Nightmares and Dreamscapes discussion

What books are you all wanting to read this year that you just have to dive into or want to tackle that is on your tbr? Any books that you are just dying to read or that you are waiting to release? Let us know so we can fill up our tbr's! :)

I loved My Heart is a Chainsaw by SGJ and I was soooo excited when I found out he was making it a trilogy. This is the second book and it is due for release in Sept 2022 but I've also seen some rumors that it may not be out until 2023. Whenever it comes out, it will be mine!!!

Sally wrote: "

I loved My Heart is a Chainsaw by SGJ and I was soooo excited when I found out he was making it a trilogy. This is the second book and it is due for rele..."

What pulled you in? I confess I DNFed it, but I'm more than willing to be convinced to give it another go.

S.K. wrote: "Sally wrote: "

I loved My Heart is a Chainsaw by SGJ and I was soooo excited when I found out he was making it a trilogy. This is the second book and it i..."

Honestly I was pumped about Jade's excitement and passion for slasher flicks. I thought she was such a spitfire I just really enjoyed reading her perspective. I have seen a lot of people felt the same way you did about it, though. It was one of those love it or hate it books.

The Book Of Counted Sorrows Poetry by Dean Koontz isn't coming out again this year that I'm aware of, but I believe it's only been released in special limited editions & goes for hundreds of dollars on eBay. It's the one I'm always hoping will get re-printed in an affordable way, so I can own it & read it.

Ian (RebelGeek) wrote: "The Book Of Counted Sorrows Poetry by Dean Koontz isn't coming out again this year that I'm aware of, but I believe it's only been released in special limited editions & goes for hund..."

I'll keep my eyes open Ian, I love thrift stores and flea markets. You never know when you'll find something that somebody didn't realize they shouldn't get rid of. I feel like that's the only way we'll ever get our hands on this one (without spending an entire tax return). If I find 2 I'll send you one! :)

Sally wrote: "Ian (RebelGeek) wrote: "The Book Of Counted Sorrows Poetry by Dean Koontz isn't coming out again this year that I'm aware of, but I believe it's only been released in special limited ..."

You are the best! I think a yard (garage) sale is our only chance because they probably won't look it up. ha ha

Uh, I am biting my nails on three. The first two are fantasy.

The last book of The Masquerade Series by Seth Dickinson

The two pending trilogies to complete of the Malazan Series by Steven Erikson

The last one is... just... agh! I got the book Infected by Scott Sigler, read it about 2017-2018, liked it and then bought the second book of the trilogy, the third was out of stock. So I waited like a year, found one not very cheap copy and waited to arrive, but it never did. This happened 2 more times. The book was sent from different sellers and got lost in the way. At last, at the end of 2021 I got one copy that was only available in the US. Sooooo, I bought it, get it delivered in to my sister in law´s house (she recently went to live there while my brother comes and goes) and yes! It was delivered, but my brother has forgotten to bring it in his last trips. So, the book has an extremely annoying elusive magic and now I am expecting it to be the-best-book-ever-written-perhaps-gold-leafed-inside.
End of story hahaha

That is quite the trip for a little book to make. Where do you live that books are being waylaid in transit?

I live in the postal-office-Bermuda-triangle named México hahahaha, I had spent my life with a Zen approach to sending/receiving stuff, like: it is very likely to be lost, but it is the way of detachment.... hahaha. The last several years it got better management and everything was mostly fine but then with the pandemic it was a mess again, but this started before, so... maybe goblins?

The pandemic did break a lot of stuff and reveal just how bad a bunch of other stuff was. Inevitable. Well I hope they figure it out again.

Yeah, also kicked off the dust that hid a lot of cracks in things we never thought about. Let´s always hope for the better.

I have a couple of books I am keeping my eye on. I have been reading the crime thriller series Jack Daniels by J.A. Konrath and he has two more books coming out that feature Jack Daniels. They are on pre-order over on Amazon.

Book #15 will be out in July which is this one: Bite Force and then he has another one which will be book #16 in the series and it is coming in January of 2023 which is called Jack Rose but it doesn't have a link yet though Amazon does have it displayed - there is just no link on here yet.

wow, 16 books! And I thought married to eternity with the main Malazan series. That drinking series looks fun!

Marie wrote: "I have a couple of books I am keeping my eye on. I have been reading the crime thriller series Jack Daniels by J.A. Konrath and he has two more books coming out that feature Jack Daniels. They are ..."

