Book of the Month Nominations - September 2018

[Nic, Wormhole Technician]

Here we are again, it comes around so quickly! Please give us your nominations for Septembers BOTM.

- Nominations will be open for 24-48 hours and during that time we will take in as many nominations as possible.
- After 24-48 hours, 8 books from each genre will be chosen at random from the selection, using a random generator online.
- Only ONE nomination per person (EITHER sci-fi OR fantasy)
- No books nominated last month may be re-nominated for August, instead you must wait until September to nominate them again. A book counts as "nominated" when it made it to the polls. If it was suggested, but not picked for the polls, it can be entered again.
- If books are part of a series, they must be the first, unless the group has already read the previous book(s) (you can see our previous group reads here)
- No authors nominating their own works
- No self-published or ebook only books - we want our BotM to be accessible to as many members as possible!
- Book nominations may be seconded in place of a suggestion, but this will count as your choice for the month. Seconded books will receive an additional chance of being selected in the randomisation process.

Science Fiction
2312
Artificial Condition(3)
Time Salvager
Afterparty
The Prefect
Way Station(3)
Nigerians in Space
The Player of Games
Foe
Ancillary Mercy

Fantasy
Spinning Silver(3)
Spellslinger(3)
Deathless(2)
King of Ashes
The Hike
An Echo of Things to Come
Dead Things(2)
Bloody Rose(2)
London Falling
Age of Swords(2)
Castle Hangnail
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai

[Rinn, Captain of the SSV Normandy]

2312 for sci-fi :D

[Dawn]

Spinning Silver for fantasy please

[Renata]

I would like to nominate The Spellslinger by Sebastien De Castell for fantasy.

[Shawnie]

Artificial Condition for SF. Thanks!

[Steve]

I'd like to nominate Deathless by Catherine M. Valente for fantasy, please!

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

I'd like to nominate King of Ashes by Raymond Feist for fantasy please.

[Lel]

Can I nominate The Hike for fantasy please

[Lieke]

An Echo of Things to Come for fantasy

[Melanie]

I will second Deathless

[Vinca]

I'll nominate Time Salvager as it looks like the science fiction side of things could do with a boost :-)

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I really enjoyed Time Salveger. Good call

[Freya, Dragon Rider]

Afterparty for Sci-fi please

[Christopher]

I would nominate The Prefect by Alastair Reynolds for Sci-Fi!

[N.E.C.C.]

Dead Things by Stephen Blackmoore for fantasy.

[Matthew]

Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames for fantasy. It releases in August, so will be available to read in September.

[Maximum]

London Falling by Paul Cornell for fantasy please.

[Sam]

I second Dead Things!

[Hope]

Way Station by Clifford D. Simak for sci-fi

[Narilka]

I second Bloody Rose.

[Anna]

Nigerians in Space for sci-fi

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

Age of Swords for fantasy

[Mary]

Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon Fantasy

[Nic, Wormhole Technician]

Where are all the Sci-Fi fans?! I'm going to nominate The Player of Games

[Nikki ~ The Nocturnal Bookworm]

Audrey wrote: "Age of Swords for fantasy"

I would like to second Age of Swords

[Vinca]

Nic wrote: "Where are all the Sci-Fi fans?! I'm going to nominate The Player of Games"

That's my favourite Culture novel, would be tempted by a re-read if it wins :-). Currently listening to Matter as it's one that I've not read before.

[Freya]

I'd like to nominate Foe by Iain Reid for sci-fi!

[Margo]

Renata wrote: "I would like to nominate The Spellslinger by Sebastien De Castell for fantasy."

I second Spellslinger

[Nic, Wormhole Technician]

Vinca wrote: That's my favourite Culture novel, would be tempted by a re-read if it wins :-). Currently liste..."

I love pretty much all of the Iain M. Banks books! Matter was a big long book, but I loved it. I wonder if the audiobook would be quite hard to follow at times, though?!

[Vinca]

Nic wrote: "I wonder if the audiobook would be quite hard to follow at times though?!."

I'm about a quarter of the way through and finding it pretty good so far. I think having a good narrator probably helps and Toby Longworth is great. Still have another 13 or so hours to go though 😂

[Hayley]

I'll second Spinning Silver in fantasy.

[Laura]

I second Spinning Silver

[DJay]

Hell, I still have to read all systems red!!!! I'm going to start today...soooo
Artificial Condition for Sci-Fi
and
Spellslinger for Fantasy.

[Vinca]

DJay wrote: "Hell, I still have to read all systems red!!!! I'm going to start today...soooo
Artificial Condition for Sci-Fi
and
Spellslinger for Fantasy."

Going to have to make a tough decision and pick just one of those I'm afraid, we only get one nomination per month, not one for each category :-)

[DJay]

ah.
Then Artificial Condition it is.... I'm sorry about that.

[Tawallah]

I will second Way Station

[Vinca]

DJay wrote: "ah.
Then Artificial Condition it is.... I'm sorry about that."

Haha, don't worry about it, we all get carried away in bookish excitement from time to time ;-)

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Think I'll third Spellslinger. Loving the series so far

[Shawnie]

DJay wrote: "Hell, I still have to read all systems red!!!! I'm going to start today...soooo
Artificial Condition for Sci-Fi
and
Spellslinger for Fantasy."

Artificial Condition was already recommended... 2nd on the list.

[Shawnie]

So Artificial Condition should have a second. :)

[Falynn - the TyGrammarSaurus Rex]

Can I third Artificial Condition pls? (Or fourth, or whatever we are up to ;p )

[Shawnie]

DJay wrote: "Hell, I still have to read all systems red!!!! I'm going to start today...soooo
Artificial Condition for Sci-Fi
and
Spellslinger for Fantasy."

Yes, start All Systems Red. It is so good.

[Gary]

I second Way Station by Simack

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

I haven't given this a whirl in a bit.

The Demolished Man for sci fi.

[Nic, Wormhole Technician]

Shawnie wrote: "So Artificial Condition should have a second. :)"

Thanks Shawnie, though I'm sure I would have spotted that eventually!

[Em]

I'd like to nominate Ancillary Mercy. Seems Ancillary Justice / Ancillary Sword have already been BotM (and received some very positive and some very negative reactions), so why not complete the trilogy?

[Christopher]

Wayland wrote: "I haven't given this a whirl in a bit.

The Demolished Man for sci fi."

Didn't that one make it to poll last month?

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

Christopher wrote: “Wayland wrote: “I haven’t given this a whirl in a bit.

The Demolished Man for sci fi.”

Didn’t that one make it to poll last month?”

I believe it did.

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

my mistake.
Ringworld then for sci fi

[Maximum]

Wayland wrote: "my mistake.
Ringworld then for sci fi"

We recently read that I believe, Wayland.