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Books of the Month - May 2017 Nominations
I would like to nominate Godstone: The Phoenix Quill by Reggie Allison for the fantasy book of the month. Thank you!
I'd like to nominate New Pompeii by Daniel Godfrey for the science fiction category if I may.
I've been wanting to read this one for a while and think it looks like it might make an interesting discussion book.
I've been wanting to read this one for a while and think it looks like it might make an interesting discussion book.
Lacona, as it is self published and not widely available in multiple formats we will have to exclude your nomination .
Given that the sequel is coming out this month, I'd like to nominate Sleeping Giants for SF and see if we can get it up for May. It was nominated, but not picked, for February.
Scott wrote: "If it's ok with the group, I'd like to give Just One Damned Thing After Another a go."
I've been wanting to read that one.
I've been wanting to read that one.
I'd like to nominate A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas for fantasy please! It comes out 2nd May!
Audrey wrote: "Scott wrote: "If it's ok with the group, I'd like to give Just One Damned Thing After Another a go."
I've been wanting to read that one."
Same! So many good nominations this month!
I've been wanting to read that one."
Same! So many good nominations this month!
Okay, I withdraw my second:
Ryan wrote: "Rinn wrote: "The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe"
Seconded"
and nominate Too Like the Lightning.
Ryan wrote: "Rinn wrote: "The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe"
Seconded"
and nominate Too Like the Lightning.
Lara wrote: "I'd like to nominate A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas for fantasy please! It comes out 2nd May!"
As we haven't read the first two books, this can't be nominated. You could nominate the first book in the series.
As we haven't read the first two books, this can't be nominated. You could nominate the first book in the series.
Audrey wrote: "The Amulet of Samarkand (Jonathan Stroud) for Fantasy
(trying again)"
I second that one.
(trying again)"
I second that one.
Fannie wrote: "Audrey wrote: "The Amulet of Samarkand (Jonathan Stroud) for Fantasy
(trying again)"
I second that one."
Yay!
(trying again)"
I second that one."
Yay!
I nominate The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Whether it is SF or Fantasy, I leave to your discretion.
Folks - all SF slots are now filled (sorry to those who have been pipped to the post - feel free to nominate them next month as there are some interesting titles there)!
There is ONE Fantasy slot left - last nomination anyone?
@Ed - I took a look at the First Fifteen Lives and it sounds more SF (backed up by the fact that all the awards it has won are SF ones)
There is ONE Fantasy slot left - last nomination anyone?
@Ed - I took a look at the First Fifteen Lives and it sounds more SF (backed up by the fact that all the awards it has won are SF ones)
Apologies if it's just not updated yet, but I think there was a 'seconded' for New Pompeii that's not on the list.
Haha, ok, what I meant to say yesterday was that all your SF nominations are fab and I need to finish updating three list (and updating the secondings).
We are lacking in the Fantasy nomination department though as there are only 7, so we are missing at least one to make the polls with - though feel free to nominate more than that and we'll see what makes it to the polls :)
We are lacking in the Fantasy nomination department though as there are only 7, so we are missing at least one to make the polls with - though feel free to nominate more than that and we'll see what makes it to the polls :)
Vinca wrote: "Apologies if it's just not updated yet, but I think there was a 'seconded' for New Pompeii that's not on the list."
Vinca, I think I might be blind, but I can't see a seconded for New Pompeii.
Vinca, I think I might be blind, but I can't see a seconded for New Pompeii.
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- Nominations will be open for 24 hours and during that time we will take in as many nominations as possible.
- After 24 hours, 8 books from each genre will be chosen at random from the selection.
- Only ONE nomination per person (EITHER sci-fi OR fantasy)
- No books nominated last month may be re-nominated for May, instead you must wait until June to nominate them again. A book counts as "nominated" when it made it to the polls. If it was suggested, but not picked for the polls, it can be entered again. You can see the polls here
- If books are part of a series, they must be the first, unless the group has already read the previous book(s)
- No authors nominating their own works
- No self-published or ebook only books
- Here are our previous group reads if you're unsure!
- Book nominations may be seconded in place of a suggestion, but this will count as your choice for the month. Seconded books will receive an additional chance of being selected in the randomisation process.
SCIENCE-FICTION:
1.Lexicon by Max Barry (seconded x1)
2.The Rise of Io by Wesley Chu
3.The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe
4.Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel
5.The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi
6.Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
7.Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
8.New Pompeii by Daniel Godfrey (seconded x1)
9.Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
10.Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
11.The Black Lung Captain by Chris Wooding
12.The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
FANTASY
1. Wolf in Shadow by David Gemmell
2.The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman (seconded x1)
3.A Shadow on the Glass by Ian Irvine
4.Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
5.Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
6.The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud (seconded x1)
7.Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames (seconded x4)
8.American Gods by Neil Gaiman