Maude’s Book Club
Maude’s Book Club
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘Starter Villain’ by John Scalzi
Maude Garrett and the MBC community love our BONUS BOOKS!
For those who want to start with one of the best sci-fi books of the past couple of years, join us in reading Starter Villain by John Scalzi. It was a Nominee for Readers' Favorite Science Fiction (2023) on Goodreads and a finalist for Best Novel in 2024 at the Hugo Awards.
Book of the Month Preview: ‘Light Bringer’ by Pierce Brown
One of Maude Garrett’s favourite series is Red Rising by Pierce Brown. We have been reading the series for a while, and Maude has even interviewed Brown herself.
The BOOK OF THE MONTH for January is Light Bringer - the sixth book of the Red Rising series.
Maude’s Book Club Top 5 Picks Of 2024
Maude’s Book Club launched at the beginning of this year, and our 2023 slate was filled with wonderful books. Our community members came together with Maude Garrett to compile a list of the best books that fantasy and sci-fi offer.
Our community voted for the top five books we have read this year with Maude, and it’s interesting to see the love for each book. After counting all the votes in our Discord, we have our top five plus two honourable mentions.
Maude’s Book Club 2025 First three main book picks
Maude’s Book Club launched last year, and our 2024 slate was filled with wonderful books. Over the past year, the MBC community has voted on the books we wanted to read, most of which have been winners!
For the first three months of 2025, Maude Garrett and book club members have chosen the novels sitting on their TBR. If you are an ACOTAR fan, missed Light Bringer this year, or want to dive into Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive, you should come and join us in 2025!
The 10 Best Fantasy Books of 2024
Some of the Fantasy novels on this list received plenty of buzz, and others flew under the radar. And just because they flew under the radar doesn’t mean they aren’t highly rated on Goodreads. It’s hard to find a new series to start because you have to wait for the next book, but not many authors write standalone Fantasy novels. Fortunately, there are some on this list!
The 10 Best Science Fiction Books of 2024
Sci-fi novels on this list received plenty of buzz, and others flew under the radar in 2024. And just because they flew under the radar doesn’t mean they aren’t highly rated on Goodreads. The good thing about these sci-fi novels is that most of them are standalone. So, it’s not daunting to start a brand new series constantly.
Here are the best sci-fi novels of 2024.
Giveaway: ‘The Ultimate Fantasy Character Creator’ by Jeff Stormer
We are giving away 1 copy of ‘The Ultimate Fantasy Character Creator’ by Jeff Stormer. The giveaway will run from December 16th to the 21st
Giveaway: ‘A Rogue’s Tale’ by Lenore Zann
We are giving away 2 copies of ‘A Rogue’s Tale’ by Lenore Zann. The giveaway will run from December 9th to the 14th.
Bonus Book of the Month: ‘System Collapse’ by Martha Wells
Maude Garrett and the MBC community love our BONUS BOOKS!
For those who need to hit their reading goals by the end of the year, novellas are the way to go! Since we are reading Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells, we chose book seven of the Murderbot Diaries - System Collapse.
Join our book club today and help us vote for our 2025 books.
Book of the Month: ‘Fugitive Telemetry’ by Martha Wells
One of Maude Garrett’s favourite authors is Martha Wells. We have been reading the Murderbot Diaries for a while now, and Maude has even interviewed Wells herself.
The BOOK OF THE MONTH for December is Fugitive Telemetry—the sixth book of the Murderbot Diaries.
The Goodreads Choice Awards 2024 Nominations
It’s almost the end of the year, and it has been a wonderful year because it has been filled with books. The Goodreads Choice Awards have begun, and their opening round is officially open for voting. They cover each genre, but here at MBC, our focus is fantasy and science fiction. Fortunately, those genres flourished this year because of some incredible new releases.
Chris Edgerly has a Kickstarter for the sequel to ‘Soldier of Ages’
Chris Edgerly returns with a sequel to Soldier of Ages titled, Soldier of Ages: Battle of the Bulge. The news went live this Monday that Edgerly would have a Kickstarter to help fund this new project.
Join Maude’s Book Club!
We know that the internet can be a tough space to navigate and that’s why we want to create a safe space for everyone in the reading community to be able to discuss their favourite books with other bookworms.
Not only do community members interact with other book lovers and creator Maude Garrett, but Maude connects with the authors of the books directly so the community can also discuss the book with their favoruite authors.
