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"Something's Alive In There!"She was just a little girl, with a tiny horn in the center of her forehead, funny-looking feet, beautiful silver hair, and several curious powers: the ability to purify air and water, make plants grow, and heal scars and broken bones. A trio of grizzled prospectors found her drifting in an escape pod amid the asteroids, adopted her, and took her to the bandit planet Kezdet, a place where no questions are asked and the girl might grow up free.
But Kezdet has its own dark secret. The prosperity of the planet is based on a hideous trade in child slave labor, administered by "The Piper" -- a mystery man with special plans for Acorna and her powers. But free little girls have a way of growing into freedom-loving young women, and Acorna has special plans all her own. . .
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book 3 in the series
📘Read a book with someone who is adopted
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 1📘Acorna: The Unicorn GirlBook: A Share in Death
Author: Deborah Crombie
Date Read: 1/3/24
Pages: 288 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book with someone who is adopted.
How it Fits: p105 "That Patrick is adopted."
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Acorna’s people, the Linyaari, have begun reclaiming their homeworld from the ravages of the brutal Khleevi. But the first wave of explorers has unlocked a larger mystery about the origins of the Linyaari—one that has led Aari, Acorna’s beloved lifemate, on a dangerous journey from which he may never return.
Setting off on a quest to find Aari, Acorna and her friends—Captain Becker, Mac, Nadhari, and RK—are forced to crash land on the beautiful and barbaric exotic jungle world of Makahomia, home of the mysterious Temple Cats. But an evil scheme threatens to destroy the sacred felines. To save the cats, Acorna will lead a band of rebels on a journey into Makahomia’s temples and hidden sanctuaries.
And there, within one sacred shrine, she will discover shocking information that could lead to Aari . . . or to disaster.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book with a cat on the cover or in the story
📘Read a book set in a jungle
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 2📘Acorna's QuestBook: For the Fans
Author: Nyla K.
Date Read: 1/6/24
Pages: 544 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book with a cat on the cover or in the story.
How it Fits: MC Avi acquires a kitten, which he names Robin. p167 "...to reveal a tiny black kitten...." The kitten does have time in the book to grow up into a cat.
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"Welcome Home, Linyaari Child!"With the help of her "uncles" and the thousands of humans who love and admire her, Acorna has found her true people, the peaceful, telepathic Linyaari. But Acorna still has much to do before she can enjoy her new home. The legendary resting place of the lost Linyaari ancestors has yet to be found. And with the help of a rogue spacetrader and his feline sidekick, Acorna must strive to right an unspeakable wrong and defeat an enemy even crueler than the Khleevi. Along the way, she will at last uncover the Universe's most carefully guarded secret--the true nature of the ancient link between the Linyaari and the space-faring humans she has also come to think of as her "people."
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book with a sidekick character
📘Read a book where someone has a secret
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 3📘Acorna's PeopleBook: Madam, Will You Talk?
Author: Mary Stewart
Date Read: 1/8/24
Pages: 372 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book where someone has a secret.
How it Fits: Lots of people in this thriller have serets, but I'll go with Daivd, who is keeping secret the truth about his father - including how he feels about him.
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Acorna the "unicorn girl" found as a baby years ago, abandoned and floating alone in an escape pod at the far end of the galaxy has made peace with her past, her Linyaari heritage, and with the powerful "differences" that set her apart from the loving humans who raised her. But only in the deep reaches of limitless space can she truly feel at home.
Now, aboard the interplanetary salvage vessel Condor, Acorna is free once more, traveling through space in the company of her good friend, ship's commander Captain Jonas Becker, his gargantuan feline "first mate" Roadkill, and Aari, a proud Linyaari survivor of torture at the hands of the savage, bug-like Khleevi.
But the journey is interrupted when a transmitted distress call faint but undeniable draws Acorna and her companions down to the surface of a nearby planet.
What awaits them is a world of wonders, shrouded in an atmosphere of strange, intoxicating perfumes. Intelligent, sentiment plants help guide Acorna, Becker, Aari, and RK to the source of the SOS. But a broken, burned out alien ship is all they find, the pitiful remnants of a relentlessly brutal yet carefully coordinated assault. To Acorna, the signs are unmistakable.
