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Book of the Month Nominations — June 2025
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Fantasy: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie. SciFi: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Hi Scott, we've read both Shards of Earth and Eye of the Void as group reads. Here are the threads for discussions:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Please nominate another SciFi.
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Sci-fi: Rules of Redemption"
These are both self-published. Please pick something else.
Scott, would you like to nominate the third in the series?
Audrey wrote: "Lindsey wrote: "Fantasy: Magic ForgedSci-fi: Rules of Redemption"
These are both self-published. Please pick something else.
Scott, would you like to nominate the..."
No thank you, I'll pass then. Both were recommended to me in another group and have gotten good reviews, I didn't even pay attention to the publisher. But in general I think the group will be missing out on a lot by excluding outright anything not published by a traditional publisher without any other consideration. For example Ilona Andrews, an extremely well-known and popular author duo, has several self-published series now. Food for thought.
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The self-published thread still exists for recommending just for reading:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Mary wrote: "The self-published thread still exists for recommending just for reading:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."
Thanks Mary :) Will wait till I've finished it before deciding if it's a gem ;) I just thought it would be nice to have others to discuss with while I was reading.
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POLLS READY: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/list/1...
Dragons & Jetpacks
Books mentioned in this topic
The Sunlit Man (other topics)When the Moon Hits Your Eye (other topics)
Blood Music (other topics)
The Spellshop (other topics)
The Antelope Wife (other topics)
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– Books must be published by the first, be available internationally, and available in print form. Keep in mind that brand-new books may be difficult for our members to obtain right away.
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SCI FI
1. Murder by Memory
2. Patient Zero
3. Lake of Darkness
4. Blood Music novel
5. A Quantum Love Story
6. When the Moon Hits Your Eye
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FANTASY
1. Greenteeth
2. Direct Descendant
3. The Iron King
4. The Devils
5. The Antelope Wife
6. The Spellshop
7. The Sunlit Man
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