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In the end, I decided to only vote for The Steerswoman and 1632. Both are books I'd like an excuse to re-read, and both are books that I think are approachable and enjoyable by a wide audience -- something I consider important if we're to have good participation in the discussion. Both are also quite inexpensive - $2.99 for The Steerswoman, and FREE for 1632. I do admit that 1632 is longish - 600 pages, something I would normally avoid for one of our selections, but I think this is tolerable given that there is no library delay required to get a copy for free, and it is a tight, well-written book that doesn't have long, tedious, and mind-numbingly boring sections (unlike last month's book.)
The Steerswoman isn't free (but is available on Overdrive), but is quite reasonable in price and is short enough to be a quick read. The book isn't about action and battles, but does none the less move along well and has the virtue of having strong women characters as the principles.
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