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gallyangel
Posted 2015-12-20 11:55 PM (#12168 - in reply to #12115)
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Jain - 2015-12-08 2:46 PM

Could you add the following:

A Hero at the End of the World - Erin Claiborne
An Arrow's Flight - Mark Merlis
The Perilous Gard - Elizabeth Marie Pope

Black Widow: Forever Red - Margaret Stohl

Thanks!


Claiborne, Merlis, and Pope are all in.

I, unfortunately, have an allergic reaction to Marvel books, so someone else will have to deal with the Stohl book.





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jontlaw
Posted 2015-12-20 11:59 PM (#12169 - in reply to #12166)
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Engelbrecht - 2015-12-19 11:25 PM

p>Generally speaking, we aren't adding graphic novels at this time unless they are on one of our awards/lists. Sorry!!



Does that mean that we can't have the novels or short story collections either?
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gallyangel
Posted 2015-12-21 1:16 AM (#12170 - in reply to #12115)
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Jain - 2015-12-08 2:46 PM

Could you add the following:

Carry On - Rainbow Rowell
A Matter of Oaths - Helen S. Wright

Thanks!


These are both in now.

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jonxjquee
Posted 2015-12-22 7:13 AM (#12173 - in reply to #3662)
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Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey
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gallyangel
Posted 2015-12-23 3:48 AM (#12180 - in reply to #12173)
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jonxjquee - 2015-12-22 5:13 AM

Beacon 23 by Hugh Howey


I put the Omnibus version in.

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gallyangel
Posted 2015-12-23 4:15 AM (#12181 - in reply to #12169)
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jontlaw - 2015-12-20 9:59 PM

Engelbrecht - 2015-12-19 11:25 PM

p>Generally speaking, we aren't adding graphic novels at this time unless they are on one of our awards/lists. Sorry!!



Does that mean that we can't have the novels or short story collections either?



For those of you who havent heard the hard and fast rules when it comes to comics and manga, here is my understanding. (If Im off, the other uber uses will let us all know.)

We have absolutely no problem putting in a graphic novel if its been nominated for something. If its on one of the list or awards we track, if thats the case, of course it goes in. After all, thats where we started.

But with everything else, we have a kind of wait and see, maybe later, attitude. You do realize that if we open the door to everything in the world of comics, then that might easily be thousands of books. I dont think anyone around here is quiet ready for that. Not yet anyway.

The exceptions to this general rule are on an individual case-by-case basis. The comic adaptation of Nivens Ringworld, sounds like something which should be in, but nobody has asked for it and I havent gotten to it yet.
The comic adaption of Mrs. Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, I, for one, wouldnt object.
Vol. 11 of the Fantastic Four omnibus series, not so much. Maybe later. Maybe never.

So, that means any actual books (non graphic novel material) which feature characters which we would most likely associate with comic books, yeah, they're fine since they're books. You just have to ask, politely as always.

I for one have been adding lots of light novels from Japan. Many of those book series have parallel manga series as well. The novels are in, the manga isnt.

Those seem to be the guidelines at the moment. They'll undoubtedly change in the future.




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jontlaw
Posted 2015-12-23 9:55 AM (#12182 - in reply to #3662)
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Location: Alief, TX		I appreciate being given the policy, and I'm not arguing that (though I can find at least two instances of graphic novel series in the system with no award nominations). But my original request also included about a dozen actual books about Mignola's characters, written by various authors, many of whom are already in the database. So then I was asking if we can still get those books. I notice that two have been put in, and I appreciate that too.
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strongaf
Posted 2015-12-27 4:00 PM (#12198 - in reply to #12182)
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I've been pretty into anthologies lately. Could we get:

Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural ed. Herbert Wise
Black Water ed. Alberto Manguel
Black Water 2
Magic Realist Fiction ed. David Young & Keith Hollaman

Also, I've been reading The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, which I would like added here if people find it appropriate. A lot of critics describe it as magical realism, and there are sci-fi and fantasy references on almost every page.
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Posted 2015-12-27 6:48 PM (#12201 - in reply to #12182)
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jontlaw - 2015-12-24 2:55 AM
I appreciate being given the policy, and I'm not arguing that (though I can find at least two instances of graphic novel series in the system with no award nominations).

Locke & Key is a Mythopoeic nominee; Digger is a Mythopoeic nominee and is on the Award-Winning Books by Women Authors list; Ôoku: The Inner Chambers and Y: The Last Man are Tiptree nominees.

The Tiptree Award is something we've been working on for months, because it contains a lot of different types of works other than novels including short fiction, graphic novels, and even a music CD album. The Admins will be adding it to the site's Awards list shortly after the new year.

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illegible_scribble
Posted 2015-12-27 8:47 PM (#12202 - in reply to #12132)
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jontlaw - 2015-06-16 12:19 PM
 Finally, there have been a series of Hellboy novels. One, by Mark Chadbourn, is in the database. Here are the others:

Uber User Engelbrecht has entered these:
The Bones of Giants - Christopher Golden
The Dragon Pool - Christopher Golden
The Lost Army - Christopher Golden

and I have entered these:
On Earth As It Is In Hell - Brian Hodge
The Fire Wolves - Tim Lebbon
Unnatural Selection - Tim Lebbon
The All-Seeing Eye - Mark Morris
Emerald Hell - Tom Piccirilli
The God Machine - Thomas Sniegoski
Odd Jobs - short story collection edited by Christopher Golden
Odder Jobs - short story collection edited by Christopher Golden
Oddest Jobs - short story collection edited by Christopher Golden

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Weesam
Posted 2015-12-30 4:19 PM (#12204 - in reply to #12202)
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Location: New Zealand		Can someone add the soon to be released new book by Tim Powers, Medusa's Web?

