Grimdark Fantasy discussion

Morning/afternoon/evening members!

As many of you know, last nomination I had a question from one of our members regarding self-nomination. One member wisely suggested we should dedicate a group read to members who would like to nominate their own work. (thank you Silvana!!)

Is everyone happy for us to do this at our next group read (Mar/Apr)? Should we only include self-published works? Any other suggestions?

We want to make it as fair for the authors as possible, so they can entice us to read their work, instead of judging the book by its cover.

Ideas and suggestions here or you can pm me if you prefer.

Have a great day and happy reading! :)

I said that? I totally forgot ;p

As long as there's a Kindle edition that's available to buy (sometimes does not work for me due to geo restriction crap or something) then I'm in. If I cannot join but the others can then it is fine as well - I can check your recommendations after the discussion.

That is a very good point, I had not thought of availability. Lets hope it does not turn out to be an issue.

So far the plans go something like this:

Only self-pub or indie-press books

Only authors may nominate (we want everyone to have a fair chance)

Authors may include a short (<100 words) synopsis.

That's all I have so far. What do you guys think?

Silvana wrote: "As long as there's a Kindle edition that's available "

Ditto. I'm good with any other rules or lack thereof.

Cool. I will leave this thread open for the next week or so, just in case anyone else has ideas. Then we can begin!

Hey! I've been away from this group for a long time, but I'd like to join in on this! It would be very interesting to see what you guys are thinking about self-published material. I'm currently revising all my stuff as I'm preparing to publish more stories towards the spring/summer, so let me begin by NOT nominating anything by me!

I think it is also useful for authors when pitching their books that they tell us three things that make their book unique in the current grimdark fantasy landscape.

Thanks very much! :)

Guys, I was wondering whether we could read grimdark novels by female authors for the group read someday. It is not common yes, but it might be good to expand the horizon. what do you think?

When does the current read end? I'm struggling time management!

Silvana wrote: "Guys, I was wondering whether we could read grimdark novels by female authors for the group read someday. It is not common yes, but it might be good to expand the horizon. what do you think?"

Sounds fun! I can only think of a handful. I can set up a poll and see what our members would like to do.

I'm thinking of starting a thread with a list of GD authors to make it easier for or members to find what they are after. I'll have a think about it over the weekend.

M.L. wrote: "When does the current read end? I'm struggling time management!"

Still plenty of time! 31st April is when we officially finish the current read, but the discussion threads are left open so you can add your thoughts later. We try to make the read as relaxed as possible, so there's no pressure to finish by a certain date.

Jo Zebedee's Abendau series is fairly grimdark space opera

Tracey the Lizard Queen wrote: "M.L. wrote: "When does the current read end? I'm struggling time management!"

Still plenty of time! 31st April is when we officially finish the current read, but the discussion threads are left op..."

Oh, good! I'm finally on spring break, so I can catch up! Thank you:)

Tracey the Lizard Queen wrote: "Silvana wrote: "Guys, I was wondering whether we could read grimdark novels by female authors for the group read someday. It is not common yes, but it might be good to expand the horizon. what do y..."

The number of female dark fantasy writers on my to-read shelf seems to be 0....so i'm all for it!

Glad to know at least nine people have voted yes :)

some book recommendations: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comm...

Silvana wrote: "Glad to know at least nine people have voted yes :)

some book recommendations: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comm..."

Brilliant!

Also here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

Funny that some people also put dark fantasy novels in it, And they're not the same sub(?)genre.

Silvana wrote: "Also here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

Funny that some people also put dark fantasy novels in it, And they're not the same sub(?)genre."

I gets quite confusing!

Since The Black Company is the next group read I was considering to continue the series from book 4 onwards. Not sure if Croaker is still there but I miss Cook's writing and characters. Anyone else interested to do a buddy read, let me know.

Silvana wrote: "Since The Black Company is the next group read I was considering to continue the series from book 4 onwards. Not sure if Duiker is still there but I miss Cook's writing and characters. Anyone else ..."

Not sure if you're confused with malazan because Duiker is a character from malazan book of the fallen book 2, Deadhouse Gates

Haha, thanks! I meant Croaker. Duiker reminded of him, or was it the other way around.

Anywho, the invitation still stands. The Chronicles of Black Company book 4 onwards , not Malazan (yet).