SA Book & Challenge Lovers discussion

We are having a new Series madness challenge and this one is a bit different than last year.

We are reading from 1 january 2012 until 31 december 2012.

There are no tasks to complete but points to be gathered. You gather points by reading books that are a part of a series. For every book that is first in a series you will get one point, for every book that is second you will get two points etc. If a series like Discworld has 39 books you can get 39 points for the last book in the series.
The catch is that you have to read the books in order. If you first read book 3 and then book 6 and then book 1 you will not get full points. For every book read out of order you will get one point.

You don't have to read all the books during the challenge. So if you have already read books 1-5 in a series last year or before and read book 6 in 2012 you will get 6 points as long as you have read them.

Participants:
Barbara - 567
Varla Fionna - 486
Carolien - 484
Lindie - 424
Claudia - 309
Emma - 135
Liezel - 113
Mohammed - 109
Crusader - 91
Lu - 70
Lauren S - 34
Henri - 25
Lauren F - 22
Naz - 20
Sonette - 9
Tamarin - 9
Katherine - 5
Jestersinc - 2
Claudi - 1
Shelagh - 0

My spot!

Books worth 1 point: 42
The Spellcoats by Diana Wynne Jones
De vlucht van de wilde zwaan by Celeste de Blasis
Lost tales of Ga'Hoole by Kathryn Lasky
A Highlander Christmas by Janet Chapman
Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson
Charming the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Warriors 1 by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
After Dark by Jayne Castle
Star Trek: The New Voyages by Somdra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath
Sarek by A.C. Crispin
Imzadi by Peter David
Planet X by Michael Jan Friedman
Banewreaker by Jacqueline Carey
Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey
Amaryllis by Jayne Castle
The Chocolate Cat Caper by Joanna Carl
The hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Twylight Tower by Karen Harper
Decked by Carol Higgins Clark
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
XVI by Julia Karr
Yesterday's Son by A.C. Crispin
Worlds of DS9 by Uma McCormack and Heather Jarman
Shoe done it by Grace Carroll
The Girl Games by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Moonlight Warrior by Janet Chapman
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
To Storm Heaven By Esther Friesner
Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman
Perchance to Dream by Howard Weinstein
Married with Zombies by Jesse Petersen
Graceling by Kristin Cashore
The Seductive Impostor by Janet Chapman
Polar Shift by Clive Cussler
Midnight by Erin Hunter
The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Lone Wolf by Kathryn Lasky

Books worth 2 points: 22
White Lies by Jayne Ann Krentz
Cart and Cwidder by Diana Wynne Jones
De vlucht van de wilde zwaan by Celeste de Blasis
A clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
Undead and Unemployed by MaryJanice Davidson
After Glow by Jayne Castle
Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom
Godslayer by Jacqueline Carey
The Death Maze by Ariana Franklin
Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey
Loving the Highlander by Janet Chapman
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Sign of the Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter
Zinnia by Jayne Castle
Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink
Warriors 2 by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
Dragon Warrior by Janet Chapman
The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
Charmed by His love by Janet Chapman
The Dangerous Protector by Janet Chapman
Changeless by Gail Carriger

Books worth 3 points: 19
Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett
Sizzle and Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz
Drowned Ammet by Diana Wynne Jones
Bloody Ham by Brian Kavanaugh
Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien
Het Lied van de Wilde Zwaan by celeste de Blasis
The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Ghost Hunter by Jayne Castle
Surrender My Love by Johanna Lindsey
Wedding the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson
Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter
Orchid by Jayne Castle
Relics of the Dead by Ariana Franklin
Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink
Mystical Warrior by Janet Chapman
Courting Carolina by Janet Chapman
Blameless by Gail Carriger

Books worth 4 points: 12
Mort By Terry Pratchett
The Third Circle by Amanda Quick
The King's Secret Matter by Jean Plaidy
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini
The Crown of Dalemark by Diana Wynne Jones
Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey
Silver Master by Jayne Castle
A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Tempting the Highlander by Janet Chapman
Rising Storm by Erin Hunter
Undead and Unreturnable by MaryJanice Davidson
Heartless by Gail Carriger

