Nomination for June 2021 Books of the Month

[Chris, Moderator]

Nominations for June 2021

Hi everyone,
It's time to open nominations for our June 2021 Books of the Month. What would you like to read at the start of summer?

Each group member may make 1 science fiction and/or 1 fantasy nomination in this thread. If you would like to make a nomination, please reply to this post with the title and author of the book(s) you would like to put forward for the group’s consideration. A couple of suggestions to keep in mind:

1. Telling us a little about the book and why you think it would be a good group read can help get other members interested in reading (and voting for) your nomination. If possible, please use a link to the book and author in your nomination post. Click on “add book/author" for an easy way to do that.

2. To see if your nomination has already been read by the group, you can check:

a. the group's bookshelf for Previous Books of the Month

and/or

b. these threads:
Master list of Previous Books of the Month 2018 - Present
Master list of Previous Books of the Month (Apr-Dec 2017)
Master list of Previous Books of the Month 2012 - 2017
Master list of Previous Books of the Month 2006 - 2011

Books the group has read in the past 2 years are not eligible for current consideration. Being chosen as a past BotM prior to that time is not an automatic disqualification, but be aware that it may hinder your nomination’s chances at the polls.

General guidelines:
• Feel free to re-nominate a book that didn’t win in the polls in previous months!
• For questions regarding specifics such as book formats, books in series, self-nomination and various rules for nominations, please see the group FAQ.
• Seconding isn't necessary in this group.
• Friendly discussion & debate is strongly encouraged, but let's please keep things civil.

Poll schedule:
• Nominations will remain open through Wednesday March 17.
• The first (preliminary) round of polls will open Thursday March 18 and will run through Wednesday March 24.
• The final run-off polls go up Thursday March 25 and will be open through Wednesday March 31.

Thanks!
Chris, Moderator

NOMINATIONS SO FAR:
SCIENCE FICTION:
2001: A Space Odyssey
Faller
Remnant Population
Engine Summer
This Alien Shore

FANTASY:
The Priory of the Orange Tree
A City Dreaming
Sister Mine
Three Hearts and Three Lions
The Violent Century
The Unfinished Land

[Christopher]

For fantasy, I would like to nominate The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon. This was nominated last month and I really wanted to vote for it, but I wanted to read the one that was chosen for May even more. So, I want to put it to another vote as I really want to read this book too.

For sci-fi, I would like to nominate 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke. I’m looking to read a bunch of sci-fi novels over the summer starting with Clarke’s Odyssey series. So, I am hoping that others will be interested in reading this book with me.

[Random]

Lets try

Fantasy:
A City Dreaming by by Daniel Polansky
Urban fantasy doesn't usually float my boat, but this looks interesting to me. I also have a thing for reluctant heroes.

SF:
Faller by Will McIntosh
This is actually a really good book. I got about half way through, got distracted by life and never got back. I regret that and this would be motivation to start over. Which I need to do as I shelved it on hold 3 years ago.

[Shel, Moderator]

I fell down a rabbit hole of old tor.com articles the other day and marked a bunch of books that sounded interesting. So from that list let's try -

Fantasy: Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson. Urban fantasy based in African Yoruba folklore.

SF: Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon. I've only read one other of her books, and I loved it.

[Mary]

Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson Fantasy -- a classic of the genre

[Paul]

I'll nominate


Engine Summer by John Crowley for SF

The Violent Century by Lavie Tidhar for fantasy

[Chris, Moderator]

I'll throw in a couple from my to-be-read list.

While the group read This Alien Shore in 2010, that was before my time. The second book set in the same universe has just come out .... I'd like to read the original first! I nominate this for SF.

For Fantasy, The Unfinished Land by Greg Bear looks pretty good.

[Chris, Moderator]

Preliminary polls are up for our June BOTMs, and will be open through Wednesday March 24. Let's vote!

Science Fiction: Preliminary SF Poll

Fantasy: Preliminary Fantasy Poll

Chris, Moderator
Beyond Reality

[Chris, Moderator]

Final polls are up for our June BOTMs, and will be open through Wednesday March 31. Let's vote!

Science Fiction: Final SF Poll

Fantasy: Final Fantasy Poll

Chris, Moderator
Beyond Reality