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I'll be reading Malice by John Gwynne

Elaine wrote: "Same books over and over, in every article."

Obviously what sci-fi & fantasy really need is to start featuring gay, black, Muslim, transgendered drag-queens or some political screeds that somehow manages to make the entire fantasy/sci-fi realm, totally infested with white privilege, in order to make the genre "fresh", "relevant" and woke.

I'll be reading some Isaac Asimov.

I have a stack of Science Fiction and Fantasy books I'm making my way through. Currently, I'm reading Heir of Fire, by Sarah J. Maas.

Heir of Fire

After metro 2035 who disapointed me I started the series Malazan books of the fallen, so far I enjoyed it really well, it will be a very long read. Not a week of fantasy, but months !

Urwa wrote: "Jeff wrote: "It’s interesting to see that goodreads pushes so many well exposed sci fi titles, trade publisher books and the like… but never boosting self published sci-fi that gets overlooked or c..."

The Nazis awaken the Once and Future King. Self-published https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LWNDWU8

Jeff wrote: "It’s interesting to see that goodreads pushes so many well exposed sci fi titles, trade publisher books and the like… but never boosting self published sci-fi that gets overlooked or could use a re..."

I agree, the best fantasy book I read this year was a indie book by debut author. People will have no trouble finding the books on this list because they are everywhere, some of the indie writers could really use some of this love.

Lorena (Stained Edges) wrote: "It's Science Fiction and Fantasy Decade for me, that's mostly all I read :)
This week will be:
- Dresden Files on audiobook
- Ruin
- A Reaper at the Gates"

lol I was about to say the same thing....

رزی wrote: "I started Dune and The Fellowship of the Ring and Elantris this week. They're going to blow my mind.
Perfect."

Elantris is soooo good! If you haven't read any of Brandon Sandersons other books, I highly recommend them!! The Way of King an Mistborn series are in my top all time favorite series!!

Gary wrote: "Jeff wrote: "It’s interesting to see that goodreads pushes so many well exposed sci fi titles, trade publisher books and the like… but never boosting self published sci-fi that gets overlooked..."
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Jeff wrote: "It’s interesting to see that goodreads pushes so many well exposed sci fi titles, trade publisher books and the like… but never boosting self published sci-fi that gets overlooked or could use a re..."

True I wholeheartedly agree with this!

David wrote: "Jeff wrote: "It’s interesting to see that goodreads pushes so many well exposed sci fi titles, trade publisher books and the like… but never boosting self published sci-fi that gets overlooked or c..."

Because only mainstream crap is being pushed... constantly...

Urwa wrote: "do you know any blog/site that promotes indie/self-published books? i would love to discover them, sadly goodreads is my go-to place for book reccs, and its disappointing to hear that they only promote big names"

There are groups on Goodreads that do exactly that. There is a "Support for Indie Authors" group, and the related "SIA Showcase for Readers and Writers" where Indies can promote their work.

Reading some Malazan!!

I am conveniently on a Sci-Fi Romance reading kick at the moment and just read Chameleon, Wingman, & Mama and the Alien Warrior. Now to pick my next book.

This month, these books really impress me;
Scarlet and The Keepers of Light
Puzzled
Dragon Mage
Slightly Advanced Magic
The Boy Who Grew Dragons

It is such a coincidence that I recently bought so many sci-fi books recently
I am going to read:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Martian (a reread)
King of Scars

Currently reading the Dresden Files and the Poppy War for this SFF week, and listening to Vicious (by V. E. Schwab) on audiobook!

"Echoes of Gravity", book one of the "Tapache's Promise" trilogy by James Murdo. It's only been out a couple of weeks, and time constraints mean I'm not very likely to finish it this week, or indeed in the near future, but it's amazing!

I just finished translating An Orphaned Visitor by Michael James Moscrop. It's now stuck in my head.

Christy wrote: "Jeff wrote: "It’s interesting to see that goodreads pushes so many well exposed sci fi titles, trade publisher books and the like… but never boosting self published sci-fi that gets overlooked or c..."

As you wish….

The Long Lost War
The Massive Planet: The Adventures of Deep Contact
Your Service Is Required
Outer Red (Parts 1 -3)
The Mysterious World Of Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow book #0

Take a look at my list:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Finishing the Licanius trilogy.

I'm always reading fantasy, that's why I wrote my first fantasy book https://t.co/xtpooCyAHo?amp=1 it's free on kindle unlimited and if you could give me a review on amazon, goodreads or social media in general I could give you pdf free copy.

For Science Fiction and Fantasy Week I would recommend my favorite Sci Fi author Derek Shupert . I have just read his book launched Yesterday: The Complete Undead Apocalypse Series (A zombie like Survival Thriller, Books 0-3) Kindle

I just finished a new book, Forever Altered, by N.W. Couillard! Definitely worth the read! Sci-Fi with some romance mixed in!

Ross wrote: "I might finally start the Long Earth after it has sat on my shelf for the past several years."

I really enjoyed those books. I wish a new one would come out. Something about the worlds he creates, and he lack of violence or war, appeals to me.

Jane wrote: "Suggestions for comedy fantasy satire please."

