Dragons & Jetpacks discussion

Nominations are open for August 2020!

– Nominations will be open for 24-48 hours and during that time we will take in as many nominations as possible.
– After 24-48 hours (or once a mod feels we have enough nominations), 8 books from each genre will be chosen at random from the selection, using a random generator online.
– Only ONE nomination per person (EITHER sci-fi OR fantasy).
– If books are part of a series, they must be the first, unless the group has already read the previous book(s). (you can see our previous group reads here and a series list here)
– No authors nominating their own works.
– No self-published or ebook-only books — we want our BotM to be accessible to as many members as possible!

**Change in Rule from March 2020**
– No Seconding Nominations
(We've struggled to get many / a good variety of nominations the last few months due to a high proportion of seconding, so we're trying this for a bit)

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Harrow the Ninth!

(I am v keen this month - lol)

I'd like to nominate The City We Became for sci-fi

I’d like to nominate Devolution by Max Brooks....not sure if it’s Fantasy, or Sci Fi?? It’s technically both, but since we seem to have more trouble filling out the Sci Fi, how about we go with that? Thanks!

Hi. Can you please add the links to previous group reads?

For the previous reads have a look at the group bookshelves

Hi Jessica, not sure myself on Devolution. Would have thought Max Brooks as Scifi /horror in general but that blurb for the book isn't clear

Jenna wrote: "I'd like to nominate The City We Became for sci-fi"
Was just about to nominate this

SF: Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Fantasy: Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

Hi Chris, just one nomination please, either scifi or Fantasy, not both. Can you let me know your preference from the two

SF: Light by M. John Harrison

Unsouled by Will Wight (fantasy)

Fantsy: 'Daughter of the Empire' Book 1 'The Empire Trilogy',
Raymond E Fiest & Janny Wurts

Can I nominate The Reborn King for fantasy please

The Three by Sarah Lotz for sci-fi please (I'm guessing it's sci-fi?!)

Fool's Gold for fantasy please

Hi Freya, I read The Three a few years back. Interesting book in an epistolary style. Started as horror but probably a bit scifi.

Wake of Vultures for fantasy please.

Thanks for clarifying Paul - the Goodreads mobile app doesn't make it easy to see the tags! Let me know if you think I need to change the nomination :)

Octavia Butler Parable of the Sower (i’ll save the Bujold for another month)

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien for fantasy.

“The Gutter Prayer” by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

For fantasy (The Gutter Prayer)

You Die When You Die for fantasy please.

Nexus Uprising for scifi

Hi Freya, I think it's fine.

Hayley wrote: "Fool's Gold for fantasy please" This has been on my to read list forever :)

Space Team for sci-fi please.

Could I nominate A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar for fantasy, please?

Fool's Gold for Fantasy!

Titan by John Varley for sci-fi!!

The Two Towers by J.R.R.Tolkien would be fantastic!

Axiom's End for sci-fi please

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire for fantasy

I would nominate Starsight by Brandon Sanderson for SciFi!

Right we have more than enough. I will do a random picker for 8 for each and polls will be up soon.

Can I add Age of Swords for fantasy?

Sorry Audrey, submitted that after the poll was set up. Save it for next month

No big deal.