Those Jack Daniel’s books are so much fun. I need to go back and keep reading those.

alia wrote: "Uh, I am biting my nails on three. The first two are fantasy.

The last book of The Masquerade Series by Seth Dickinson

The two pending trilogies to complete of the Malazan Series..."

Ok, I am very invested in the trek of this wayward book. Please keep us updated!

Nancy wrote: "Those Jack Daniel’s books are so much fun. I need to go back and keep reading those...."

I have been slowly working my way through them but supposedly the one I just finished reading was suppose to be the "last" book in the series, but I guess readers wanted more (lol) and now he is writing more! I freaked when I saw books #15 and #16 so "yay" more of Jack! :)

Do you remember where you stopped on the series, Nancy?

alia wrote: "wow, 16 books! And I thought married to eternity with the main Malazan series. That drinking series looks fun!"

It is fun and Konrath has recipes for the drinks that are on the covers inside the books. :)

@Sally: I am jumpy now because my brother is supposed to bring it on May and I am throwing lowkey reminders since last week hahahaha I´ll let you know :D

@Marie: that is awesome and you can take a sip of the book and then a sip of the drink hahaha

alia wrote: "@Marie: that is awesome and you can take a sip of the book and then a sip of the drink hahaha"

Ha ha!

alia wrote: "@Marie: that is awesome and you can take a sip of the book and then a sip of the drink hahaha.."

Yeah! LOL :)

These are my most anticipated books for 2022 with my Top 3 being:




followed by (I included some already published but not yet read)






















I´m pretty sure I won´t get to all of them in 2022 but hey: wishful thinking!! ;)

Phillip wrote: "These are my most anticipated books for 2022 with my Top 3 being:




followed by (I inc..."


Wow! You have some great books in there! I hope you are able to get to most of them before the year is out. :)

Marie wrote: "Phillip wrote: "These are my most anticipated books for 2022 with my Top 3 being:




fo..."

I guess not...unfortunately I´m not a fast reader this year ;) But it´s always great to make a choice from such a vast list :D

Phillip wrote: "These are my most anticipated books for 2022 with my Top 3 being:




followed by (I inc..."

You definitely can't go wrong with Paul Tremblay.

Erin wrote: "Phillip wrote: "These are my most anticipated books for 2022 with my Top 3 being:




fo..."

Never did :) Enjoyed all his books so far!

Phillip wrote: "Erin wrote: "Phillip wrote: "These are my most anticipated books for 2022 with my Top 3 being:



[bookcover:The Hollow Kind..."

I haven't read all of his books but I have enjoyed what I have read so far!

I would love it if the Malazan Book of the Fallen was reprinted in a hardcover set. The paperbacks available aren't the size, art style or format. My OCD would go crazy. The hardcovers are rare enough to price me out even if i can find them.

I am aware of the recent Subterranean Press leather bound release. Between the "limited edition" sale and probably scalpers, I'll never see them.

I know the series is niche and publishers want to be sure they make money

Maybe Tor can have a preorder option on their site. Or even a kickstater. Take my money!

I'll get off my soapbox now.

Kevin wrote: "I would love it if the Malazan Book of the Fallen was reprinted in a hardcover set. The paperbacks available aren't the size, art style or format. My OCD would go crazy. The hardcovers are rare eno..."

I'm reading the Malazan series for the first time. Recently finished book six and starting book seven at the end of May.

It's a brilliant series. Love Erikson's story telling, just huge weaves of threads that all fit together.

Graeme wrote: "Kevin wrote: "I would love it if the Malazan Book of the Fallen was reprinted in a hardcover set. The paperbacks available aren't the size, art style or format. My OCD would go crazy. The hardcover..."

I wholeheartedly agree. I have a few mismatched paperpacks and some ebooks. It's crazy/brilliant how he wrote this. What seems like a thousand characters, on multiple continents, over thousands of years, all woven together. Mindblowing really.

Yeah, I find his whole magic system (warrens and holds) and the structure of the pantheon, plus ascendants, soletaken and divers very innovative.

It's a very open narrative framework that allows him to add or subtract 'characters,' at will without introducing deus ex machina events (which I hate) - so, he has a solution where events almost don't need explanation, and he carries it off - which is quite astonishing to witness.

