SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

Books Published Since 2000 won our fantasy theme pick for August. Now we need to nominate some!

Since this has the potential to produce a lot of nominations, I'm going to keep the nomination period short and have a few rules:

1) One nomination per person. I'd like you to nominate the very best fantasy book published since 2000 that you can think of.
2) A nomination must be seconded in order to make it to the poll for voting.
3) One 'second' per person.
4) Books must have been published starting January 1, 2000. If it's not so clear cut, for example, if it was published in the UK in 1999 and in the US in 2000, bring it up and I'll make a decision.
5) Please stick to fantasy. I will veto anything that seems more appropriate for our SF months.

I know that's a lot of rules, but since so many books have been published in the last 9.5 years, I want to make sure we don't have a poll with 50 choices! If the restrictions end up restricting us TOO much, I'll determine if we need to alter them.

Please list books as Title, Author.

Nominations will run through the end of Saturday, July 18, with the cut-off being midnight US Eastern Time. Again, if this ends up being too restricting I'll alter it.

The Lies of Lock Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

The Flame in the Bowl Unbinding the Stone, by Marc Vun Kannon, published 2002

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke

I second Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

I second The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie.

A Game of Thrones by G. R. R. Martin

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

Wasn't sure if the books had to be stand alone, if so I will change my vote. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey pub. 2001.

Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr published 2007

Avempartha by Michael J. Sullivan Part of a seris but can also be read as a stand alone.

Books don't have to be stand-alone, although I think we usually stick with the first book in a series/trilogy. So you're good, Morgan!

Mistborn The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

(Ok, it's on my bookshelf so I'm mildly cheating.)

I will second Mistborn the Final Empire

I would like to nominate The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

The Giver, by Lois Lowry

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Karavans by Jennifer Roberson

I second Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

Mistborn I third the nomination

I second The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. I've been wanting to read that.

I second The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

M.d., The Giver was published in 1993, and therefore is not eligible. You are welcome to nominate a different book, though.

Kathy, since Mistborn has been seconded, it will already be on the poll. If you'd like to use your 'second' for another book, go ahead.

I'll second Kushiel's Dart.

I nominate Maledicte by Lane Robins.

(K-tice, we did A Game of Thrones earlier, and also it was published in the 90s)

I second Karavans by Jennifer Roberson.

I will second the Curse of Chalion if no one else has. Lovely book.

Second The Curse of Chalion.

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (fantasy, 2007)

I'm sorry, I didn't noticed it was already nominated

I'll nominate A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (fantasy, 2003).

Beverly wrote: "The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman"

I second the Graveyard Book By Neil Gaiman!!!!!!!

My official vote is for Game of Thrones by G.R.R. Martin. I need some motivation to read this book. I only got about 70 pages in so I need to pick it up again but I just don't want to.

I'll nominate Nation by Terry Pratchett. (fantasy, 2008).

How about A Shadow in Summer by Daniel Abraham.

Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher, first book in high fantasy series Codex Alera, from 2004.

P.S. How many nominations do we need? Is there a limit? Should there be?

oops, you guys already read the book I nominated, so I'm changing it to The Steel Remains.

The Alchemyst, by Michael Scott. Delacorte Press, 2007. First volume in series: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.

Lu wrote: "Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr published 2007"

Ive already read and loved this book, so I didn't second it. But I wouldn't mind if it's the pick. I have read the second one as well so I just need to read the last book that just came out.

Jakub wrote: P.S. How many nominations do we need? Is there a limit? Should there be?"

Right now, 9 have been both nominated and seconded. Should I let this run through my original cutoff date, or should I cap it at the first X # of seconded nominations?

I'm open to any opinions.

Brooke wrote: "Jakub wrote: P.S. How many nominations do we need? Is there a limit? Should there be?"

Right now, 9 have been both nominated and seconded. Should I let this run through my original cutoff date, ..."

I think some reasonable upper limit would be good idea, otherwise votes will be spread thin. Something like 15 or 20 books... limit we probably wouldn't need with the requirement of seconded nomination, and limit to one ack per member.

I like using the seconding method, since it makes it more about which books people are really interested in reading, rather than just a first-come-first-serve list of books.

I'll keep an eye on the final list and possibly put the kibosh on this if it gets too large despite the limits I've already imposed. I'm just making this up as I go, hoping that most people who want to have a say get a chance.

I second Nation by Terry Pratchett.

Best Served Cold http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... by Joe Abercrombie. I just got this today.

If I use the book tag for this, it goes to the wrong book, how can one differentiate books with the same title using the book tag?

Blood of Ambrose by James Enge

Kernos wrote: "how can one differentiate books with the same title using the book tag? "

I always use ISBNs.

I will second Karavans #1 by Jennifer Roberson.

I'll second Furies of Calderon. Great series.

I'll second Avempartha...

I nominate Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop