Fantasy Book Club Series discussion

Our current series will wrap up at the end of June 2022, so I am going to open nominations for a series to begin July 1, 2022.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Rules for nominating a series:
1. The series must be complete (as far as we can reasonably tell).
2. The series must be fantasy (I know, seems obvious).
3. The series should not be targeted mainly for middle school or a YA audience.
4. The series must not be one the group has already read. Look through the list of discussions or the group bookshelf to see if we’ve read it before.
5. Each member may nominate one series. Please tell us the name of the series, the author, how many books are in the series, and the name of first book in the series. If you want to add more information, please feel free.
6. Each member may second one other nomination in addition to making their own nomination.
7. In order to move into the polling, a nomination must be seconded.
8. Nominations will be open through June 2. We will then have a poll. If there are a lot of nominations or the results are close, we will have a run-off poll between or among the top vote-getters.

Nominations are open! Let’s go!
Kathi, Moderator for FBCS

Nominated and seconded:
Riddle-Master (3 books) by Patricia A. McKillip, starting with The Riddle-Master of Hed
Lighthouse Duet (2 books) by Carol Berg, starting with Flesh and Spirit
Winnowing Flame (3 books) by Jen Williams, starting with The Ninth Rain
Sharing Knife/Wide Green World (4 books), by Lois McMaster Bujold, starting with Beguilement
Parasol Protectorate (5 books) by Gail Carriger, starting with Soulless
Soldier Son (3 books) by Robin Hobb, starting with Shaman's Crossing

Nominated but not yet seconded:

Nominated but disqualified :

Riddle-Master (3 books) by Patricia A. McKillip, starting with The Riddle-Master of Hed

I'll second The Riddle-Master of Hed.

I'll nominate Carol Berg's Lighthouse Duet. The first book is Flesh and Spirit.

Michelle wrote: "I'll nominate Carol Berg's Lighthouse Duet. The first book is Flesh and Spirit."

I will second the Lighthouse Duet.

I'll nominate The Winnowing Flame Trilogy (3 books) by Jen Williams. The first book is The Ninth Rain.

I'll second the Winnowing Flame Trilogy

I would like to nominate the Parasol Protectorate Series. There are 5 primary works (and three spin-off series of about 4 books each, give or take).
The first book is Soulless.

Nyssa wrote: "I would like to nominate the Parasol Protectorate Series. There are 5 primary works (and three spin-off series of about 4 books each, give or take).
The first book is Soulless."

I think I’ll just put the main series of 5 books in the list and then, if it wins, readers can decide if they want to continue with the spin-offs as a separate discussion from our “official” group discussion. Is that OK?

Kathi wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "I would like to nominate the Parasol Protectorate Series. There are 5 primary works (and three spin-off series of about 4 books each, give or take).
The first book is [book: Soulless..."

Yep. Sounds great! :)

I have enjoyed everything I’ve read by this author, whether fantasy or SF, so I will nominate The Sharing Knife/Wide Green World (4 books), by Lois McMaster Bujold, starting with Beguilement.

Just a reminder that June 2 is the final day to make nominations and seconds for our next series. We have a couple nominations without seconds, and a nomination must have a second to move into the poll, which will open June 3.

I'll 2nd the Sharing Knife series.

I would also second the Sharing knife series by Louis Mcmaster Bujold

I'll second the Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger.

I'll nominate The Soldier Son Series

First book is Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb ( 3 books in series)

Michelle wrote: "I'll nominate Carol Berg's Lighthouse Duet. The first book is Flesh and Spirit."

I'll second this one.

Katy wrote: "I'll nominate The Soldier Son Series

First book is Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb ( 3 books in series)"

Ooh, I wish I hadn’t already used my second. I want to read this!

I’ll second Soldier Son—would love an excuse to revisit it.

Thank you for all the great nominations and seconds! The poll is open and will remain open through Wednesday, June 8.

If necessary, I will then have a run-off between the top 2 vote-getters.

Vote here!
Poll for Series to Start July 1, 2022

Reminder—June 8 is the last day to vote in what looks to be a preliminary round of polls for our series to start next month. The top 3 vote-getters are very close—in fact there is a tie for first!

Please vote!

A big thank you to everyone who voted in the preliminary poll for our series to begin next month.

The top two vote-getters were very close, so we will have a final, run-off poll to determine the winner. Voting will be open through Tuesday, June 14.

Please vote!
FINAL POLL FOR JULY 2022 SERIES

Thanks!
Kathi, Moderator

Reminder that the poll for our next series is only open through June 14. The poll is close! Please vote!

Final Poll for Series to Start July 1, 2022

Thank you to everyone who voted in our polls.

Our next series will be Soldier Son by Robin Hobb. Here’s our schedule:
July 1: Shaman's Crossing
August 1: Forest Mage
September 1: Renegade's Magic

I hope lots of you join in reading and discussing this series!

I've read this series when it was first published. I'll be re-reading the first book.