It's time to nominate our October book

[Rachel]

Oh whoops, sorry :-/

[Rachel]

Paperback is on it's way, just not yet :-)

[Lynn]

I know it's bad form to nominate your own work, but there are some special circumstance.

Prophecy of the Flame has been picked up for a movie, TBR in 2013.

Okay, it's not like Spielberg called. 100% of the proceeds from this book goes to helping homeless families with children. So this is like a "Farm Aid" type of project.

If you are interested in that stuff, there's lots of info at my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/ProphecyOfThe...

[Sandra]

Lynn wrote: "I know it's bad form to nominate your own work, but there are some special circumstance.

Prophecy of the Flame has been picked up for a movie, TBR in 2013.

Okay, it's not like Sp..."

I'm sorry, but it says in the introduction that authors may not nominate their own work.

You may post your book in the 'Authors' folder.

[[deleted user]]

Since I was only to nominate one, I will go with The Prince of Thorns bookcover:Prince of Thorns|9579634]
...it is hard not to get carried away.[

[Sandra]

Heather wrote: "Since I was only to nominate one, I will go with The Prince of Thorns bookcover:Prince of Thorns|9579634]
...it is hard not to get carried away.["

:D

[Jim]

I'd like to nominate a classic, Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson. A friend's review recently got me re-reading another of his fantasies, The Broken Sword, & I'm once again amazed by how good a tale he spins.

[Lisa]

Black Numbers by Dean Lappi.

[Michael]

I will second The Eye of the Crystal Ball by T. P. Boje.

[Connie]

I will second Brother Betrayed http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11... by indie author Danielle Raver. I have read it and reviewed it. It is a truly great epic fantasy.

[Jan]

Benjamin wrote: "I would like to nominate The Eye of the Crystal Ball by T. P. Boje.The Eye of the Crystal Ball"
I'll second to that! T. P. Boje's storytelling is amazing.

[Mike]

I would like to nominate The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin.

[J.j.]

Black Numbers by indy author Dean Lappi. It draws you in right from the cover!

[Sandra]

Mike wrote: "I would like to nominate The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin."

Check our bookshelf. We just read that.

[Beth]

My vote is for Prince of Thorns. This an author I haven't read and I'm always looking for new things.

[Yulande]

I'd like to nominate The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

[Michelle]

I'm also seconding The Once and Future King, which I didn't get to read last month! I was going to nominate it, but Larry beat me to it! Thanks Larry!

[Nate]

Soul Born Soul Born by Breaux

[Matthew]

I 4th or 5th Prince of Thorns!!!

[Elizabeth]

I'd like to nominate The Chosen by Ricardo Pinto. It's a highly original and thought provoking fantasy. I've never read anything quite like it.

[Janny]

Elizabeth wrote: "I'd like to nominate The Chosen by Ricardo Pinto. It's a highly original and thought provoking fantasy. I've never read anything quite like it."

I'd second The Chosen, definitely a different sort of fantasy.

[Marilyn]

I just looked at Amazon.com and they, or rather third party sellers, have a total of 51 books available of The Chosen by Ricardo Pinto. It is not on the Kindle yet. I thought I saw somewhere that there were 246 views here, I do not know how many members. If the "Chosen" is truly "chosen, is there a better place to look for this book. I just joined this group and I don't want to be evicted so soon for not reading the book of the month.

[Sandra]

Marilyn wrote: "I just looked at Amazon.com and they, or rather third party sellers, have a total of 51 books available of The Chosen by Ricardo Pinto. It is not on the Kindle yet. I thought I saw somewhere that t..."

Not reading the book of the month won't get you evicted. Perhaps the library has it? I have a used copy I bought a while back and it's in my TBR pile.

[Sandra]

Unless I've missed something, here is the list of books nominated and seconded so far:

A Clash of Kings *
The Prince of Thorns*
The Eye of the Crystal Ball*
The Kinshield Legacy*
The Black God's War*
The Once and Future King*
Little, Big*
Empire in Black and Gold*
The Eye of the World*
The Ten Thousand*
The Chosen*
The Broken Kingdoms*
The Left Hand of God*

Any additions or corrections?

[Hélène]

The Chosen by Ricardo Pinto is available on Kindle. Here's the link : http://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Stone-Da... .

[Marilyn]

Bonjour Helene-I see you are in France. The Kindle is not available in the US yet.

[Sandra]

Nicki wrote: "Camera Obscura is the second book in the Bookman Histories series. The first book is The Bookman. It doesn't look like the group has already read that, so perhaps it would be a more ..."

