Flights of Fantasy discussion

Semi-arbitrary rules. The general intent is to strongly encourage finishing ongoing series or clearing out the backlog, but also leave some room for starting new ones or rereading old favorites.

-5 points - buy the first book in a new series
-2 points - buy a book in an ongoing series
0 points - read or reread the first book (already owned) of a new series
2 points - read the next book in an ongoing series - rereads earn points if past the first book
5 points - finish a series

I went through my shelves and these are the series I actually care about finishing. First number is read, second number is owned.

NK Jemisin / Dreamblood Chronicles / 1 | 2
Linda Nagata / The Red / 1 | 3
Anne McCaffrey / Crystal Singer / 1 | 3
Melanie Rawn / Dragon Prince / 1 | 3
AE Marling / Lands of Loam / 2 | 4
Kate Elliott / Court of Fives / 1 | 2
Katharine Kerr / Deverry / 2 | 8
Anne McCaffrey / Harper Hall / 1 | 3
Judith Tarr / The Hound and the Falcon / 1 | 3
NK Jemisin / The Fifth Season / 1 | 3
Laurell K Hamilton / Merry Gentry / 3 | 8
Kelley Armstrong / Women of the Otherworld / 1 | 3
Mamare Touno / Log Horizon / 1 | 4
Juliet Marillier / Sevenwaters / 1 | 3
NK Jemisin / Kingdoms / 2 | 3
Gail Carriger / Parasol Protectorate + Finishing School / 3 | 7
Ursula K Le Guin / Earthsea / 1 | 6
Terry Pratchett / Discworld / 8 | 17
Douglas Adams / Hitchhiker's Trilogy / 4 | 5
Jane Austen / (her novels) / 5 | 6
Michelle Sagara / Chronicles of Elantra / 3 | 4
Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff / Illumina Files / 3 | 3 - complete!
Mercedes Lackey / Heralds of Valdemar / 1 | 3
JRR Tolkien / Lord of the Rings / 0 | 3
Beth Cato / Clockwork Dagger / 1 | 2
Jeff Vandermeer / Southern Reach / 1 | 3
Ellen Kushner et al. / Riverside / 2 / 4
Becky Chambers / Wayfarers / 2 | 3
Tanith Lee / Tales of the Flat Earth / 1 | 5
Martha Wells / Raksura / 1 | 5
Vivian Shaw / Greta Helsing / 1 | 2
Octavia Butler / Earthseed / 1 | 2
Nalini Singh / Guild Hunter / 1 | 2
Anthony Trollope / Chronicles of Barchester / 1 | 3

Like. :D

Finished Hogfather a couple of days ago. I've read it a couple of times now, and enjoyed it in audiobook this time around.

I was torn between giving it 2 points and 0, but since my version of the challenge tends toward encouraging backlog burndown rather than rereads, I'll give it a 0.

Unfortunately my next audio, Emma, is in exactly the same boat. I've read it three times in paper and ebook. Off to a strong start! :D

Points as of 1/8/20: 0.

Another 0-point read is my reread of Arrows of the Queen.

Points as of 1/20/20: 0.

And for a third, and I hope, last 0-point reread for a while, there is Emma by Jane Austen. The "series" is her major novels. Just one more to go!

Points as of 1/20/20 (7 hours later): 0.

Obsidio completes The Illuminae Chronicles for 5 points! Fun YA action-SF.

Hogfather - 0 points
Emma - 0 points
Arrows of the Queen - 0 points
Obsidio - 5 points

Total points as of 1/30/20: 5.

The Warden, the first book in The Chronicles of Barsetshire, adds another lovely goose-egg to my list.

Hogfather - 0 points
Emma - 0 points
Arrows of the Queen - 0 points
Obsidio - 5 points
The Warden - 0 points

Total points as of 3/11/20: 5

Bought The Wandering Inn: Volume 1 for -5 points, bringing my points back to 0.

Hogfather: 0 points
Emma: 0 points
Arrows of the Queen: 0 points
Obsidio: 5 points
The Warden: 0 points
The Wandering Inn: Volume 1: -5 points

Total points as of 4/24/20: 0

Bought Gideon the Ninth for -5 points, bringing my points below 0. Killin' it!

Read Hogfather: 0 points
Read Emma: 0 points
Read Arrows of the Queen: 0 points
Read Obsidio: 5 points
Read The Warden: 0 points
Bought The Wandering Inn: Volume 1: -5 points
Bought Gideon the Ninth: -5 points

Total points as of 5/13/20: -5

Things aren't looking great for this challenge at the moment, but I'm not giving up! This challenge could easily be back in the black by my, y'know, actually following through on the remit of this challenge.

Bought three Kate Elliott books to complete their (purchased) series.

Read Hogfather: 0 points
Read Emma: 0 points
Read Arrows of the Queen: 0 points
Read Obsidio: 5 points
Read The Warden: 0 points
Bought The Wandering Inn: Volume 1: -5 points
Bought Gideon the Ninth: -5 points
Bought Buried Heart: -2 points
Bought Shadow Gate: -2 points
Bought Traitors' Gate: -2 points

Total points as of 6/19/20: -11

Total points as of 7/7/20: -18. Going to wrap this thread up for 2020 as I've had very little will to read (but somehow plenty of will to buy) for the last four months, and it doesn't look to be getting better anytime soon. Better luck next year!