Contest Time - YA Fantasy Showdown style.

Current Theme Song (aka what's playing on my ipod right now) Antebellum by Vienna Teng.





Alright, I know anyone who is reading this blog this week is waiting for my answer of whether or not there will be another YA Fantasy Showdown. That is coming tomorrow, I promise.


But if you have to wait, this is a pretty good day to wait, because it is time for a contest.


I was so dumbfounded by the response to the showdown. You guys really were the ones that made it so incredible (did you realize there were 33,000 hits the first day alone?). I could not stop reading the comments you left because you guys were just so awesome. I was humbled and in awe, really. And I would like to give a fraction of my gratitude back to you, if I can. So here's the deal:


I'm giving away one of those books.


The winner will get to pick a book from the tournament that they'd never heard before but are now curious about/itching to read. I'll buy it and lickety-split it over to you. :)



So what will it be?


The cool, soul-tormented Daniel?












The mysterious, but often hilarious shape-shifter Goranu?












The fashionable, nine-lived sorcerer, Christopher Chant?












The insanely powerful but oh-so-awesome Katsa or Alanna?













The pale-skinned girl who can travel into death, Sabriel?












The girl who loves food and can throw herself into other's spirits, Ai Ling?












The unicorn killer (evil unicorns, mind you), Astrid?












The Viking girl with a foul mouth and an axe to match, Thorgil?











Or perhaps you just want to find out who this mysterious winner is, Eugenides.














All you have to do to enter is... tell me which book you want. No strings, no "must follow, must tell people" bits. That isn't what this is about. I love stories. And I love sharing great stories with people. That is why I did the showdown in the first place. Sure it was to celebrate Mockingjay and because I was going stir crazy waiting for it to come, but more than that, it was for the worlds undiscovered and the hopes someone might find something new and marvelous they hadn't known existed before. I love that, and I love sharing it.


So fire away. Tell me which book you want if you win (and a way to contact you, preferably. I'll post the winner, but in case you miss that day). Happy hunting, and I hope you find some place wonderful along the way.




Contest runs through September 25th (2010) at, oh for old time's sake, 9:00 PM EST. :) Thanks everyone, for making this whole thing such a joy to do!



EDIT: You can choose ANY book from the tournament. These were just a sampling to get your juices going. :) Good luck, everyone!