Dragons & Jetpacks discussion

Sorry this is late!

– Books must be published by the first, be available internationally, and available in print form.
– After 24-48 hours, 8 books from each genre will be chosen at random from the selection, using a random generator online.
– Only ONE nomination per person (EITHER sci-fi OR fantasy).
– If books are part of a series, they must be the first, unless the group has already read the previous book(s). (you can see our previous group reads here)
– No authors nominating their own works.
– No self-published or ebook-only books — we want our BotM to be accessible to as many members as possible!


SCI FI
A History of What Comes Next
The Lord of the Sands of Time
The Sol Majestic
Roadside Picnic
The Martian Chronicles
Navigating the Stars
Nophek Gloss
Light of the Jedi
Aurora Burning
The Voyage of the Space Beagle

FANTASY
Moon Over Soho
A Deadly Education
Sandman Slim
Shadow's Edge
The Sword of Summer
The Mask of Mirrors
The Once and Future Witches
The Imaginary Corpse
Prince of Fools
Before They Are Hanged
Black Sun

A History of What Comes Next for sci-fi please

Moon over Soho for fantasy please

A Deadly Education for fantasy please :)

Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey (fantasy)

Leviathan Wakes for sci-fi, if the group hasn't already read it.

Hi Johanne, Leviathan Wakes was a group read in 2014.

Audrey has linked the group bookshelf in her post so people can check what has been read before :)

Can I nominate Shadow's Edge for fantasy please

Thanks Freya, I had a hunch but I didn't see it.

The Sword of Summer for Fantasy

A Deadly Education!

Hannah wrote: "A Deadly Education!"

That's already nominated, so go ahead and pick another.

The Lord of the Sands of Time for sci-fi, please

The Sol Majestic for sci-fi

The Mask of Mirrors by M.A. Carrick for fantasy please

Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky for sci-fi

The Once And Future Witches for fantasy please :)

I'd like to nominate The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, it's on our shelves for definitive list but has yet to be read by the group.

Nophek Gloss for Sci-Fi.

Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder for Sci-Fi please

Never Die by Rob J. Hayes for fantasy.

N.E.C.C. wrote: "Never Die by Rob J. Hayes for fantasy."

Excellent book, but I think it's only been self-published so far...

I'd like to nominate The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes for fantasy. There should be more dinosaur detectives in my reading pile!

Vinca wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes for fantasy. There should be more dinosaur detectives in my reading pile!"

Definitely :D

Vinca wrote: "N.E.C.C. wrote: "Never Die by Rob J. Hayes for fantasy."

Excellent book, but I think it's only been self-published so far..."

Shit.

Light of the Jedi for sci-fi please.

SF: Aurora Burning

Lynne wrote: "Navigating the Stars by Maria V. Snyder for Sci-Fi please"

That was a fun one!

Vinca wrote: "N.E.C.C. wrote: "Never Die by Rob J. Hayes for fantasy."

Excellent book, but I think it's only been self-published so far..."

Yep, self-published with a pretty good audience.

Audrey wrote: "Vinca wrote: "N.E.C.C. wrote: "Never Die by Rob J. Hayes for fantasy."

Excellent book, but I think it's only been self-published so far..."

Yep, self-published wi..."

Ok, then what about Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence for fantasy.?

Can I nominate Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie please. I don’t think I saw it on our lists. I saw that we read the first in the trilogy (the blade itself) back in 2014.

Kirsty wrote: "Can I nominate Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie please. I don’t think I saw it on our lists. I saw that we read the first in the trilogy (the blade itself) back in 2014."

That is the third book. Did you want to nominate the second book, Before They Are Hanged? It looks like we haven't done that yet.

Ooops yes please!

Black Sun for fantasy, please.

Any more? Last chance.

The Voyage of the Space Beagle by van vogt, from where Alien unofficially steals some of its plot.

I have no idea if this is good, but I bought this during a promo. And, I've been wanting to read a time travel based thing for awhile. So...

The Chronothon by Nathan Van Coops for sci-fi.

Kayla wrote: "I have no idea if this is good, but I bought this during a promo. And, I've been wanting to read a time travel based thing for awhile. So...

The Chronothon"

This looks like the second in the series. Do you know if it works as a stand-alone, or do you want to start with the first one? (In Times Like These)

Audrey wrote: "Lynne wrote: "Navigating the Stars

That was a fun one!"

I couldn't put the series down! it was so fun. Thats why I thought I should nominate it and share the experience

Audrey wrote: "Kayla wrote: "I have no idea if this is good, but I bought this during a promo. And, I've been wanting to read a time travel based thing for awhile. So...

The Chronothon"

This lo..."

Oh, good catch. I didn't see it was in a series. Never mind.

Thanks

Lynne wrote: "Audrey wrote: "Lynne wrote: "Navigating the Stars

That was a fun one!"

I couldn't put the series down! it was so fun. Thats why I thought I should nominate it and share the exper..."

I bought the third one as soon as it came out but haven't had a chance to read it yet. I got to attend a writing Masterclass with Maria a couple years ago. It was the coolest thing I've ever done.

I am going to set up polls now.