Each of us who joyfully blogs about books will find at times, even our best laid plans to host concurrent blog events can sometimes become a bit hard to juggle when our personal lives intercede on the time we had scheduled to devout to the events themselves. I found myself in this particular pickle last Sci Fi November, but this year, I felt I had shifted a few things around to where I had more hours to give and thereby could redeem myself from what I could not put together last year. Suffice to say, a few unexpected issues arose the least of which were a knock-out of my internet connection by a severe lightning storm and a broken toe of which looked far worse than the injury itself yet gave me enough wincing pain to forestall my blogging.
I was able to jump dive into the #RRSciFiMonth chat at the very tail-end of the conversation, whereupon I happily enjoyed speaking with Ms. Czerneda, Asti, Ana, and Rachel Noel (@Silelda & Purple Owl Reviews)! It was during this part of the convo, I expressed my desire to carry forward into December the posts I was unable to contribute during the last fortnight of SFN: 2014! I was happily surprised to find others were in agreement; November for whichever reason had become a bit of a quagmire for a lot of us, and I was not the only one wanting to extend the celebrations!
*I received a bit of a surprise whilst getting the link for Rachel Noel’s blog! (read: 2014 Thanks) I have always appreciated the randomness to my conversations with Rachel Noel on Twitter & I had always meant to expand our connection by visiting her blog. To see my name listed as a part of a note of gratitude of whom gave her the most joy and support in 2014 was simply an unexpected blessing to discover. Our lives touch each other in ways we do not always realise have an impact that gives us all a boost when we need it most. I can attest the same in return!Read More
By now, anyone who spends a bit of time rooting around my blog (JLAS) will discover that I have a quirky ability to find new reading challenges at the drop of a hat! And, I always attempt to make good on my promise to complete them during their event’s time-frame but alas! My reading life has endeared a few unexpected obstacles these past months, and so, most of the challenges I have undertaken are “in-progress”. Therefore, what bliss to find one that is free-form and can be completed without a specific end-date! I am in the process of completing all my reading challenges that I thus far entered, but what made me become engaged with this one in particular is because I have a *stacked full* reading list to devour in November for SFN!! All the scheduled and proposed books will be listed! Let’s see where they take me on the Bingo card!?
B1:A book with alternate realities {The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead} B2: A sci-fi book mixed with horror B3: A debut sci-fi novel B4: A book with awesome technology B5: A book set on another planet
I1: A book that’s a space western I2: A book with robots/AI {The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron}*automation I3: A book with mind-based super powers I4: A book with clones I5: A book with aliens
N1: A book involving a war N2: A book involving dreams {Becoming Beauty by Sarah E. Boucher} N3: FREE! N4: A book with mutations N5: A book with time travel
G1: A book set underneath the earth G2: A book set in the future G3: A book with a dystopian setting G4: A book with cyborgs G5: A book set in an alternate past
O1: A book with a non-human MC O2: A book with spaceships O3: A book with laser weapons O4: A book set in post-apocalypse O5: A book with genetic engineering
SFN Reading List: [combination of scheduled & alternates]
The Skin Map by Stephen R. Lawhead {5/6 Nov ’13}
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Breaking the Time Barrier Jenny Randles
WorldSoul by Liz Williams
Time Travel in Einstein’s Universe by Richard J. Gott
Time: A Traveler’s Guide by Clifford A. Pickover
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells by Andrew Sean Greer
The Little Book by Selden Edwards
The Lost Prince by Selden Edwards
The Map of Time by Felix J. Palma
The Kingdom of Ohio by Matthew Fleming
Expiration Date by Duane Swierczynski
City at the End of Time by Greg Bear
All Our Yesterdays by Cristin Terrill
The Archived by Victoria Schwab
Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Divergent by Veronica Roth
The Postman by David Brin
Prized by Caragh M. O’Brien
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi
Steamed: A Steampunk Romance by Kate MacAlister
Not Less Than Gods by Kage Baker
Steampunk: An Anthology by Ann Vandermeer
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron {started ’13 | finished ’14}
The Clockwork Universe by Edward Dolnick
Mainspring by Jay Lake
Airborn by Kenneth Opel
Becoming Beauty by Sarah E. Boucher {9 Nov ’14}
It will be a wondrous mystery to me to see which elements of these books will enter into the formation of the Bingo card’s taken spaces! I am certain that if I can read the # of books I scheduled to read this month, it will be quite the feat in of itself! Therefore, if reading the alternates takes time into December and the Bingo card is not yet completed for a win – I shall continue!
Stay tuned!
I am tweaking my Book Showcase on Steampunk Literature
& will reveal my first Steampunk choice!
Rock on, dear hearts!
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{SOURCES: Leanne at Literary Excursion Oh! the Books made the SFN Bingo Card for SFN participants to take part in the joy of an undisciplined reading challenge! The Bingo card is used with permission. Sci-Fi November Badge provided by Rinn Reads for participants to advert the month long event and to encourage people to follow along with those of us who are contributing.}
