We are already halfway through March and for 3 years now the guys from Bookspot Central are running their excellent yearly tournaments. I am even a bit late, I have to excuse myself because due to some little personal problems my Internet surfing was scarce for the last 5 days, and the first round of the 2008 Release Tournament is over. But my post is in time for the second round and for the beginning of 2008 Classics Tournament and 2008 Dealers Choice Tournament. All the needed information can be found on the Bookspot Central Tournament Announcement.
I will highlight the results of the first round and the match ties of the second round for the 2008 Release Tournaments and of the first round for the 2008 Classics Tournament:
2008 Release Tournaments, First Round:
“The Alchemy of Stone” by Ekaterina Sedia defeated “Wastelands” by John Joseph Adams
“Multireal” by David Louis Edelman defeated “The Host” by Stephanie Meyer
“Couch” by Benjamin Parzybok defeated “Liberation” by Brian Francis Slattery
“Dragon Strike” by E.E. Knight defeated “Mirrored Heaven” by David J. Williams
“The Love We Share Without Knowing” by Christopher Barzak defeated “The Gone-Away World” by Nick Harkway
“Paper Cities” by Ekaterina Sedia defeated “The Court of Air” by Stephen Hunt
“Englebrecht Again” by Rhys Hughes defeated “Zoe’s Tale” by John Scalzi
“Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse” by Victor Gischler defeated “Bloodheir” by Brian Ruckley (I have to look for “Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse” because it was voted massively against one of my favorites)
“Lord Tophet” by Gregory Frost defeated “The Hero of Ages” by Brandon Sanderson
“The Way of the Shadows” by Brent Weeks defeated “The Inferior” by Peadar O Guilin
“The Drowned Life” by Jeffrey Ford defeated “Iron Angel” by Alan Campbell
“New Tricks” by John Levitt defeated “The Situation” by Jeff Vandermeer
“Pump Six and Other Stories” by Paolo Bacigalupi defeated “Clockwork Heart” by Dru Pagliassotti
“The Martial General’s Daughter” by Theodore Judson defeated “Pisstown Chaos” by David Ohle
“The Digital Plague” by Jeff Somers defeated by “Black Ships” by Jo Graham
“All the Windwracked Stars” by Elizabeth Bear defeated “Toll of the Hounds” by Steven Erikson
“Pandemonium” by Daryl Gregory defeated “The House of the Stag” by Kage Baker
“Sly Mongoose” by Tobias Buckell defeated “Sharp Teeth” by Toby Barlow
“Goblin War” by Jim C. Hines defeated “Pretty Monsters” by Kelly Link
“Jhegaala” by Steven Brust defeated “Steampunk” by Jeff Vandermeer & Ann Vandermeer
“Cain Black Knife” by Matthew Stover defeated “The Ghost in Love” by Jonathan Carroll
“Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow defeated “Gears of the City” by Felix Gilman
“The Unblemished” by Conrad Williams defeated “New Weird” by Jeff Vandermeer & Ann Vandermeer
“The Edge of Reason” by Melinda Snodgrass defeated “Anathem” by Neal Stephenson
“An Evil Guest” by Gene Wolfe defeated “Knights of the Cornerstone” by James P. Blaylock
“Nano Comes to Clifford Falls” by Nancy Kress defeated “Victory of Eagles” by Naomi Novik
“The Engine’s Child” by Holly Phillips defeated “The Resurrectionist” by Jack O’Connell
“Before They Are Hanged” by Joe Abercrombie defeated “Valley of Day-Glo” by Nick DiChario
“Last Dragon” by J.M. McDermott defeated “Through A Glass, Darkly” by Bill Hussey
“A Magic of Twilight” by S.L. Farrell defeated “Tender Morsels” by Margo Lanagan
“The Dragons of Babel” by Michael Swanwick defeated “Return of the Crimson Guard” by Ian C. Esslemont
“Multireal” by David Louis Edelman defeated “The Host” by Stephanie Meyer
“Couch” by Benjamin Parzybok defeated “Liberation” by Brian Francis Slattery
“Dragon Strike” by E.E. Knight defeated “Mirrored Heaven” by David J. Williams
“The Love We Share Without Knowing” by Christopher Barzak defeated “The Gone-Away World” by Nick Harkway
