YOU DARE ME: May 2013 Dare
Expanding the number of books you can nominate has done wonders for the polling, so I have to say, I'm pleased with that change: 10 people made 76 nominations (not everyone chose to fill all ten slots), and you all have been nominating since… well, for a while now! I decided to announce your May dare to me now that my review is up for your April dare to me, which gives anyone who wants to follow along a few weeks to get the book before May starts.
We've talked about how the tallies work ad nauseam, so I'll not rehash that here. Your dare to me is determined by the year-to-date totals for each nominated book, so here's how May shook out:
1) Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Chosen with 11 nominations.
2) Wren Spencer's A Brother's Price with 10 nominations.
3) Five books received 7 nominations apiece, and those books were Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon, Kelly Link's Magic for Beginners, J.M. McDermott's Never Knew Another, Alistair Reynolds' Revelation Space, and lastly, Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean.
So of course, your May Dare to Me is ….
Kushiel's Chosen (2003)
Written by: Jacqueline Carey
ISBN: 978-0765345042
Series: Book Two (Kushiel's Legacy)
Synopsis
Mighty Kushiel, of rod and weal
Late of the brazen portals
With blood-tipp'd dart a wound unhealed
Pricks the eyen of chosen mortals
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. The inhabiting race rose from the seed of angels and men, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.
Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child. Her bond was purchased by a nobleman, the first to recognize that she is one pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one. He trained Phèdre in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber--and, above all, the ability to observe, remember, and analyze.
When she stumbled upon a plot that threatened the very foundations of her homeland, she gave up almost everything she held dear to save it. She survived, and lived to have others tell her story, and if they embellished the tale with fabric of mythical splendor, they weren't far off the mark.
The hands of the gods weigh heavily upon Phèdre's brow, and they are not finished with her. While the young queen who sits upon the throne is well loved by the people, there are those who believe another should wear the crown... and those who escaped the wrath of the mighty are not yet done with their schemes for power and revenge.
So how will it work? In May (or maybe a tick before), I will read this book. You, dear readers, are welcome to read along, but you don't have to. After all, this is YOUR dare to me. I'll announce MY dare to YOU in May, so don't worry. :) But for those of you who want to follow along, please note, I may post my review of this any time during the month of the Dare, so if you do want to read, read it on your own time and your own pace. You know I always welcome discussion at any time, so even if you're "late," it's all good!
Also, please note: Kushiel's Chosen is the SECOND book in a trilogy. If you haven't read it, but still want to follow along, I highly suggest reading Kushiel's Dart instead.
Now that May has been decided, what about next month? Well, if your favorite didn't win, just click here to nominate up to ten titles! The tallies are cumulative, and even if you've already nominated your ten favorites for May, you can do it again for June. And July. And August! And through the end of the year! Just remember to pick ten books out of my existing TBR pile, which you can access it here: Complete Mount TBR (sorted alphabetically by author's last name)
NOTE: if you want to see what books have been nominated in the past but haven't yet won, please click HERE.
I'll announce June's dare to me as soon as I read and review Kushiel's Chosen. So don't delay, nominate now! I'm rather hoping an SF title might pull through! ;)
Happy Reading!
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We've talked about how the tallies work ad nauseam, so I'll not rehash that here. Your dare to me is determined by the year-to-date totals for each nominated book, so here's how May shook out:
1) Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Chosen with 11 nominations.
2) Wren Spencer's A Brother's Price with 10 nominations.
3) Five books received 7 nominations apiece, and those books were Marion Zimmer Bradley's Mists of Avalon, Kelly Link's Magic for Beginners, J.M. McDermott's Never Knew Another, Alistair Reynolds' Revelation Space, and lastly, Joan Slonczewski's A Door into Ocean.
So of course, your May Dare to Me is ….
Kushiel's Chosen (2003)
Written by: Jacqueline Carey
ISBN: 978-0765345042
Series: Book Two (Kushiel's Legacy)
Synopsis
Mighty Kushiel, of rod and weal
Late of the brazen portals
With blood-tipp'd dart a wound unhealed
Pricks the eyen of chosen mortals
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. The inhabiting race rose from the seed of angels and men, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt.
Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child. Her bond was purchased by a nobleman, the first to recognize that she is one pricked by Kushiel's Dart, chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one. He trained Phèdre in the courtly arts and the talents of the bedchamber--and, above all, the ability to observe, remember, and analyze.
When she stumbled upon a plot that threatened the very foundations of her homeland, she gave up almost everything she held dear to save it. She survived, and lived to have others tell her story, and if they embellished the tale with fabric of mythical splendor, they weren't far off the mark.
The hands of the gods weigh heavily upon Phèdre's brow, and they are not finished with her. While the young queen who sits upon the throne is well loved by the people, there are those who believe another should wear the crown... and those who escaped the wrath of the mighty are not yet done with their schemes for power and revenge.
So how will it work? In May (or maybe a tick before), I will read this book. You, dear readers, are welcome to read along, but you don't have to. After all, this is YOUR dare to me. I'll announce MY dare to YOU in May, so don't worry. :) But for those of you who want to follow along, please note, I may post my review of this any time during the month of the Dare, so if you do want to read, read it on your own time and your own pace. You know I always welcome discussion at any time, so even if you're "late," it's all good!
Also, please note: Kushiel's Chosen is the SECOND book in a trilogy. If you haven't read it, but still want to follow along, I highly suggest reading Kushiel's Dart instead.
Now that May has been decided, what about next month? Well, if your favorite didn't win, just click here to nominate up to ten titles! The tallies are cumulative, and even if you've already nominated your ten favorites for May, you can do it again for June. And July. And August! And through the end of the year! Just remember to pick ten books out of my existing TBR pile, which you can access it here: Complete Mount TBR (sorted alphabetically by author's last name)
NOTE: if you want to see what books have been nominated in the past but haven't yet won, please click HERE.
I'll announce June's dare to me as soon as I read and review Kushiel's Chosen. So don't delay, nominate now! I'm rather hoping an SF title might pull through! ;)
Happy Reading!
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