This is the grim handiwork of the cold-blooded species that seeks the complete eradication of all human and Linyaari life from the galaxy... the Khleevi!
And suddenly all that Acrona holds dear is in grave peril. Because the devastation that was wrought here was no isolated occurrence, but the opening move in a planned onslaught that will decimate the two races to whom Acorna is culturally, emotionally, and genetically tied. A worlds-shattering catastrophe is in the making unless one courageous and beautiful young woman with remarkable healing powers and her small, motley group of friends can go the unthinkable: discover the fearsome insectile enemy's greatest weakness... and strike first.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book that starts with a letter in ROADKILL
📘Read a book set in space
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 4📘Acorna's WorldBook: Artists in Crime
Author: Ngaio Marsh
Date Read: 1/12/24
Pages: 316
Task: 📘Read a book that starts with a letter in ROADKILL.
How it Fits: Title begins with A.
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The homeworld that Acorna has never known was horribly scarred in the brutal attack by the cold-blooded Khleevi, but the Linyaari—the unicorn girl’s gentle, spiritual race—live on. Now is the time for healing and rebuilding, for restoring the natural beauty corrupted by the savage insectile oppressors.
But Acorna’s Linyaari friends and colleagues begin mysteriously disappearing soon after work gets under way, among them her beloved Aari. And her desperate search for answers will lead courageous Acorna to a shocking discovery beneath the surface of her people’s world—and deep into the realms of limitless space, where the truth of the origin of everything awaits.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book where someone disappears
📘Read a book with all the letters of AARI in the title
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 5📘Acorna's SearchBook: Angels & Demons
Author: Dan Brown
Date Read: 1/14/23
Pages: 736 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book where someone disappears
How it Fits: Four Cardinals disappear from the Vatican, and, for a while, at least, no one can figure out how they seemingly vanished.
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Acorna’s people, the Linyaari, have begun reclaiming their homeworld from the ravages of the brutal Khleevi. But the first wave of explorers has unlocked a larger mystery about the origins of the Linyaari—one that has led Aari, Acorna’s beloved lifemate, on a dangerous journey from which he may never return.
Setting off on a quest to find Aari, Acorna and her friends—Captain Becker, Mac, Nadhari, and RK—are forced to crash land on the beautiful and barbaric exotic jungle world of Makahomia, home of the mysterious Temple Cats. But an evil scheme threatens to destroy the sacred felines. To save the cats, Acorna will lead a band of rebels on a journey into Makahomia’s temples and hidden sanctuaries.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book where someone crashes
📘Read a book tagged mystery
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 6📘Acorna's RebelsBook: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Author: James M. Cain
Date Read: 1/19/24
Pages: 134 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book where someone crashes.
How it Fits: There are two car crashes - one is murder, the other is not. p126 "There was a crash, and everthing went black."
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Now, finally, Aari has returned, and together they can finish rebuilding their home world. But Aari is oddly changed, to the point where he barely remembers Acorna—much less their love—and his actions grow more and more sinister. . . . As Acorna tries to stop a vicious criminal from destroying innocents, a new complication arises. Sensing the Linyaari weakness, the deadly Khleevi return, determined to take back the planet—for good. In this dark time, it will take all the unicorn girl’s courage and determination to rescue Aari and stop the alien menace once and for all.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book where someone loses their memory
📘Read a book with aliens
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 7📘Acorna's TriumphBook: Desperation in Death
Author: J.D. Robb
Date Read: 1/23
Pages: 368 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book where someone loses their memory.
How it Fits: Dorian loses her memory after her escape. p255 "You believe these initial memory gaps?"
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The breathtaking saga of the second generation begins! It is difficult growing up in the shadow of heroes revered throughout the galaxy. But that is the lot of young Khorii -- daughter of the legendary Acorna and her lifemate Aari -- who must now follow her own destiny through a fantastic universe of wonders and perils. On a journey, Khorii's trip is delayed when her ship encounters a derelict spacecraft floating aimlessly among the stars, its crew dead in their seats. Suddenly a planned visit by her parents has turned into a terrifying race against time as a deadly plague spreads relentlessly across the universe. Even the healing powers of the Linyaari cannot slow its horrific advance. And now Khorii, one of the few unaffected by the outbreak, must find an antidote -- before the scourge consumes everyone and everything in its path . . . including those she loves above all others.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book with a plague
📘Read a book with a healer character
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 8📘First Warning: Acorna's ChildrenBook: Forbidden Mafia Prince
Author: Brooke Blaine & Ella Frank
Date Read: 1/25/24
Pages: 244 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book with a healer character.
