Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

I would like to try a different kind of Bingo to motivate myself and I asked all of you to choose books from my TBR for me to read, here's what you want me to read in 2019 😊

Haha, well that worked not at all incredibly well, but I will try again 2020. At least I don't have to update my chart that much... I replaced some of the choosen books with its sequels if there's one. I also added Wandering Inn, because the evil Leader-Duo made me add it to my to-read list and I picked 2 books from my TBR that have been there for far to long.
Now I have one spot left, I'm open for recommendations :)

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1. Percepliquis (Iain)
2. The Desert Spear (Zaara)
3. Old Man's War (Narilka)
4. The Daylight War (Hailee)
5. The Emperor's Blades (Bea)
6. Gardens of the Moon (Petrik)
7. The Aeronaut's Windlass (Soo)
8. Dragon Haven (Niki)
9. The Curse of the Mistwraith (Soo)
10. Warbreaker (Virginie)
11. A Wizard of Earthsea (Karishma)
12. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Zaara)
13. Crownbreaker (Niki)
14. Emil and the Detectives (Bea)
15. The Witchwood Crown (Bea)
16. Legend (Ahdam)
17. The Left Hand of God (Siobhan)
18. The Wayfarer Redemption (Laura)
19. Fool's Quest (Manju)
20. Runemarks (Kathrine)
21. The Eighth Guardian (Laura)
22. The Wandering Inn: Volume 1 (Iain & Virginie)
23. Monster Hunter International (Anni)
24. Shadowmarch (Anni)
25. The Sword of Kaigen (Virginie)

Aaaand, it's done! You decided what I should read :) Here's my list (in no particular order): (view spoiler)[some of these books are on my shelf since forever and I'm not even sure I still want to read them... So I hope to get some motivation here :)

Please be nice and only choose the next available one to read in a series! ;)

Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb
City of Dragons by Robin Hobb
Blood of Dragons by Robin Hobb
Fool's Quest by Robin Hobb
Assassin's Fate by Robin Hobb
Percepliquis by Michael J. Sullivan
No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? by Jodi Taylor
Lies, Damned Lies, and History by Jodi Taylor
The Long and Short of It by Jodi Taylor
God of Vengeance by Kristian Giles
Winter's Fire by Kristian Giles
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett
The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
The Skull Throne by Peter V. Brett
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R. R. Martin
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
The Death Cure by James Dashner
Half a King by Joe Abercrombie
Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
Half a War by Joe Abercrombie
The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher
The Heart of What Was Lost by Tad Williams
The Witchwood Crown by Tad Williams
The Emperor's Blades by Brian Staveley
The Providence of Fire by Brian Staveley
The Last Mortal Bond by Brian Staveley
The Crown and the Crucible by Michael R. Phillips
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling
Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell
Saint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Wayfarer Redemption by Sara Douglas
Enchanter by Sara Douglas
Starman by Sara Douglas
Sinner by Sara Douglas
Pilgrim by Sara Douglas
Crusader by Sara Douglas
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Emil And The Detectives by Erich Kästner
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Half Bad by Sally Green
The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts
The Ships of Merior by Janny Wurts
Warhost of Vastmark by Janny Wurts
The Eighth Guardian by Meredith McCardle
The Sword-Edged Blonde by Alex Bledsoe
Runemarks by Joanne Harris
Shadowmarch by Tad Williams
The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
The Last Four Things by Paul Hoffman
The Fire Sermon by Francesca Haig
Whiteout by Ken Follett
Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley
Plague Child by Peter Ransley
Legend by David Gemmell (hide spoiler)]

Reserved just in case ;)

Yay, I love this, it's so innovative and I'm totally going to copy this!

Tell me if you want to delete this comment.

Someone's cheating :) Putting books on your list you've already signed up for BRs (Spellslinger and Gardens of the Moon, I think)

I nominate Percepliquis... if you're that close to the end of Riyria Revelations, FINISH IT :D

Karishma wrote: "Yay, I love this, it's so innovative and I'm totally going to copy this!

Tell me if you want to delete this comment."

