Top Three Books/Series You're Most Keen to Read in 2021

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

What are the three books/series you are most looking forward to reading this year? (Can be published whenever)

[Silvana]

Fantasy series to start/continue/finish:
1. Legend of Condor Heroes, starting from A Hero Born
2. The Singing Hills Cycle, continuing with the sequel When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
3. The Age of Madness, finishing with The Wisdom of Crowds

[Soo]

Turns out that I haven't updated my calendar with all the new releases coming out this year. Oops!

But I did have these and they should be awesome! =D

Fugitive Telemetry #6
Cast in Conflict #16
Relentless: A Joe Ledger and Rogue Team International Novel #2
The Thorn of Emberlain #4

[Jitesh]

I am looking forward to start reading fantasy this year. I am starting with
"The banished land saga" and then "Paternus trilogy" and "mistborn trilogy".

[Jason]

I'm looking forward to reading the Poppy War Series this year.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Hoping to read:
Malazan
Faithful and the Fallen
Inda
All things Abercrombie

Stacked lol

[Siobhan]

Most looking forward to reading this year:
Faithful and the Fallen - John Gwynne
Soldier Son trilogy - Robin Hobb
Winterkeep - Kristin Cashore

[Beena]

Also really looking forward to the Faithful and the Fallen- I've seen a lot of good reviews for this, so I can't wait!

Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay- I've not read any of his work yet but I have an inkling it's gonna be good...

And The Gentleman Bastard series by Scott Lynch, need some good grimdark in my life and hoping this will deliver!

[Eva]

Yes, add me to the list of people wanting to read The Faithful and the Fallen! 🤩

Also can't wait to read The Five Warrior Angels series (The Forgetting Moon) by Brian Lee Durfee (which will be finished this year).

And as a big fan of Graceling and Bitterblue, I'm so happy the Graceling Realm series is finally being finished properly with Winterkeep (although all previous books also worked as standalones).

[Katie]

Siobhan wrote: "Most looking forward to reading this year:
Faithful and the Fallen - John Gwynne
Soldier Son trilogy - Robin Hobb
Winterkeep - Kristin Cashore"

Clicked for the Robin Hobb, lol. What's this trilogy about? O.o

[Katie]

I'm most excited for these books series in 2021 :D

The Summer Tree
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Kings of the Wyld
I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire

There's probably more...but that's what I can think of for now XD

[Tammie]

Fugitive Telemetry
Wild Sign
Blood Heir

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

My main goal for 2021 is to finish the Realm of the Elderlings - Fool's Errand is the next on the list for me.

Other books/series I'm interested in:

The Rage of Dragons
Magician: Apprentice Volume 1

[Hailee]

My top 3 series that I want to read this year is:

The Crimson Empire starting with:
The Commonwealth Saga starting with
The Gilded Wolves starting with (book 1 will be a reread but the final book in the trilogy comes out in September so towards the end of the year I will reread it and then complete the series)


Top 3 books:
(I am rereading the first three books before I complete this series)

[Siobhan]

Katie wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Most looking forward to reading this year:
Faithful and the Fallen - John Gwynne
Soldier Son trilogy - Robin Hobb
Winterkeep - Kristi..."

I don't even know what it's about Katie! But it's not Realm of the Elderlings. I'm hoping to get a buddy read together when I know when I'll have time to read it (baby due next month!!), if you'd be interested in joining me?? :)

[Eva]

By the way, all the people who've expressed interest in The Faithful and the Fallen: there will be a buddy-read starting on Feb 11 here:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Hailee]

Siobhan wrote: "Katie wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Most looking forward to reading this year:
Faithful and the Fallen - John Gwynne
Soldier Son trilogy - Robin Hobb
[book:Winterkeep|5362..."

@Siobhan - If you can read this series without having read the Realm of the Elderling series first I might join you. It'll be good to read a bit of Robin Hobb but I'm in the middle of too many long series to commit to Elderling this year. This would be a good compromise.

Also I think I might have said this on another thread but just in case I didn't congratulations on impending motherhood 👶😊

[Siobhan]

Hailee wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Katie wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Most looking forward to reading this year:
Faithful and the Fallen - John Gwynne
Soldier Son trilogy - Robin Hobb
[book..."

Ahhh yes this is totally separate to RotE so might be ideal for you! ☺️

Thanks so much Hailee! ❤️

[Katie]

@Siobhan ~ ooh yes! Yeah it sounded like it wouldn’t be a realm of the Elderling piece so it will be interesting to see a new viewpoint! I’d love to read it with you sometime this year. Whenever everyone has free time ^~^

Baby next month?! Oh my goodness. Time flies!! How exciting ^~^

[Siobhan]

That's great, I'm starting The Faithful and the Fallen this month so probably be a few months before I get to Hobb, but will give you and Hailee a shout!

[Hailee]

Siobhan wrote: "That's great, I'm starting The Faithful and the Fallen this month so probably be a few months before I get to Hobb, but will give you and Hailee a shout!"

Sounds good. I don't own the books and probably won't buy them until I know when we'll read them (unless waterstones have a double stamps sale lol) so just give me at least a week or two's warning 😊

Btw are you reading all the Faithful and the Fallen books with buddies on Bookstagram? If so are you doing one a month or one every two months like us?

[Siobhan]

Hailee wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "That's great, I'm starting The Faithful and the Fallen this month so probably be a few months before I get to Hobb, but will give you and Hailee a shout!"

Sounds good. I don't own ..."

We haven't actually decided yet! I would probably choose to do one a month. Do you already have threads for the whole series?

I'll definitely give you a few weeks notice for Soldier Son :)

[Hailee]

Great thanks and no I've only requested Malice so far. I think we're pretty confident it'll be on a one every two month basis but I thought it would be better to make a definite decision and request the rest of the threads once we've read book 1 and everyone knows at what pace they can read them.

[Siobhan]

Hailee wrote: "Great thanks and no I've only requested Malice so far. I think we're pretty confident it'll be on a one every two month basis but I thought it would be better to make a definite decision and reques..."

Yeah good point! :)

[Beena]

@Siobhan, oh my god, baby's coming so soon?! Good luck!!!

[Siobhan]

Beena wrote: "@Siobhan, oh my god, baby's coming so soon?! Good luck!!!"

Thanks lovely!!

[Katie]

Siobhan wrote: "That's great, I'm starting The Faithful and the Fallen this month so probably be a few months before I get to Hobb, but will give you and Hailee a shout!"

Excellent! Can't wait!

[Eva]

Yes, Siobhan! Sending you lots of good vibes and wishes and good luck!!

[Siobhan]

Eva wrote: "Yes, Siobhan! Sending you lots of good vibes and wishes and good luck!!"

Thanks Eva!

[Shae]

1. The Wisdom of Crowds - This is due to land in September - I can't wait for more Abercrombie!
2. The Free Bastards - Also due to land in September, this trilogy has been great, fairly crude and quite funny, but not without heart.
3. The Blacktongue Thief - Robin Hobb wrote a great review for this one, so I'm curious to check it out :-)

[Carrie]

I have more then 3

Malazan
Wheel of Time
Cosmere
Dragonlance
Faithful and the Fallen

There are others I am hoping/planing to read, but these are my most excited about ones so far.