Dragons & Jetpacks discussion

Please start nominating books for next month!

- 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, 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)
- No books nominated last month may be re-nominated for August, instead you must wait until September to nominate them again. A book counts as "nominated" when it made it to the polls. If it was suggested, but not picked for the polls, it can be entered again.
- 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!
- Book nominations may be seconded in place of a suggestion, but this will count as your choice for the month. Seconded books will receive an additional chance of being selected in the randomisation process.

Science Fiction
Record of a Spaceborn Few x4
Revelation Space x2
Weapons of Choice
The End of the Day
The Freeze-Frame Revolution
Stardoc
Parasite
The Rig
Dark Horse
Mutineer
The Demolished Man
The Black Lung Captain
Empire of Silence

Fantasy
Little, Big
Akata Witch
The Whitefire Crossing
The Poppy War x3
Godsgrave x2
The Relic Guild x2
Hexed
City of Lies x3
Blood and Sand
Fated
The Grey Bastards
Castle Hangnail
Lost Gods

I nominate Record of a Spaceborn Few for sci-fi. The group has read the first two. This book is scheduled for release July 24, so should be available for August read.



Edit: added book link

I'd like to nominate Little, Big by John Crowley for fantasy, please!

Thanks. (:

Akata Witch for fantasy please

Revelation Space for sci-fi please

Weapons of Choice for scifi

I'd like to nominate The Whitefire Crossing for fantasy.

The Poppy War for fantasy

I'll nominate The End of the Day by the wonderful Claire North.



I read her The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August last year and it immediately became one of my favourites


edit: it would, I guess, come under fantasy

I will second Record of a Spaceborn Few.

*Beste, we already read Kings of the Wyld .

Falynn - the TyGrammarSaurus Rex wrote: "Akata Witch for fantasy please"

I will second this one

I'd like to nominate Godsgrave please. Really enjoyed reading Nevernight with the group and would like to see how the story continues :-)

I will nominate The Relic Guild

Rinn wrote: "I will nominate The Relic Guild"

That's a great book, it has some really imaginative ideas and I loved the entire trilogy. I reckon the author might be persuaded to come along to the group for some kind of Q&A too..

Second The Poppy War

Rinn wrote: "I will nominate The Relic Guild"

I'll second The Relic Guild.
It's been on my list for ages.

Can I nominate Stardoc for sci fi please. Its been on my to read list for ages.

I'll third Record of a Spaceborn Few.

Oguz wrote: "I'll third Record of a Spaceborn Few."

I'll fourth Record of a Spaceborn Few. I have been waiting for this to release allllllllll year!

Beste wrote: ""

This book has already been a BOTM.

Roger wrote: “Beste wrote: ““

This book has already been a BOTM.”

But I think the sequel is out.

Audrey wrote: "Roger wrote: “Beste wrote: ““

This book has already been a BOTM.”

But I think the sequel is out."

Not til the end of August.

Oh, too bad. I guess it’s ARCs I’ve been seeing.

I'll second "revelation space".

Hexed by Kevin Hearne for fantasy.

City of Lies by Sam Hawke for fantasy

I second Godsgrave.

I'll nominate The Rook by Daniel O'Malley for fantasy!

Kate wrote: "I'll nominate The Rook by Daniel O'Malley for fantasy!"

The Rook was our BOTM last August...

I will nominate The Poppy War

I nominate Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk

Alex wrote: " City of Lies by Sam Hawke for fantasy"

I second.

Parasite for sci fi

Wayland wrote: "Parasite for sci fi"

Ooh, I'm always on for a Mira Grant/Senan MCguire book

( not seconding as have already nommed, just sayin' )

Fated for Fantasy

I nominate Obscura for sci fi

What about The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts for sci-fi?

Should Stardoc be in the Sci-Fi list instead?

by Roger Levy for Sci-Fi please Roger (careful as I think there is another book that looks almost identical to this one in name and cover)

Veronica wrote: "What about The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts for sci-fi?"

yup, fixed.

Anna wrote: "I nominate Obscura for sci fi"

This is self-published through amazon and inelgible for BOTM

Freya wrote: " by Roger Levy for Sci-Fi please Roger (careful as I think there is another book that looks almost identical to this one in name and cover)"

Thanks for the heads up

Roger wrote: "Freya wrote: " by Roger Levy for Sci-Fi please Roger (careful as I think there is another book that looks almost identical to this one in name and cover)..."

No worries - reading the blurbs they are very different books haha

As we approach the finish line it's looking as though *almost* every nomination will reach the voting stage...

I would nominate Mutineer by Mike Shepherd to the list!

How about A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers?

Elina wrote: "How about A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers?"

We did that one in March of '17

Dark Horse by Michelle Diener for sci-fi? Unless it's been read already. (Sorry don't know how to do links).

The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester? Just picked this one up at a vintage book store.