Great question! I'm always looking for recommendations of that sort. Here are some I've found:
Terry Pratchett is always a must-read. If you've never read his books before "Guards! Guards!" or "Good Omens" would probably be the best starters, although "Men at Arms" is my personal favorite.
Robert Asprin's Myth Adventures aren't spectacular, but they're fun, funny, and fairly short.
The Princess Bride is probably the greatest humorous fantasy novel ever. Every bit as good as the movie.
Roald Dahl's children's novels are exceedingly morbid and funny. Matilda isn't strictly fantasy, but it's probably his best one.
Sean Gibson's The Part About the Dragon was (Mostly) True is highly funny, and, unlike the other books here, not mainstream.
More sci-fi than fantasy, but the Hitchhiker's Guide series are some of the funniest books ever written. Each book in the five book trilogy (yes, I wrote that correctly) is a decline in quality, but the first two are so good that any missteps later on can be mostly forgiven.
Lewis Carroll's Alice books still hold up as great humorous fantasy 150 years later.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is one of Mark Twain's funniest books, and one of his few legitimate fantasy novels.
I hope that helps!

رزی wrote: "I started Dune and The Fellowship of the Ring and Elantris this week. They're going to blow my mind.
Perfect."

I'm not familiar with Elantris, but the other two are, albeit ambitious, fabulous epics. I'm especially a fan of the LOTR trilogy. I read the series four or five times and anxiously awaited Peter Jackson's films.
I wouldn't mind seeing a similar treatment of Dune.
Enjoy the books. I sure did.
Cheers.

RJ - Slayer of Trolls wrote: "I'm reading Dawn by Octavia E. Butler and All Clear by Connie Willis. Also just finished The Andromeda Strain by [author:Michae..."
I loved the Andromeda Strain. Very smart writing. Another great one by Crichton is "Timeline". They also made a decent movie out of it.
Cheers.
Kim

Jeff wrote: "It’s interesting to see that goodreads pushes so many well exposed sci fi titles, trade publisher books and the like… but never boosting self published sci-fi that gets overlooked or could use a re..."

Preach, man! 🤟😎

Urwa wrote: "Jeff wrote: "It’s interesting to see that goodreads pushes so many well exposed sci fi titles, trade publisher books and the like… but never boosting self published sci-fi that gets overlooked or c..."

https://onlinebookclub.org/
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Renegade Star series by J.N. Chaney

You guys should have a calendar somewhere on the website that lists all of the various genre-themed weeks/months so that we can look ahead to see what is coming

Reading The Blue Sword (romance, unfortunately) having recently finished The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids (no romance) I'm still hunting for more sf/f with no romance. Friendship best ship.

Ocean wrote: "I finished Annihilation (of the Southern Reach trilogy, Sci-Fi) just before this week started. It was pretty good, but it made me really uncomfortable. Maybe I'll pick up the second book this week...."

Priory is so good!!!!!! if you like extremely long books with lesbians and dragons you'll absolutely love it

The Blackthorn & Grim series! Not new, but absorbing.

Back to the Master for me: H.G. Wells - Six Novels. A leather-bound omnibus of the best-known Scientific Romances. Old Skool!

Hi! What books should I read if I love Ted Chiang? I want recommendations to read since I am really new to the sci-fi genre since reading his short story collections

The Blackbox by Aditi Dhabu was the most original sci-fi I have read recently. Amazing concept!
Following this list for more suggestions.

Self published authors like Daniel Schinhofen and Chris Vines, or classics like Asimov and Heinlein. in other words things i have in my kindle library or as audiobooks already.

As someone who is disabled and addicted to reading, and who is doing some writing as a therapeutic release, nothing worth publishing as i tend to borrow concepts from numerous sources and would not want to be a plaoerist. (spelling?)

Feels like publishers paid for this list

Was hoping they would have more of a showcase of the increasingly important sub-genre of ecofiction and cli-fi (cli-fi is mentioned in the sub-genre page). Hoping for some attention to my speculative fiction novel: Beyond What Separates Us, which examines what future societies could look like if we continue on our path of ecological degradation.

A week? No please; Sci-Fi and Fantasy life would fit more.

Jon wrote: "Feels like publishers paid for this list"

You can remove "Feels like".

Marko wrote: "A week? No please; Sci-Fi and Fantasy life would fit more."

Probably true but you have to remember that there are people out there who enjoy other types of fiction (and non-fiction) either as well as or instead of Sci-Fi/Fantasy. They deserve their place in the sun as well.

One thing I haven't seen is the usual list of the top 100 SF/Fantasy books. That was always good for some discussion (arguments?).

You should check out Susannah Welch's "Dance with the Wind" for Fantasy Week. It's part of this new series "City of Virtue & Vice." The second books comes out soon - so you'll be ready for it as soon as it's released!

Eloise wrote: "I will be reading The Time Machine by H.G. Wells for this event. It's really just a short read so I think I might be finished with it by the end of this week. :)"

Hope you enjoy! I just read this and War of the Worlds after reading Martian Chronicles and I Robot in 2019 - 2020.

I've read comments about the trade and big boys sf books and moaning the fact that small press and indy books weren't mentioned. I haven't waded through all the comments but then Are are your favorite small press and indy science fiction books? What do you recommend?

M.E. wrote: "I've read comments about the trade and big boys sf books and moaning the fact that small press and indy books weren't mentioned. I haven't waded through all the comments but then Are are your favor..."

I'm reading an indie UF series right now -- the Daniel Faust series by Craig Schaefer. If you like the darker side of UF, they're quite good. I'm on book 6 right now, The Castle Doctrine.

Nazri Noor is another good UF indie writer. I'm working my way through his Darkling Mage series, but he's got a lot of books available.

(Oops -- yeah, I know, not sf!)

Contrarius wrote: "M.E. wrote: "I've read comments about the trade and big boys sf books and moaning the fact that small press and indy books weren't mentioned. I haven't waded through all the comments but then Are a..."

This is Science Fiction and Fantasy Week so go ahead and mention your Urban Fantasy likes. I presume UF means Urban Fantasy.