How it Fits: MC Luca is a medical student about to start general rotation.
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It is difficult growing up in the shadow of heroes revered throughout the galaxy. But that is the lot of young Khorii—daughter of the legendary Acorna and her lifemate, Aari—who must now follow her own destiny through a fantastic universe of wonders and perils. Khorii became a hero in her own right as she fought to save the universe from a mysterious, deadly plague that not even the healing powers of the Linyaari could stop. Now, confined with the rest of the survivors on Paloduro, the home planet of the disease, it seems as if the danger may be fading, and Khorii and her friends may be able to stem the tide of death and disease . . . until ominous signs indicate that the perpetrators are near and that the epidemic is only beginning. As old enemies reemerge and a shocking family secret is revealed, Khorii must unlock the malevolent mysteries of the deadly pestilence with the aid of her android "brother" before their unknown foes complete their covert mission to cripple the entire star system.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book with an android character
📘Read a book where the MC has an unknown foe
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 9📘Second Wave: Acorna's ChildrenBook: Encore in Death
Author: J.D. Robb
Date Read: 1/31/24
Pages: 375 per GR
Task: Book 9📘Second Wave: Acorna's Children
How it Fits: There are several 'droids' in the book. Servants, security, sparring partners: p127 "...the droid ushered them into the living aread...."
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Khorii, the rebellious daughter of the near-mythic Acorna and her lifemate, Aari, has followed in Acorna's footsteps leading their people from danger, but the pressure to succeed and fulfill a legacy is tremendous. For the deadly foe that has ravaged the known worlds and weakened even her famous parents has launched its final assault, and only Khorii and her newly discovered sister, Ariin, are able to stop the brutal attack. But success is elusive, and fragile, and even time itself may not be enough to help their desperate quest to save their family . . . much less the universe.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book with sisters
📘Read a book where someone goes on a quest
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 10📘Third Watch: Acorna's ChildrenBook: Imogen, Obviously
Author: Becky Albertalli
Date Read: 2/2/24
Pages: 412 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book with sisters.
How it Fits: MC Imongen has a younger sister, Edith. p58 "Your sister would actually disown both of us...."
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How can one girls save an entire world?
To the nobles who live in Benden Weyr, Lessa is nothing but a ragged kitchen girl. For most of her life she has survived by serving those who betrayed her father and took over his lands. Now the time has come for Lessa to shed her disguise-and take back her stolen birthright.
But everything changes when she meets a Queen dragon. The bond they share will be deep and last forever. It will protect them when, for the first time in centuries, Lessa's world is threatened by Thread, an evil substance that falls like rain and destroys everything it touches. Dragons and their Riders once protected the planet from Thread and the blood-red star, but there are very few of them left these days. Only the gigantic, golden Queen can breed new dragons. And the Queen is fading... dying...
Now brave Lessa must risk her life, and the life of her beloved dragon, to save her beautiful world...
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book with a blue cover
📘Read a book where someone risks their life to save others
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 11📘DragonsflightBook: We Could Be So Good
Author: Cat Sebastian
Date Read: 2/13/24
Pages: 383 per GR
Task: 📘Re.ad a book with a blue cover
How it Fits: Cover is 86%+ blue per Tineye. See below.
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Another Turn, and the deadly silver Threads began falling again. So the bold dragonriders took to the air once more and their magnificent flying dragons swirled and swooped, belching flames that destroyed the shimmering strands before they reach the ground.
But F'lar knew he had to find a better way to protect his beloved Pern, and he had to find it before the rebellious Oldtimers could breed anymore dissent... before his brother F'nor would be foolhardy enough to launch another suicide mission... and before those dratted fire-lizards could stir up any more trouble!
