So in the hope that the pool of YA speculative fiction books, in which I'm a first round panelist this year, is as diverse as can be, here's a list of books that haven't been nominated yet. Some obvious books aren't on this list, because they've been nominated. You can see the whole list of what's been nominated here.
Eligible books are those published for teens from October 16 2017 to October 15 2018 in the US and Canada, and easily available. This category accepts ebook only publications (not all do).
Disclaimers
--I haven't read most of these books, so I can't vouch for how good they are.
--I did a cursory check to make sure they were eligible, but not with the attention the category organizer will pay in making the call, so I could be wrong
--I don't know most of the authors, so I was going by names and pictures and could well have made mistakes
Please let me know if I missed any! I went through the Goodreads list of 1000 or so YA books of 2018, but I lack the time to try to find the fall 2017 books, so if you know of any, please add them in the comments!
Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist #2), by Renee Ahdieh
Shadowsong (Wintersong #2) by S. Jae-Jones
Inferno (Talon #5), by Julie Kagawa
Chainbreaker (Timekeeper #2), by Tara Sim (LGBTQ)
The Timingila, by Shon Mehta
Isle of Blood and Stone (Tower of Winds #1), by Makiia Lucier
Djinn, by Sang Kromah
The Initiation, by Chris Babu
Inkmistress (Of Fire and Stars #0.5), by Audrey Colthurst (LGBTQ)
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, by Ellen Oh
Alpha (The Infinity Divistion #3), by Jus Accardo
The Beast Player, by Nahoko Uehashi
Restore Me (Shatter Me, #4) by Tahereh Mafi
Fighting Fate (Joining of Souls #2), by Shaila Patel
Please nominate these and any other great YA speculative fiction books you've read in the past year!
Here's where you go to nominate.
Public nominations close October 15, 2018. Let me know if you have any questions!
I just nominated Blanca & Roja! Thanks for the reminder that it's eligible for this year's awards :O
ReplyDeletethank you! I'm looking forward to reading it.
DeleteThank you for mentioning Djinn. It's actually nominated now!
ReplyDeleteSang Kromah