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Subject: 2015 SF Challenge/ TRACK
Date Posted: 12/31/2014 2:43 AM ET
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Thank you Tom H. for the creation of the SF Challenge. For 2015, this forum is issuing a science fiction reading challenge. It goes from January 1 to December 31 of 2015, but you are welcome to join even after the year has begun. The full challenge consists of reading one science fiction book in each of 40 categories. You have the option to participate at a variety of levels that could involve fewer or more books, and many options for tailoring your individual challenge. To participate, cut and paste the category list template below onto a new post on this /TRACK thread. Edit your post for your personal goals and personal rules. Then you can co more...
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Date Posted: 12/31/2014 3:20 AM ET
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2015 SF Challenge January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 Challenge Level: Light (10 books), Medium (20 books), Full (40 books), Super (explain)Re-reads: "None", "Any", "Limited to over X years ago", "Limited to X per section"Double Counts:"None", "Limited to X per section", "Only between sections"Colors: (explain)Rating System: (explain)Challenge Within The Challenge: (explain) AUTHORS A1 Grand Master (a novel or collection by the same writer) A2 US writer (a novel or co more...
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Date Posted: 1/1/2015 10:59 AM ET
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2015 SF Challenge January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015Challenge Level: tbdRe-reads: allowDouble Counts: noneColors: Planned Read=Blue; In Progress=Green Bold; Completed Read=RedRating System: * = a waste of time, or offensive more...
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Date Posted: 1/2/2015 12:47 AM ET
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2015 SF Challenge January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 Challenge Level: Medium (20 books) but I may go beyond that.  We'll see. Re-reads: None Double Counts:None Colors: Red - Plan to read   Green - ReadChallenge Within The Challenge:   I am picking ALL books that I have in my existing TBR pile at home. AUTHORS A1 Grand Master (a novel or collection by the same writer)   more...
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Date Posted: 1/7/2015 4:59 PM ET
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2015 SF Challenge January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 Challenge Level: Light (10 books), Medium (20 books), Full (40 books), Super (explain) - trying for full, we'll see Re-reads: "None", "Any", "Limited to over X years ago", "Limited to X per section" Double Counts:"None", "Limited to X per section", "Only between sections"   Colors:Penciled in (quite likely many of these will change during the year),Category Completed,In ProcessDouble-Count, Re-readFinished, but not en more...
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Subject: 2015 SF Challenge
Date Posted: 1/13/2015 8:51 AM ET
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2015 SF Challenge January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 Challenge Level: Light (10 books), Medium (20 books), Full (40 books), Super (explain) Hopefully FullRe-reads: "None", "Any", "Limited to over X years ago", "Limited to X per section" Any, but must be complete rereadDouble Counts:"None", "Limited to X per section", "Only between sections"  NONE Colors: (explain)  In-progress, Planned, DoneRating System: (explain)Challenge Within The Challenge: (explain) AUTHORS A1 Grand Master (a novel or collection by the more...
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Date Posted: 1/27/2015 8:06 PM ET
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2015 SF Challenge January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 Re-reads:  None that start intentionally...Double Counts:  NoneColors: Green -complete Red -didn't finish for some reasonRating System:  0-5 stars 5 being best usually small note AUTHORSA1 Grand Master  Andre Norton: The Essential Collection *** Most(many?) of the non witchworld  novels & stories A2 US writer (a novel or collect more...