Fantasy Book Club discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
Group business and info
>
September Nominations
![Melinda (pinkymolinda)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1333477081p1/8537091.jpg)
![Jeremiah (jeremiahaldan)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1334624666p1/3936551.jpg)
![Jeremiah (jeremiahaldan)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1334624666p1/3936551.jpg)
:)"
I'll second this. It looks like a good second option for me.
![Bev (greenginger) | 744 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1338307963p1/9818395.jpg)
![Elaine (hottoddie)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1328305590p1/6704863.jpg)
I second that havn't read any of hers for a while and I love them.
![Sandra (sleo) | 1913 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1468075546p1/3080893.jpg)
Check the group book list. We just read this one a few months ago.
![Bill Blume | 29 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1686741150p1/5080533.jpg)
![Igor (igork) | 33 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1341492211p1/10703570.jpg)
I'm sorry for my ignorance.
![Sandra (sleo) | 1913 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1468075546p1/3080893.jpg)
Sorry. Books nominated need to be available in a variety of formats. Many people don't like reading ebooks or don't have the necessary technology.
@Igor - look over other months nomination threads. The 'rules' are simple and are mostly stated in the initial post. Nominate any adult fantasy book you think the club would enjoy reading and discussing.
![Mike (the Paladin) (thepaladin) | 772 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1528431476p1/2187043.jpg)
To post a book or nominate a book click on "add book/author above the box and type in the title. That will put a link to the book in your nomination.
![Wastrel | 136 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1317660831p1/5743748.jpg)
That said, it's a great book, I don't remember it ending with a cliffhanger or anything (and the series has very little 'plot' in the traditional sense, so each book can probably work on its own to some extent), and all four (or five) books are pretty short, and the first four are often sold in one- or two-volume omnibus editions (I have a two-volume edition, and each two-book volume is the size of a hefty but not abnormally large fantasy novel).
The other issue that should, in honesty, be pointed out is that many would argue vehemently that the entire thing is science-fiction rather than fantasy - and if I had to call it one or the other, I'd say 'science fiction' is close. That said, it looks a lot like fantasy, many SF fans would probably consider it fantasy, and I think the best categorisation would be in both genres simultaneously.
![Mike (the Paladin) (thepaladin) | 772 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1528431476p1/2187043.jpg)
As I recall (and it's been years) it's not a classic cliffhanger ending but a "more to come" ending. But I wouldn't bet my life on it.
![Igor (igork) | 33 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1341492211p1/10703570.jpg)
![Sandra (sleo) | 1913 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1468075546p1/3080893.jpg)
There is a listing. It's called the Bookshelf. If you look at the list in the upper right of the screen you'll see it.
![Matthew (thorn969) | 43 comments](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_25x33-8a3530ed95c3dbef8bf215b080559b09.png)
A very fun author generally of rather young adult fantasy. This book was a foray into the field of standalone fantasy and is absolutely excellent story of a thief fighting the gods and evil mages. I read it a number of years ago and only have the vaguest memories, so I acquired it with the goal of re-experiencing it and would love to have a group join me in the journey.
![Igor (igork) | 33 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1341492211p1/10703570.jpg)
Ah, excellent, sorry for my ignorance.
![Sandra (sleo) | 1913 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1468075546p1/3080893.jpg)
Ah, excellent, sorry for my ignorance."
No problem.
![Igor (igork) | 33 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1341492211p1/10703570.jpg)
Bear with me, as I'm new to all this :-)
![LaVerne (lavernethompson) | 4 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1442499342p1/1929593.jpg)
Sorry. Books nominated need to be available in a variety of formats. Many people don't like reading ebooks or don't have the necessary technology.
@Igor -..."
Oops sorry. I deleted it.
![mussolet (sovotchka)](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1508525773p1/3087989.jpg)
But to be absolutely honest, it is totally beyond me to determine six weeks earlier what I might want to read. Why is this happening so early? I feel like it got earlier and earlier.
![Sandra (sleo) | 1913 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1468075546p1/3080893.jpg)
But to be absolutely honest, it is totally beyond me to determine six weeks earlier what I might want to read. Why is this happening so early? I feel like it got..."
It has gotten earlier on purpose. Many folks want time to get the book ahead of time. Most groups I belong to choose their books two months ahead. One of my groups is choosing their October book now.
![Michelle Stockard Miller (michelleamiller) | 43 comments](https://images.gr-assets.com/users/1724279446p1/1823219.jpg)
I love it when books from my huge home library get nominated...just wish one would win some time. ;O)
![Conrad | 17 comments](https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/m_25x33-8a3530ed95c3dbef8bf215b080559b09.png)
The Hammer and the Blade
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
Books mentioned in this topic
Soul Born (other topics)The Inheritance (other topics)
King of Thorns (other topics)
The Darkness That Comes Before (other topics)
The Hammer and the Blade (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
David Eddings (other topics)Stina Leicht (other topics)
Kim Newman (other topics)
Robert V.S. Redick (other topics)
Patricia Briggs (other topics)
More...
You know the rules -
Use 'add book/author' link at the top of the posting box to nominate your book.
No fair nominating your own book - shame, shame!
All nominations need to be seconded!
Thank you.