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message 1: by Jason (new)

Jason (darkfiction) | 3204 comments Please post your suggestions for our January read here. I will let it go for five days before putting up the polls, so get your suggestions in now. :)

And Happy Holidays everyone!


message 2: by Scarlet (new)

Scarlet I nominate Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold for Terry Brooks, I heard the series is great.


message 3: by Kevin (new)

Kevin Xu (kxu65) Scarlet wrote: "I nominate Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold for Terry Brooks, I heard the series is great."

I love the first book, but I could not go on with the others because it was too predictable reading from the back or the flap of the book. Its like a movie that had a trailer that spoiled the movie.


message 4: by Kevin (new)

Kevin Xu (kxu65) Ronald wrote: "The Red Wolf Conspiracy by Robert V.S. Redick gets my vote. The main character has a very unique ability that comes with an interesting penalty. I've only read about 100 pages of it, but enjoyed wh..."

It has been nominated a couple of times this year, but it has never won, maybe things will change in the new year.


message 5: by Scarlet (new)

Scarlet Kevin wrote: "

I love the first book, but I could not go on with the others because it was too predictable reading from the back or the flap of the book. Its like a movie that had a trailer that spoiled the movie.
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Thanks for telling me..I just won't read the back of the cover,assuming I liked the first book that is


message 6: by Jason (last edited Dec 15, 2011 10:04AM) (new)

Jason (darkfiction) | 3204 comments We've done The Blade Itself and Lies of Locke Lamora, but I will add Shadow and Lord Foul to the list.


message 7: by Bill (new)

Bill (kernos) | 350 comments I hereby nominate The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit the first novel in
The Wraeththu Series by British author Storm Constantine.

It's a grand epic fantasy much different from the usual fare.


message 8: by Rachel (new)

Rachel | 61 comments Jason wrote: "We've done The Blade Itsef and Lies of Locke Lamora, but I will ass Shadow and Lord Foul to the list."

Autocorrect fail or typo fail? :)


message 9: by Jason (new)

Jason (darkfiction) | 3204 comments Both LMAO

Thanks, Rachel.


message 10: by Maggie (new)

Maggie K | 730 comments uh oh-we are not gonna start another DOnaldson rant are we????


Donaldson is all like taboo to a bunch of folks.....careful Alex!

If I want to read about a rapist Id join a porn site...sorry!


A Shadow in Summeris a good book though!


message 11: by Traci (new)

Traci I think we might be due for another Donaldson rant. We haven't had one in awhile. :)


message 12: by Traci (new)

Traci Read the book and if I remember correctly "it" happens in the first few chapters. I would never discourage anyone from reading anything. And it could make a lively groupread discussion.....

Btw, you're new. There are three rants you're bound to run into here. 1. The before mentioned Donaldson. 2. The ever popular Orson Scott Card smackdown. 3. The His Dark Materials debate. Just a friendly warning. Lol.


message 13: by carol. , Senor Crabbypants (new)

carol.  | 2616 comments Traci wrote: "There are three rants you're bound to run into here. 1. The before mentioned Donaldson. 2. The ever popular Orson Scott Card smackdown. 3. The His Dark Materials debate. Just a friendly warning"

Don't forget the top 100 thread! ;)


message 14: by Lee (new)

Lee (kiwifirst) I personally dislike Donaldsons writing. I tried 3 times to read Lord Fouls Bane as I couldn't work out why everyone raved about it. I did read The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story series, but that was pretty graphic at times.
But...... What I wanted to do here was tease Maggie for fun

If I want to read about a rapist Id join a porn site...sorry!

I have two words to say Maggie

Karsa Orlong


message 15: by Lee (new)

Lee (kiwifirst) So i'm going to recommend a series mainly because a friend told me to read. I wouldn't normally pick this off a shelf, but she loved it. If I do it in a group read then I'd be more likely to try it. Didn't up sell that much eh?

Any way it's Kate Forsyth series, The Witches of Eileanan

I think there s 6 in the series, anyway, something different ;)


message 16: by Maggie (new)

Maggie K | 730 comments ooops.

ok, but he is reformed, and. ok.

never mind


message 17: by Jason (new)

Jason (darkfiction) | 3204 comments I have set up the poll.

You can vote by clicking on the link:

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/58...


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