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It’s time to get started on our March 2020 BotM nominations! This month’s theme is: Comedy (this should self-explanatory).

If, for any reason, you have a book you want to nominate but are not sure it will pass muster and you are SURE it fits the Comedy theme, please post said book along with a request for a Moderator Judgement. Mods will then make the final decision regarding eligibility. If you do not request Moderator Judgement and the book does not fit the above guidelines, that book is not eligible.

Winner: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky!

Poll is HERE: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
Poll starts now and close on 17-Feb-2020.

Examples: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Princess Bride

Requirements:
-Can be SF, Fantasy, Horror, YA/MG
-Must be either a standalone, 1st in a series or a series THIS GROUP has already started ( Check the Group Reads Index)
-Must be available in formats that all members can access
-CanNOT be a book that this group has already read. (unsure which books FoF has read? ( Check the Group Reads Index)
-Must follow nomination rules listed here:
-You are REQUIRED to link to the book, using words, and NOT the cover image. This is so all members, including those using the app, can actually read the nominations - and so Mods don't have to search for the appropriate book.

Nomination Rules:
1) No self-nomination or self-interest nominations (this includes publisher accounts as well as author accounts)
2) No inviting friends or followers or fans to the group to nominate or vote in the poll
3) Mods will validate nominations and results and will announce when validated by broadcast. Any suspicious looking noms or votes will not be counted
4) When nominating a book for a theme, you must include WHY your nomination fits the monthly theme
5) You are REQUIRED to link to the book, using words, and NOT the cover image. This is so all members, including those using the app, can actually read the nominations.

Please NOTE: If anyone is caught inviting friends to order to rig the vote, then it will result in an automatic kickban for all parties.

Winner: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky!


Current Nominations
Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
The Wizard's Tale by Kurt Busiek
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines

Nominating: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

I read this last year, but it was one of those stories that made me want to turn right back around and re-read it as soon as I finished. It was darkly funny, and really interesting and thought-provoking. I really enjoyed it, so please pick it so we can read it. OKthanksbyeeeeeeeeeee!

Becky wrote: "Nominating: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

I read this last year, but it was one of those stories that made me want to turn right back around and re-..."

lol

Current Nominations
Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Nominating: Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames If David Gemmell, Joe Abercrombie & Sir Terry Pratchett stepped into one of those telepods from The Fly, the resulting monstrosity that stepped back out the other side would write a book similar to this. Comparing bands of heroic warriors to rock bands is brilliant. Funny without being a spoof with still enough serious threat & conflict in the plot to engage the reader & make you care for the characters

I love me some Kings of the Wyld. It's in my top 10 all-time.

Current Nominations
Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

The Wizard's Tale by Kurt Busiek

An evil wizard who just can't pull off the evil.

Current Nominations
Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
The Wizard's Tale by Kurt Busiek

I'm going to nominate Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor.

Time travel, "map cap" adventures, and a snarky protagonist.

Dimension of Miracles by Robert Sheckley

Tony wrote: "Dimension of Miracles by Robert Sheckley"

Can you repost please following the nomination rules:
4) When nominating a book for a theme, you must include WHY your nomination fits the monthly theme
5) You are REQUIRED to link to the book, using words, and NOT the cover image. This is so all members, including those using the app, can actually read the nominations.

Current Nominations
Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
The Wizard's Tale by Kurt Busiek
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

Ok. I forgot to put in my nomination.

Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines

Current Nominations
Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
The Wizard's Tale by Kurt Busiek
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
Goblin Quest by Jim C. Hines

POLL IS UP:
https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

A nomination:
A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
This entry in the Vorkosigan saga is pretty much a romantic comedy. Miles, his clone and his cousin are all in hot pursuit of their life projects, inevitably there are some collisions. Contains one of best comic scenes I have ever read...

Sorry, nominations have already closed. The poll is up.

Winner: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky!

MrsJoseph *grouchy* wrote: "Winner: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky!"


I'm a bit curious about this author. I've suddenly been seeing his name everywhere, even though I've never heard of him until recently.

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "MrsJoseph *grouchy* wrote: "Winner: Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky!"


I'm a bit curious about this author. I've suddenly been seeing his name everywher..."

True. I've avoided him because spiders.