Okay. I believe the nominator said it is stand alone, but I can take it off the list.

[Sandra]

Marilyn wrote: "Bonjour Helene-I see you are in France. The Kindle is not available in the US yet."

You mean the kindle edition is not available in the US.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I've read the The Bookman but never went on to Camera Obscura. The BookmanThe Bookman does set up Camera Obscura. Or at least mentions. I assume the nominator was simply unaware of The Bookman.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

Oh! unless they had a different Camera Obscura in mind, there are a few books with the title...

[Tym]

Serenity wrote: "How about A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin? With the TV show on hiatus, what better way to get your ASoIaF fix and get caught up / refreshed for Season Two. I'm w..."

I second this

[Sandra]

Tym wrote: "Serenity wrote: "How about A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin? With the TV show on hiatus, what better way to get your ASoIaF fix and get caught up / refreshed for ..."

One second is sufficient.

[Kevin]

I'll second The Broken Kingdoms.

[Sandra]

Kevin wrote: "I'll second The Broken Kingdoms."

Ok, I added it.

[Boctevious]

Kevin wrote: "Song of Ice and Fire has gotten so popular with the HBO series. I know there are groups here on Goodread that does not even read fantasy, now are reading the first book. Plus its not the only thing..."
Same boat your in man, I told everybody and their grandma about that series and got the cold shoulder. Now its all the rage. HBO blasted a decent series to epic status. I second Little, Big. Always wanted to read it.

[Deedee]

I've been meaning to read the following for some time now:
A Clash of Kings *
The Once and Future King*
Little, Big*
The Bookman

And I'll be reading A Clash of Kings for sure in September. If The Once and Future King*, Little, Big*, or The Bookman are the BOTM, I'll read that one in September as well.

Not sure if the above counts as a "seconding", but there it is for what it's worth :0)

[Priscilla]

I'd say The Eye of the world by Robert Jordan :).. so yes i second this one.

[Jim]

I found the first 4 books of Game of Thrones on Amazon for sale for $20 today & have them coming my way. That's cheaper than the 5th book is on its own.

[Sandra]

Jim wrote: "I found the first 4 books of Game of Thrones on Amazon for sale for $20 today & have them coming my way. That's cheaper than the 5th book is on its own."

Hey, congrats!

[Schmimmerock]

Abarat by Clive Barker
Yes, I recently finished this one. I highly recommend it.

[pauliree]

I would like to second The Left Hand of God

[Andrea]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I've read the The Bookman but never went on to Camera Obscura. The BookmanThe Bookman does set up Camera Obscura. Or at least mentions. I assume the nominator was simp..."

I nominated Camera Obscura because The Bookman isn't available in Kindle format, so after looking at the reviews I went straight to Camera Obscura. The reviews claim it is different characters in the same world (which no doubt requires a sub-rule which doesn't exist yet to determine whether it's eligible).

[Veronika KaoruSaionji]

I would like to nominate City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments #1) by Cassandra Clare.

[Hélène]

Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "Marilyn wrote: "Bonjour Helene-I see you are in France. The Kindle is not available in the US yet."

You mean the kindle edition is not available in the US."
These Kindle editions are incredible! Too often I'm deprived of an e-book which "is not available in your country" and, now, you say I can get the book and you can't! In French, we use the expression "to walk on one's head", I don't know the american equivalent but there it is...

[Sandra]

Andrea wrote: "Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I've read the The Bookman but never went on to Camera Obscura. The BookmanThe Bookman does set up Camera Obscura. Or at least mentions. I as..."

Books do not have to be available on kindle to be eligible for nomination. Books that are ONLY available on kindle or as ebooks are not available because not everyone has availability to that format.

[Andrea]

Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "Books do not have to be available on kindle to be eligible for nomination. Books that are ONLY available on kindle or as ebooks are not available because not everyone has availability to that format.


Ah, no, I meant that I bought Camera Obscura, but not The Bookman (I'll still buy in paper, but I have to want it more :). But no matter - there's plenty of other things nominated.

[Sandra]

Nominations are now closed. Any of you posting after midnight are too late.

I'll set up the poll shortly.

Thanks for your participation.

[Sandra]

Andrea wrote: "Sandra aka Sleo wrote: "Books do not have to be available on kindle to be eligible for nomination. Books that are ONLY available on kindle or as ebooks are not available because not everyone has av..."

Oh, I see.

[Sandra]

The poll is now open. Please vote here:

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/53...

[[deleted user]]

I would like to nominate, The Seventh Wave. It is the first in the series. It is a great read, by a new author.