“Paper Cities” by Ekaterina Sedia defeated “The Court of Air” by Stephen Hunt
“Englebrecht Again” by Rhys Hughes defeated “Zoe’s Tale” by John Scalzi
“Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse” by Victor Gischler defeated “Bloodheir” by Brian Ruckley (I have to look for “Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse” because it was voted massively against one of my favorites)
“Lord Tophet” by Gregory Frost defeated “The Hero of Ages” by Brandon Sanderson
“The Way of the Shadows” by Brent Weeks defeated “The Inferior” by Peadar O Guilin
“The Drowned Life” by Jeffrey Ford defeated “Iron Angel” by Alan Campbell
“New Tricks” by John Levitt defeated “The Situation” by Jeff Vandermeer
“Pump Six and Other Stories” by Paolo Bacigalupi defeated “Clockwork Heart” by Dru Pagliassotti
“The Martial General’s Daughter” by Theodore Judson defeated “Pisstown Chaos” by David Ohle
“The Digital Plague” by Jeff Somers defeated by “Black Ships” by Jo Graham
“All the Windwracked Stars” by Elizabeth Bear defeated “Toll of the Hounds” by Steven Erikson
“Pandemonium” by Daryl Gregory defeated “The House of the Stag” by Kage Baker
“Sly Mongoose” by Tobias Buckell defeated “Sharp Teeth” by Toby Barlow
“Goblin War” by Jim C. Hines defeated “Pretty Monsters” by Kelly Link
“Jhegaala” by Steven Brust defeated “Steampunk” by Jeff Vandermeer & Ann Vandermeer
“Cain Black Knife” by Matthew Stover defeated “The Ghost in Love” by Jonathan Carroll
“Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow defeated “Gears of the City” by Felix Gilman
“The Unblemished” by Conrad Williams defeated “New Weird” by Jeff Vandermeer & Ann Vandermeer
“The Edge of Reason” by Melinda Snodgrass defeated “Anathem” by Neal Stephenson
“An Evil Guest” by Gene Wolfe defeated “Knights of the Cornerstone” by James P. Blaylock
“Nano Comes to Clifford Falls” by Nancy Kress defeated “Victory of Eagles” by Naomi Novik
“The Engine’s Child” by Holly Phillips defeated “The Resurrectionist” by Jack O’Connell
“Before They Are Hanged” by Joe Abercrombie defeated “Valley of Day-Glo” by Nick DiChario
“Last Dragon” by J.M. McDermott defeated “Through A Glass, Darkly” by Bill Hussey
“A Magic of Twilight” by S.L. Farrell defeated “Tender Morsels” by Margo Lanagan
“The Dragons of Babel” by Michael Swanwick defeated “Return of the Crimson Guard” by Ian C. Esslemont
“Escape from Hell!” by Hal Duncan defeated “Matter” by Ian Banks
2008 Release Tournaments, Second Round:
“The Alchemy of Stone” by Ekaterina Sedia vs. “Multireal” by David Louis Edelman
“Couch” by Benjamin Parzybok vs. “Dragon Strike” by E.E. Knight
“The Love We Share Without Knowing” by Christopher Barzak vs. “Paper Cities” by Ekaterina Sedia
“Englebrecht Again” by Rhys Hughes vs. “Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse” by Victor Gischler
“Lord Tophet” by Gregory Frost vs. “The Way of the Shadows” by Brent Weeks
“The Drowned Life” by Jeffrey Ford vs. “New Tricks” by John Levitt
“Pump Six and Other Stories” by Paolo Bacigalupi vs. “The Martial General’s Daughter” by Theodore Judson
“The Digital Plague” by Jeff Somers vs. “All the Windwracked Stars” by Elizabeth Bear
“Pandemonium” by Daryl Gregory vs. “Sly Mongoose” by Tobias Buckell
“Goblin War” by Jim C. Hines vs. “Jhegaala” by Steven Brust
“Cain Black Knife” by Matthew Stover vs. “Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow
“The Unblemished” by Conrad Williams vs. “The Edge of Reason” by Melinda Snodgrass
“An Evil Guest” by Gene Wolfe vs. “Nano Comes to Clifford Falls” by Nancy Kress
“The Engine’s Child” by Holly Phillips vs. “Before They Are Hanged” by Joe Abercrombie
“Last Dragon” by J.M. McDermott vs. “A Magic of Twilight” by S.L. Farrell
“Couch” by Benjamin Parzybok vs. “Dragon Strike” by E.E. Knight
“The Love We Share Without Knowing” by Christopher Barzak vs. “Paper Cities” by Ekaterina Sedia
“Englebrecht Again” by Rhys Hughes vs. “Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse” by Victor Gischler
