Fantasy Book Club Series discussion

I know it seems far away but it’s time to start thinking about our next series. Our current series will wrap up at the end of next month (January 2025). That means it’s time to open nominations for our new series, which will start February 1, 2025. What would you like to read and discuss with the group? Nominations are now open! Please read the rules carefully so your nomination will not be disqualified!

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 do not need a second to move into the polling as long as they meet the other guidelines.
8. Nominations will be open through December 19. We will then have a poll. If there are a lot of nominations or the results are close, we will also 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:
Burningblade & Silvereyes trilogy, 3 books by Django Wexler, starting with Ashes of the Sun
Crossroads trilogy, 3 books by Kate Elliott, starting with Spirit Gate
Burning Kingdoms trilogy, 3 books by Tasha Suri, starting with The Jasmine Throne

Nominated but disqualified:

I would like to nominate the Burningblade & Silvereye series by Django Wexler. There are three books in the series, with the first one being Ashes of the Sun.

I will nominate the Crossroads trilogy by Kate Elliott, 3 books starting with Spirit Gate. I have read her Crown of Stars series and enjoyed it, and these books are sitting on my shelf, just waiting to be read!

Only a couple more days to nominate a series for us to read starting Feb. 1, 2025. As of now, there are only 2 nominations…

Kathi wrote: "Only a couple more days to nominate a series for us to read starting Feb. 1, 2025. As of now, there are only 2 nominations…"

To be honest, these are two authors I've been meaning to give a go for a while now, so if either is picked, I'll be happy!

Tasha Suri The Jasmine Throne Books of Ambad trilogy

Gigi wrote: "Tasha Suri The Jasmine Throne Books of Ambad trilogy"

I am assuming you meant The Burning Kingdoms trilogy, which starts with The Jasmine Throne. The Books of Ambha is a duology and starts with Empire of Sand. If you meant the Books of Ambha duology, please let me know and I will change the nomination.
Thanks!

The poll is open—please vote for the series you want to read next.

Depending on how the voting goes, we may not need a “final” poll since there are only 3 nominations, but that will be decided after we see how close the vote is.

The poll is open through December 26, 2024.

Poll for Series Starting Feb. 1, 2025

Tomorrow (Dec. 26) is the last day to vote in the poll, or to change your vote if you’ve already voted.

Whew, the polling was close—thanks to everyone who voted! We will have a run-off, final poll between the top 2 vote-getters to choose our next series.

The poll will be open through the end of the year (Dec. 31).

Final Poll for Series Starting Feb. 1, 2025

Please vote!
Thanks!

The poll is very close—last day to vote is TODAY!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

Whew! By one vote, you have chosen the Burningblade & Silvereye trilogy by Django Wexler as the next series for the group.

Here’s the schedule:
February 2025: Ashes of the Sun
March 2025: Blood of the Chosen
April 2025: Emperor of Ruin