The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

5.6 - How Can You Be Here When You're Not Anywhere At all?
Many people don't believe that Oz exists. Let's assume that to be the case. Read a book set at least 50% in a fictitious locale. A fictional setting in a real state/country does NOT work; a fictional country, planet, space system, or fantasy world DOES work. An unnamed setting does not work.
Required: State the setting.
ex. Kingdom of Rabu: Crier's War
Fallen Isles: Before She Ignites
Teixcalaanli :A Desolation Called Peace

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Would District 12 work in Hunger game series
eg: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Are futuristic versions of the US considered fictional? I'm specifically asking about "Dixie" in A Longer Fall, which according to the GR metadata is "the self-exiled southeast territory of the future United States."

Would this book work? A Deadly Education

The setting seems to be a fictional school.

Cindy wrote: "Would District 12 work in Hunger game series
eg: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"

Yes, Panem is a fictional country

Brooke wrote: "Are futuristic versions of the US considered fictional? I'm specifically asking about "Dixie" in A Longer Fall, which according to the GR metadata is "the self-exiled southeast terr..."

Yes, fictional "former United States of America"

Bea wrote: "Would this book work? A Deadly Education

The setting seems to be a fictional school."

The locale must be fictional- not the institution. Where is the school located?

Would this book work Mrs. Claus and the Evil Elves it is set at the North Pole.

Dlmrose wrote: "Bea wrote: "Would this book work? A Deadly Education

The setting seems to be a fictional school."

The locale must be fictional- not the institution. Where is the school located?"

I found this reference, which seems to put it at a fictional time of wizards and strange beings in Manchester, England. The school is in a world of its own with a graduation gate that leads back to the world. https://naominovik.fandom.com/wiki/Th...#

would this work

Malice i think the setting is Briar and Fictional

thanks

frugalitymom wrote: "Would this book work Mrs. Claus and the Evil Elves it is set at the North Pole."

Santaland is a fictional locale

Bea wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Bea wrote: "Would this book work? A Deadly Education

The setting seems to be a fictional school."

The locale must be fictional- not the institution. Where is the s..."

It looks to be set in the void- a fictional location

Marie (UK) wrote: "would this work

Malice i think the setting is Briar and Fictional

thanks"

That works

Dlmrose wrote: "It looks to be set in the void- a fictional location."

I take that as an OK for this book. Thank you. I am looking forward to this one.

Dlmrose wrote: "frugalitymom wrote: "Would this book work Mrs. Claus and the Evil Elves it is set at the North Pole."

Santaland is a fictional locale"

Thank you! I'm looking forward to reading this book

I think this one works, but just to be sure before I read a 476 p book for a 5 point task Project Hail Mary
Thanks,
Andy

Andy wrote: "I think this one works, but just to be sure before I read a 476 p book for a 5 point task Project Hail Mary
Thanks,
Andy"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project...
The Tae Ceti solar system is a real place
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_Ceti

Dlmrose wrote: "Andy wrote: "I think this one works, but just to be sure before I read a 476 p book for a 5 point task Project Hail Mary
Thanks,
Andy"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project......"

Thanks, that will save me a lot of grief.
Andy

Just wanting to make sure I'm understanding this one -- When Women Were Dragons works because it's an alternate version of 1950s America, right?

Katy wrote: "Just wanting to make sure I'm understanding this one -- When Women Were Dragons works because it's an alternate version of 1950s America, right?"

No, " A fictional setting in a real state/country does NOT work"

Can I verify The Grace of Kings

Andy wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Andy wrote: "I think this one works, but just to be sure before I read a 476 p book for a 5 point task Project Hail Mary
Thanks,
Andy"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki..."

Andy - project Hail Mary works for the 20 point space task if you don’t have anything slotted in

Dee wrote: "Can I verify The Grace of Kings"

Yes, Dara works

Dee wrote: "Andy wrote: "Dlmrose wrote: "Andy wrote: "I think this one works, but just to be sure before I read a 476 p book for a 5 point task Project Hail Mary
Thanks,
Andy"

https://en.wikip..."