Books worth 5 points: 10
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
Athena the Wise By Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy
Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz
Timeless By Gail Carriger
Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey
Only with a Highlander by Janet Chapman
Dark Light by Jayne Castle
A Dangerous path by Erin Hunter
A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin

Books worth 6 points: 8
Aphrodite the Diva By Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett
The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick
Saint Thomas's Eve by Jean Plaidy
Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey
Obsidian Prey by Jayne Castle
Secrets of the Highlander by Janet Chapman
The Darkest Hour by Erin Hunter

Books worth 7 points: 5
Artemis the Loyal By Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams
Pyramids by Terry Pratchett
Fired Up by Jayne Ann Krentz
The Sixth Wife by Jean Plaidy
Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey

Books worth 8 points: 6
Guards! Guards by Terry Pratchett
Burning lamp by Amanda Quick
Medusa the Mean by Joan Holub and Suzann Williams
The Thistle and the Rose by Jean Plaidy
Highlander for the Holidays by Janet Chapman
Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey

Books worth 9 points: 5
Eric by Terry Pratchett
Midnight Crystal by Jayne Castle
Mary, Queen of France by Jean Plaidy
The Lost Night by Jayne Castle
Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey

Books worth 10 points: 2
In Too Deep by Jayne Ann Krentz
Lord Robert by Jean Plaidy

Books worth 11 points: 1
Quicksilver by Amanda Quick

Books worth 12 points: 2
Canyons of Night by Jayne Castle
The Omen Machine by Terry Goodkind

Books worth 13 points: 1
The river of wind by Kathryn Lasky

Books worth 14 points: 2
Exile by Katryn Lasky
Exiles by Howard Weinstein

Books worth 15 points: 1
The war of the Ember by Kathryn Lasky

Books worth 39 points: 1
Snuff by Terry Pratchett

Total points: 567

Booking my spot! Although I will no doubt be racking up a series of 1-point novels.

Polity series by Neal Asher
Prador Moon - 1

Canongate Myths
Ragnarok (#17) by A.S. Byatt - 1

Dalemark Quartet by Diana Wynne Jones
The Spellcoats(chronologically #1) - 1

Valley of Ten Crescents by Tristan J. Tarwater
Thieves at Heart - 1

The Culture by Iain M. Banks
Use of Weapons(#3) - 1

Dagmar Series by Walter Jon Williams
The Fourth Wall(#3) - 1

The Antithesis by Terra Whiteman
Book 3 Alpha - 4 This series has odd numbering. Although it's entitled book 3a, it's the 4th one in the series so far.

A Dirge for Prester John by Catherynne M. Valente
The Habitation of the Blessed(#1) - 1
The Folded World(#2) - 2

The Subterrene War by T.C. McCarthy
Germline(#1) - 1
Exogene(#2) - 2
Chimera(#3) - 3

The Fey and the Fallen by Stina Leicht
Of Blood and Honey(#1) - 1
And Blue Skies From Pain(#2) - 2

Matthew Shardlake by C.J. Sansom
Dissolution(#1) - 1

Miriam Black by Chuck Wendig
Blackbirds(#1) - 1
Mockingbird(#2) - 2

The Machine Dynasty by Madeline Ashby
vN(#1) - 1

Mall Rats by Lily Herne
Death of a Saint(#2) - 2

Nayar al-Sharqi by Zoe Ferraris
Kingdom of Strangers(#3) - 1

Quarantine by Lex Thomas
The Loners(#1) - 1

Imaginings
Cold Grey Stones(#1) by Tanith Lee - 1

The Immortal Empire by Kate Locke
God Save the Queen - 1

The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
The Assassin's Curse - 1

Bel Dame Apocrypha by Kameron Hurley
God's War - 1
Infidel - 2
Raptue - 3

The Advent Trilogy by James Treadwell
Advent - 1

Time Twisters by Sam Roth
Cape of Slaves - 1

Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
Unearthly - 1

The Passage by Justin Cronin
The Passage - 1

Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Lords and Ladies (#14) - 1

Pure by Julianna Baggot
Pure (#1) - 1

Trylle Trilogy by Amanda Hocking
Switched (#1) - 1

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Uglies (#1) - 1

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (#2) - 2

Total Points: 34

Hey a lot of 1 point novels will also get you a lot of points :)

It always happens like this - I just finished book 19 (read all the previous books too) a few days before the challenge starts. Grrr.

