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Members:
Lydia
Jestersinc
Carolien

Tasks:
Jestersinc: 1, 11, 18, 19, 24, 26, 27, 32, 38, 40.
Carolien: 2, 3, 4, 5, 21, 23, 34, 36, 37, 39
Johann

Tasks
1) The Colour of Magic
Read a book in which an unusual colour plays a part. This may be for example as a word in the title, or the author’s name or the favorite colour of the main character. Colours that cannot be used are: white, yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, blue, green, brown, grey, black. Examples of colours that can be used are fuchsia, chartreuse or sepia.

2) The Light Fantastic
Read a book about the end of a world.

3) Equal Rites
Read a book about role reversal. A book in which a woman does what is considered a man’s job or a man does what is considered to be a woman’s job.

4) Mort
Read a book about Death the character not the end of life.

5) Sorcery
Read a book about a magical or haunted item.

6) Wyrd Sisters
Read a book in which a group of women is the main focus of the book. For example a sorority, a coven of witches, a nunnery, a brothel etcetera.

7) Pyramids
Read a book about ancient Egypt or where ancient Egypt plays a part or is about a culture based on ancient Egypt.

8) Guards! Guards!
Read a book about Dragons.

9) Faust/Eric
Read a book about hell or demons.

10) Moving Pictures
Read a book about the movie industry.

11) Reaper Man
Read a book in which the main character is unemployed or gets fired.

12) Witches Abroad
Read a book that is based on a fairytale.

13) Small Gods
Read a book in which the man character is part of a religious movement like a priest or nun.

14) Lords and Ladies
Read a book about elves not fairies.

15) Men at Arms
Read a book about war or going to war.

16) Soul Music
Read a book where the main character is in a band or is a musician.

17) Interesting Times
Read a book about two friends who haven’t seen each other in a long time and are reunited again.

18) Maskerade
Read a book in which one of the main characters is pretending to be someone or something they are not. When you have finished the book write a small story about what you would choose to be and do if you could be anything or anyone else you wanted for a day. Post this story to complete the challenge.

19) Feet of Clay
Read a book about an artificial or non biological lifeform.

20) Hogfather
Read a book about Christmas or that takes place at Christmas time.

21) Jingo
Read a book that takes place on an island or where an island plays an important role in the story.

22) The Last Continent
Read a book about or set in Australia.

23) Carpe Jugulum
Read a book about vampires.

24) The Fifth Elephant
Read a book about dwarves or where dwarves play an important part in the story.

25) The Truth
Read a book in which the main character is a journalist or works at a paper. When you have read the book write a small article about something that happened in your neighbourhood or city and post it to complete this task.

26) Thief of Time
Read a book in which time plays an important part or is mentioned often like in a journal or diary.

27) The Last Hero
Read a book about a hero.

28) The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
Read a book about magical animals.

29) Night Watch
Read a book about time travel.

30) The Wee Free Men
Read a children’s or YA book.

31) Monstrous Regiment
Read a book in which the main character is in the army.

32) A Hat Full of Sky
Read a book with a hat on the cover.

33) Going Postal
Read a book in which letters or email play a major part. When you have read the book design your own stamp and post it to complete this task.

34) Thud!
Read a mystery novel. Any mystery novel.

35) Wintersmith
Read a book in which the seasons play a major part either in the story or on the cover.

36) Making Money
Read a book in which the main character works in the financial/banking business. When you have read the book design your own money (one coin or banknote is sufficient) and post it to complete this task.

37) Unseen Academicals
Read a book about sports or the main character is an athlete.

38) I Shall Wear Midnight
Read about a book about someone who is bullied or persecuted because of who or what they are. For example racism, sexism, bullying, witch hunts, robot rights etc.

39) Snuff
Read any book published in the period this challenge is active.

40) The Science of Discworld Trilogy
Read a non-fiction book about any subject you like.

Due to inactivity of two of its members this group is closed for now. Kahlan has been transferred to The Witches of Lancre. It may be reopened in future if new members sign up.

This discussion has been opened again due to a new member applying.

