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Dec 2022 READER Nominations
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I nominate The Marann by Christie Meierz. The ebook is free until the end of November. I’ve read this book several times. SF romance. Most of the action takes place on another planet. I plan to reread a lot of the Tolari Space books in December because a new one is coming out in January. It’s an Indy book but I found it available in both ebook and paperback from multiple vendors.
Nominating my own book, To Summon The Blackbird, by Ken Doggett. For now the price of the ebook has been reduced from $3.99 to just 99 cents in anticipation of the release this month of a new sequel. Both novels are stand-alone, and will become part of a new series, "The Interstellar Blackbird."
Summary so far:
The Marann by Christie Meierz. Nominated by Teresa. Seconded by Audrey.
To Summon The Blackbird by Ken Doggett. Nominated by Ken. Awaiting seconds.
The Marann by Christie Meierz. Nominated by Teresa. Seconded by Audrey.
To Summon The Blackbird by Ken Doggett. Nominated by Ken. Awaiting seconds.
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Skylark of Space by Edward E. "Doc" Smith. I am going to think if it is available for Kobo I will presume it is available for Kindle. I checked on Indigo/Chapters and it is available as both a paperbound and ebook.
Yes it is the first in a series but as Smith at the time didn't know if any more would be written it is definitely self-contained.
I would like to nominate Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreira, but I haven't read it yet and I can't tell if any of it takes place on a space ship. From the description it looks like it takes place solely, or mostly, on the moon. I'll leave it up to Teresa whether it's eligible.
Summary so far:
The Marann by Christie Meierz. Nominated by Teresa. Seconded by Audrey and Awhona.
To Summon The Blackbird by Ken Doggett. Nominated by Ken. Awaiting seconds.
The Skylark of Space by E.E. "Doc" Smith. Nominated by C. John. Awaiting seconds.
Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreira. Nominated by Betsy. Awaiting seconds.
Betsy: book looks marginal but close enough
The Marann by Christie Meierz. Nominated by Teresa. Seconded by Audrey and Awhona.
To Summon The Blackbird by Ken Doggett. Nominated by Ken. Awaiting seconds.
The Skylark of Space by E.E. "Doc" Smith. Nominated by C. John. Awaiting seconds.
Gunpowder Moon by David Pedreira. Nominated by Betsy. Awaiting seconds.
Betsy: book looks marginal but close enough
Nominations will close on the 22nd. Unless another book is seconded our December pick will be The Marann.
I did notice one of the editions of Skylark of Space is available as a free ebook on Amazon.
I did notice one of the editions of Skylark of Space is available as a free ebook on Amazon.
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Nominations are now closed for Reader Pick. Our December group read will be The Marann.
If you don’t have a copy of The Marann yet, the ebook is free until the end of November.
If you don’t have a copy of The Marann yet, the ebook is free until the end of November.
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READER books need to be
* currently in print in either hardback or paperback (or both). Requiring a special order from a store or website counts, but not if the book is only available used.
* currently available in multiple ebook formats, from multiple vendors
* Space Opera, which means a spaceship has to be involved in the story somewhere.
* If it is part of a series, it needs to be suitable to being read without having read other books in the series.
* Please no blatantly erotic books, as some of our members are not full adults yet.
RULES:
* you may nominate one book on this thread.
* you may second as many nominations as you like on this thread.
* it is okay to nominate the same book on more than one nomination thread, as long as it meets the criteria
* books we already have on our bookshelf will be disqualified if they were added less than two years ago
* If a book you nominate or second is selected, you are expected to post at least one comment about it on the thread about the book.
* In about two weeks I will draw a book randomly, with each second being one raffle ticket for the book. That is, a book with three seconds (so four of us want it) will get three chances in the pool.
It is likely helpful if you know something about a book that has been nominated if you mention it in this thread, whether it is for or against the book.