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book with dragons
📘Read a book with brothers
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 12📘DragonquestBook: Unhinged
Author: Onley James
Date Read: 2/16/24
Pages: 306 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book with brothers
How it Fits: MC Adam has six brothers - see precis.
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For centuries, the world of Pern has faced a destructive force known as Thread. But the number of magnificent dragons who have protected this world and the men and women who ride them are dwindling.
As fewer dragons ride the winds and destruction falls from the sky, Menolly has only one to sing, play, and weave the music that comes to her so easily—she wishes to become a Harper. But despite her great talents, her father believes that a young girl is unworthy of such a respected position and forbids her to pursue her dreams. So Menolly runs away, taking shelter in a cave by the sea. Miraculously, she happens upon nine fire lizards that could possibly save her world...and change her life forever.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read book 9 in any series
📘Read a book with one female on the cover
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 13📘DragonsongBook: The Summer I Turned Pretty
Author: Jenny Han
Date Read: 2/19/24
Pages: 295 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book with one female on the cover.
How it Fits: I don' know if you'll accept this, Donna, but there is one female on the cover - there are, in addition, two males.
If I need a different book, just let me know!
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Menolly needs more than music’s power to make it as a Harper in the second book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey’s beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series.
In the world of Pern, Harpers are more powerful than kings, for the music they play can control the minds of others. For young Menolly, her dreams of becoming a Harper have nothing to do with power, but rather her love of music. Now she is finally living out her musical dreams as an apprentice Harper, but it’s turning out to be more challenging than she thought. Formerly forbidden to study music because of her gender, Menolly quickly encounters hostility from a number of her male peers and masters.
With the help of new friends, teachers, and her nine tiny, colorful dragons, Menolly finds that her musical talents may be stronger than anyone could imagine.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read a book tagged music
📘Read a book with a teacher MC
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 14📘DragonsingerBook: Bimbos of the Death Sun
Author: Sharyn McCrumb
Date Read: 2/26/24
Pages: 212 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book with a teacher MC
How it Fits: MC Jay is a Professor of Engineering.
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"The Smallest Dragonboy" is set during the Ninth Pass. It tells of Keevan, a boy who is a candidate for Ramoth's latest clutch in Benden Weyr. Keevan is shorter than the other candidates, and is teased about this by Beterli, a boy who has stood for eight Impressions and has not been chosen. Keevan works hard but his size leads most to underestimate his abilities. When he overhears some of the senior dragonriders talking about dropping some of the younger candidates from the Impression, Keevan automatically thinks he will be dropped.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read book 8 in any series
📘Read a book with a short/small character
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
Prompt: Book 15📘The Smallest Dragon BoyBook: An Accidental Goddess
Author: Linnea Sinclair
Date Read: 3/4
Pages: 434 per GR
Task: 📘Read a book with a short/small character.
How it Fits: MC Gillaine is repeatedly called short and small. p7 "...she was still short, blonde, and very much alive."
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Never in the history of Pern has there been a dragon like Ruth. Mocked by other dragons for his small size and pure white color, Ruth is smart, brave, and loyal—qualities that he shares with his rider, the young Lord Jaxom. Unfortunately, Jaxom is also looked down upon by his fellow lords, and by other riders as well. His dreams of joining the dragonriders in defending Pern are dismissed. What else can Jaxom and Ruth do but strike out on their own, pursuing in secret all they are denied? But in doing so, the two friends will find themselves facing a desperate choice—one that will push their bond to the breaking point . . . and threaten the future of Pern itself.
Complete one of the following tasks:
📘Read book with a white cover
📘Read a book tagged friends
📘Read an Anne McCaffrey book
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Hello Anne McCaffrey fans!
This is a mega-sized individual self-paced challenge based on 84 books written by Anne McCaffrey. There will be 2 tasks (plus the optional one to read one of Anne McCaffrey's books) to choose from for each book but you only have to complete one to move on to the next book.
Each time you complete a task, you will post it here in YOUR OWN THREAD. Please copy the following example for your Completion Post.
Prompt #:
Book:
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If you have any questions, please post them in the Q & A Thread.
Challenge Rules:
📘Standard Rules Apply
📘I will create an individual thread for you prior to the start date.
📘Your first prompt will be posted on January 1, 2024.
📘Books must be completed after the task has been posted.