Portal Realm

Chicago, IL 60640, USA

Next meeting: Saturday, November 07 2026 at 11:00am - CDT

148 members

Currently reading

About Portal Realm

Portal Realm is a book club dedicated to scifi and fantasy novels. We meet in-person monthly on the North side of Chicago (typically at a coffee shop), and alternate between the two genres for each read. Everyone is welcome!

Books We Want to Read

Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, 1)

by Ann Leckie

Average rating: 7.57

Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun, 1)

by Gene Wolfe

Average rating: 6.5

The Parable of the Sower

by Octavia E. Butler

Average rating: 7.77

Leviathan Wakes

by James S. A. Corey

Average rating: 8.1

Books We've Read

Jurassic Park: A Novel

by Michael Crichton

Average rating: 8.28

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

Average rating: 7.57

The Haunting of Hill House (Penguin Classics)

by Shirley Jackson and SHIRLEY JACKSON

Average rating: 6.79

Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos)

by Dan Simmons

Average rating: 7.99

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