Books worth 1 point : x 34 = 34
Prospero Lost • Hollowland • Dreaming the Eagle • Empress of the World • My Life As a White Trash Zombie • Thief's Covenant • Grave Mercy • The Other Life • Old Man's War • Wicked Lovely • Leviathan • Mercy • Partials • How to Train Your Dragon • Divergent • Blackbirds • Croak • City of Bones • Chocolat • I Hunt Killers • The Immortal Rules • God Save the Queen • Eon • A Spy in the House • Cinder • The Iron Wyrm Affair • The Map of Time • Gardens of the Moon • What's Left of Me • The Power of Three • The Peculiar • Earth Girl • The Hallowed Ones • Soulless

Books worth 2 points : x 21 = 42
Playing with Fire • When We Were Executioners • Prospero in Hell • Hollowmen • Dreaming the Bull • A Clash of Kings • Fire • Behemoth • Ink Exchange • How to be a Pirate • The Lollipop Shoes • Heaven's Needle • Stolen Nights • Insurgent • Unwholly • Such Wicked Intent • Mockingbird • Disgrace • The Body at the Tower • Rebel Heart • Perfect

Books worth 3 points: x 10 = 30
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest • Bloodrose • Expedition to the Mountains of the Moon • The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant, #3). • Prospero Regained • Goliath • A Storm of Swords • How to Speak Dragonese • Spell Bound • Peaches for Monsieur le Curé

Books worth 4 points: x 6 = 24
Mort • The Torment of Others • Dark Days • The Crystal Shard • How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse • A Feast for Crows

Books worth 5 points: x 7 = 35
Mortal Coil • The Fires of Heaven • Timeless • Streams of Silver • How to Twist a Dragon's Tale • Sourcery • A Dance with Dragons

Books worth 6 points: x 6 = 36
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince • Death Bringer • The Halfling's Gem • A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons • Wyrd Sisters • Lord of Chaos

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 7 points
A Crown of Swords 7 points
Kingdom of the Wicked 7 points
Cross Bones 8 points
The Path of Daggers 8 points
Chainfire 9 points
Winter's Heart 9 points
Phantom 10 points
Confessor 11 points
The Omen Machine 12 points
The Bone Bed 20 points

Total Points: 309

LOL!!!
It is good you didn't hear me when I was updating last night. I had to update 4 books and 3 of them were just a few pages shy of 500 pages for the epic challenge. I had 470 pages which is ok 30 pages shy but I also had 496 pages and 497 pages and I do believe I have invented new curses when I found that out.

Booking my spot :D

Here we go:


Books worth 1 point:

Tomorrow, When the War Began
Switched
Twilight
Everneath
Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
Deadly Little Secret
Pretty Crooked
Heist Society
Lies Beneath
Angels and Demons
The Peculiars
The Initiation
The Immortal Rules
Artemis Fowl
The Replacement
Divergent
The Other Life
Fated
City of Bones
Starcrossed
Gossip Girl
Quarantine: The Loners
The Ghost and the Goth
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Unspoken
Uglies
Blue Bloods
Pushing the Limits
The Adoration Of Jenna Fox
Tantalize
What's Left of Me
The Hallowed Ones
Undeadly
A Spy in the House
Storm Front
The Golden Lily
Fifty Shades of Grey
Soulless
Death and the Girl Next Door

Books worth 2 points:

Azuri Fae
Dreamless
Insurgent
Pretties
The Arctic Incident
Breaking the Devil's Heart
The Power of Six
Stolen Nights

Books worth 3 points:

