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The Finals have begun! Finals Matchup: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Round 3 results: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Bracket check-in
https://challonge.com/anqrgjo2/predic...
Our top 3 brackets now are:
- Untitled - by Anonymous predicting: none - (I guess they forgot to choose a winner. oops)
- Because Bujold is Awesome - by Anonymous predicting Cordelia's Honor
- EWEoF - by Anonymous predicting Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
If the first bracket had predicted a winner they would have had a shot at winning since they accurately predicted the finals. However they are maxed out on points so the winning bracket comes down which of 2nd and 3rd place brackets gets the winner correct!
Bracket check-inhttps://challonge.com/anqrgjo2/predic...
Our top 3 brackets now are:
- Untitled - by Anonymous predicting: none - (I guess they forgot to choose a winner. oops)
- Because Bujold is Awesome - by Anonymous predicting Cordelia's Honor
- EWEoF - by Anonymous predicting Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
If the first bracket had predicted a winner they would have had a shot at winning since they accurately predicted the finals. However they are maxed out on points so the winning bracket comes down which of 2nd and 3rd place brackets gets the winner correct!
Results from Round 3:View the full bracket: https://challonge.com/anqrgjo2
Tournament Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 3,920
Average Votes Cast: 290
Book With Most Votes: Dungeon Crawler Carl - (163 Votes) (Round 2)
Match-up With Most Votes: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries vs. Dungeon Crawler Carl (317 Votes) (Round 3)
Largest Win: Cordelia's Honor - (45 Votes) (Round 1)
Smallest Win: Cordelia's Honor - (1 Vote) (Round 2)
Average Win: 18 votes
Round 3 Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 631
Average Votes Cast: 316
Book With Most Votes: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - (162 Votes)
Match-up With Most Votes: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries vs. Dungeon Crawler Carl (317 Votes)
Largest Win: Cordelia's Honor- (8 Votes)
Smallest Win: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries - (7 Vote)
Average Win: 8 votes
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Sword Final:
(8) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett - 162 Votes
vs.
(5) Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - 155 Votes
Winner: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Total Votes: 317
Margin of Victory: 7
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Laser Final:
(3) Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold - 161 Votes
vs.
(7) Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh - 153 Votes
Winner: Cordelia's Honor
Total Votes: 314
Margin of Victory: 8
Round 3 has concluded and the field is now down to 2 books. The Finals begins now
Bracket: https://challonge.com/anqrgjo2
Voting will be open: March 12th-18th 11:59PM ET
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Sword Finale:
(8) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
vs.
(3) Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
Vote Here
J wrote: "I have a funny story to convey.Back around 2013, I shot my friend"
My brain saw this and went "OMG this guy thinks it's funny they shot their friend..." before reading the rest of that post..
J wrote: "The Warrior's Apprentice is a decent starting point, but it has a lot of spoilers for Barrayar.."Blame the author then. She published the spoilers first. :-D
Oh it's the first 2 in chronological order (Shards of Honour and Barrayar), not pub order (Shards + The Warrior's Apprentice).Man it's all kinds of confusing. I'm stubborn so I started reading it in publication order even though the author herself recommends chronological I believe.
I don't think you can skip Shards and just read Barraryar, but I read that 7th, not 2nd.
Oaken wrote: "Apparently the Bujold book nominated is available but as two separate novels."Yeah. I'm not entirely sure why the first book was nominated, then withdrawn in favor of the out of print omnibus of the first 2 books.
As someone whose read both, the 2nd is far better and a much better intro to the series. I think they are both shorter, but it's still 2 books.
Oaken wrote: "Where do you even find Dungeon Crawler Carl? My library hasn’t heard of it. It isn’t on kobo."It's on Amazon (kindle/audible/paperback): https://www.amazon.com/Dungeon-Crawle...
Not sure if it's available from any other sellers though if you're trying to avoid Amazon.
Round 3 has begun. Round 3 Matchups: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Round 2 results: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Bracket check-in
https://challonge.com/anqrgjo2/predic...
