Dragons & Jetpacks discussion

Nomination time already!

– Books must be published by the first, be available internationally, and available in print form.
– After 24-48 hours, 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)
– 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!


SCI FI
1. Acorna: The Unicorn Girl
2. Chocky
3. We
4. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
5. Aurora's End
6. The Last Watch
7. Ready Player Two
8. Unsouled
9. Foundation and Empire



FANTASY
1. Little Sister Death
2. The Forgetting Moon
3. A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
4. The Pariah
5. The Crystal Cave
6. Servant Mage
7. The Maleficent Seven
8. Empire of the Vampire

Little Sister Death for fantasy please

The Forgetting Moon by Brian Lee Durfee for fantasy please

Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey and Margaret Ball for sci-fi please

Sci-Fi: The House of Styx
Fantasy: Beasts of the Frozen Sun

I will nominate Chocky by John Wyndham for Sci-Fi.

I'm going to try again with A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking for Fantasy please

The Pariah for fantasy please.

The Crystal Cave for fantasy

I’m going for a short one this month, Servant Mage by Kate Elliott for fantasy

The Maleficent Seven for fantasy.

Empire of the Vampire for fantasy

for fantasy, please.

For science fiction: We

Demon in White by Christopher Ruocchio (SciFi)
ILLBORN by Daniel T Jackson (Fantasy)

Bob - only one nomination per person, would you rather the sci-fi or the fantasy?

Likewise, Chrissie, only one nomination - which of the two you've nominated do you want to put forward?

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green (scifi)

Let's review the instructions again:

– Only ONE nomination per person (EITHER sci-fi OR fantasy).

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Fantasy

Aurora's End for sci-fi please

The Last Watch for SF please.

Lots of good fantasty recs. :)

Ready Player Two for sci fi please

Foundation by Asimov for Sci fi

Lel wrote: "Ready Player Two for sci fi please"

I didn't know there was a sequel!

Shawnie wrote: "Lots of good fantasty recs. :)"

Yes!

Greg wrote: "Lel wrote: "Ready Player Two for sci fi please"

I didn't know there was a sequel!"

There is, but not very many people liked it.

Could I nominate Unsouled by Will Wight for fantasy please.

Liz wrote: "Foundation by Asimov for Sci fi"

We have already done this one.

In that case, how about "Foundation and Empire" (book 2 in the series)?

Mike wrote: "In that case, how about "Foundation and Empire" (book 2 in the series)?"

That will work.

The Pariah.

Holly wrote: "The Pariah."

by Anthony Ryan? Hayley has nominated it.

Any more?

Greg wrote: "Lel wrote: "Ready Player Two for sci fi please"

I didn't know there was a sequel!"

I've read it, and I pretend it doesn't exist.

Kym wrote: "Could I nominate Unsouled by Will Wight for fantasy please."

Great book but this looks to be self-published

Roger wrote: "Kym wrote: "Could I nominate Unsouled by Will Wight for fantasy please."

Great book but this looks to be self-published"

I couldn't tell. The cover looked self-published.