Yay, I'm glad you like it! :) But you haven't picked a book from my list for me to read...

Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "Someone's cheating :) Putting books on your list you've already signed up for BRs (Spellslinger and Gardens of the Moon, I think)

I nominate Percepliquis... if you're that close to..."

Haha, what? Cheating? Me? Noooo! 😂

But you're right it's about time for me to finish it! And here I thought you would pick St. Mary's...

I nominate Kings of the Wyld! That book is super fun :)

Also... OWLBEARS! <3

Sir Anni wrote: "Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "Someone's cheating :) Putting books on your list you've already signed up for BRs (Spellslinger and Gardens of the Moon, I think)

I nominate Percepliquis..."

Diana & Barry cooled my love for St. Mary's during my Buddy Re-read, with great points about the plotting of the series... they're still fun, but no rush...

I'm still harping on about how more people should try tho... webcomic novelizations I remember to mention every couple months :) ... and then hurry off to see if there's news about the 4th book, yet... I think there will be about 8 books, once the comic series is finished... the 4th book should wrap up the first story arc, and the comics are halfway through the 2nd and possibly final story arc...

Virginie wrote: "I nominate Kings of the Wyld! That book is super fun :)

Also... OWLBEARS! <3"

Thanks! :)

Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "Sir Anni wrote: "Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "Someone's cheating :) Putting books on your list you've already signed up for BRs (Spellslinger and Gardens of the Moon, I think)

I nominate [book:P..."

Sounds interesting, I will add it to my list. But it's a graphic novel isn't it?

Sir Anni wrote: "Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "Sir Anni wrote: "Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "Someone's cheating :) Putting books on your list you've already signed up for BRs (Spellslinger and Gardens of the Moo..."

No...

Agatha Heterodyne and the Beetleburg Clank is the graphic novel version...

Agatha H and the Airship City is the novelization, which adds a bit more to description/etc to what's available in comic form... each novel is ~3 volumes of comics, I think... the 3rd book ends around volume 10 of the comics, arc 1 ends at volume 13, and the ongoing webcomic is in the middle of volume 19 right now...

There are audiobooks available, and I loved them... the narrator has a great range of accents, since the children in the series are from all over Europe... https://www.audible.com/search?keywor...

I broke down and sent an email... hopefully I'll know more about plans for the 4th novel soon... finding it myself is hard since the name of the comics and novels are so similar...

I nominate Old Man's War. Such an interesting take on military scifi and pretty funny.

Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "I broke down and sent an email... hopefully I'll know more about plans for the 4th novel soon... finding it myself is hard since the name of the comics and novels are so similar..."

Are you planning to do a re-read of all of them, once you get to know when book 4 will get published? I have no idea if I will be able to read them then, but I would be interested :)

Narilka wrote: "I nominate Old Man's War. Such an interesting take on military scifi and pretty funny."

Thanks :) I don't read much Scifi, but it sounds really interesting!

Sir Anni wrote: "Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "I broke down and sent an email... hopefully I'll know more about plans for the 4th novel soon... finding it myself is hard since the name of the comics and novels are..."

I'd be up for it... we could do it at your pace... the first book is pretty short... the 2nd and 3rd are double the length on audio... if we get some graphic novel readers on board, I might even break down and continue past the novels into the comic storylines...

This is a cool idea Anni. I'm going to be really nice and pick a book that I already know you will be reading, coz I am a super nice person like that 😇

So I nominate The Painted Man

Sir Anni wrote: "Narilka wrote: "I nominate Old Man's War. Such an interesting take on military scifi and pretty funny."

Thanks :) I don't read much Scifi, but it sounds really interesting!"

I hope you enjoy it when you get to it :)

Cool idea!
I nominate The Emperor's Blades :)

Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "Sir Anni wrote: "Timelord Iain (Eeyawn) wrote: "I broke down and sent an email... hopefully I'll know more about plans for the 4th novel soon... finding it myself is hard since the name of the comi..."

Sounds good, let me know when you get an answer. In the meantime I will think about which format I prefer, audiobook or paperback 😂

And thanks Super-nice-Hailee and Bea :) I really want to read Emperor's Blade next year!

