Dragons & Jetpacks discussion

Hello lovely members!

Today I received a message from the new GR Community Manager, with an exciting opportunity!

'Hi Rinn,
This May, Goodreads will be celebrating Summer Reading with a weeklong event focused on great books to read this summer from a variety of genres. As a moderator of a successful Goodreads group in one of the genres we plan to feature, we’d like to showcase your awesome group Dragons & Jetpacks in our coverage.

Can your group recommend three books for readers to add their their summer reading plans? We think readers (and other groups) would love to hear your smart recommendations! You may want to create a poll for your group in order to make your selections.

Please send me a message if you plan to participate at your earliest convenience. The deadline to complete the form is May 5.

Thanks for being a Goodreads moderator!

Best,
Emily
Community Manager, Goodreads'

To make this easier to narrow down our choices, let's choose 3 of our favourite group reads. I'll leave this open until 5th May and then message Emily :)

So let me know your great summer reads and why, and then I'll choose 3 (either most popular or with the best reasons) to submit! :D

As a writer who has contributed very well to our group and one of our popular choices how about Age of Myth by Michael J Sullivan.

Red Rising

I'm going to second red rising

I second Age of Myth, also because the sequel is coming out soon so now would be a great time to catch up...

I will second Age of Myth because Michael J. Sullivan is such an awesome member of our group.

I would also like to strongly recommend The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and The Fifth Season as they were our book of the year winners.

I love Age Of Myth so I'm going second it as well.

I'm going to nominate Behind the Throne. This is super fun and has a lot of diversity.

Melanie wrote: "I will second Age of Myth because Michael J. Sullivan is such an awesome member of our group.

I would also like to strongly recommend [book:The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet|2..."

That's a very good point, Melanie!

I'll second The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. It was very well liked by the group.

Hi
I'd also like to vote for The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Also what about Welcome to Night Vale?

Another vote for The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

I suggest Sabriel, especially the audiobook.

Age of Myth and Mistborn

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab.

Looks to me like two definite favourites , then an interesting selection after that. No calls for Cinders or Snowcrash then :-p

Neverwhere?

She doesn't say which genre though she plans to use our suggestions in. It could be Science Fiction or Fantasy. Should we then maybe ensure we at least give 1 suggestion for both genres?

I would definitely also support/suggest & as newer books. I would also suggest as a classic book.

It would be both/or really, whatever the group feels is good! I think I will pick one of each, and then the 3rd will be whatever feels the right choice :)

Paul wrote: "As a writer who has contributed very well to our group and one of our popular choices how about Age of Myth by Michael J Sullivan."
All his books are good reads! :D

Sci-fi: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Fantasy: A Gathering of Shadows
Classic: The Handmaid's Tale

red rising!!

Count me in with Red Rising for Sci-Fi and Age of Myth for Fantasy!

The Invisible Library

Tales of the Ketty Jay!!!!!!!!

Sorry I had to say it.

Red Rising
Invisible Library
The Fifth Season

sir Lancer wrote: "Tales of the Ketty Jay!!!!!!!!"

Also good. Was that a buddy read? I didn't think it was a botm.

The Fifth Season!!

Age of Myth
Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
His Majesty's Dragon

sir Lancer wrote: "Sorry I had to say it."

It's an excellent choice!

for best all of time i have to go with the starters of great series:
Storm Front
Furies of Calderón
The Way of Kings
Steelheart
The Final Empire
The Black Prism
Eragon
Hounded

I haven't read in the groups reads as I am a new member but will be getting age of myth for my kindle as soon as I have finished the dread empire book I have just started .. Thanks guys :)

Seconding The Invisible Library

Ready Player One and Uprooted, I'd say The Martian too but that's probably been read by most people that plan on reading it...

So hard to pick just a few, so many good books:
The Lies of Locke Lamora
The Night Circus
Prince of Thorns
Promise of Blood
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

Roger wrote: "Ready Player One and Uprooted, I'd say The Martian too but that's probably been read by most people that plan on reading it...

So hard to pick just a..."
Shocked at the book you left out .

Paul wrote: "Roger wrote: "Ready Player One and Uprooted, I'd say The Martian too but that's probably been read by most people that plan on reading it...

So hard ..."

keeping that to myself, don't want to share it's amazingness with the world!

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

And I'll second Roger's nominations as well. So many good books!

Rinn wrote: "Can your group recommend three books for readers to add their their summer reading plans?"

Now I'm wishing we'd read The Summer Dragon.

I'm fine with whatever we pick, though seeing that this is our chance to be in the spotlight of awesomeness I'd think it be best to not pick something too mainstream or cliché. Not saying anything that's been said are those things but you get what I'm saying.

sir Lancer wrote: "I'm fine with whatever we pick, though seeing that this is our chance to be in the spotlight of awesomeness I'd think it be best to not pick something too mainstream or cliché. Not saying anything ..."

So what you're saying is, we should nominate Harry Potter? ;)

Hybrid Creature (devours books instead of brains) wrote: "sir Lancer wrote: "I'm fine with whatever we pick, though seeing that this is our chance to be in the spotlight of awesomeness I'd think it be best to not pick something too mainstream or cliché. N..."

I may have heard of this one before.

Age of Myth AND The Final Empire

The Fifth Season!

Lancer , don't people who try to be niche and not a cliche usually end up being the worst cliche. Don't want people thinking we're hipsters ;-).
Mainstream and lovin it :-p

The Martian, too -- forgot that one.

Okay, so I think we have two clear nominations: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and Age of Myth.

Make your most compelling cases for the third book! ;) I may send our nominations later tonight, just in case I don't have time tomorrow.

Well, that is one SF and one Fantasy, so what could be the 3rd? Maybe Steampunk? Maybe YA? In that case "The Invisible Library" would fit, and got some love above.

Retribution Falls for book 3
A - Because it will make a poor Canadian happy.
B - Because it covers both genres to some degree.
C - Probably an author a lot of us only know because of the group and Sir Lancers persistence.

I was going to say Invisible Library or Retribution Falls. And Retribution Falls is less "mainstream."