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ladymurmur's 2023 AtYi52B challenge
1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline CareyA major portion of the story takes place in the country of Alba.
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list - Done!Prompt: A book with a female or nonbinary main character who is an explorer/traveller (poll 3 - no designation)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
4. A book with an interracial relationship - done!
False Value by Ben AaronovitchThe Rivers of London books have a racially diverse cast - definitely would qualify for romantic, friend, or work relationships.
6. A book where books are important - Done!
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John ConnollyPossibles:
The Sinister Booksellers of Bath
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title - Done!
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers - WHOse
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W - Done!
Witchmark by C.L. Polk - World Fantasy AwardLook for something from the World Fantasy Award
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looks like I have 32 titles in my kindle library:
A Midsummer Tempest, Poul Anderson
Doctor Rat, William Kotzwinkle
The Palace, Chelsea Quinn Yarbo
Fevre Dream, George R. R. Martin
Tea with the Black Dragon
Bridge of Birds, Barry Hughart (in omnibus)
Archer's Goon, Diana Wynne Jones
Talking Man, Terry Bisson
Only Begotten Daughter, James K. Morrow
Bone Dance, Emma Bull
Anno Dracula, Kim Newman
Iron Dragon's Daughter, Michael Swanick
Gardens of the Moon, Steven Erikson
Perdido Street Station, China Mievelle
The Other Wind, Ursula k. Le Guin
American Gods, Neil Gaiman
Curse of Chalion, Lois McMaster Bujold
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke
The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch
The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman
Who Fears Death, Nnedi Okorafor
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N.K. Jemisin
Zoo City, Lauren Beukes
The Killing Moon, N.K. Jemisin
A Natural History of Dragons, Marie Brennan
The Ocean at the End of the Lane, Neil Gaiman
The Golem and the Jinni, Helene Wrecker
Jade City, Fonda Lee
City of Brass, S. A. Chakraborty
Witchmark, C. L. Polk
Trail of Lightning, Rebecca Roanhorse
Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities" - Done!
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive BakingGinger - a major player in the story is an animated gingerbread man.
11. A book about a person/character with a disability - done!
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster BujoldPossibles:
Miles Vorkosigan books
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies - done!
Two Ravens and One Crow by Kevin HearnePossible:
The Demon Bunny of Ipswich: A Berkeley Blackfriars Story by J.R. Mabry
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover - done!
Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
Troy by Stephen FryWhat con is more classic than the Trojan Horse?
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1 - Done16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2 - Done
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3 - Done!
The Grand Tour by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer - 1800s
Fan Fiction by Brent Spiner - 1900s
Ink & Sigil by Kevin Hearne - 2000s
18. A book related to science - Done!
A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna EmrysPossibles:
The Science of Fairy Tales: an Enquiry Into Fairy Mythology
19. A book related to the arts - Done!
The Elgin Affair: The Abduction of Antiquity's Greatest Treasures and the Passions It Aroused by Theodore Vrettos
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel - Done!
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author - done!Aliette de Bodard (Vietnamese descent)
The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard
23. A book with a body of water in the title - done!
River of Teeth by Sarah GaileyPossibles:
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
The Babbling Brook Naked Poker Club: Book One
Murder in Christmas River
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
Paladin's Grace by T. KingfisherMultiple paladin (soldier) characters, and a spy!
27. A book by an author from continental Europe
The Last Wish by Andrzej SapkowskiPossibles:
Pippi Longstocking
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Shadow of the Wind
The Last Wish <-- first Witcher book
The Keeper of Lost Causes
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed
28. A book that is dark - Done!
Night Shift by Charlaine HarrisPossibles:
Dark Lord of Derkholm <-- already read this year.
