Dragons & Jetpacks discussion

I think we're at 30 or very close. JSA went with Dagger. What portal hero is your choice? I like all of the others except Quake.

*watches and waits*

For the record, I won't be checking until Sunday, so at the moment, I don't know who got to 30 first.

Can someone remind me where the portal heroes are - I think my brain is atrophying.

Page 1 of the challenge.

Thanks Wayland!

I like Jessica Jones. That one looks pretty easy to my tastes.

I did a tally since Wayland's last summary. JSA hit 30 with Lel's. Mine was #30 behind hers. :)

I think my first choice would be Iron Fist because dragons! But the only one I'd probably struggle with is Luke Cage.

Cloak, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones seem most appealing to me (and the books I am planning to read soon).
Do we have the rest of the year to finish portal heroes, or are they a one-month thing?

Johanne wrote: "Cloak, Iron Fist and Jessica Jones seem most appealing to me (and the books I am planning to read soon).
Do we have the rest of the year to finish portal heroes, or are they a one-month thing?"

Rest of the year.

Thanks Wayland

Is Iron Fist the one with porting ability - I am drawing a complete blank on that. That's why I was having a big problem with that one.

Any of the three mentioned is fine with me. All of them have 2 easy and 1 hard task.

Sandy wrote: "Is Iron Fist the one with porting ability - I am drawing a complete blank on that. That's why I was having a big problem with that one."

Cloak is the one with porting... 2. Now You See Him…-read a book where someone can teleport, something disappears, or something fading away on the cover.

I think Jessica Jones is probably my favorite choice right now. Maybe Cloak 2nd. I actually think Quake would be fairly easy, but I guess that is probably just me...lol. So Jessica Jones or Cloak are my votes.

Cloak looks a little more difficult to me too. Maybe Iron Fist? Dragons? :) Or Jessica Jones looks doable for me.

I'll look up ideas for Quake. :) I'm open to any of them!

Iron Fist would work, too. I like dragons :) and upon a second look the challenges don't seem too crazy for him. So, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Cloak seem to be the three to choose from.

Shawnie wrote: "I'll look up ideas for Quake. :) I'm open to any of them!"

I think her last problem might give us all some issues though! LOL. It is just her first two that seem fairly easy.

I don't see too many. Is there one who causes vibrations in the Reckoners series? I had planned to start that again.

Jessica would probably be my 2nd choice. Cloak I'm stuck on the teleporting one.

I don't have a strong preference. Cloak looks okay, Jessica looks okay; Quake ...

I think vibrations are in Reckoners; it makes me think of Reckoners anyway.

Let me look at Cloak again. I like Jessica because I read a lot of mysteries...and I like the series ;-)

I can't think of a teleporting story at all - so I would have trouble with cloak. Can anyone suggest?

Iron Fist - any suggestions on mystical city?

I read on wiki that in The Reckoners series, Obliteration can teleport. Maybe something disappears is easier... a ghost? a missing person?

And I had no idea what a "Mystical city" is so I googled it and came up with synonym "hidden" or "lost" city. I then googled "lost city fiction" and came up with Atlantis, Camelot, Charn (Narnia). Could we use "mythological" cities? Idk....

I'd say Atlantis and Camelot both certainly count.

They teleport in Oathbringer. But it can also be "something disappears," so I figure any Harry Potter with the Invisibility Cloak.

I feel like we are leaning towards either Iron Fist or Jessica Jones. I like the fact that Camelot counts as a mystical city! What do you guys think? Should we take a vote between those two?

Can we go with Jessica Jones? I'll start planning my books. :D

I am down for Jessica Jones! :)

I'm fine with any of the two. Some of the tasks seem easy, some hard, on both of them.

Either is fine for me.

Happy with either too. So I guess Jessica Jones then?

I'll go for Jessica Jones.

Looks like we have a quorum...

Jessica Jones it is then.

Make it so.

I think we have enough points to get our next portal hero now. So any thoughts? I have ideas for all of them now so I'm not fussed which we choose. I like to be prepared!

I had a look again, and I think Cloak and Iron Fist seem easiest to me. I don't have specific books in mind, so I'm not set on them.

I kind of like the idea of Quake. I am really hung up on mystical or moving city and teleportation thing.

Yeah, I think Iron Fist or Quake are the two I like the most.

Oh yeah Quake looks good as well. For hacker: I read Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson when it came out, and I highly recommend it.

I'm at the point where I may need some suggestions for some of the regular league. Should I just ask in the main discussion thread, when I'm ready?

Johanne wrote: "Oh yeah Quake looks good as well. For hacker: I read Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson when it came out, and I highly recommend it.

I'm at the point where I may need some suggestions for some of..."

I don't think any of us mind if you ask here Johanne. I will sometimes go through the discussion thread, too, where a lot of people, including myself, list the books they plan to read for the challenge.

Sandy wrote: "I kind of like the idea of Quake. I am really hung up on mystical or moving city and teleportation thing."

Some ideas I had for this were The City of Brass trilogy has a mystical/magic city in it.
Or The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, Storm Glass, The Cerulean, Howl's Moving Castle all have magic cities/buildings on the cover I think.

Another option for moving city is Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve. I haven't read them, but that I know :)

And I'll ask here when I'm ready then :) Or have a look at the discussion thread to get ideas.

To add on to what Hayley said for the mystic/magic city books, awhile back Wayland said that Camelot would count for this as well, so that opens up a lot of other books to potentially use, but again I like both Quake and Iron Fist equally, so what say, you guys? Should we take a vote?

I think I'm leaning toward Iron Fist, but whatever.

*watches from the shadows, taking notes*