It's that time of year again...voting has started for the Goodreads Choice Award for the Best book of 2017. When it comes to this prestigious award, I've had more than my fair share of nods. Currently I have 5:
- 2010 The Emerald Storm in Fantasy - the only self-published book that year
- 2012 Percepliquis in Fantasy
- 2013 The Crown Tower in Fantasy
- 2015 Hollow World in Sci-fi
- 2016 Age of Myth in Fantasy
Except for Hollow World, each one of those nominations came in round one when the people at Goodreads select the top 15 based on (a) publication date eligibility (b) # of people who shelved the book (c) 3 # of review/ratings (d) total overall rating. Here are the nominees for this year:
Title
|
Author
|
Shelved
| # ratings |
Rating
|
Norse Mythology
|
Neil Gaiman
|
145,040
|
47,533
|
4.11
|
Fantastic Beasts
|
J. K. Rowling
|
112,397
|
45,631
|
4.40
|
The Bear and the Nightingale
|
Katerine Arden
|
79,980
|
17,527
|
4.13
|
A Conjuring of Flight
|
V.E. Scwab
|
69,334
|
24,849
|
4.41
|
The Fate of Tearling
|
Erika Joansen
|
46,137
|
16,452
|
3.79
|
Red Sister
|
Mark Lawrence
|
45,549
|
7,560
|
4.32
|
Feversong
|
Karen Marie Moning
|
31,695
|
9,837
|
4.36
|
Assassin's Fate
|
Robin Hobb
|
25,952
|
10,903
|
4.67
|
The Stone Sky
|
N.K. Jemisin
|
22,490
|
7,065
|
4.45
|
Etched in Bone
|
Anne Bishop
|
21,694
|
9,666
|
4.31
|
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight
|
Darynda Jones
|
19,322
|
7,237
|
4.39
|
One Fell Sweep
|
Ilona Anrews
|
15,444
|
9,285
|
4.52
|
Sins of Empire
|
Brian McClellan
|
12,647
|
3,521
|
4.48
|
Kings of the Wyld
|
Nicholas Eames
|
9,544
|
3,004
|
4.42
|
The Witchwood Crown
|
Tad Williams
|
7,383
|
690
|
4.22
|
There were a number of notable titles missing form the list. The first two I can "kind of" understand as they were released late in the year and just barely squeaked onto the list (Brandon's is only 2 days shy of the eligibility period cut-off). As for my own title's omission, of course, I'm upset, but I'm also surprised as it beats The Watchword Crown on all three metrics: more shelving, more reviews, and a higher rating.
Title
|
Author
|
Shelved
| # ratings |
Rating
|
Oathbringer
|
Brandon Sanderson
|
47,262
|
1,073
|
4.61
|
The Core
|
Peter V. Brett
|
21,130
|
2,539
|
4.27
|
Age of Swords
|
Michael J. Sullivan
|
15,819
|
3,516
|
4.29
|
Oh, well, better luck next year, unless of course Age of Swords, gets into round two as a write-in, I'm very confident that the first two books will be. Here's to hoping! In any case, you can vote or write in your choice from this link.
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