29. A book that is light - Done!
Day Shift by Charlaine HarrisPossibles:
Sister Light, Sister Dark
The Light Princess
Lights in the Deep
Against the Light
30. A book related to a chess piece - Done!
We Have Always Died In The Castle
by Elizabeth Bear
Possibles:
Fortune's Pawn by Rachel Bach
Pawn by Karen Lynch
Beneath the Bishop’s Bones: A Vatican Archives Thriller by E.R. Barr
The Legends of Castle Frankenstein by DeAnna Knippling
We Have Always Died In The Castle by Elizabeth Bear
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature - done!
How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea by Mira GrantPossibles:
A Miss Fisher Mystery by Kerry Greenwood - Melbourne
The Adept series, by Katherine Kurtz - Edinburgh
Later books in the Dresden Files series (Changes, Turn Coat, etc.) by Jim Butcher
Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur
How Green This Land, How Blue This Sea by Mira Grant
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923 - Done!
Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey - #10 girl's name from France
35. A book with a school subject in the title - Done!
Arcanum 101 by Mercedes Lackey & Rosemary EdghillPossibles:
The Science of Fairy Tales: an Enquiry Into Fairy Mythology
Mythology 101
36. A book that has been translated from another language - done!
The Decagon House Murders-Yukito AyatsujiPossibles:
The Three-Body Problem
The Decagon House Murders
39. A western - Done!
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah GaileyPretty much anything from my Wierd West collection...
40. A book with a full name in the title - Done!
Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Tuesday Mooney Talks to GhostsPossibles:
Something Sherlock Holmes
Encyclopedia Brown
Tuesday Mooney Talks To Ghosts
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal - Done!
The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books - Done!
Grunge by Larry Correia & John Ringo
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe - Done!
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede & Caroline Stevermer - 1800s
47. A book related to a geometric shape - done!
ܲ³ by Mira Grantpossibles:
The Decagon House Murders <-- already read
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48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story - Done!
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023 - Done!
Artificial Condition by Martha Wells
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt - Done!45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
Starter Villain by John Scalzi
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1. A book set in a location that begins with A, T, or Y
2. A book by an author you read in 2022
3. A book that fits a suggestion that didn’t make the 2023 list
4. A book with an interracial relationship
5. A book with 4 or more colors on the cover
6. A book where books are important
7. A book with ONE of the five "W" question words in the title
8. An author's debut book
9. A book nominated for an award beginning with W
10. A book related to one of the Spice Girls' "personalities"
11. A book about a person/character with a disability
12. A book connected to birds, bees, or bunnies
13. A book that has an object that is repeated on the cover
14. A book with a con, deception, or fake
15. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 1
16. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 2
17. Three books, each of which is set in a different century: Book 3
18. A book related to science
19. A book related to the arts
20. A book with a cover or title that includes a route of travel
21. A book by an Asian diaspora author
22. A book with a faceless person on the cover
23. A book with a body of water in the title
24. A character that might be called a Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, or Spy
25. A book with a tropical setting
26. A book related to pride
27. A book by an author from continental Europe
28. A book that is dark
29. A book that is light
30. A book related to a chess piece
We Have Always Died In The Castle
by Elizabeth Bear
31. A book found by inputting a favorite author on
32. A book set in a UNESCO City of Literature
33. A book by an author with a first name popular in 1923
34. A novella
35. A book with a school subject in the title
36. A book that has been translated from another language
37. A book with the theme of returning home
38. A book with the sun, moon, or stars on the cover
39. A western
40. A book with a full name in the title
41. A book from the NPR “Books We Love� lists
42. A book related to a ghost, spirit, phantom, or specter
43. A book that involves a murder
44. A book where the cover design includes text that is not completely horizontal
45. A book whose author has published more than 7 books
46. A title that contains a word often found in a recipe
47. A book related to a geometric shape
48. A book with an unusually large version of an animal in the story
49. A book posted in one of the ATY Best Book of the Month threads in 2022 or 2023
50. A second book that fits your favorite prompt
51. A book published in 2023
52. A book with an unusual or surprising title