“Lord Tophet” by Gregory Frost vs. “The Way of the Shadows” by Brent Weeks
“The Drowned Life” by Jeffrey Ford vs. “New Tricks” by John Levitt
“Pump Six and Other Stories” by Paolo Bacigalupi vs. “The Martial General’s Daughter” by Theodore Judson
“The Digital Plague” by Jeff Somers vs. “All the Windwracked Stars” by Elizabeth Bear
“Pandemonium” by Daryl Gregory vs. “Sly Mongoose” by Tobias Buckell
“Goblin War” by Jim C. Hines vs. “Jhegaala” by Steven Brust
“Cain Black Knife” by Matthew Stover vs. “Little Brother” by Cory Doctorow
“The Unblemished” by Conrad Williams vs. “The Edge of Reason” by Melinda Snodgrass
“An Evil Guest” by Gene Wolfe vs. “Nano Comes to Clifford Falls” by Nancy Kress
“The Engine’s Child” by Holly Phillips vs. “Before They Are Hanged” by Joe Abercrombie
“Last Dragon” by J.M. McDermott vs. “A Magic of Twilight” by S.L. Farrell
“The Dragons of Babel” by Michael Swanwick vs. “Escape from Hell!” by Hal Duncan
2008 Classics Tournament, First Round:
“The Dragons Masters” by Jack Vance vs. “The Haunting of the Hill House” by Shirley Jackson
“I Am Legend” by Richard Matheson vs. “The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch” by Philip K. Dick
“The Last Unicorn” by Peter S. Beagle vs. “Master & Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov
“Bones of the Moon” by Jonathan Carroll vs. “A Voyage to Arcturus” by David Lindsay
“Akira” by Katsuhiro Otomo vs. “The Shadow of the Torturer” by Gene Wolfe
“Last Call” by Tim Powers vs. “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card
“Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien vs. “Nine Princes in Amber” by Roger Zelazny
“Ringworld” by Larry Niven vs. “The Riddle-Master of Hed” by Patricia A. McKillip
“Interview With the Vampire” by Anne Rice vs. “Animal Farm” by George Orwell
“Gormenghast” by Mervyn Peake vs. “Out of the Silent Planet” by C.S. Lewis
“Good Omens” by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett vs. “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson
“Sundiver” by David Brin vs. “Blindness” by Jose Saramago
“Song of Kali” by Dan Simmons vs. “Bridge of Birds” by Barry Hughart
“The Last Coin” by James P. Blaylock vs. “The Lathe of Heaven” by Ursula K. Le Guin
“Dune” by Frank Herbert vs. “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak
“I Am Legend” by Richard Matheson vs. “The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch” by Philip K. Dick
“The Last Unicorn” by Peter S. Beagle vs. “Master & Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov
“Bones of the Moon” by Jonathan Carroll vs. “A Voyage to Arcturus” by David Lindsay
“Akira” by Katsuhiro Otomo vs. “The Shadow of the Torturer” by Gene Wolfe
“Last Call” by Tim Powers vs. “Ender’s Game” by Orson Scott Card
“Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien vs. “Nine Princes in Amber” by Roger Zelazny
“Ringworld” by Larry Niven vs. “The Riddle-Master of Hed” by Patricia A. McKillip
“Interview With the Vampire” by Anne Rice vs. “Animal Farm” by George Orwell
“Gormenghast” by Mervyn Peake vs. “Out of the Silent Planet” by C.S. Lewis
“Good Omens” by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett vs. “Snow Crash” by Neal Stephenson
“Sundiver” by David Brin vs. “Blindness” by Jose Saramago
“Song of Kali” by Dan Simmons vs. “Bridge of Birds” by Barry Hughart
“The Last Coin” by James P. Blaylock vs. “The Lathe of Heaven” by Ursula K. Le Guin
“Dune” by Frank Herbert vs. “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak
“Tigana” by Guy Gavriel Kay vs. “Gloriana or the Queen Unfulfilled” by Michael Moorcock
Although I haven’t read all the books and I have some favorites which lost in the first round, they are fun and entertaining tournaments. If you want to cast your vote or support your favorites you can sign up and vote, we will see each other there :D
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