Hugo & Nebula Awards: Best Novels discussion

As a group we are pretty active with our reading material, with Monthly Reads and Challenges we constantly have at least two or three reads going at the same time.

I for one try planning my group reading schedule ahead, so I decided to make a thread where moderators and members could advertise in advance which of the Monthly Reads they are tackling first, this will allow us discuss thing in real time, as we all go along.

I am kicking off with Nova Express starting tomorrow. Heard Kate is starting with that as well.
Hope there'll be anything worth discussing, they all say this volume is best of the three, so fingers crossed!

None of my local libraries is carrying Nova Express, so I'm skipping that one. My next read for the group will be Three-Body Problem, but I'll likely read something else before that.

I've read The Three-Body Problem last year and will be ready to discuss it

I'm not ready to start on either yet. I'll need several days to finish The Soft Machine, then I'll start on Nova Express. 3-Body won't be far behind.

Got hold of Nova Express after all, and since I seem to want to inflict punishment on myself for some reason, I started it today as well.

Antti wrote: "since I seem to want to inflict punishment on myself for some reason, I started it today as well."

I applaud your strong will. I'll join you shortly

I already own Three Body problem, so I'll hit it first while I wait for payday to get Nova Express. Forgot to buy the books for this month. I'm reading the monthlies on one device and the challenge on another, but I am way behind on the challenge, so IDK if I'm going to try to finish those by end of month or not.

Rebecca wrote: "I already own Three Body problem, so I'll hit it first while I wait for payday to get Nova Express. Forgot to buy the books for this month."

I have to warn you: Nova Express is quite strange, not sure I'd like to keep it after reading, so library loan an be a better option if available

Oleksandr wrote: "Rebecca wrote: "I already own Three Body problem, so I'll hit it first while I wait for payday to get Nova Express. Forgot to buy the books for this month."

I have to warn you: Nova Express is qui..."

Thanks, I got a similar comment by messaging, but I share my kindle account with my oldest (who is also working through the list) so if its available I'd rather purchase if I'm able, especially since it takes up no space on my bookshelf. . . of course I just bought a new bookshelf, but that's mostly going to be taken up with volumes of Talmud and associated reference. Today V39p15 LOL.

I was doing to much stuff to start yet, but I should start tomorrow.

Three out of four of the monthly reading are NOT AVAILABLE IN MY COUNTRY from the Kindle Store. The Three-Body Problem, Blackfish City and Trail of Lightning. I know Australia is awfully far away from the rest of the world, but seriously????

Libraries maybe? Many allow checkout through online apps. I was able to borrow Trail of Lightning that way.

Allan wrote: "Libraries maybe? Many allow checkout through online apps. I was able to borrow Trail of Lightning that way."

I can get The The-Body problem on Google play - I'll have to see if I can convert ePub and read it on my Kindle - because I'm addicted to it!!

Since I'm fairly new to ebooks, perhaps you could email me with some info on where you were able to get Trail of Lightning?

Jeanette, I feel for you, I do. One of my favorite books of all time is available on Kindle UK, but they won't sell it to me because I am in the US.

Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny. And there are many more. Annoying

On e-books and getting them:

1. libraries are great. If you have a person in the US, who can share their card ID/pass with you, you can get books even in other countries. I do.

2. Amazon can be fooled into believing that you're in a specific country, like the USA to get access to the books

Doorways in the Sand can also be downloaded from epdf.

I'll probably start with Trail of Lightning, so that I have a light buffer between The Three-Body Problem and the rest of the reading material. Got over two weeks of reading to catch up on, just managed to get to one third of the way through TBP today, but I'll try kcocking the most of that between tonight and tomorrow. I haven't even had the chance to see what everyone wrote in the spoiler thread.

I started Blackfish City on Friday and I'm pretty hooked to the story. I'm close to 70% through with it.

Swapping Trail of Lightning to this months audible 'read' because the not knowing pronounciations is bugging me too much and starting Blackfish City tonight. Still working on Cyteen when waiting to pick up my daughter (I keep a DT book in the car for just those ocassions) though I'll probably bring it in to finish it sometime soon.

Oleksandr wrote: "On e-books and getting them:

1. libraries are great. If you have a person in the US, who can share their card ID/pass with you, you can get books even in other countries. I do.

2. Amazon can be f..."

Have been collecting books a bit and can recommend a few other sites.

this book available at Internet Archive which honors copyrights, spam free etc. Book is encrypted pdf and read with Adobe Digital Editions. Have found quite a few of Zealzny here like A Night in the Lonesome October.

Another source for older books is Project Gutenberg e.g. Project Gutenberg Philip K. Dick

suspect this is old news but never know.

Will look for the audible read of Trail of Lightning as that is high on my TBR and preferred format.