Shadowland
The Titan's Curse
Specials
Enemy of the Fae
The Eternity Code

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Total points: 70

Books worth 1 point: (26)
Perfect Chemistry
The Capture
Demon Kissed
Dead Beautiful
Darling Jasmine
Angelfire
Immortal Beloved
Haven
Dark Origins
The Thief
Coexist
The Fallen Star
Love is Darkness
Shade
Wither
Partials
Grave Mercy
The Way of the Shadows
Existence
Unearthly
Christmas is Murder
White Witch
Cinder
The Magician's Apprentice
The Passage
The Lightning Thief

Books worth 2 points: (26)
Rules of Attraction
Darkness Falls
Always a Witch
Cursed
The Underworld
A Million Suns
Fever
Hallowed
Shift
Shadow's Edge
Northanger Alibi
Clockwork Prince
The Sea of Monsters

Books worth 3 points: (21)
Chain Reaction
The Vision
Beyond the Shadows
Body & Soul
Shine
Persuaded
The Titan's Curse

Books worth 4 points:

Books worth 5 points: (10)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Out of Sight Out of Time

Books worth 6 points: (12)
Lost in Time
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Books worth 7 points: (7)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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Books worth 10 points and more:(11)
Tangle of Need

Total points: 113

I claim this spot in the name of me!

Books worth 1 Point:

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Question - What if you started the series in 2011, say you on book 2 of 5, and will be reading book 3 next, do you get 1 point for book 3 or 3 points ?

You will get 3 points as long as you have read book 1 and 2 in the past.

Okay I think I'll try this one. Here goes:

My spot!

Books worth 1 point:

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Books worth 7 points: 1



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Total points: 9

I am in:

Books worth 1 point:
Voidhawk
The Emperor's Edge

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Total points:2

I'm going to give this a go since I'm planning to read quite a few books that are part of a series. Will see where I end up.

Books worth 1 point: 7
Blood of Elves
Prador Moon
The Dwarves
Immoral
Blue Remembered Earth
The Hunger Games
Earth Unaware
Books worth 2 points: 6
Primordium
Death of a Saint
The War of the Dwarves
Books worth 3 points: 3
The Dragon Reborn
Books worth 4 points: 8
The Shadow Rising
3001: the final odyssey
Books worth 5 points: 5
The Fires of Heaven
Books worth 6 points: 12
Wyrd Sisters
Lord of Chaos
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Other:
Witches Abroad - 12 points
Maskerade - 18 points
Hogfather - 20 points

Total points: 91

Im in.

1 Point Books: 2


2 Point Books: 0


3 Point Books: 0


4 Point Books: 8


5 Point Books: 10


6 Point Books: 0


7 Point Books: 0

Total points: 20

Books worth 1 point: 35
Patrick Ness: The Knife of Never Letting Go
Gena Showalter: Intertwined
Michael Grant: Gone
Sophie Littlefield: Aftertime
Richard Kadrey: Sandman Slim
Catherine Fisher: Incarceron
Peter Crowther: Darkness Falling
Piers Anthony: A Spell for Chameleon
Rob Thurman: Nightlife • Chimera
Rachel Aaron: The Spirit Thief
Gregg Olsen: Envy
Jonathan Maberry: Rot & Ruin • Ghost Road Blues
Marissa Meyer: Cinder
Cinda Williams Chima: The Warrior Heir
Lauren DeStefano: Wither
Rick Yancey: The Monstrumologist
Sarah McCarty: Caleb
Mike Carey: The Devil You Know
Darren Shan: Lord Loss • A Living Nightmare • Birth of a Killer
Tim Waggoner: Necropolis
K Garcia & M Stohl: Beautiful Creatures
Amanda Downum: The Drowning City
Curtis Jobling: Rise of the Wolf
Sherrilyn Kenyon: Infinity
Richelle Mead: Succubus Blues
Rick Riordan: The Lightning Thief
Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl
Jim Butcher: Furies of Calderon
Jennifer L. Armentrout: Obsidian
Daisy Harris: College Boys
Heather Brewer: Eighth Grade Bites

