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message 1: by Timelord Iain, Tech Support (last edited Jan 14, 2019 07:19AM) (new)

Timelord Iain | 35468 comments Mod
Total: BINGO!!!

1. A buddy read with someone in the group: The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) by Brandon Sanderson -- 8/17 -- Veronica
2. A debut novel: What Angels Fear (Sebastian St. Cyr #1) by C.S. Harris -- 8/17
3. A book under 300 pages: Agatha H and the Airship City (Girl Genius Novels, #1) by Phil Foglio -- 7/17
4. A book you own and haven’t read yet: Armed & Magical (Raine Benares #2) by Lisa Shearin -- 8/17
5. A book with a blue cover: Where Shadows Dance (Sebastian St. Cyr, #6) by C.S. Harris -- 8/17
6. A book in a series you have already started: Aloha from Hell (Sandman Slim, #3) by Richard Kadrey -- 8/17
7. A book with an anti-hero: Kill the Dead (Sandman Slim, #2) by Richard Kadrey -- 7/17
8. A book recommended by someone on Goodreads: The Brotherhood of the Wheel (Brotherhood of the Wheel, #1) by R.S. Belcher -- 7/17 -- Soo in another group
9. A Young Adult book: Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman -- 9/17
10. A book by an author you have not read before: London Falling (Shadow Police, #1) by Paul Cornell -- 7/17
11. A book with a one-word title: Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1) by Amie Kaufman -- 7/17
12. A book you can read in one day: Where Serpents Sleep (Sebastian St. Cyr, #4) by C.S. Harris -- 8/17
13. FREE SPACE
14. A book featuring an unlikely friendship: When Gods Die (Sebastian St. Cyr, #2) by C.S. Harris -- 8/17
15. A book over 800 pages: Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) by Brandon Sanderson -- 9/17

16. A book published before 1970: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis -- 10/18
17. A book on your to-read list for more than one year: The Devil You Know (Felix Castor, #1) by Mike Carey -- 8/17
18. A book with a person on the cover: What Remains of Heaven (Sebastian St. Cyr, #5) by C.S. Harris -- 8/17
19. A book from a (sub)genre you don’t usually read: When Gods Die (Sebastian St. Cyr, #2) by C.S. Harris -- 8/17 -- Historical (my series binge to the contrary)
20. A book by an author under 25 at the time it was published: The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) by R.F. Kuang -- 11/18
21. A book with a dragon in it: A Dragon of a Different Color (Heartstrikers, #4) by Rachel Aaron -- 9/17
22. A book published this year: Legend Has It (Pax Arcana, #5) by Elliott James -- 7/17
23. A standalone book: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski -- 7/17
24. The last book in a series: Wildfire (Hidden Legacy, #3) by Ilona Andrews -- 8/17 -- is this cheating?... it's contracted as a trilogy...
25. A book of your choice: The Restorer (Graveyard Queen #1) by Amanda Stevens -- 7/17



message 2: by Timelord Iain, Tech Support (new)

Timelord Iain | 35468 comments Mod
20/25 already... another challenge mostly completed before I start...

And 3 of the 5 remaining were easy to plan... the only hard ones are pre-1970 and under 25... finding a young author requires the most work...


message 3: by Timelord Iain, Tech Support (new)

Timelord Iain | 35468 comments Mod
Completed: Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2) by Brandon Sanderson A Dragon of a Different Color (Heartstrikers, #4) by Rachel Aaron

Finding a book published pre-1970 isn't hard... finding a book published by a young author is a lot harder...


message 4: by Timelord Iain, Tech Support (new)

Timelord Iain | 35468 comments Mod
I just dug around other bingo cards to find a young author... The Monster Realm (The Monster Realm Stories, #1) by Nara Duffie is the best candidate I've seen so far... 11 year old author is much younger than I expected...

(I had this posted over in my book cover challenge for a few hours on accident...)


message 5: by Ann (new)

Ann (ann_davies) I believe Christopher Paolini was 18 or 20 when he published Eragon. Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle, #1) by Christopher Paolini


message 6: by Timelord Iain, Tech Support (new)

Timelord Iain | 35468 comments Mod
PROGRESS... RF Kuang is only 22... just stumbled on to that fact while reading Poppy War... now I just need to read a book from before 1970... if I haven't already... I don't think I have, but I can hope


message 7: by Timelord Iain, Tech Support (new)

Timelord Iain | 35468 comments Mod
NARNIA!!! Published in 1950...

BINGO M****FUCKAS!!!

@Margret: ;)


message 8: by Anni (last edited Nov 18, 2018 11:38PM) (new)

Anni | 5066 comments Woah, good job Iain, you are neaely done!

And haven't you read the Narnia books lately?


message 9: by Timelord Iain, Tech Support (new)

Timelord Iain | 35468 comments Mod
Yup... beat you to the punch there... I was perusing my bookshelves when I thought to check the first publication of TLTWATW


message 10: by Anni (new)

Anni | 5066 comments Boooh... One time I'm tying to be helpful and it's unnecessary...


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