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Elizabeth wrote: "Charlie wrote: "I'm planning ahead, thinking of my next audio read, to start in the next week or two. I'm thinking of either Honor Among Thieves, [book:Empress of a Thousand Skies|3..."Fantastic! How about the 11th Jan for Every Heart A Doorway?
Sure! Sounds good to me. Have you read the October Daye series by her? I'm on book 6 and just read Middlegame as well.
@Elizabeth No not yet but it’s been on my radar for AGES.
If you start October Daye this year and like it, I'll jump on a buddy read for you with book 6. I really want to read it, but have so many other books that I'm not sure when I'll get to it.
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Have you read the October Daye series by her? I'm on book 6 and just read Middlegame as well."
Seanan McGuire is one of my favorite UF authors... October Daye only gets better and better... book 8 is the culmination of Arc 1 / Season 1 for the series... book 6 is a real turning point for her relationships, too...
InCryptid is more PNR, but with plenty of plot... 1-2 & 5 are Verity, 3-4 are the brother, 6-8 are the sister Antigony, 9-10 will be the cousins, and book 11 is the one I'm waiting for... the grandma...
Every Heart a Doorway is her Narnia-like series, and I enjoy them...
Middlegame was great... I BR'd it in another group over the summer... so many elements I love mixed in there... and it looks like there's a sequel coming (makes sense once you reach the end, and realize only 7 of the 14 fictional books are referenced in the story)... speaking of the book within the book, it might be releasing as children's books, I think... Seanan McGuire says she basically had to write this fictional series to reference it so much within Middlegame... there's an interview somewhere that talks about how Seanan basically wrote the book in 3 weeks, because it was too complicated to explain to her publishers, so she wrote the first draft to explain her idea...
Seanan also writes zombie horror as Mira Grant: Parasite & Feed... and sometimes mermaid horror: Rolling in the Deep & Into the Drowning Deep
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Get on it... you have time, tho... October Daye has at least another decade in it, I think... book 13 came out last year, and we're confirmed through about book 20... she wants to outlast Dresden Files, which is planned for 23 books...
That makes me excited Iain to know I have that much more October Daye left!
Elizabeth wrote: "I realize this is a long list to look through, but these are the books I own and haven't read yet. Anyone want to buddy read any of these?https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
I could read any of the following providing you don't mind waiting until the end of Feb/beginning of March.
Across the Nightingale Floor
The Heart of Myrial
Aurian
The King's Bastard
American Gods
A Darkness Forged in Fire
I'm fine with that. we can do them all, each like a month apart? if we like the series we'll pick a time to continue. any particular one you want to read first?
Maria wrote: "Warbreaker! I can do that. What dates did you have in mind? I could do after Jan..."If you want to wait that long, Navi, Siobhan and me will read Warbreaker sometime in June :)
Sir Anni wrote: "Maria wrote: "Warbreaker! I can do that. What dates did you have in mind? I could do after Jan..."If you want to wait that long, Navi, Siobhan and me will read Warbreaker sometime ..."
I wanted to do it till March, latest, but if I don't get to it till June then I'll join you guys! Anyway thanks Anni!
Elizabeth wrote: "I realize this is a long list to look through, but these are the books I own and haven't read yet. Anyone want to buddy read any of these?https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
I own The Emperor's Blades and Mage's Blood and would love to buddy read either or both of them! Let me know what time frame works best for you. :)
Navi wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "I realize this is a long list to look through, but these are the books I own and haven't read yet. Anyone want to buddy read any of these?https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/9..."
I have The Emperor's Blades. I could read that with you and my schedule is completely open as I haven't read in a while. So other than personal picks, I'm free ;-) What works for you?
Elizabeth wrote: "I'm fine with that. we can do them all, each like a month apart? if we like the series we'll pick a time to continue. any particular one you want to read first?"Sounds good to me! I honestly don't mind which one we start with; do you have any preference?
Bea wrote: "Anybody interested in one of the following?A Wizard of Earthsea
Inda
A Winter's Promise"
I'd love to read the Inda books with you Bea, if you don't mind waiting until about March to start!
Elizabeth wrote: "I realize this is a long list to look through, but these are the books I own and haven't read yet. Anyone want to buddy read any of these?https://www.goodreads.com/review/list......"
I also have The Emperor's Blades. I am also interested in buddy reading The Queen's Poisoner, Mystic, Smoke & Summons, and Eye of Truth.
Bea wrote: "Anybody interested in one of the following?A Wizard of Earthsea
Inda
A Winter's Promise"
I would be interested in A Wizard of Earthsea sometime Bea. It just depends on when... ^^; I have a lot of high fantasy books planned, hehe
Shaitarn wrote: "Bea wrote: "Anybody interested in one of the following?A Wizard of Earthsea
Inda
A Winter's Promise"
I'd love to read the Inda books wit..."
Sure, March is fine with me, too! How about March 1st? I'm also ok with any other starting date, though :)
Katie wrote: "Bea wrote: "Anybody interested in one of the following?A Wizard of Earthsea
Inda
A Winter's Promise"
I would be interested in [book:A Wizard of Earths..."
