Thursday, January 13, 2011

Fantasy Book Club Series (GoodReads) Selecting the Next Series for Group Read

Polls open until midnight Saturday night (15 January 2011).


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Stormed Fortress
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Peril's Gate
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Members are Selecting the Next Series for Group Read

A dozen fantasy series were nominated, including Black Jewell by Anne Bishop; Corean Chronicles by L.E. Modesitt Jr.; Deverry by Katharine Kerr; Tales of the Flat Earth by Tanith Lee; Fortress by C.J. Cherryh; Inda by Sherwood Smith; Riftwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist; Malazon Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson; Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock; Riyria Revelations by Michael J. Sullivan; Saga of Recluce by L.E. Modesitt Jr.; and Windrose Chronicles by Barbara Hambly

Results of the poll will automatically be visible after midnight on Saturday 15 January 2011.



FBCS Nominations Average Ratings (from GoodReads)
Series Author Number Published All Avg Ratings Total Avg Rating for Series
Black Jewels Bishop, Anne 9 36.89 4.10
Corean Chronic
les
Modesitt, L.E., Jr. 7 26.69 3.81
Deverry Kerr, Katherine 15 55.92 3.73
Flat Earth Lee, Tanith 5 21.01 4.20
Fortress Cherryh, C.J. 5 18.69 3.74
Inda Smith, Sherwood 4 16.28 4.07
Riftwar Saga Fesit, Raymond E. 4 16.27 4.07
Malazan Book of the
Fallen
Erikson, Steven 9 38.48 4.28
Mythago Wood Holdstock, Robert 5 19.27 3.85
Riyria Revelations Sullivan, Michael J. 5 20.35 4.07
Saga of Recluce Modesitt, L.E., Jr. 16 61.81 3.86
Windrose Chronicles Hambly, Barbara 4 15.45 3.86

2 comments:

  1. Jon, this last table you've posted is pretty interesting. It actually sheds some light on these series. I am intrigued that Erikson's TMBotF is top-dog in the pack. I'll wager though that it is not selected by the group as a whole. No pejorative is intended, but I think this series is likely too intimidating and requires too much active participation on the part of the average reader. It really is pretty darned sophisticated. I surely would love to see it selected at some point in time though.

    I just posted a fairly comprehensive review on my literary blog ProSe.

    Thanks for posting the stats, they were quite fascinating. Cheers! Chris

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  2. Glad you liked them. I live for stats (one of my alter egos at work involves SQL Servers). :)

    Yes, TMBotF is a lot to take on, but at least the final book will be published this year!

    The same could be said for WoT, but it wasn't nominated.

    I hope to get to Deadhouse Gates sometime this year.

    I read your review (both here and at GoodReads). Excellent work.

    Ciao, Jon

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