Books worth 2 points: 44
Patrick Ness: The Ask and the Answer
Richard Kadrey: Kill the Dead
Rob Thurman: Moonshine • Basilisk
Mira Grant: Deadline
Melissa Marr: Ink Exchange
Jonathan Maberry: Dead Man's Song
Rick Yancey: The Curse of the Wendigo
Mike Carey: Vicious Circle
Darren Shan: Demon Thief • The Vampire's Assistant • Ocean of Blood
Neal Shusterman: Everwild
Tim Waggoner: Dead Streets
K Garcia & M Stohl: Beautiful Darkness
Holly Black: Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie
Sherrilyn Kenyon: Invincible
Richelle Mead: Succubus on Top
Rick Riordan: The Sea of Monsters
Eoin Colfer: The Arctic Incident
Veronica Roth: Insurgent
Heather Brewer: Ninth Grade Slays

Books worth 3 points: 57
Patrick Ness: Monsters Of Men
Rob Thurman: Madhouse
Cinda Williams Chima: The Gray Wolf Throne
Jonathan Maberry: Bad Moon Rising
Darren Shan: Slawter • Tunnels of Blood • Palace of the Damned
Mike Carey: Dead Men's Boots
Holly Black: Black Heart • Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale
Neal Shusterman: Everfound
Tim Waggoner: Dark War
K Garcia & M Stohl: Beautiful Chaos
Mira Grant: Blackout
Sherrilyn Kenyon: Infamous
Richelle Mead: Succubus Dreams
Rick Riordan: The Titan's Curse
Faith Hunter: Mercy Blade
Eoin Colfer: The Eternity Code

Books worth 4 points: 44
Rob Thurman: Deathwish
Darren Shan: Bec • Vampire Mountain • Brothers to the Death
Kevin Hearne: Tricked
Mike Carey: Thicker Than Water
Cassandra Clare: City of Fallen Angels
Richelle Mead: Succubus Heat
Rick Riordan: The Battle of the Labyrinth
Julie Kagawa: The Iron Knight
Eoin Colfer: The Opal Deception

Books worth 5 points: 45
Lili St. Crow: Reckoning
Rob Thurman: Roadkill
Darren Shan: Blood Beast • Trials of Death
Mike Carey: The Naming of the Beasts
Cassandra Clare: City of Lost Souls
Richelle Mead: Succubus Shadows
Rick Riordan: The Last Olympian
Eoin Colfer: The Lost Colony

Books worth 6 points: 30
Rob Thurman: Blackout
Darren Shan: Demon Apocalypse • The Vampire Prince
Richelle Mead: Succubus Revealed
Eoin Colfer: The Time Paradox

Books worth 7 points: 28
Rob Thurman: Doubletake
Darren Shan: Death's Shadow • Hunters of the Dusk
Eoin Colfer: The Atlantis Complex

Books worth 8 points: 24
Darren Shan: Wolf Island • Allies of the Night
Eoin Colfer: The Last Guardian

Books worth 9 points: 27
Darren Shan: Dark Calling • Killers of the Dawn
Charlaine Harris: Dead and Gone

Books worth 10 points: 30
Darren Shan: Hell's Heroes • The Lake of Souls
Charlaine Harris: Dead in the Family

Books worth 11 points: 22
Darren Shan: Lord of the Shadows
Charlaine Harris: Dead Reckoning

Books worth 12 points: 24
Darren Shan: Sons of Destiny
Charlaine Harris: Deadlocked

Books worth 13 points: 0

Books worth 14 points: 14
Jim Butcher: Cold Days

Total points: 424

My spot.

Books worth 1 point:


Books worth 2 points:
1Q84, #2 (I read the first one before New Year, unfortunately)

Books worth 3 points:
1Q84, #3

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Total points: 5

Okay, Im in on this one.... (haha, and book of the month is book 1 in the fear and loathing series right? )
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TOTAL POINTS: 25

I do tend to read quite alot of books in series, so maybe this Challenge will suit me, besides I have read 2 books so far in 2012 so can add them :-) Happy days!

