As usual, let's do a quick return to the last poll first.
My question, related to a top list of publishers based on the awards they won, was: "Is the publisher of a book influencing your acquisitions?". A great number of you, fellow Fantasy readers answered...
And the results are:
No - 78 %
Yes - 21%
It's pretty clear, it's not really a factor. The push the analysis further, I'll return soon with polls on your favorite publishers and even more questions tackling the publisher subject.
For now, it's time for a new poll and a classic one at that.
For now, it's time for a new poll and a classic one at that.
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We now have a pretty good idea of the list of Fantasy novels with a 2015 release date. Among this list, there's several eagerly awaited books form authors.of renown. It's time for the eager meter poll, 2015 edition.
The last years winners were:
2014 - Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
2013 - a Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
2012 - Forgot to poll...
2011 - a Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
For the poll itself, I won't the whole list I have gathered but the most likely contenders in my humble opinion. There's two books in the same series by Abercrombie... I'm not sure someone will pick Half a War but still... Here's the list. You can pick more than one for the poll.
Fall of Light (Kharkanas trilogy book 2) by Steven Erikson
Half the World (The Shattered Sea book 2) by Joe Abercrombie
Half a War (The Shattered Sea book 3) by Joe Abercrombie
Shadow of Self (Mistborn) by Brandon Sanderson
The Dread Wyrm (The Traitor Son Cycle book 3) by Miles Cameron
The Spider's War (The Dagger and the Coin book 5) by Daniel Abraham
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth book 1) by N.K. Jemisin
The Fool's Quest (The Fitz and the Fool trilogy book 2) by Robin Hobb
Twelve Kings in Sharakhai (The Song of the Shattered Sands book 1) by Bradley P. Beaulieu
The Liar's Key (The Red Queen’s War book 2) by Mark Lawrence
The Silver King (The Silver Kings book 3) by Stephen Deas
The Chart of Tomorrows (Gaunt and Bone book 3) by Chris Willrich
Queen of Fire (Raven's Shadow book 3) by Anthony Ryan
The Price of Valour (The Shadow Campaigns book 3) by Django Wexler
Storm and Steel (The Book of the Black Earth book 2) by Jon Sprunk
The Skull Throne (Demon Cycle book 4) by Peter V. Brett
Old Man's Ghosts (The Empire of a Hundred Houses book 2) by Tom Lloyd
Sword of the North (Grim Company book 2) by Luke Scull
The Black Dream (Heart of the World book 3) by Col Buchanan
Those Above (The Empty Throne book 1) by Daniel Polansky
The Autumn Republic (The Powder Mage book 3) by Brian McClellan
The Providence of Fire (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne book 2) by Brian Staveley
The Unholy Consult (The Aspect Emperor book 3) by R. Scott Bakker
The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastards Sequence book 4) by Scott Lynch
And if there is a book from the next list that you think I should add, speak up in the comments. I think there's only one debut... if you know of more, let me know!
The Dragon House (The Wild Hunt book 4)by Elspeth Cooper
Ruin (The Faithful and the Fallen book 3) by John Gwynne
Trial of Intentions (Vault of Heaven book 2) by Peter Orullian
Blood Will Follow (The Valhalla Saga book 2) by Snorri Kristijansson
Clash of Iron (Iron Age book 2) by Angus Watson
A Crown For Cold Silver by Alex Marshall
The Empire Ascendant (Worldbreaker Saga book 2) by Kameron Hurley
The Mortal Tally (Bring Down Heaven book 2) by Sam Sykes
Black Heart (The Barrow book 2) by Mark Smylie
The Darkling Child (The Defenders of Shannara book 2) by Terry Brooks
Chaos Unleashed (Chaos Born book 3) by Drew Karpyshyn
Hochverrat (Greatcoats book 2) by Sebastien de Castell
Lord of Ashes (Steelhaven book 3) by Richard Ford
The Boy Who Wept Blood (Erebus Sequence book 2) By Den Patrick
The Path of Anger by Antoine Rouaud
Finally, you can consider that the following, eagerly awaited books won't be out in 2015:
The Thousand and One ((The Crescent Moon Kingdoms book 2) by Saladin Ahmed
Winds of Winter (a Song of Ice and Fire book 6) by George R.R. Martin
The Doors of Stone (Kingkiller Chronicles book 3) by Patrick Rothfuss
Rhune (The First Empire book 1) by Michael J. Sullivan
The Last King of Osten Ard (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn book 4) by Tad Williams
Thank-you for putting this together! :)
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