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message 1: by Sandra (new)

Sandra  (sleo) | 1913 comments Please place nominations for our March book here.

Rules:
1. Use 'add book/author' link to post your nomination. Otherwise it will not be considered.
2. All nominations require a second.
3. Authors cannot nominate their own books.
4. Check our group book shelf to see what we've already read.
5. Books must be available in a variety of formats.


message 2: by John (last edited Jan 14, 2012 01:02PM) (new)

John | 13 comments I'd like nominate The Sleeping Dragon by Joel Rosenberg

The Sleeping Dragon (Guardians of the Flame, #1) by Joel Rosenberg


message 3: by D. (new)

D. (ltblane) I would like to nominate Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) by Michael J. Sullivan by Michael J. Sullivan.


message 4: by Ysmalan (new)

Ysmalan I nominate The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb. :)


message 5: by D. (new)

D. (ltblane) SorryTheft of Swords. there we go.


message 6: by R. Scot (new)

R. Scot Johns (rscotjohns) I'll nominate Phantastes by George MacDonald (1858), considered by many to be the first book of the fantasy genre.


message 7: by Michael (new)

Michael (michaeljsullivan) I nominate Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood and respectfully ask to remove Theft of Swords from contention as the two books that make it up have already been read by this group. For those who DO want to particpate in a group read of Theft of Swords it is already the selection of the sister group Fantasy Book Club Series so come over there to join in the discussion.


message 8: by Mike (the Paladin) (last edited Jan 14, 2012 01:16PM) (new)

Mike (the Paladin) (thepaladin) | 772 comments I'll second Phantastes by George MacDonald.


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message 10: by Sandra (new)

Sandra  (sleo) | 1913 comments D. wrote: "I would like to nominateTheft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) by Michael J. Sullivanby Michael J. Sullivan."

You need to check the bookshelf. We've already read this. When it was published as the Crown Conspiracy. Besides we are reading it in our sister group. http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/3...


message 11: by Sandra (new)

Sandra  (sleo) | 1913 comments Michael wrote: "I nominate Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood and respectfully ask to remove Theft of Swords from contention as the two books that make it up have already ..."

Thank you Michael.


message 12: by Tish (new)

Tish | 46 comments I nominate Taliesin by Stephen Lawhead. I'm in the mood for something Arthurian!


message 13: by Katy (new)

Katy (kathy_h) | 95 comments I'll second Taliesin


message 14: by J. Darroll (new)

J. Darroll Hall (jdarrollhall) I nominate http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... by Shaun Allan.


message 15: by Rolando (new)

Rolando (rolyution) I'd like to nominate Acacia: The War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham. :)


message 17: by Sandra (new)

Sandra  (sleo) | 1913 comments Deborah wrote: "I nominate Cordelia's Honor starting the Vorkosigan saga (the latest in series CryoBurn ebook format currently only from BAEN website but not yet Kindle/nOOK versions)"

Sorry.. This is scifi, not fantasy.


message 18: by Catherine (new)

Catherine (catjackson) I'll second Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.


message 19: by Elisa (new)

Elisa Berry (elisalberry) I'll second Oryx and Crake!


message 20: by Lara (new)

Lara | 84 comments I'd like to nominate The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells. She writes wonderfully rich fantasy worlds. The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura #1) by Martha Wells


message 21: by Kevin (new)

Kevin Xu (kxu65) | 530 comments I'll second The Sleeping Dragon.


message 22: by Kevin (new)

Kevin Xu (kxu65) | 530 comments Man, too many fantasy and science fiction groups have already read Oryx and Crake, hopeful it will not be picked.


message 23: by Joseph (new)

Joseph | 1651 comments I'll second Cloud Roads -- it's been on my TBR pile for longer than it should have been.


message 24: by Maged (new)

Maged Aziz (maged1995) I'll second The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells


message 25: by Ben (new)

Ben (bstanley52) I'll nominate The Dragon's Path.


message 27: by Daniel (new)

Daniel Stanton I second Sin by Shaun Allen


message 28: by Damien (new)

Damien (alpacaking) Ysmalan wrote: "I nominate The Dragon Keeper by Robin Hobb. :)"

I'll second Dragon Keeper. I read Hobb's other books and loved them.


message 29: by Kara (new)

Kara (sterlink) Nominating The Desert Spear, by Peter V. Brett.

