Fantasy Book Club Series discussion

Here's a list of series we've already read to make it easier when it's time to nominate a new series

The Wars of Light and Shadow by Janny Wurts
The Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist
The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson (still ongoing)
The Farseer series by Robin Hobb (still ongoing)
The Riyria Revelations


We're a new group and reading a series at a one book a month pace makes for slow going. :)

It's a cool idea for a group - many of the groups here on goodreads only read the first one of a series so I think the idea of reading thorugh the whole set of books is an excellent idea.

Tomorrow February 2012 begins (and gives us one extra day to read since it's a leap year).

By the end of March, we will have completed reading and discussing all of our current series:

Liveship Traders
Malazan
Riyria Revelations

So start thinking about what you want to read next. As we approach March, I'll post topics for nominations for a 'featured' series (to start at the first of the month) and an 'alternate) series (to start on the ides of a month).

I look forward to your excellent suggestions and thank you so much for continuing to participate in our series discussions.

Definitely the next Hobb series.

Hmmm. Sandra - if you are stil haning around can you update the 'master' list and add The Riyria Revelations to the first post?

Helen wrote: "Definitely the next Hobb series."

I think I will enjoy Hobbs (will be reading and catching up on my own...but I would like to branch out a bit and try "antother author". Nothing against Hobbs but there are so many great ones out there I would just like to see some diversificaiton.

Elizabeth wrote: "Hmmm. Sandra - if you are stil haning around can you update the 'master' list and add The Riyria Revelations to the first post?"

Done.

Is Liveship Traders a separate series or a continuing part of Farseer? Does anyone know what comes next after Liveship, Helen?

I'm wondering why someone hasn't started a thread for the 2nd book in the Riyria Revelations? It's listed as the one you're reading this month? Elizabeth, aren't you leading the discussion?

I thought I had all the threads...let me go look...

There was a thread for Rise of Empire - But only the first book of it - I made one for the second book in the second volume just now.

Elizabeth wrote: "There was a thread for Rise of Empire - But only the first book of it - I made one for the second book in the second volume just now."

Ok, I missed it.

One of the moderators needs to make it first in the list of topics. Give them a nudge, Elizabeth.

just did...been busy at work - I'll be posting some more stuff to it tomorrow...I've been slacking ;-(

Nicki wrote: "Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "Is Liveship Traders a separate series or a continuing part of Farseer? Does anyone know what comes next after Liveship, Helen?"

Liveship is followed by the Tawny Man trilog..."

I thought so. Thx.

I'm going on with Hobbs, I want to see how it ends and how the dragons do.

The Tawny Man books are my favorites. :)

I haven't read them, interseted though to see how they carry the story on.

Traci wrote: "The Tawny Man books are my favorites. :)"

Mine also, at least in hindsight. First time through, they nearly resulted in me throwing the last book against a wall. The ending is, to say the least, controversial.

Oooooh, even more keen now.

Is GRRM on the radar? I want to join my voice to the chorus.

Why isn't Tawny Man listed as upcoming read? Also, Jon, weren't you going to make a Realm of Elderlings folder?

Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "Why isn't Tawny Man listed as upcoming read? Also, Jon, weren't you going to make a Realm of Elderlings folder?"

Tawny Man #1 is slated to begin on March 1st. I see it on the front page of the group.

I created the folder for the series. That doesn't mean I actually created a topic in that folder.

Do you want me to do that as well? What should I call the topic?

oh.

Posting here because the nominations thread is currently closed.

Last day to vote on our next series read. We have a tie for second place, which will be our alternate series running concurrently with the winner. Mistborn has a commanding lead over the tied second place series of First Law and Wheel of Time.

Just hours to go before polls close.

I already voted for First Law.

I am interested in reading Dragons of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. The problem I'm having is finding out the reading order. Does anyone have a list or a link where I might find the proper reading order?? Would help me out a lot.

http://www.annemccaffrey.org/books/se...
This web site gives the chronological order, including where overlaps happen.

Are you guys planning on reading GRRM's series?

Junayd wrote: "Are you guys planning on reading GRRM's series?"

That will depend on the next time we take nominations and vote.

Earliest would be Q1 next year, or possibly Q2.

Thanks, Jon

Jon wrote: "Junayd wrote: "Are you guys planning on reading GRRM's series?"

That will depend on the next time we take nominations and vote.

Earliest would be Q1 next year, or possibly Q2.

Thanks, Jon"
Thanks for the info I guess I'll just skip buying the series and instead by Joe Abercrombie or Robin Hobb!

Junayd wrote: "I guess I'll just skip buying the series and instead by Joe Abercrombie or Robin Hobb!"

I didn't mean to discourage you from reading GRR Martin. We may very well read him in the future, just not in the near future. :)

Jon wrote: "Junayd wrote: "I guess I'll just skip buying the series and instead by Joe Abercrombie or Robin Hobb!"

I didn't mean to discourage you from reading GRR Martin. We may very well read him in the fu..."
No of course I'm not discouraged but it's just that I'd rather buy the books that I the group will read soon. So no prob :)

GRRM very good, I read the first three books after the third was published (it was in 4 actual books) but I'm waiting forthe conclusion now.

Hi everyone, I'm new and haven't had a chance to read all the posts so forgive me if I ask questions that have already been answered or I'm a bit lost. I've actually read the farseer and tawny man trilogies by robin hobb a few times and just reread the farseer series again last month. They are wonderful. I also have read joe abercrombie's series and I happened to be about half way through the first riyria book when i stumbled upon this. Just wanted to say hi and that I'm excited to be apart of this. Having read a lot of these books, I have some suggestions of books people may enjoy if they enjoyed these. Otherwise, nice to meet everyone!

Hi Corbin, if you enjoyed Abercrombie we are just starting The Heroes. So Jo in and join the discussion, we are a friendly lot:)

Hi everyone, Just finished "The Farseer Trilogy, The Rainwild Trilogy and The Tawny Man Trilogy" previous to these i read "The Wheel of Time" Books by Robert Jordan(+Brandon Sanderson) and "Mistborn" Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson and am just about to start part 1 of "The Kingkiller Chronicle" by Patrick Rothfus then i may carry on and finish the wheel of time as the final part is about to be released.
I am looking forward to reading your posts on here and hopefully pick up a few ideas of other books to read and nice to meet you all

Hi Everyone.
Here is a good list of what series I have read, and the series I am awaiting more books for

The Outcast Chronicles
King Rolen's Kin Chronicles
Dragonships of Vindras Series
Death Gate Cycle
Sovereign Stone Trilogy
Bronze Canticles Trilogy
Night Angel Trilogy
Eberron: Blade of the Flame Trilogy
Eberron: Draconic Prophecies Trilogy
Hurog Series
The Last Dragonlord Series (Need to read Bard's Oath)
Dragonvarld Trilogy
Age of Fire series (currently reading book 5, and eventually book 6)
Vlad Taltos Series
Demon Cycle series
Dragonmaster series
Griffin Mage trilogy (process of book 3)
Watergivers Trilogy
The First Law trilogy

I think this thread is more for the series read by the group as group reads rather than ourselves.

Helen wrote: "I think this thread is more for the series read by the group as group reads rather than ourselves."

Yes.

We will open a nominations topic when we need to find another series to read.

Thanks,

Jon

Sorry that I had misread that.

I liked the first two Farseer books but the third was very different and put me off. I'm looking forward to AMOL and HpOW.