August 2015 MobileRead Book Club Vote
Help us choose a book as the August 2015 eBook for the MobileRead Book Club. The poll will be open for 5 days.
There will be no runoff vote unless the voting results a tie, in which case there will be a 3 day run-off poll. This is a
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You may cast a vote for each book that appeals to you.
We will start the
discussion thread for this book on
August 20th. Select from the following
Official Choices with three nominations each:
• Agent of Change by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller
Amazon US /
Audible /
Baen /
Kobo
• The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Goodreads /
Amazon Au /
Amazon Ca /
Amazon UK (Kindle Unlimited) /
Amazon US /
Audible US
• The Steerswoman by Rosemary Kirstein
Amazon UK /
Amazon US /
Kobo Ca /
Kobo US
Spoiler:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
If you ask, she must answer. A steerswoman's knowledge is shared with any who request it; no steerswoman may refuse a question, and no steerswoman may answer with anything but the truth.
And if she asks, you must answer. It is the other side of tradition's contract -- and if you refuse the question, or lie, no steerswoman will ever again answer even your most casual question.
And so, the steerswomen — always seeking, always investigating — have gathered more and more knowledge about the world they traveled, and they share that knowledge freely.
Until the day that the steerswoman Rowan begins asking innocent questions about one small, lovely, inexplicable object…
Her discoveries grow stranger and deeper, and more dangerous, until suddenly she finds she must flee or fight for her life. Or worse -- lie.
Because one kind of knowledge has always been denied the the steerswomen:
Magic.
“If you haven’t read Kirstein’s Steerswoman books I envy you the chance to read them now for the first time.... I think they have a very good claim to be my favorite thing still being written. […] If you like science, and if you like watching someone work out mysteries, and if you like detailed weird alien worlds and human cultures, if really good prose appeals... you’re really in luck.” — Jo Walton, Hugo and Nebula Awards winner, author of Among Others and Farthing.
"[Kirstein] walks the tightrope between fantasy and science fiction with precision and grace... [her] compassion for even minor characters is evident on every page, and her prose is measured and alluring without being overworked." -- Damien Broderick & Paul Di Filippo, in Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010
• Dhalgren by Samuel R Delany
Amazon UK /
Amazon US /
Kobo
• Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Amazon UK /
Amazon US /
Barnes & Noble
• The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything by John D MacDonald
Amazon US
Spoiler:
From John D. MacDonald, one of the enduring American novelists of the twentieth century, comes a science fiction classic with a timeless premise. An aimless young man discovers a way to stop the world in its tracks—and that’s when his life truly begins.
From John D. MacDonald, one of the enduring American novelists of the twentieth century, comes a science fiction classic with a timeless premise. An aimless young man discovers a way to stop the world in its tracks—and that’s when his life truly begins.
Introduction by Dean Koontz
Once an ordinary math teacher, Omar Krepps developed a knack for gambling, amassed a fabulous fortune, and spent the rest of his life traveling the world and giving away his millions. Upon his death, however, Krepps bequeaths nothing to his nephew and only living blood relative, Kirby Winter—nothing, that is, except an antique watch and a sealed letter to be opened after one year.
But Kirby has much more in his possession than he realizes. The watch has the power to manipulate time. Not only does this revelation shed light on the mystery of his uncle’s life, it puts Kirby on the path to unimaginable wealth and a new lease on love . . . as well as a whole host of deadly troubles. Even in a universe where time is no issue, Kirby must tread carefully to stay one step ahead of danger.
• The Martian by Andy Weir
Goodreads /
Amazon Au /
Amazon Ca /
Amazon UK /
Amazon US /
Audible US
• Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
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