Cordelia's Honor is busting brackets with their narrow win over The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Our top 3 brackets now are:
- Untitled - by Anonymous predicting: none - (I guess they forgot to choose a winner. oops)
- Because Bujold is Awesome - by Anonymous predicting Cordelia's Honor
- Silliest sounding book wins (and I’m okay with that!) - by Ruth(tilltab) predicting Dungeon Crawler Carl
So very different looking brackets. Who will have our winning bracket?
There are a handful of other brackets tied at 10 points, but all of the predicted a winner that have been eliminated.
Bracket check-inhttps://challonge.com/anqrgjo2/predic...
Cordelia's Honor is busting brackets with their narrow win over The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Our top 3 brackets now are:
- Untitled - by Anonymous predicting: none - (I guess they forgot to choose a winner. oops)
- Because Bujold is Awesome - by Anonymous predicting Cordelia's Honor
- Silliest sounding book wins (and I’m okay with that!) - by Ruth(tilltab) predicting Dungeon Crawler Carl
So very different looking brackets. Who will have our winning bracket?
There are a handful of other brackets tied at 10 points, but all of the predicted a winner that have been eliminated.
Results from Round 2:View the full bracket: https://challonge.com/anqrgjo2
Tournament Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 3,289
Average Votes Cast: 278
Book With Most Votes: Dungeon Crawler Carl - (163 Votes) (Round 2)
Match-up With Most Votes: Cordelia's Honor vs. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (299 Votes) (Round 2)
Largest Win: Cordelia's Honor - (45 Votes) (Round 1)
Smallest Win: Cordelia's Honor - (1 Vote) (Round 2)
Average Win: 24 votes
Round 2 Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 1,158
Average Votes Cast: 290
Book With Most Votes: Dungeon Crawler Carl - (163 Votes)
Match-up With Most Votes: Cordelia's Honor vs. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (299 Votes)
Largest Win: Dungeon Crawler Carl - (40 Votes)
Smallest Win: Cordelia's Honor - (1 Vote)
Average Win: 17 votes
Sword Bracket
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Match 1:
(16) The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein - 138 Votes
vs.
(8) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett - 148 Votes
Winner: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Total Votes: 286
Margin of Victory: 10
Match 2:
(13) The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez - 123 Votes
vs.
(5) Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - 163 Votes
Winner: Dungeon Crawler Carl
Total Votes: 286
Margin of Victory: 40
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Laser Bracket
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Match 1:
(2) The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson - 135 Votes
vs.
(7) Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh - 152 Votes
Winner: Some Desperate Glory
Total Votes: 287
Margin of Victory: 17
Match 2:
(3) Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold - 150 Votes
vs.
(6) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - 149 Votes
Winner: Cordelia's Honor
Total Votes: 299
Margin of Victory: 1
Round 2 has concluded and the field is now down to 4 books. Round 3 begins now
Bracket: https://challonge.com/anqrgjo2
Round 3 will be March 5th-11th 11:59 PM ET
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Sword Finale:
(8) Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
vs.
(5) Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Vote Here
Laser Finale:
(7) Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
vs.
(3) Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
Vote Here
Tassie Dave wrote: "John (Nevets) wrote: "Oh, new location for this. Fun."I'll assume it was put here by mistake and move it. It will get lost in the General thread.."
Yup. totally a mistake. Thanks for fixing it.
March is coming in like a Lion. Maybe? Anyways..what are you reading this month?
the month has begun..go forth and discuss!
so personally I'm not sure who I'm pulling for, Maybe Dungeon Crawler Karl (which I may read eventually no matter what).But my top 2 choices for Sci-Fi are head to head this round, so one of them will be eliminated. I wish that had been in the semi finals.
I wouldn't mind read HHGTTG again, but if Vorkosigan wins, I'd probably try to pick up where I left off in that series instead of doing the first 2 books again.
Of course both could end up losing to whoever comes out of the other matchup. Neither book are one I'm particularly interested in, but I've been surprised in the past.
Please can we stop with the age/birthday talk and stay on topic of the march madness round 2? I don't want to start deleting posts...Thanks.
Yeah. I'm an 82 baby as well. So is Veronica.But this is about March Madness so we can make another thread about birthdays if we want to.
Cait wrote: "Round 2 voting ends February 26th? Are we expected to time travel to vote? 🤓🤪🧐"Yet more copy/paste fail on my part. I'm sure it won't be the last time. I fixed it.
