinary lives?
Trees Organic Coffee 738 Granville, 738 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1G3, Canada, Vancouver, BC, CA🐺 We're getting together to talk about Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children.
A parent can work hard to make a child's life easier and still misunderstand the life that child wants. Protection becomes more complicated when safety means fitting in, and growing up means choosing a path the parent cannot follow.
The plan
Please watch Wolf Children beforehand: https://gkids.com/films/wolf-children/
There is no screening at the event.
What do parents owe children who cannot live ordinary lives?When and where
🗓️ Date: Sunday, November 22, 2026
🕒 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: Trees Organic Coffee, 738 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC
Cap: 121 attendee
Past events
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![The Return of the King [Book Club Discussion]](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/5/7/4/highres_536425972.jpeg)
![👑⚔️ The Return of the King - Part 1: Book V [Book Club Discussion]](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/b/0/f/highres_535831503.jpeg)