Thanks for the hint. I Already used it for the 15 point book you've had on you shelf for a while
Andy

Can I use A Memory Called Empire ? It is the first in a series the second of which is used as an example for books that work. (A Desolation Called Peace)
Thanks,
Andy

Andy wrote: "Can I use A Memory Called Empire ? It is the first in a series the second of which is used as an example for books that work. (A Desolation Called Peace)
Thanks,
Andy"

yes

Dlmrose wrote: "Andy wrote: "Can I use A Memory Called Empire ? It is the first in a series the second of which is used as an example for books that work. (A Desolation Called Peace..."

Thanks I thought it would, but just on the off chance the first one took place on some vehicle on its way to the location I thought I'd better check

Hi there - I am reading Black Leopard, Red Wolf and it should fit this task...but wanted to run it by you....

I looked online to see if the setting is named...like "Middle Earth" or something and the best I could find was North and South Kingdoms. The author pulled from African history, but it is not based in Africa - instead, he wanted to create a mythology for Africa much like Tolkien did for England. But North Kingdom and South Kingdom is all I could find - so far...

Let me know if this will work - if not, I have something else

Cynthia wrote: "Hi there - I am reading Black Leopard, Red Wolf and it should fit this task...but wanted to run it by you....

I looked online to see if the setting is named...like "Middle Earth" o..."

According to https://marlonjameswriter.com
In Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Sogolon the Moon Witch proved a worthy adversary to Tracker as they clashed across a mythical African landscape
That would still be Africa

Hi there - I don't know why I am struggling so much with this one, lol....but I think I found one - can you verify please?

Glory

Cynthia wrote: "Hi there - I don't know why I am struggling so much with this one, lol....but I think I found one - can you verify please?

Glory"

Yes, it works

Would The River's Gift work? The setting is a fairy-tale like land, only referred to as Swan Manor. Some people have magic and there are lots of fae creatures around. No reference is made to any other place - we don't know Swan Manor is located in the larger realm.

Teri-K wrote: "Would The River's Gift work? The setting is a fairy-tale like land, only referred to as Swan Manor. Some people have magic and there are lots of fae creatures around. No reference is m..."

Yes, that would work

Dlmrose wrote: "Teri-K wrote: "Would The River's Gift work? The setting is a fairy-tale like land, only referred to as Swan Manor. Some people have magic and there are lots of fae creatures around. No..."

Great. Thank you.

Can I just check if Stardust will count - it seems to take place in "the land of Faerie"

Lucy-Bookworm wrote: "Can I just check if Stardust will count - it seems to take place in "the land of Faerie""

If it is set in Faerie for 50%+ it would work.

Will this work?

Bad Unicorn
From the book's main page description:
Stuck in another world and with a carnivorous unicorn on his trail, Max must find the courage to save himself, his friends, and, oh yeah...the entire human race.

The "other world" is the Magrus (realm of all things / creatures magical) and the Mesoshire (a sort of half-way place between the Magrus and reality). I've only just started it, so it's hard to say if it will be 50% in the Magrus, but it seems that way from the reviews I've read about the book.

Book Concierge wrote: "Will this work?

Bad Unicorn
From the book's main page description:
Stuck in another world and with a carnivorous unicorn on his trail, Max must find the courage to save himself, h..."

If it is set 50%+ in Magrus it would work

If a book has multiple stories in the same fictional universe but the stories are on different planets, is that ok?

From Every Storm

This is in the Liaden Universe series. I'm not sure where the first story takes place. The second one is on the planet Frenzel (at least I assume that's where it is since the main character in the description is located on Frenzel in one of the Liaden novels). The third story is on the planet Liad.

Julia wrote: "If a book has multiple stories in the same fictional universe but the stories are on different planets, is that ok?

From Every Storm

This is in the Liaden Universe series. I'm not..."

It would work

Dlmrose wrote: "Julia wrote: "If a book has multiple stories in the same fictional universe but the stories are on different planets, is that ok?

From Every Storm

This is in the Liaden Universe s..."

Thanks!