Task 15: Completed - Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher ( Team Challenge)

Task 4: Completed - Death's Hand by S.M Reine ( Team Challenge)
Task 8: Completed - a Game of Thrones by George RR Martin ( Team Challenge)
Task 34: Completed - Serial by Jack Kilborn, Blake Crouch ( Team Challenge)

1) The Colour of MagicA Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
2) The Light Fantastic
3) Equal Rites
4) MortDeath's Hand by S.M Reine
5) Sorcery
6) Wyrd Sisters
7) Pyramids
8) Guards! Guards!a Game of Thrones by George RR Martin
9) Faust/Eric
10) Moving Pictures
11) Reaper ManVoidhawk by Jason Halstead
12) Witches Abroad
13) Small Gods
14) Lords and Ladies
15) Men at Arms Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
16) Soul Music
17) Interesting Times
18) Maskerade Famous: A Novel by Blake Crouch
19) Feet of Clay
20) Hogfather
21) Jingo
22) The Last Continent
23) Carpe Jugulum DRACULAS by Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn, Jeff Strand, F. Paul Wilson
24) The Fifth Elephant
25) The Truth
26) Thief of Time 11.22.62 by Stephen King
27) The Last HeroThe Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
28) The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
29) Night Watch
30) The Wee Free Men
31) Monstrous Regiment
32) A Hat Full of Sky
33) Going Postal
34) Thud!SERIAL by Jack Kilborn, Blake Crouch
35) Wintersmith
36) Making Money
37) Unseen Academicals
38) I Shall Wear Midnight Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand
39) Snuff
40) The Science of Discworld TrilogyCurious Myths of the Middle Ages: The Sangreal, Pope Joan, The Wandering Jew, and Others by Sabine Baring-Gould

Lydia here's my list:
1,
11,
18
19, 24,
26
27
32,
38
40.
If there are any you would rather have from the list, that would be ok.

(selection change to comply with the rules) my bad never read the rules..

Task 23: Completed - DRACULAS by Blake Crouch, Jack Kilborn, Jeff Strand, F. Paul Wilson

Jestersinc, I am glad to see that you are reading for this challenge. So often late arrivals don't start reading, but you are really digging in. That's great!
I have some questions/remarks for you though.
First you have posted messages to say that you have completed 3 books. Could you please say in that message if you read that book for the individual challenge of for both challenges. Also in your message 6 where you keep track of everything you have crossed out 5 books. Why is there a difference?
Then I am happy to see that you have chosen your 10 tasks, however you have chosen all interactive tasks. That is against the rules:( Every member of the team has to do 1 interactive task so you can do only one for the group challenge. Of course you may do them all for the individual challenge but for the group challenge you have to pick 1 and choose 3 others.
I will update what you have read when you have answered my wquestions. Thanks!

Hi Barbara, seeing as I am not really getting a lot of effort from the rest of the team, I thought I will take on all the interactive tasks to make them lighter on the other team member to participate.

All the books I have read are for the Team Challenge.

I thought instead of posting everytime I finished a task I will just cross them off, however if it is better to post the tasks then I am happy to do that

Task 1 : Not Completed A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

My bad I saw the rule about books under 150 pages, thus Task 1 is not Complete.

Jestersinc wrote: "Hi Barbara, seeing as I am not really getting a lot of effort from the rest of the team, I thought I will take on all the interactive tasks to make them lighter on the other team member to particip..."

Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. We have thought hard of 4 interactive tasks so every member of a team had to do one. I understand you're just trying to be kind but you have to choose one and leave the others for the rest of the team if and when they show up.

Jestersinc wrote: "Task 1 : Not Completed A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

My bad I saw the rule about books under 150 pages, thus Task 1 is not Complete."

I don't know which version you have read but I read it recently and my version had 157 pages. I know Lauren S has also read it and used it in another challenge so her version also has more than 150 pages. So in this case I would say it still counts.

Barbara wrote: "Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. We have thought hard of 4 interactive tasks so every member of a team had to do one. I understand you're just trying to be kind but you have to choose one and leave the others for the rest of the team if and when they show up.
"

Done..

Task 18 - Complete ( Team Task)

Task 1 : Completed A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle (Team Task)

Story for Task 18:

The story is inspired by Sherlock Holmes, I read all of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories as a kid, for task 1, I revisited Mr Holmes and it reminded me of pleasant evenings, staying in bed, playing hooky to finish a book, real awesome memories. The problem with trying to be Sherlock Holmes, nobody really know what it is like to be Sherlock Holmes, we always experience Sherlock Holmes out of the context of what Dr Watson observe or experience when he interacts with Sherlock Holmes.

Apartment 22B, 209 Longstreet, Cape Town
I wrap melancholy around me like an old familiar jacket when I enter the well appointed lounge, seeing my old friend Dr. Watson perusing the morning papers.

I mumble an affirmative to his cheery greeting, I scan the papers not bothering to read all the small talk and gossip, no need to fill my mind with unneeded cluster, then I find the article I was looking for "South Africa Government signs Arms contracts totalling US$4,8 billion"

I exclaim loudly, 'By jove Watson, I found our next case!'