I'm gonna be brutal and nominate Gardens of the Moon!!! :D

1st) This is a great idea. I keep forgetting that these challenges are customizable. I should remember that and make mine more interesting for me too.

2nd) My pick for you will be The Aeronaut's Windlass by Jim Butcher.

It's not nearly as long as some of the other books on your list and YA with nice layers. Slow buildup but solid story.

Omg, what a fun idea!! My pick will be the next Hobb book if it’s still available. ^_^

Petrik wrote: "I'm gonna be brutal and nominate Gardens of the Moon!!! :D"

That's fine! As Iain already said I was planning to read it next month anyway, but I don't think a little extra motivation to finish it will hurt :)

Soo wrote: "1st) This is a great idea. I keep forgetting that these challenges are customizable. I should remember that and make mine more interesting for me too.

2nd) My pick for you will be The Aeronaut's ..."

Oh I didn't know it's YA... It was recommended to my by a friend, she also told me there're speaking cats, so I bought it 😂

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Omg, what a fun idea!! My pick will be the next Hobb book if it’s still available. ^_^"

Thanks! And yes, there are still 5 available :D

And please feel free to pick a second book everyone! I don't think I'll end up with a full bingo plate otherwise... 😅

2nd Rec: Curse of the Mistwraith

Second nomination: Warbreaker.

I nominate a wizard of Earthsea which we will be reading together.

I'll give you a super easy one in case you're feeling lazy sometime during the year and just wanna strike something off: Beedle the Bard.

Spellslingers!

Thanks, everyone! :)

Second nomination...The Desert Spear :-)

EDIT And I choose Slot 22 since you said we could...

My second nomination has to be Saint's Blood. Really looking forward to getting back to this series.

Zaara wrote: "Second nomination...The Desert Spear :-)

EDIT And I choose Slot 22 since you said we could..."

Of course you can :) And thanks, it's about time I finally read those books! I hope they aren't as bad as everyone said and if they are, I'm not alone, at least :)

Hailee wrote: "My second nomination has to be Saint's Blood. Really looking forward to getting back to this series."

I'm exited as well! (view spoiler)[ I mean, I still haven't finished book 2, shame on me! But I'm excited to continue the series with everyone else :) (hide spoiler)]

Second nomination: The Witchwood Crown
I haven't read it but I'm planning to pick up something by Tad Williams some day :)

Great idea, Anni!

I would like to nominate...

Half a King because I really liked it, and The Left Hand of God so I can read it with you! XD

Bea wrote: "Second nomination: The Witchwood Crown
I haven't read it but I'm planning to pick up something by Tad Williams some day :)"

Oh please do! I really, really liked his Osten Ard Series so far :) It's more classic fantasy and rather slow, but the characters are really great and vivid, his writing style reminded me a little of Robin Hobb's books.

Siobhan wrote: "Great idea, Anni!

I would like to nominate...

Half a King because I really liked it, and The Left Hand of God so I can read it with you! XD"

Haha, you're choosing Abercrombie, I'm not surprised at all! 😂

And yes, please! That would be awesome!

Sir Anni wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Great idea, Anni!

I would like to nominate...

Half a King because I really liked it, and The Left Hand of God so I can read it with you! XD"

Haha, ..."

Hehe I'm nothing if not predictable! 😂

wow! This is such a great idea! I love it and I hope you don't mind if I'll steal it. :D

I'll choose The Wayfarer Redemption because I'll get to read it with you. XD

Laura wrote: "wow! This is such a great idea! I love it and I hope you don't mind if I'll steal it. :D

I'll choose The Wayfarer Redemption because I'll get to read it with you. XD"

I saw you already did and I don't mind at all :)

Thank you, I'm looking forward to read the series with you :)

Thanks sweety! I'm looking forward to it too. :)

Oh. I wanted to ask you: how did you strike those titles on your list? I'd like to do that too but don't know how to.

Laura wrote: "Oh. I wanted to ask you: how did you strike those titles on your list? I'd like to do that too but don't know how to."

put your title between .

thanks Manju. :) It worked!