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This is the nomination thread for the Locations challenge. You may nominate one task based on a location every week for four weeks or until we have 25 tasks. If the nominations go very slowly I will allow extra nominations.

Challenge description:
* Task based challenges that will be nominated
* Tasks should be do-able
* All tasks have to be centered around locations

Example:
* Read a book that takes place largely on an island
* " on the African continent
* " in a school/boarding school
* " New York
* " School for witches/kids with special "skills"/paranormal kids (for all you Harry Potter fans...)


Tasks
1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.
2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting.
3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit
4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)
5. Read a book set on an island
6. Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc
7. Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction.
8. Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C
9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location.
10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.
11.Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.
12. Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc
13. Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.
14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place.
15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.
16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists.
17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.
18. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.
19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman)
20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.)
21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size.
22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you.
23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations.
24 read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part
25. Read a book that is set at a university/college.

1. Read a book that takes place in space or on another planet.

2. Read a book that takes place in a small town or a rural setting.

3. Read a book set in a country you really want to visit

4. Read a book set in a religious building (church, temple, monastery)

5. Read a book set on an island

Nice pick that was going to be my next one!

Hehe, I need an island too, but I figured someone else would nominate it eventually :D

Read a book with a specific location in the title e.g. Winter in Madrid, The Venetian Affair, etc

Read a book set in an original fictional location. Ie. It does not exist, and it is NOT based on folklore, mythology, religion or someone else's fiction.

So basically something the writer made up completely, and not a fictional/mythological location like heaven, hell, valhalla, etc. The book doesn't have to be fantasy, sci fi or similar; it can be realist/contemporary fiction in a town, school, etc. that doesn't really exist.

Read a book set in a city, town or village that's name begins with a C

It can be fictional/mythological or real. So for example either Cape Town or Camelot would work. (No states or Provinces.)

As Lauren F has demonstrated, everyone may now nominate a second task :)

Oh no did I jump the gun! I have a serious dose of flu, I honestly have no idea why I thought the nominations had reopened!

9. Read a book set in an inhospitable environment. For example polar region or desert. It can be a real or fictional location.

10. Read a book that takes place mostly at a school/boarding school/academy of some kind.

Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Oh no did I jump the gun! I have a serious dose of flu, I honestly have no idea why I thought the nominations had reopened!"

Lol, that's ok, you weren't too far off.
I hope your flu disappears soon!

Yeah I think I thought the new week started on Monday but I really should have realised I was wrong when I was the only one to nominate at 10pm!

Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.

@ Lauren F.: How's the flu? I hope it is over and gone by now!

Read a book where the title contains a reference to a geographical feature e.g. hill, cape, river, mountain, etc

Read a book in which the male lead struggles with his inner monster/ dark side.

Angelique wrote: "Read a book in which the male lead struggles with his inner monster/ dark side."

Hi Angelique, please note all tasks have to be centered around locations. But you can nominate another one :)

Oops *Blushes* my bad...
Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.
Does that work?

Angelique wrote: "Oops *Blushes* my bad...
Read a book in which the main character travels to at least 3 different locations.
Does that work?"

Yep, that's perfect :)

Oh, and everyone can nominate a new task again! (Sorry, I'm on holiday, my timing is off!)

14. Read a book in which the protagonist explores strange new lands (real or sff worlds).
Note the words "explores" and "strange new": the protagonist should journey from familiar world to an exotic (to them) one they have never been to before, then travel around this new place.

Barbara wrote: "Read a book set in a location that you have visited as a tourist. So not somewhere where you live.

@ Lauren F.: How's the flu? I hope it is over and gone by now!"

I'm getting there slowly thanks Barbra :) Unfortunately because of all my other health issues I'm always a little slow to bounce back.

15. Read a book set in a post apocalyptic world.

16. Read a book set in a real historical place. It does not matter whether the place still exists.

17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part.

17. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building.

19. Read a book where the ocean is important in a major way, thus set there, important to the character etc. (e.g. main character is a mermaid, takes place on a cruise liner, character is a deep sea fisherman)

Barbara wrote: "17. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building."

Carolien wrote: "17 Read a book in which railway lines or a railway journey plays a major part."

You guys are going to have to offer some recommendations for those!

I've just posted a list of government buildings (on the question and answer link) e.g courthouse, police station, prison, fire station. So that one is not so hard but the railway journey is another story!

I'll swop you some railway ideas for some post apocalyptic worlds...

Carolien wrote: "I'll swop you some railway ideas for some post apocalyptic worlds..."

Just off the top of my head what about The Road or The Stand. Oh and I Am Legend, I haven't done an actual search yet (I already have a sequel in mind) but I am pretty sure there are thousands to choose from.

Yep, there loads of post-apocalyptic novels; it's a veyr popular theme. You should be able to find plenty of lists. I'm planning to read Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy (Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and MaddAddam) all of which count, although the first is set before, during and after the apocalypse.

Barbara wrote: "17. Read a book set in a governmental/political building like a parliament building."

Does it count if the island they live on will be taken back into the sea if they do not complete what ever quests are set before them?

Zombie's count as an apocalyptic event right?

Lauren wrote: "Yep, there loads of post-apocalyptic novels; it's a veyr popular theme. You should be able to find plenty of lists. I'm planning to read Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy (Oryx and Crake, The Yea..."

Oh I have been seeing this one everywhere lately and hearing really good things!

Angelique wrote: "Zombie's count as an apocalyptic event right?"

Yeah zombie apocalypse definitely counts :D

Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Angelique wrote: "Zombie's count as an apocalyptic event right?"

Yeah zombie apocalypse definitely counts :D"

Oh, so it can be set *during* the apocalypse too?

Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Oh I have been seeing this one everywhere lately and hearing really good things!"

I loved Oryx and Crake. Was a bit lazy when The Year of the Flood came out and didn't get around to it, but I'm going to read the whole series In November and December.

Lauren wrote: "Lauren (Sugar & Snark) wrote: "Angelique wrote: "Zombie's count as an apocalyptic event right?"

Yeah zombie apocalypse definitely counts :D"

Oh, so it can be set *during* the apocalypse too?"

Zombie apocalypse are a bit ambiguous I know. Mostly because the zombies are still running/staggering around trying to eat the main characters. So it is hard to say when the apocalyptic event is finished and the "post" begins. But I figure a good rule of thumb is that it is post apocalyptic once most of the population is dead and society has broken down or devolved into something more primitive.

Also it's not a problem if the book begins before the apocalypse, all books need back story. Just as long as the majority is set after the "big event."

Ok, cool :)

20. Read a book set in a location that is isolated/cut off from the rest of civilization. (This could be because of distance from other settlements or physical barriers eg. dome/walls/fence, etc.)

21. ABC's - Read a book that is set in a location that starts with A B or C (continents not included). Only up to country size.

I assume we are back in business again...

22. Read a book in which the main character goes to live or already lives in a foreign country. -They cannot be tourist/ on holiday etc. And by foreign, I mean foreign to them. Not to you.

23. Read a book that contains both real and fictional locations.

24 read a book in which a library or physical collection of books plays an important part