Thus, I would love to be Sherlock Holmes and would investigate the Arms Deal, because I believe it would take someone brilliant like Sherlock Holmes or Batman to really discover how rotten the Arms Deal egg really is.

Task 27: Completed The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski (Team Task)

Task 26 - completed - 11.22.63 by Stephen King (team task)

Jestersinc has collected the following stamp:



Congrats!

Updated!

Task 11 - Completed - Voidhawk by Jason Halstead ( Team Task)

Task 38 - Completed - Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand

Hey Jestersinc, we have a new member for your team, Carolien. She asked to join yesterday and I gues she will be coming here sometime soon to pick her tasks. Just wanted to give you a heads up.

Jestersinc has collected his second stamp:



Also as a team you have collected your first card:



Congrats:

Updated!

Barbara wrote: "Hey Jestersinc, we have a new member for your team, Carolien. She asked to join yesterday and I gues she will be coming here sometime soon to pick her tasks. Just wanted to give you a heads up."

Thanks Barbara

Hi Jestersinc

Thanks for letting me join the team.

Here's my list:
2 Completed The Light Fantastic
3 Completed Equal Rites
4 Completed Mort
5 Completed Sourcery
21 Completed The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
23 Completed Soulless
34 Completed Thud!
36 Completed Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
37 Completed Michael Vaughan: Time to Declare - My Autobiography
39 Completed Snuff

We have two winners today!
First we have the winner of the individual challenge: Lauren! Congrats Lauren you just beat Crusader who came second.
The second winner is the winner of the group challenge which is The City Watch! Congratulations you guys. That was a great team effort.
Of course the challenge will continue and everyone and every team can still earn stamps and cards and complete their challenges. Have fun reading!

Task 40 - Completed Curious Myths of the Middle Ages: The Sangreal, Pope Joan, The Wandering Jew, and Others by Sabine Baring-Gould

updated!

Johann has asked to join the challenge and I have assigned him to this team. So he will choose his tasks and join you.

Since Lydia hasn't signed in at any time and doesn't respond to my emails I have removed here from this team.

Huzzah! Thanks for letting me join. I'll take the following:

8
9
14
15
21
22
25
29
31
35

Here's my completed individual tasks.

15/15

1 Completed The Colour of Magic
7 Completed The Red Tent
9 Completed Eric
11 Completed Reaper Man
13 Completed ]Small Gods
24 Completed ]The Fifth Elephant
25 Completed The Bang Bang Club
26 Completed The 8:55 to Baghdad
27 Completed The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable
28 Completed The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
30 Completed The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30)
32 Completed A Hat Full of Sky
35 Completed Wintersmith
38 Completed I Shall Wear Midnight
40 Completed Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions

Finished 2. The Darkness that comes Before by R. Scott Bakker. First book of the Prince of Nothing trilogy. It's the start of the Second Apocalypse.

Johann wrote: "Huzzah! Thanks for letting me join. I'll take the following:

8
9
14
15
21
22
25
29
31
35"

Carolien already choose task 21. That means that for the group challenge you can't read that one and have to choose another task. For the individual challenge you can read that book, if you want to.
Let me know which task will replace task 21. Thanks!

Updated!

whoops! Make that 13 then?

13 it is!

Completed Liar's Poker for task 36, here is the bank note. [image error]

Nice bank note!

Updated!

I seem to have caused confusion since I have just been adding the completed tasks to my original post and not listing them separately as comments.

I've finished 2,3,4,5,21,23 and 36 for the team. I'll post them separately as well in future.

Hey Carolien, you need to post every task you complete in a seperate message and tell which number task you have completed and if it was for the individual or the group challenge. A task completed for the group challenge will automatically also count for the individual challenge.
I see you update your tasks at several messages and that is very confucing for me.
Could you please post a message telling me all the tasks you have completed so far and then in the future post a message every time you compelte another task? Thank you!

Barbara wrote: "Hey Carolien, you need to post every task you complete in a seperate message and tell which number task you have completed and if it was for the individual or the group challenge. A task completed ..."

Sorry for the confusion. I'm posting each of them separately for you below.

Task 2 for the team challenge.
Completed The Light Fantastic

Task 3 for the team challenge
Completed Equal Rites

Task 4 for the team challenge
Completed Mort

Task 5 for the team challenge
Completed Sourcery

Task 21 for the team challenge
Completed The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Task 23 for the team challenge
Completed Soulless

Task 1 for the individual challenge
Completed The Color of Magic

Task 26 for the individual challenge
Completed The 8:55 to Baghdad