June 2014 Science Fiction Action/Adventure Group Read Nominations

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

It's time to nominate one pick for our June sci-fi action/adventure group read. All members are welcome to participate in our group read nomination process.

Considerations:

1. All nominations must be added using the 'add book/author' function above the text box (where you post comments or replies) with an official link to the book on Goodreads. If the book is not nominated with a Goodreads link, it will not be added to the poll.

2. Books from past group reads are not eligible for renomination. You can find a list of past reads here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

3. Books should be readily available, in other words, can be bought new in print or in the ebook format.

4. Books must either be the first in an ongoing series or able to be read as a standalone despite being part of a series.

The poll will go up on April 29th.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I'm torn I thought about nominating Terms of Enlistment as I read it and it's an excellent book. But as I said, I've read it.

So I think I'll pull something from my "I want to read it" list and nominate: Earth Strike .

[David]

Do books based on video games oount?

by Karen Traviss. The first of 5 Gears of War stories.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

David wrote: "Do books based on video games oount?

by Karen Traviss. The first of 5 Gears of War stories."

I don't see why not, as long as the story provides adequate explanation without playing the game.

[Eileen]

Yes, David. As long as they are readily available for everyone to read.

[Eileen]

I'm torn between 2 books I want to nominate. One everyone has probably read and one that I've recently read. I'm going to have to think about it.

[Jason]

It's a long one, but only $3.79 on Kindle -

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Eileen wrote: "I'm torn between 2 books I want to nominate. One everyone has probably read and one that I've recently read. I'm going to have to think about it."

You never know. Even people who have read it, might want to discuss it, and more people than you think may not have read it. So I think either way, it's fine to nominate the book.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I just downloaded that book from the library David. Thanks.

[Eileen]

I'll nominate Fahrenheit 451 it's been on my list forever.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Good book Eileen.

[Jason]

Eileen wrote: "I'll nominate Fahrenheit 451 it's been on my list forever."

A classic. I'd re-read it. been a long time.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

How about something old school? Harry Harrison's Stainless Steel Rat! A Stainless Steel Trio (which is actually the first three stainless steel rat stories. The first one is really the recommendation.

Jimmy Degriz!

[Jim]

I think the Stainless Steel Rat is a great choice, but I'd vote for the first one or two published although they're actually #4 & 5 in the chronology. I'll nominate The Stainless Steel Rat (1961). #4-6 are the first 3 written & included in The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat. What do you say, Hugh?

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Jim wrote: "I think the Stainless Steel Rat is a great choice, but I'd vote for the first one or two published although they're actually #4 & 5 in the chronology. I'll nominate [book:The Stainless Steel Rat|6..."

I was introduced to 4, 5 & 6 first in The Adventures of the Stainless steel rat too. Those are aviailbe in singles (not three in a book) and on audiobook from audible.com.

I liked the ones I read first. There is also a short story preqell Where harrison introduced the stainless steel rat that became the basis for the series.

I might have submitted Aventures of the Rat first but I wasn't sure of the ettiquette in a group read of starting in the middle. I found a website where Harry Harrison himself set the chronological order for the Stainless Steel Rat series with the Stainless Trio as the first three.

Still a lot of people were introduced to Jimmy Degriz in the Adventures of the Stainless Steel rat, like we were.

Better, I'm not sure, but I do know that I really liked the Adventures of the stainless steel rat a lot. Even if it was 4-6.

[Jim]

I just thought the stories were better, fresher. It's not as if the chronology is all that important. So we're nominating the first one, The Stainless Steel Rat?

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Jim wrote: "I just thought the stories were better, fresher. It's not as if the chronology is all that important. So we're nominating the first one, The Stainless Steel Rat?"

Yes lets make that the nomination. #4 since that's the way most of us were introduced to the Stainless Steel Rat. The book The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat was featured in a science Fiction Book Club as a paperback for cheap. It's a good story!

You can get #4 alone in kindle format (and hardcopy I think) and as an audiblbe.com book.

[Henry]

How about Matthew Reilly's first book a great fast paced action adventure / sci fi / monster cross over

[Tim The Enchanter]

I will nominate The Chimera Vector - . I read this one last year and I liked it. Lots of shooting and explosions with super soldiers.

[Lisa P, My weekend is all booked up!]

I'm going to nominate a book that I've been wanting to read for a while now. Old Man's War

[Rizwan]

I'll nominate The Breach, the first book from the Breach Trilogy by Patrick Lee. I've read it and loved it. Thoroughly suspenseful, action-packed and unpredictable.

[Janey]

Rizwan wrote: "I'll nominate The Breach, the first book from the Breach Trilogy by Patrick Lee. I've read it and loved it. Thoroughly suspenseful, action-packed and unpredictable."

I really enjoyed The Breach and the other two books in the trilogy

[Eileen]

I like all the books nominated so far.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

The poll is up and it closes on April 6th. Thanks for all the nominations!

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

The book that won the poll was Contest by Matt Reilly. Our discussion will start on June 1st!

[Monica]

I love Contest. It was my first MR book. Can't wait for the discussion.