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June 2019's Theme: Death Magic. This includes: necromancy, seeing ghosts and/or stories from the angle of Death/Reapers (includes Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror and/or YA/MG)

In order for your nomination to be valid, the PLOT and/or Main Characters must have some sort of death magic and it must be prevalent throughout the book. No "character saw a ghost once or twice and it was mentioned in passing" type stories.

EX (from our Bookshelf): Death Watch and The Girl with Ghost Eyes

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

WINNER: Scythe by Neal Shusterman

Nomination Requirements:
-MUST BE Death Magic Focused plot and/or Main Characters must have and use death magic
-Must be either a standalone, 1st in a series or a series THIS GROUP has already started
-CanNOT be a book that this group has already read. (unsure which books FoF has read? Check the Group Reads Index)
-Can be SF, Fantasy, Horror, YA/MG
-Must be available in formats that all members can access

Nominations start now and close 29-Mar-2019 at 3PM EST (eastern standard time).

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.

Current List of Accepted Nominations
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
The Devil You Know by Mike Carey
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore
On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony
Death Most Definite by Trent Jamieson

I'd like to nominate Mort by Terry Pratchett.

Mort is the first book in a trilogy about an apprentice reaper.

I'll nominate Scythe by Neal Shusterman.

In a world where death has been conquered, people are selected to be scythes - the only people who can end a life, and are commanded to do so to prevent overpopulation.

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "I'll nominate Scythe by Neal Shusterman.

In a world where death has been conquered, people are selected to be scythes - the only people who can end a life, and are c..."

scythe looks good...if a little dark. O_O

It's YA. How dark can it be?

*egrin*

lol

Whateve! ;)

(Hunger games)

Wow. We only have two books submitted for Death Magic. Which I find more than passingly strange. *shrug*

Well... I have one, but I'm not doing re-reads this year... so... Gah!

It's The Devil You Know by Mike Carey, which I really enjoyed. I'll nominate it anyway and maybe join in the discussion even if I don't re-read it. Assuming it wins.

Description: Felix Castor is a freelance exorcist, and London is his stamping ground. It may seem like a good ghost buster can charge what he likes and enjoy a hell of a lifestyle--but there's a risk: Sooner or later he's going to take on a spirit that's too strong for him. While trying to back out of this ill-conceived career, Castor accepts a seemingly simple ghost-hunting case at a museum in the shadowy heart of London - just to pay the bills, you understand. But what should have been a perfectly straightforward exorcism is rapidly turning into the Who Can Kill Castor First Show, with demons and ghosts all keen to claim the big prize. That's OK: Castor knows how to deal with the dead. It's the living who piss him off...

I couldn’t find a nomination to match the theme, and I already know which of the two previously nominated that I would like to read.

Nyssa wrote: "I couldn’t find a nomination to match the theme, and I already know which of the two previously nominated that I would like to read."

Well now there's three! Reassess! :P

Becky wrote: "Well... I have one, but I'm not doing re-reads this year... so... Gah!

It's The Devil You Know by Mike Carey, which I really enjoyed. I'll nominate it anyway and maybe join in the d..."

You know, I never finished this one! I was about 25% in when I stopped. No real reason why. I'm a squirrel. ;-)

Sounds like a good time to re-try!

We've got THREE~

*the crowd goes wild*

A Dirty Job

Dude gets a job offer: Death. It's Christopher Moore so should be funny.

I feel like I should've read this one already but somehow haven't.

Ala wrote: "A Dirty Job

Dude gets a job offer: Death. It's Christopher Moore so should be funny.

I feel like I should've read this one already but somehow haven't."
I've read this one and enjoyed it. :)

On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony

This is one I've been told to read for awhile. And, it's Piers Anthony, who should be on our shelves.

Death Most Definite

Its about a corporate network of grim reapers, and how it all goes sideways when the boss goes missing

POLL IS UP!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

Hey all!

One of the biggest struggles for Goodreads group Moderators is member engagement and participation. Members can engage with small things like games or miscellaneous discussions…but the biggest tool a Moderator has for member engagement are Group Reads/Book of the Month (BotM).

Group Reads/BotMs are important because:

It’s a Bookclub! Hello!!

And because BotMs are so important, reading an unpopular (for the group) book for the month can really hurt member participation. And that makes sense…no one is interested in forcing themselves through a book they have no interest in.

Which brings us to Flights of Fantasy: The Purge


If you don't plan to discuss the book of the month, please don't vote. Those members who do vote AND vote for the winning novel(s) and don't participate in that discussion will be purged from the group.

Why? Because members who DO participate are deservedly becoming upset. They are consistently outvoted on books they WANT to read by people who do not take part in book discussions. This is not fair to members who want to participate.

This will go into effect starting this June 2019 with this vote.

Please NOTE: Members who do not participate in discussions for books they did not vote for and had no interest in reading will NOT be purged. Members who participate regularly but simply miss a few group discussions will NOT be purged.

Who is most at danger of being purged? Members who do NOT participate in group reads or discussions but still vote for the monthly group reads that win. If you have 0 comments in group and have no plans to change this, you should NOT vote for group reads.

Please post or PM if you have any questions.


Thank you,

Flights of Fantasy Moderators

Winning Announcement:

The June 2019 BotM will be Scythe by Neal Shusterman!