1 POINT = 28

Skinwalker
The Eye of the World
The Perfect Play
The Kill Artist
Divergent
Postmortem
The Marriage Bargain
Starcrossed
Bloodlines
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
The Selection
Fifty Shades of Grey
Gabriel's Rapture
Thoughtless
A Hidden Fire
Once Burned
Maid for the Billionaire
Unlovable
Maid for Love
UnEnchanted
UnEnchanted
Bared to You
The Rock Star's Daughter
River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Between the Lines
The Greyfriar
The Immortal Rules
Grave Mercy
Something from the Nightside





2 POINTS = 15

Blood Cross
The Great Hunt
Changing the Game
Visions of Heat
The English Assassin
The Golden Lily
Fifty Shades Darker
Agents of Light and Darkness

3 POINTS = 18

The Dragon Reborn
Mercy Blade
Taking a Shot
Chain Reaction
The Confessor
About That Night

4 POINTS = 12

The Shadow Rising
A Death In Vienna
Dangerous Games

5 POINTS = 10

Prince Of Fire
Embraced By Darkness

6 POINTS = 6

Hot Six

7 POINTS = 7

Seven Up

8 POINTS = 8

Hard Eight

9 POINTS = 9

To the Nines

10 POINTS = 20

Kiss of Snow
Lover Reborn

TOTAL POINTS:136

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TOTAL POINTS: 22

Crusader wrote: "I'm going to give this a go since I'm planning to read quite a few books that are part of a series. Will see where I end up.

Books worth 1 point:
Blood of Elves
Books worth 2 points..."

Not to be a pain but I am planning to check the books especially the ones that will earn a lot of points. When I checked your read list I saw that the light fantastic is missing and you need to have read this one to get full points for your three TP books. This can be of course something you forgot to add to your read list but if you still have to read the book you will get only one point for the 3 TP books.

Wow quite a lot of people have joined, great!
I made a particpants list in the first post so you can see how everyone is doing. Please check if I haven't forgotten to add your name? Also not everyone has a total points in their post where they keep track. Please add one so it makes it easier to update the first post. Thanks!

Barbara wrote: "This can be of course something you forgot to add to your read list but if you still have to read the book you will get only one point for the 3 TP books. "

It is in fact a book I have read, but that was prior to me joining Goodreads. I've only added books I've (re)read since then on Goodreads. I'm not one of those people who will add the whole history on Goodreads to have 2000+ books or something like that and adding them now would mess up the reading challenge counter.

You can still add them and put "date completed" as the year before you joined and it won't show up for this year's counter.

Claudia wrote: "You can still add them and put "date completed" as the year before you joined and it won't show up for this year's counter."

Now that's an option.

Crusader wrote: "Barbara wrote: "This can be of course something you forgot to add to your read list but if you still have to read the book you will get only one point for the 3 TP books. "

It is in fact a book I ..."

That is why I dislike adding books to my to read list or my wishlist. If you look at your profile it counts all your books and some people have read 50 books but have a couple of thousand books in there to read list and that gives a funny impression. I only added books to my to read list because there are challenges in our group that require having one and I only made a wishlist because there are a lot of books I want to buy but I always loose the paper I wrote it down on so I thought it would be easier to have a wishlist on Goodreads. But I know what you mean.
Thanks for clearing the issue up. I am glad I don't have to adjust your score. It gives me something to strive for and it motivates me to beat you :)

I think you have a much better chance of winning this since you've got far more of the Discworld series to finish and that helps heaps with points.

Hi

I'm in, but will probably also end up with mostly 1 point books (although I have to read some of the early Pratchett's for that challenge which may help).

1 point:
This Body of Death
The Colour of Magic
Death on a Branch Line
Soulless
Déjà Dead
Final Jeopardy
The Mamur Zapt and the Girl in the Nile
The Chatelet Apprentice
Mud, Muck and Dead Things
The Various Haunts of Men
A Great Deliverance
The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks
Ratking
An Expert in Murder
The Illusion of Murder
Worldsoul
Pardonable Lies
The Last Kashmiri Rose
The Inspector and Silence
A Pale Horse
The Bone Polisher
Infanta
A Season For The Dead
Second Sight
Anne of Green Gables

2 points
The Light Fantastic
Changeless
Likely To Die
The Pure in Heart
Death on the Downs


3 points
Equal Rites
Blameless

4 points
Mort
Heartless

5 points
Sourcery
Timeless

9 points
Eric

10 points
J is for Judgment

11 points
Reaper Man

13 points
Small Gods

14 points
Body Work

17 points
Smokin' Seventeen

19 points
A Question of Belief

22 points
V is for Vengeance

23 points
Carpe Jugulum

24 points
The Fifth Elephant

27 points
The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable

28 points
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

30 points
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30)

32 points
A Hat Full of Sky

34 points
Thud!