He's one of the most skillful authors I've read. The only other person who comes to mind is Zelazny, but for a different reason. (Zelazny packs narrative in tight, economical prose).

For story scope, he's up there with Tolkien and Feist.

Yes! Things just happen and you either understand why or forgot who that person was anyway. haha.

The Deck of Dragons was a smart spin on tarot cards too.

i assuse you are referring to Lord of Light Zelazny. I haven't read that one yet. Sci-fi isn't my favorite but if he's that good, I'll check it out.

I feel you with the Malazan paperbacks available. I did get the series in a bigger, nicer format in spanish, but the publisher broke midway and after years some ramification of Penguin took the series and launched a beautiful set of hardcover, nice size books, I was delighted until I read them... I never ever dropped a book on page 60 because the translation is so bad that you want to cry. Sigh.

A detail I discovered on a second reading is that it is very rewarding on reread too. Nothing beats reading those books and discovering for the first time, but the reread is wicked!

Too bad with that translation issue. You finally get a nice set only for it to be unreadable.

I think you're onto something with the rereads. There is so much going on, a reread should be recommended.

I'm excited for the 3rd book of two different trilogies!

The Hourglass Throne comes out this month I'm so excited!!

Nona the Ninth though I'm confused on whether or not it's still coming out this year :(

I am too! They are all must-buy books.

@Kevin: yeah, it was a bummer! and shocking, I thought Penguin were more pros.
Oh, I cant recommend enough a reread! You get to appreciate more details, discover new depths of pain (lol, but yeah) and overall the characters and the plot have a whole new dimension.

@aza: Isnt Nona comming at the end of the year?

Kevin wrote: "Yes! Things just happen and you either understand why or forgot who that person was anyway. haha.

The Deck of Dragons was a smart spin on tarot cards too.

i assuse you are referring to Lord of Li..."

The Amber series by Zelazny is a masterwork of fantasy.

alia wrote: "Isnt Nona comming at the end of the year?..."

you're right! I got them switched around. Originally Alecto was supposed to come out this year as the ending to the trilogy but Nona is coming out this year instead and Alecto was pushed back!

@aza: oh, right, I forgot about that switch too hahaha

@Graeme,

Thanks the the recommendations. I'll add them to my ever growing TBR list.

Sally wrote: "

I loved My Heart is a Chainsaw by SGJ and I was soooo excited when I found out he was making it a trilogy. This is the second book and it is due for rele..."

Just had a quick chat with Adam Cesare on his YT channel...Reaper has now been pushed to February 2023. Maybe the publishers didn´t want three slasher books (Reaper, Clown 2 and Daphne) to compete...or maybe the possibilty that Stephen Graham Jones wins 4 Bram Stoker Awards in 3 years is a bit too much :-D He won with The Only Good Indians and Night of the Mannequins last year and now Chainsaw is nominated and I´m pretty sure he will win again...readers and critics both loved it!

Phillip wrote: "Sally wrote: "

I loved My Heart is a Chainsaw by SGJ and I was soooo excited when I found out he was making it a trilogy. This is the second book and it i..."

Ugh dammit! But let's be honest, I wouldn't have time to read it until 2023 anyway. I like Adam Cesare, he seems like a cool guy. I still haven't even read Clown in a Cornfield but I've been following him on tiktok for a long time. Thanks for the update!

Yeah, I think it's not a bad move to push it to 2023...better not squeeze to much stuff into this year, we need something to read next year too :D
I first discovered Adam Cesare through YT and his movie reviews, didn't know he was a writer in the beginning ;) He does a great job there and I really enjoyed Clown 1, so part 2 is already preordered:)

too

The Fireman
i read it this year and i very much enjoyed it. the one i read was a library copy and would like to own my own copy of the book.

i would also like to own Matt Shaw books. (only own one and the other two are on ebook)

also Charles Bukowski books.

Upgrade by Blake Crouch
Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Books 3 - 8 of the Corbett series by Robert McCammon
Books 2 - 5 of the Frankenstein series by Dean Koontz
Full Immersion by Gemma Amor

@Sassy Sedusa: uh, The fireman was so good!

@Dan: I love the Corbett series by Robert McCammon, but I kind of got lost midway, those books are so hard to get / expensive!

How to Survive a Horror Movie This sounds so fun & I would love to own a physical copy as a coffee table book. I'll probably listen to the audiobook soon.