January 2022

[SailorScoutMandy | 782]

Ekk! Im so sorry this is super late! 

Ill run this longer into the next month to allow everyone to vote. 

Voting will end 1/7/22

John Dies at the End by David Wong

John Dies at the End (John Dies at the End, #1)

STOP. You should not have touched this flyer with your bare hands. NO, don't put it down. It's too late. They're watching you. My name is David Wong. My best friend is John. Those names are fake. You might want to change yours. You may not want to know about the things you'll read on these pages, about the sauce, about Korrok, about the invasion, and the future. But it's too late. You touched the book. You're in the game. You're under the eye. The only defense is knowledge. You need to read this book, to the end. Even the part with the bratwurst. Why? You just have to trust me.

The important thing is this: The drug is called Soy Sauce and it gives users a window into another dimension. John and I never had the chance to say no. You still do. I'm sorry to have involved you in this, I really am. But as you read about these terrible events and the very dark epoch the world is about to enter as a result, it is crucial you keep one thing in mind: None of this was my fault.

 

 

Steelheart (The Reckoners #1) by Brandon Sanderson

Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will.

Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them.

And David wants in. He wants Steelheart — the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning — and he has something they need. Not an object, but an experience.

He's seen Steelheart bleed. And he wants revenge.

 

The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time #1) by Robert Jordan

(If this one is choosen it will cover jan and feb due to length)

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time.

The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.

When The Two Rivers is attacked by Trollocs-a savage tribe of half-men, half-beasts- five villagers flee that night into a world they barely imagined, with new dangers waiting in the shadows and in the light.

 

 

Star Wars Legends: Heir to the Empire (Thrawn Trilogy #1)

It is a time of renewal, five years after the destruction of the Death Star and the defeat of Darth Vader and the Empire.

But with the war seemingly won, strains are beginning to show in the Rebel Alliance. New challenges to galactic peace have arisen. And Luke Skywalker hears a voice from his past. A voice with a warning. Beware the dark side….

The Rebel Alliance has destroyed the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet back into barely a quarter of the territory that they once controlled. Leia and Han are married, are expecting Jedi twins, and have shouldered heavy burdens in the government of the new Republic. And Luke Skywalker is the first in a hoped-for new line of Jedi Knights.

But thousands of light years away, where a few skirmishes are still taking place, the last of the Emperor's warlords has taken command of the remains of the Imperial fleet. He has made two vital discoveries that could destroy the fragile new Republic—built with such cost to the Rebel Alliance. The tale that emerges is a towering epic of action, invention, mystery, and spectacle on a galactic scale—in short, a story that is worthy of the name Star Wars.

[JamesRobot | 5,800]

Putting my vote in for Star Wars again.  I didn't get to read it yet.  Matter of fact I just ordered the trilogy.  Should be here tomorrow or maybe early next week.

[SailorScoutMandy | 782]

14 minutes ago, JamesRobot said:

Putting my vote in for Star Wars again.  I didn't get to read it yet.  Matter of fact I just ordered the trilogy.  Should be here tomorrow or maybe early next week.

It's really good imo. I hope you like them! 

[SailorScoutMandy | 782]

 Thinking that site traffic is still low due to the Google issue, January may end up being a read what you want book depending on how many voters we get. 

 

What do you all feel you'd like to do for January?

[Reed Rothchild | 9,528]

I'm already reading Steelheart anyways, and I've read John Dies, and I don't plan on rereading WoT for a couple years.  But if Heir wins I'll read it.

[fcgamer | 4,723]

Let's all read the short story collection I wrote, Stevetown, Taichung. I'll even do a google meets sess after where we can discuss it in detail.

Edited December 31, 2021 by fcgamer

[Aguy | 772]

I was able to get Steelheart off Libby so I'll probably start that tomorrow and placed a hold on HttE but it won't be available for another 2 weeks.

[fcgamer | 4,723]

On 1/1/2022 at 3:14 AM, fcgamer said:

Let's all read the short story collection I wrote, Stevetown, Taichung. I'll even do a google meets sess after where we can discuss it in detail.

Would a Google meets sess while I eat skyline Chili do it?