Nominations for April 2022 BotM

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Here we are in January but looking ahead to early spring, at least in terms of nominations!
Nominations for our Books of the Month for April 2022 are now open! Each group member can make 1 science fiction and/or 1 fantasy nomination. 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 Beyond Reality Google spreadsheet of Previous Books of the Month, available at this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/.... To search for a specific title, use the "Find and Replace" option under the EDIT menu. Don't worry, you will be able to find a title but you will not be able to replace it since the spreadsheet is in "View Only" mode.

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

c. 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 is NOT necessary in this group.
• Friendly discussion & debate is strongly encouraged, but please keep things civil.

Poll schedule:
• Nominations will remain open through Tuesday, January 18.
• The first (preliminary) round of polls will open Wednesday, January 19 and will run through Tuesday, January 25.
• The final run-off polls go up Wednesday, January 26 and will be open through Monday, January 31. **Please note: I will be traveling during this time with limited access to internet. I should be able to open the final poll as planned but because of time zone differences, it may be earlier or later than usual.**

Thanks!
Kathi, for the Mods

NOMINATIONS SO FAR:
FANTASY:
The Master of Whitestorm by Janny Wurts
Starless by Jacqueline Carey
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer
Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

SCIENCE FICTION:
Carnival by Elizabeth Bear
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Dauntless by Jack Campbell
The Color of Distance by Amy Thomson

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

I guess I need to jumpstart the nominations!

For SF, I will nominate Carnival by Elizabeth Bear. I have a number of her books on my shelf but haven’t read any of them. This might be a good way to see what she’s like as an author.

For Fantasy, I will nominate The Master of Whitestorm by Janny Wurts. This is an older, stand-alone by Janny Wurts, who never disappoints! I haven’t read this one but it has good ratings.

[Shel, Moderator]

For fantasy, I'll nominate Starless by Jacqueline Carey. I absolutely love her Terre D'Ange books (the six Kushiel volumes and the three Naamah volumes) but have never read any of her other work. This one is a stand-alone.

For SF, Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. I read his Recursion and couldn't put it down, and this looks like it's in the same vein.

[Mary]

Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer Fantasy

Dauntless by Jack Campbell

[Nachiket]

Fantasy: Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield.

Scifi: The Color of Distance by Amy Thomson

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Last day for nominations!

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Nominations for the April Books of the Month are closed and the preliminary round of polls is open. Please vote!

Fantasy Preliminary Poll

Science Fiction Preliminary Poll

[Kathi, Moderator & Book Lover]

Final polls are open through the end of January for our April Books of the Month.

SF Final Poll for April 2022 BotM

Fantasy Final Poll for April 2022 BotM

Please vote!
Thanks!