The first book in the Fantasy Book Club has been chosen and it is The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson!
Thanks to everyone that voted. This is a very long book at just over 1000 pages we will probably be discussing it well into February. Be sure to check your local libraries and used book stores for copies if you are low on funds. I’m looking forward to the discussion and very excited for the potential of this club.
I’m honored. Thanks to those who voted.
I’ve mentioned this before, but since it’s known I’m on Reddit, I figured I should leave a note here. Some may wonder if I’ll be participating in the discussion.
It’s generally my policy to avoid commenting on threads dedicated only to discussing my work. I feel readers need to be able to criticize and analyze a work without the author jumping in to steal the show. My experience has been that I can really unbalance such conversations, inadvertently directing them away from an honest discussion of the work and toward a Q&A with me.
In addition, I’m not on Reddit to use it as a self-promotion tool, and want to stay away from looking like I’m doing so. I’m very thankful to those who suggest my work to others. (It’s one of the only ways that authors get publicity.) However, I think it’s appropriate (and more in the spirit of the site) for me to step back from doing the same.
These two rules don’t hold in all situations, but they are things I’m aware of and careful about. That said, if you want to do a Q&A with me in a separate thread after the book club discussion is done, I’ll be happy to do one.
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