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2014 Masterworks Reading Challenge
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Posted 2014-09-04 11:50 AM (#8440 - in reply to #8439)
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The Roll-You-Own Reading Challenge is the new default for the site now and we plan to keep it running forever.  WWEnders can roll new challenges at any time and they can overlap the calendar year as needed or you can wait for January to launch new ones if you want a nice neat yearly challenge format.  I suspect we'll just add the year to the challenge banners and refresh the most popular challenges annually.

We just love this format since it gives everyone a chance to find or roll a challenge that fits their needs.  Nobody gets turned away because they don't like the single challenge theme.  That's huge!  It has lead to a lot of great creativity and enthusiasm from our whole community and we just want to keep on expanding it year after year.

We have a lot of updates and new ideas that we never got around to implementing this year that we will certainly get in for next year to make the interface better and give you guys more options and controls on your challenges.  So many in fact that you can consider this year the beta test version.  If you like this year's version you're going to love what we have in mind for next.  It's going to be really great!

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Dlw28
Posted 2014-09-05 9:25 PM (#8444 - in reply to #5937)
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Ok! Sounds great. Thanks for getting this organized. I'm guessing it took quite a bit of time and energy.
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spoltz
Posted 2014-09-06 12:02 PM (#8448 - in reply to #5937)
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Location: Beaverton, Oregon, USA		Thanks for the info Dave! I love the challenges! I wish there was a way to keep the challenge badges in a user's profile somewhere, sort of like a album. It would probably take up a lot of server space, but it would be a fun way to keep track of the challenges you completed. Have you had any thoughts about something like that?
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Badseedgirl
Posted 2014-09-06 4:59 PM (#8451 - in reply to #5937)
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Location: Middle TN, USA		I'm super excited to hear about RYO. I plan on doing the sequel one and The Masterworks, which I did not do this year. I can't wait to see what people come up with for next year!
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Jkl22
Posted 2014-10-09 1:09 PM (#8711 - in reply to #5937)
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I've given up on Sci-fi again and haven't read any in a while. I've gone back to crime for my sins.
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Deven Science
Posted 2014-11-24 11:49 PM (#8926 - in reply to #5937)
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Location: Sacramento, California		Finished all 12 books! I'm currently working on Bill Bryson's A Brief History of Nearly Everything, and then I'll start on another challenge in January.
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jontlaw
Posted 2014-12-26 6:28 PM (#9046 - in reply to #5937)
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Location: Alief, TX		Finished! Read the following - and spectacular books all of them:

SF Masterworks
1. A Canticle for Liebowitz, by Walter M. Miller, Jr
2. Cat's Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut
3. the Difference Engine, by Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
4. Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said, by Philip K. Dick
5. The Prestige, by Christopher Priest
6. The Sirens of Titan, by Kurt Vonnegut
7. The Space Merchants, by Frederick Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth
Fantasy Masterworks
8. The Anubis Gates, by Tim Powers
9. Grendel, by John Gardner
10. Something Wicked This Way Comes, by Ray Bradbury
SF Mistressworks
11. Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis
12. Witch World, by Andre Norton
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illegible_scribble
Posted 2015-02-19 5:02 AM (#9675 - in reply to #9046)
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Just an FYI, the Kindle version of Pat Murphy's The City, Not Long After -- which is on the SF Mistressworks List and also a Mythopoeic- and Clarke-nominated novel as well, is on sale for the next 20+ hours for $1.99. I've snapped that baby up, since my library system, though very well SFF-equipped, does not have it.

And it looks as though Nook has matched that sale price. Kobo may do so as well.

Edit: Just realized it's not eligible for the 12 Awards in 12 Months Challenge, as it was nominated, but did not win.



Edited by illegible_scribble 2015-02-19 5:08 AM
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