The Desert Spear (Demon Cycle, #2) by Peter V. Brett

The Warded Man was read by this group last spring, and was well received. Let's follow it up! It's been in paperback format for a while now, and has great reviews!


message 30: by Bonnie (new)

Bonnie MagykMagyk is my nomination


message 31: by Scott (new)

Scott | 25 comments I will second Taliesin


message 32: by Sonia (last edited Jan 14, 2012 06:41PM) (new)


Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "Deborah wrote: "I nominate Cordelia's Honor starting the Vorkosigan saga (the latest in series CryoBurn ebook format currently only from BAEN website but not yet Kindle/..."

OK, I removed it. My bad; clicked link in my inbox and thought I was at SF group. Taliesin and other books should have clued me in.


message 34: by Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) (last edited Jan 14, 2012 07:48PM) (new)

Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) I'll nominate Resenting the Hero (it does start a series but can be read standalone). Resenting the Hero (Hero, #1) by Moira J. Moore


message 35: by Lauren (last edited Jan 14, 2012 08:17PM) (new)

Lauren Eli (trinket2003) I would like to nominate The City of Dreaming Books. Walter Moers has such a fresh sense of twisted humor to his writing that I have yet to find in any other author and this is my favorite work of his by far.


message 36: by Joseph (new)

Joseph | 1651 comments I'll second City of Dreaming Books -- that's one of the most evocative titles I've ever come across.


Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) Lauren wrote: "I would like to nominate The City of Dreaming Books. Walter Moers has such a fresh sense of twisted humor to his writing that I have yet to find in any other author and this is my favo..."

Is that the 4th in a series?


message 38: by Candiss (last edited Jan 14, 2012 09:56PM) (new)

Candiss (tantara) Deborah wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Is that the 4th in a series? ..."

Everything I've ever read about it says it's a shared world series, like Discworld or Bas-Lag, not a to-be-read-in-order sequential series.


message 39: by Jasmine M (new)

Jasmine M | 110 comments Lara wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Cloud Roads by Martha Wells. She writes wonderfully rich fantasy worlds. The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura #1) by Martha Wells"

I'll second this one, winged person on the cover, don't need to know more :)


message 40: by Darlene (last edited Jan 15, 2012 01:12AM) (new)

Darlene (dar49) I would like to nominate Joelle Martin's

A Bridge in the Forest


message 41: by Brianna (new)

Brianna (bee_b) I would like to nominate Graceling by Kristin Cashore.


message 42: by Ysmalan (new)

Ysmalan I'll second A Shadow in Summer. :)
(We can nominate one book and second another, right?)


message 43: by Jim (new)

Jim (jimmaclachlan) Catherine wrote: "I'll second Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood."

This post apocalyptic SF. Pretty good, though.

I'll nominate Dragon Bones by Patricia Briggs. She seems to be too well known lately for her PNR or UF writing of Mercy Thompson (one of the better examples in that genre) but she's actually a much better & has written more straight fantasy. While this is the first book of a duology, it stands alone just fine. I read it years ago & thought it was a stand alone.


message 44: by Sandra (new)

Sandra  (sleo) | 1913 comments Jim wrote: "Catherine wrote: "I'll second Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood."

This post apocalyptic SF. Pretty good, though.

I'll nominate Dragon Bones by [author:Patricia Briggs|..."


Thanks for pointing that out. Oryx and Crake is disqualified then.


message 45: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (jennyc89) I would like to nominate The Skystone by Jack Whyte.


message 46: by Tyrone (new)

Tyrone (28daysearlier) I would like to nominate The Misenchanted Sword by Lawrence Watt-Evans.


message 47: by Tish (new)

Tish | 46 comments I second Graceling


message 48: by Traci (new)

Traci I second The Skystone.


message 49: by Jim (new)

Jim (jimmaclachlan) Tyrone wrote: "I would like to nominate The Misenchanted Sword by Lawrence Watt-Evans."

I'll second this. It's been too long since I read his works. I think The Cyborg and the Sorcerers is my favorite by him, but I vaguely recall this one & thought it was quite good.


message 50: by Kate (new)

Kate | 42 comments I second Dragon Bones.


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