35 points
Wintersmith

38 points
I Shall Wear Midnight

39 points
Snuff

Total: 484 points

Crusader wrote: "I think you have a much better chance of winning this since you've got far more of the Discworld series to finish and that helps heaps with points."

That is true, but still you like series too so you might get a lot of points so it is still wide open as to who "wins" :)

Books worth 1 point:
Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Spying in High Heels - Gemma Halliday
A Modern Witch - Debora Geary
The Giver (The Giver Quartet #1)
Two for Dough (Stephanie Plum) - Janet Evanovich
Breath fo Air (Dryad Quartet 1)
A Weekend with Mr. Darcy Asten Addicts #1 - Victoria Connelly

Books worth 2 points:
Killer in High heels - Gemma Halliday
Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins

Books worth 3 points:
Undercover in High Heels - Gemma Halliday
The Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
Books worth 4 points:
Alibi in High Heels - Genna Halliday

Books worth 5 points:
Mayhem in High Heels - Gemma Halliday

Books worth 6 points:
Books worth 7 points:
Books worth 8 points:
Books worth 9 points:
Books worth 10 points:

Total points: 9

What's the minimum page restriction for challenges again? I seem to have forgotten. 200 or 250?

Normally 150

Lu wrote: "Normally 150"
Thanks. Don't know where I got the 200+ idea from.

There is one challenge that is a strict 200+ but can't remember which one lol

The star search challenge had 200+pages, but all the rest is 150+.

Just wondering if The Eye of the world by Robert Jordan is a 1 point book or a 2 .. the reason I ask is that in some cases its classed as the first book and in some its classed as the second book. Shall I just count it as 1 point? Thats what ive done anyway

What would be the first as it is classed as the second book in the series?
I know it only as part one. So count it as 1 point.

It's 1 point since it's the first in the series. I think those who count it as the 2nd book are including the prequel novella New Spring

I figured this issue might come up for series that have prequels published at a later date. In my opinion, you should just decide how you're going to read the series - publication order or chronological order - an allocate points accordingly.

So if Emma wants to start with New Spring (as long as it has 150+ pages) she can get one point for that, and then two points for The Eye of the World and so on. But if she wants to read in order of publication, New Spring is either optional or can be read for whatever number of points its publication position allows.

That makes sense. For those who want to go with publication order. New Spring was printed in 2004 between books 10 and 11. So that would give Crossroads of Twilight (10 points), New Spring (11), Knife of Dreams (12) and from then on for the rest as book number + 1.

Thanks for the input guys.I am just going to count it as 1 point though as its really the first book in the series. :-)

It does help if you read the rules so I think I'm now sorted on what counts and doesn't. Do I have it right if I have read every book in the series previously, I add the one I have read now as the number in the series? I'm pretty sure I've read most of Elizabeth George, but won't vouch for it, so I've added this as a 1 point. The Evanovich's I've all read and they're standing on my bookshelf so the new one should be 17 points since it's number 17 in the series?

Yep, you've got it Carolien :)

Absolutely. Nice one! A book that is worth 17 points!

P.s. will you please add a total points to your update post? That way I don't have to add them up all the time when I make an update. Thanks!

Barbara wrote: "Absolutely. Nice one! A book that is worth 17 points!

P.s. will you please add a total points to your update post? That way I don't have to add them up all the time when I make an update. Thanks!"

Done. Btw I checked the Elizabeth George ones last night and discovered I miss number 1 of all the books to miss! So I'll have to go find it and add it I think.

Great Thanks!

oh, bad one to miss. But if you read it then every book after that in order of the series counts for the full marks.

I have a question. What do we do about companion books? Do we leave them out or do we give them one point?

Can you post the book?

I know some companion books are called (0.5) or (1.5)?