Fade to Black by Francis Knight won our Debut theme for April. I’m pretty anxious to start this one because it definitely sounds like a book I will really enjoy. And as an added bonus, Francis Knight has agreed to do an author Q&A with us. Should be a great month! Hope lots of you are able to join us!
“It’s a city built upwards, not across—where streets are built upon streets, buildings upon buildings. A city that the Ministry rules from the sunlit summit, and where the forsaken lurk in the darkness of Under.
Rojan Dizon doesn’t mind staying in the shadows, because he’s got things to hide. Things like being a pain-mage, with the forbidden power to draw magic from pain. But he can’t hide forever.
Because when Rojan stumbles upon the secrets lurking in the depths of the Pit, the fate of Mahala will depend on him using his magic. And unlucky for Rojan—this is going to hurt.” – Amazon
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Want to join in?
If you would like to join us you can visit our forums and add your name to the list here. Want to know how our Book Club works first? Read on!
Choosing A Book
All books are nominated and voted on by our members. Each month we will have a theme or subgenre for the nominations. Anyone can nominate a book and everyone can vote. To see what we’re reading in May click here. Check back soon to help pick a book for May.
Suggesting A Theme/Subgenre For Upcoming Months
We want to make sure to put out themes/genres that people are interested in and cover a wide selection of books. We are happy to get suggestions and ideas for upcoming months. If you have something you would like to see us do in the future, please share it here.
Spoiler Free Discussion
Fantasy Book Club begins on the 1st of every month. Once a book is started, we discuss it in a way that will not spoil the story. We limit how much you can discuss and when, and break it down by week.
Week 1: Chapters 1 – 5
Week 2: Chapters 1 – 10
Week 3: Chapters 1 – 14
Week 4: Finished!
We are going to go based on page count. So for example, if a book has 500 pages then week one you can discuss up to page 125 and then week two 250 and so on. Each week will have a separate thread, so as not to spoil the story for people who fall behind or come in late.
What if you want to read faster than that?
Not a problem at all. You are more than welcome to read ahead, but when discussing things just remember to post in the appropriate thread. And if you’re not sure when something happened you can always use the spoiler tag to hide your post.
Should you not want any spoilers or discussion during the reading process, then just come after the end of week three and start discussing the book once you have finished. (This is how most book clubs operate anyway.)
We would love for you to join us! You can sign up for this month’s book club here or visit our book club section to see all our past selections here.
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Jennie Ivins
JC Kang