Fantasy Book Club Series discussion

Next month we will wrap up our current series, so that means it’s time to look ahead to our next series, which will start February 1, 2024. What would you like to read and discuss with the group? Nominations are now open!

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. Nominations no longer need a second to move into the polling as long as they meet the other guidelines.
8. Nominations will be open through December 21. 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.

Please post nominations in this topic thread here on the group page, not by responding to the broadcast message sent to your Goodreads inbox.

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

Nominated:
The Dandelion Dynasty, 4 books by Ken Liu, starting with The Grace of Kings
The Seven Kennings, 3 books by Kevin Hearne, starting with A Plague of Giants
The View from the Mirror, 4 books by Ian Irvine, starting with A Shadow on the Glass
Tales of the Ketty Jay, 4 books by Chris Wooding, starting with Retribution Falls
World of the Five Gods duology, 2 books by Lois McMaster Bujold, starting with The Curse of Chalion
Shades of Magic, 3 books by V.E. Schwab, starting with A Darker Shade of Magic
Gods of Blood & Powder, 3 books by Brian McClellan, starting with Sins of Empire

Nominated but disqualified:
The Daevabad Trilogy, 3 books by S.A. Chakraborty, starting with The City of Brass, disqualified due to Rule #4.
The Brink of Human Extinction, 6 books by Scott W Kimak, starting with After the Apocalypse - The Kim and Kaya Chronicles, disqualified due to Rule #3.

The Grace of Kings Four book series

The Seven Kennings by Kevin Hearne

sorry I did that wrong - 3 book series First book is A Plague of Giants (The Seven Kennings)

Ian Irvine’s series The View From The Mirror. https://www.goodreads.com/series/5272.... Book#1 A Shadow on the Glass followed by three more.

The darker Shades of magic 1-4

Gigi wrote: "The darker Shades of magic 1-4"

Could you tell me the author or the titles of the books? When I search for “Darker shades of magic”, several options come up. I thought maybe you were referring to V.E. Schwab’s series (Shades of Magic) but I wasn’t sure since there are only 3 books in that series. Thanks!

I'd like to nominate Chris Wooding's four book series, Tales of the Ketty Jay. It was a lot of fun! The first is Retribution Falls.

The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty!

Júlia wrote: "The Daevabad Trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty!"

The group read and discussed this in 2020. See rule #4: 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.

Please feel free to nominate something else that the group has not previously read. Thanks!

I'll nominate World of the Five Gods as a duology, by Lois McMaster Bujold, 2 books, starting with The Curse of Chalion, with the 2nd book being Paladin of Souls.

Some prequel novels and novellas are also set in this world, but they take place in a completely different time and location, with entirely different characters.

I am only nominating this as a duology (the two books mentioned above).

(The 1st book, The Curse of Chalion was nominated for the Hugo, Locus, and World Fantasy Awards for best novel, and won the Mythopoeic Fantasy award in 2002. The 2nd book Paladin of Souls won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards for best novel, and was nominated for the Mythopoeic Fantasy award in 2004).

That's a good series! I've read it several times.

Hi

A darker Shade of Magic 1-3 by VE Schwab
Had them on the shelf with first of next trilogy

Gigi wrote: "Hi

A darker Shade of Magic 1-3 by VE Schwab
Had them on the shelf with first of next trilogy"

Thank so much for clarifying your nomination!

Can I nominate the Gods of Blood and Powder trilogy by Brian McLellan. Starting with Sins of Empire. I liked his other series very much, and it looks like the group already read Powder Mage, so bonus!

Nominations are open through tomorrow, Dec. 21. If you’ve been thinking about making a nomination, now’s the time!

Im not going to add anything because there are some great options here: I have Dandelion Dynasty, and Ketty Jay on my 'to read' list

The Brink of Human Extinction by Scott W Kimak. Scott W Kimak

Forest wrote: "The Brink of Human Extinction by Scott W Kimak. Scott W Kimak"

Thank you for the nomination. I am going to disqualify it as it appears to be mostly aimed at a YA audience. See Rule #3 in the first post: 3. The series should not be targeted mainly for middle school or a YA audience. In addition, it is not clear if the series is completed.
Please feel free to nominate something else. Thanks!

The poll to narrow our options for the series to start February 1, 2024, is open and will remain open through Thursday, December 28. Please vote!

Preliminary Poll for Series Starting 2/1/24

The poll to narrow our options for the series to start February 1, 2024, is open through tomorrow, Thursday, December 28. Please vote!

Preliminary Poll for Series Starting 2/1/24

Thanks to everyone who voted in the preliminary round of polling. The final poll is now open to choose our next series, which will start February 1, 2024.

The poll will be open through Thursday , January 4.
Please vote!

Final Poll for Series Starting Feb. 1, 2024

Last day to vote!

Voting has ended and our next series, which will start on February 1, 2024, is the World of Five Gods duology by Lois McMaster Bujold.

February: The Curse of Chalion
March: Paladin of Souls

Thanks to everyone who nominated and voted!

Kathi wrote: "Voting has ended and our next series, which will start on February 1, 2024, is the World of Five Gods duology by Lois McMaster Bujold. ..."

It has been a long time since I've read these books. Looking forward to a reread.