The date doesn't really matter to me, I don't have any reads or BRs planned for 2020 so far. So feel free to suggest a date that suits you! :)
Bea wrote: "The date doesn't really matter to me, I don't have any reads or BRs planned for 2020 so far. So feel free to suggest a date that suits you! :)"hmmmm... maybe sometime in January would work best. Wanna try for next Monday? January 13th? How does that sounds? :D
Wow a lot of picks of my books. I typically have 3 going at once, one kindle, one physical, one audio. I'm okay anytime for Mage's Blood. The only other one I currently have scheduled for audio starts 2/2/20. How do these dates sound for the others? I can change any if needed. Physical:
Across the Nightingale Floor 1/19/20
The Heart of Myrial 2/19/20
Aurian 3/19/20
The King's Bastard 4/19/20
A Darkness Forged in Fire 5/19/20
Mystic 2/7/20
Kindle:
American Gods 1/26/20
The Emperor's Blades 2/26/20
The Queen's Poisoner 3/26/20
Smoke & Summons 4/26/20
Eye of Truth 5/26/20
Audio:
Mage's Blood 3/1/20
Elizabeth wrote: "Wow a lot of picks of my books. I typically have 3 going at once, one kindle, one physical, one audio. I'm okay anytime for Mage's Blood. The only other one I currently have scheduled for audio sta..."These all work for me:
The Emperor's Blades 2/26/20
The Queen's Poisoner 3/26/20
Smoke & Summons 4/26/20
Eye of Truth 5/26/20
Could you change Mystic to Feb. 7th?
Elizabeth wrote: " I'm okay anytime for Mage's Blood"I don't think I can read this before March. Would that be too late for you?
Elizabeth wrote: "The Emperor's Blades 2/26/20"
Works for me!
That's fine for me. When in March do you want to do it?
Elizabeth wrote: "That's fine for me. When in March do you want to do it?"March 1? :)
Bea wrote: "Shaitarn wrote: "Bea wrote: "Anybody interested in one of the following?A Wizard of Earthsea
Inda
A Winter's Promise"
I'd love to read the [book:Inda|..."
That works for me; 1st March it is!
Elizabeth wrote: "Wow a lot of picks of my books. I typically have 3 going at once, one kindle, one physical, one audio. I'm okay anytime for Mage's Blood. The only other one I currently have scheduled for audio sta..."Wow, that's some serious reading! Sure, I'm fine with those dates.
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I don't think I can read this before March. Would that be too late for you?
Elizabeth wrote: "The Emperor's Blades 2/26/20"
Works for me!"
I know it flies in the face of Navi's availability, but if you want to read Mage's Blood this week, I'll be reading it... it would be really interesting, to me, to leap frog my way through 3 Moontide BRs back-to-back...
Mage's Blood with Elizabeth... Scarlet Tides with the delayed BR next week... Unholy War with Frank, who stayed true to the original BR schedule from 2019... then I'd just have to wait to read
Ascendant's Rite or push on alone...
EDIT: Just saw the replies on page 100...
I wouldn't be able to do it this week Iain, sorry.
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No worries... I just noticed the Mage's Blood discussion, after already mentioning my plans to read it this week, over in the Team Jaghut thread..
I'm going to request the 12 of mine people wanted to do.
Bea wrote: "Anybody interested in one of the following?Inda"
Bea, Melissa and I are interested in Inda for sure. We have firm olans to read it this year. Anytime March suit you?
Timelord Iain wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "I wouldn't be able to do it this week Iain, sorry."No worries... I just noticed the Mage's Blood discussion, after already mentioning my plans to read it this week, over in the ..."
Iain, I restarted Mage's Blood amd am reading it right now. We can still get the BR points 💪...I'm halfway thru since I pulled a couple all nighters but I guess that wont be a problem....😂😂😂
Thread is in the David Hair folder.
Elizabeth and Navi can read it in April.
I'm also in for Emperor's Blades...whenever rthis happens....
@ Bea, Shaitarn, ZaaraLike Zaara said, I was already planning on reading Inda, so I'm in as well. Glad for the company. My March is still wide open, so the 1st works fine.
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Katie wrote: "Bea wrote: "The date doesn't really matter to me, I don't have any reads or BRs planned for 2020 so far. So feel free to suggest a date that suits you! :)"hmmmm... maybe sometime in January would..."
Sounds good! :)
Do you want to ask for a thread? Or I can also do so tomorrow :)
Shaitarn wrote: "Bea wrote: "Shaitarn wrote: "Bea wrote: "Anybody interested in one of the following?A Wizard of Earthsea
Inda
A Winter's Promise"
I'd love to read the..."
Perfect!
Do you want to ask for a thread? Or I can do so tomorrow :)
Niki Hawkes wrote: "I would like to join the Inda read as well! Since it’s a physical copy, I’ll fall behind almost immediately, but I at least want to start with you and unlock your spoilers weeks later haha."We'll stick around for you 😉
Bea wrote: "Sounds good! :)Do you want to ask for a thread? Or I can also do so tomorrow :)"
Excellent! I can request a thread for us :D
Bea wrote: "Shaitarn wrote: "Bea wrote: "Shaitarn wrote: "Bea wrote: "Anybody interested in one of the following?A Wizard of Earthsea
Inda
A Winter's Promise"
I'd..."
No problem, Bea! Do we all want the series or just the first book? (I'm personally happy to do all four.)
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...I have another list to ask people about. These are series I've started but haven't gotten around to finishing. Anyone up for a buddy read of any of these? I'm already planning on doing The Wise Man's Fear and The Great Hunt.
Elizabeth wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...I have another list to ask people about. These are series I've started but haven't gotten around to finishing. A..."
I'd be up for Throne of Jade if you could wait until April.
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