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illegible_scribble
Posted 2015-12-30 5:22 PM (#12207 - in reply to #12204)
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Weesam - 2015-12-31 9:19 AM
Can someone add the soon to be released new book by Tim Powers, Medusa's Web? Thanks

This is now in. 

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mjmahoney
Posted 2015-12-30 9:59 PM (#12208 - in reply to #3662)
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Could we add "Shades in Shadow: An Inheritance Triptych" by N. K. Jemisin? It probably falls in the Short Fiction category. Thanks!

I appreciate all the work done by all the super-users adding all these books and authors to the database, Happy New Year to you all!
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illegible_scribble
Posted 2015-12-31 12:42 AM (#12209 - in reply to #12208)
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mjmahoney - 2015-12-31 2:59 PM
Could we add "Shades in Shadow: An Inheritance Triptych" by N. K. Jemisin? It probably falls in the Short Fiction category. Thanks! I appreciate all the work done by all the super-users adding all these books and authors to the database, Happy New Year to you all!

This collection of 3 interconnected short stories set in the world of The Inheritance Trilogy is now in.

And Best Wishes to all WWEnders for a wonderful new year.

 

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Dlw28
Posted 2015-12-31 7:46 AM (#12211 - in reply to #12209)
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Echoing Mjmahoney-thank you for all the effort you put into WWE-it's amazing and gets better all the time!
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gallyangel
Posted 2015-12-31 11:21 PM (#12216 - in reply to #12198)
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strongaf - 2015-12-27 2:00 PM

Also, I've been reading The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, which I would like added here if people find it appropriate. A lot of critics describe it as magical realism, and there are sci-fi and fantasy references on almost every page.


If it's in the ISFDB, it's fine. And this is; listed as dark fantasy.
It's now in.

I think this might be at least our second Pulitzer prize winner in the DB.

Simpson's style woo-who.

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gallyangel
Posted 2016-01-01 12:29 AM (#12217 - in reply to #12198)
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strongaf - 2015-12-27 2:00 PM

Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural ed. Herbert Wise
Black Water ed. Alberto Manguel
Black Water 2
Magic Realist Fiction ed. David Young & Keith Hollaman



These four are now in.
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Weesam
Posted 2016-01-01 4:02 PM (#12225 - in reply to #12217)
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Location: New Zealand		Can someone please add Nova by Margaret Fortune (published DAW 2015)

Thanks and happy new year!
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valashain
Posted 2016-01-02 3:17 AM (#12235 - in reply to #12225)
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Weesam - 2016-01-01 11:02 PM

Can someone please add Nova by Margaret Fortune (published DAW 2015)

Thanks and happy new year!


It is in. She didn't exactly hit the jackpot with the cover art, did she?
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illegible_scribble
Posted 2016-01-02 3:30 AM (#12236 - in reply to #12235)
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valashain - 2016-01-02 8:17 PM
She didn't exactly hit the jackpot with the cover art, did she?

It's a far, far better cover than she'd have gotten from Baen.  

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valashain
Posted 2016-01-02 3:43 AM (#12237 - in reply to #12236)
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pizzakarin
Posted 2016-01-02 9:04 AM (#12249 - in reply to #3662)
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Rogue Squadron by Michael A Stackpole (reading this one now)

Eventually will be reading (for the Tie-In challenge):

The Scorpion by Stephen D Sullivan - Legend of the Five Rings tie-in
Android: Free Fall by William H Keith Jr - Android (netrunner) tie-in
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strongaf
Posted 2016-01-02 11:53 PM (#12264 - in reply to #12216)
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gallyangel - 2015-12-31 9:21 PM

If it's in the ISFDB, it's fine. And this is; listed as dark fantasy.
It's now in.

I think this might be at least our second Pulitzer prize winner in the DB.

Simpson's style woo-who.



These four are now in.


Thanks! Happy New Year!
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gallyangel
Posted 2016-01-03 12:01 AM (#12265 - in reply to #12249)
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pizzakarin - 2016-01-02 7:04 AM

Rogue Squadron by Michael A Stackpole (reading this one now)

Eventually will be reading (for the Tie-In challenge):

The Scorpion by Stephen D Sullivan - Legend of the Five Rings tie-in
Android: Free Fall by William H Keith Jr - Android (netrunner) tie-in


Rogue Squadron - in.
Scorpion - the whole clan war series is in.
Free Fall - in as well.

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gallyangel
Posted 2016-01-03 1:44 AM (#12266 - in reply to #12249)
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pizzakarin - 2016-01-02 7:04 AM

Rogue Squadron by Michael A Stackpole (reading this one now)


Actually, all ten books got put in. (Isn't extra time wonderful?)
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