Nominations for our next series read!

[Maggie, The Malazan Queen of Chaos]

It's that time again! Both of our current series will wrap up at the end of April, so it is time to nominate some new series!

Series must be complete, or at least scheduled to be completed before we finish.

Please check the bookshelf to make sure we haven't already read the series you wish to nominate.

[Jakub]

I nominate "The Seventh Sword" series by Dave Duncan:

1. The Reluctant Swordsman
2. The Coming of Wisdom
3. The Destiny of the Sword

Maybe also with written later
4. The Death of Nnanji

[Marcin]

I'd like to nominate "Kane" series by Karl E. Wagner as a classic Fantasy readers should know ;)
It's comprised of a series of 3 novels and 3 shorts' collections conveniently arranged into 2 volumes for ease of reading:
1) Gods in Darkness: The Complete Novels of Kane for all the novels in 1 volume,
2) Midnight Sun: The Complete Stories of Kane for theshort stories in 1 volume.

[Quralin]

I nominate the "Shades of Magic" series by Victoria E. Schwab:

1. A Darker Shade of Magic
2. A Gathering of Shadows
3. A Conjuring of Light

[Mary]

Pillars of Reality, starting with The Dragons of Dorcastle by Jack Campbell

[Adam]

I nominate the Licanius Trilogy by James Islington:

1. The Shadow of What Was Lost
2. An Echo of Things to Come
3. The Light of All That Falls

[Katy]

Adam wrote: "I nominate the Licanius Trilogy by James Islington:

1. The Shadow of What Was Lost
2. An Echo of Things to Come
3. The Light of All That Falls"

I'll second this one. I want to read it soon.

[John]

I would like to nominate Sherwood Smith's Inda series (four books, starting with Inda. The first book has hints of Ender's Game in a fantasy milieu, but it's a lot more than that. Great world-building, rich characters, a fair bit of tragedy as well as triumph in the series. And pirates!

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

To help us keep track:

Nominated and seconded:
Licanius trilogy by James Islington, starting with The Shadow of What Was Lost
The Seventh Sword series by Dave Duncan, starting with The Reluctant Swordsman
Promethean Age series by Elizabeth Bear, starting with Blood and Iron
Shades of Magic by V.E. Schwab, starting with A Darker Shade of Magic
Inda series by Sherwood Smith, starting with Inda

Nominated but not yet seconded:
Kane series by Karl Edward Wagner, starting with Darkness Weaves
Pillars of Reality by Jack Campbell, starting with The Dragons of Dorcastle
Iskryne World trilogy by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear, starting with A Companion to Wolves

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

I will second The Seventh Sword series.

[Maggie, The Malazan Queen of Chaos]

I would nominate Elizabeth Bear's Promethean Age series starting with Blood and Iron. It looks pretty epic to me, and I have loved some of Bear's other works.....

[Maggie, The Malazan Queen of Chaos]

ok folks, another day to nominate or second, and we will be getting the poll Up!

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

Even if you nominated one series, you can second another. Right now only 2 series are eligible to go to the poll.

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

Maggie wrote: "I would nominate Elizabeth Bear's Promethean Age series starting with Blood and Iron. It looks pretty epic to me, and I have loved some of Bear's other works....."

I hope someone seconds this as I want to read this series and I already used my second!

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

Obviously we would like to have a few more series to post in the poll, so please take a moment and nominate a series you would like to read AND second a series nominated by someone else.

[Kerry]

I'll second The Promethean Age.

[Beth]

I second Shades of Magic.

[Henning]

I second the shadow of what was lost.

[Martha]

I'll second Blood and Iron

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

Message #9 has been updated to reflect the seconded series. Thanks!

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

Henning wrote: "I second the shadow of what was lost."

This had already been seconded by Katy (see message #7). Would you like to second something else?

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

Martha wrote: "I'll second Blood and Iron"

This had already been seconded by Kerry (see message #16). Would you like to second something else?

[Hélène]

I'll second Sherwood Smith's Inda series

[Martha]

Not really. Is there room for another nomination? If so, Iskryne trilogy by Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette starting with A Companion to Wolves

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

Martha wrote: "Not really. Is there room for another nomination? If so, Iskryne trilogy by Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette starting with A Companion to Wolves"

I will add your nomination. Thanks!

[Maggie, The Malazan Queen of Chaos]

ok, I will close this down for the poll now.

How do folks feel about just reading one series at a time??? WHen we originally started reading two series, it was because of the competing interests of the 'dark fantasy' vs the 'epic fantasy' crowds. This debate has not come up in a long time, and it has been a while since we have done one of each!

Let us know if you think we should read one or two different series.....

[Katy]

Maggie wrote: "ok, I will close this down for the poll now.

How do folks feel about just reading one series at a time??? WHen we originally started reading two series, it was because of the competing interests o..."

I usually just choose one of the series to read. So for me, one is sufficient. But... I like having a choice in case on of the series does not interest me. Whatever the mods decide will be good.

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

I am OK either way.

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

Today is the last day to vote in the poll for our next series!

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

J.N. wrote: "Hi Guys
I'm Jim from the UK and have recently had my first fantasy/science fiction book "Dakor's Darkness" published with Austin Macaulay.
I could really do with some reviews and feedback.
So if yo..."

This thread is not the best place to post this info as this is for nominating series. You need to delete this post and repost in “Reading Other Stuff” or “Off Topic”. Thanks!

[BooksTraveler]

I'll second Licanius trilogy by James Islington

[Kathi, There’s no such thing as too many books!]

Menestrel wrote: "I'll second Licanius trilogy by James Islington"

Nominations/seconds are closed and the polling has finished. Licanius Trilogy has been chosen as our next series.

I am closing this thread. Watch for new opportunities to nominate in the future!