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Pilgrimage - El Camino Trail
Start
1. A Conspiracy of Kings (king in title)
2. Le Roi est nu (king in title /published in 2024)
3. Les Dames de guerre : Saïgon - Prix Bête noire des Libraires 2024 (published in 2024)
Checkpoint 1
4, Watching The Bodies (body in title/ water on cover)
5. The Secret Servant (water on cover/ 7th of a series)
6. Grave War (7th of a series)
Checkpoint 2
7. Quietly in Their Sleep (nun /set in italy)
8. Sur le toit de l'enfer (set in italy/mystery)
9. L'énigme du Code noir. (mystery)
Checkpoint 3
10. La version qui n’intéresse personne (yellow cover)
11. Yellowface (yellow cover/book about books)
12. The Library of the Unwritten 9book about books)
Checkpoint 4
13. Par une nuit claire (bridge on cover / murder as a theme)
14. Murder Your Employer (murder as a theme /murder on cover)
15. A Study in Murder (murder on cover)
Finish
16. book: Memory's Legion (james as author)

Pilgrimage - The Jesus Trail
Start
1. Don't Let Her Stay (house on cover)
2. The Bittlemores (house on cover)
3. The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp (house on cover)
Checkpoint 1
4, Les sept mariages d'Edgar et Ludmilla (wedding / number in title)
5. The First Sister (number in title)
6. Le douzième chapitre(number in title)
Checkpoint 2
7. Dear Girls Above Me: Inspired by a True Story (sofaon cover / dear in title)
8. Dear Wife (dear in title/ cover with woman's back)
9. Lucia(cover with woman's back)
Checkpoint 3
10. The Fated Sky (author named Mary /MPG of SF)
11. The House of Styx (MPG of SF / publish in August)
12. Across the Nightingale Floor
Checkpoint 4
13. The Blessing Way (Blessing in title/way in title)
14. By Way of Sorrow(way in title /butterfly on cover)
15. La femme papillon(butterfly on cover)
Finish
16. Ce que je sais de toi (doctor as MC)

Litterature - Chasing Dracula
Start
1. The Island (group on cover /island in title)
2. La Reine de la Baltique (set on island)
3. L'île des âmes (set on island)
Checkpoint 1
4, Something Wicked This Way Comes (cover >50% black)
5. Codex 632 (halloween theme / cover >50% black)
6. Entretien avec le diable (cover >50% black)
Checkpoint 2
7. The Pocket Wife (author named Susan / MPG: mystery)
8. Les Planificateurs (MPG: mystery/ MC is an assassin)
9. Spider’s Revenge MC is an assassin)
Checkpoint 3
10. Civilisés (savory food on cover / one word title)
11. Victim (one word title/ set in Dublin)
12. Kingdom of Shadow and Light (set in Dublin)
Checkpoint 4
13. The Grey Wolf (wolf in title)
14. Le loup de Chomelix (wolf in title)
15. The Wolf at the Door (wolf in title)
Finish
16. The Fifth Witness (crime)

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Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia
Start
1. The Girl and the Stars (woman on cover)
2. The Oleander Sword (woman on cover/2nd in series)
3. Children of the Street (2nd in series)
Checkpoint 1
4, Starling House (house in title)
5. Miss Morton and the English House Party Murder (house in title/Historical Mystery )
6.A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality (Historical Mystery )
Checkpoint 2
7. The Chase (MPG: historical fiction)
8. What Storm, What Thunder (MPG: historical fiction/ published in 2021 )
9. The Blacktongue Thief ( published in 2021 )
Checkpoint 3
10. The Last Resort (thriller)
11. The Echo Wife (thriller)
12. The Steel Kiss(thriller)
Checkpoint 4
13. Grave Ransom (Grave in title)
14. A Grave Robbery (Grave in title)
15. Grave Destiny(Grave in title)
Finish
16. The Pale Blue Eye

Adventure - West Highland Way - Scotland
Start
1. Manhattan Beach (historical fiction)
2. Things We Lost to the Water (historical fiction / water in title)
3. Blood in the Water (water in title)
Checkpoint 1
4. Loving Day (author last name)
5. The House of Eve (Author last name /name in title)
6. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (name in title)
Checkpoint 2
7.Of Manners and Murder (cover with a blue background)
8. Que notre joie demeure (cover with a blue background/ set in Montreal)
9. Quand je parle aux morts (set in Montreal)
Checkpoint 3
10. Les Chemins du Nord (cardinal direction in title)
11. Ikebukuro West Gate Park (cardinal direction in title)
12. Chasing the North Star (cardinal direction in title)
Checkpoint 4
13. The Inn at Lake Devine (mpg humor)
14. Des meurtres qui font du bien (mpg humor/ murder in title)
15. Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder ( murder in title))Finish
16. Triste tigre

Literature- The realm of the Elderlings
Start
1. The Grace of Kings(war story)
2. Ninefox Gambit (war story / SF)
3. Fractal Noise (SF)
Checkpoint 1
4. Fable (MC name in title)
5. Julia. (MC name in title)
6. Sharko (MC name in title)
Checkpoint 2
7. Portrait of a Thief (Heist)
8.Night Angel Nemesis (Heist/wings on cover)
9. Une putain d'histoire (wings on cover)
Checkpoint 3
10. Poland, a Green Land (green in title)
11. The Fifteen Wonders of Daniel Green(green in title)
12. Black Swan Green(green in title)
Checkpoint 4
13. Should We Stay or Should We Go (published in 2021)
14. La Saignée (published in 2021 / mystery)
15. La Faille (mystery)
Finish
16. Radio-vérite : la radio du vrai monde

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Start
1. The Home for Unwanted Girls (set in Quebec)
2. Les os de la Méduse (set in Quebec / set in Montreal)
3. book: Un ménage rouge ( set in Montreal)
Checkpoint 1
4. Magician: Apprentice (apprentice in title)
5. The Anatomist's Apprentice (apprentice in title/ historical mystery)
6. Stasi 77 ( historical mystery)
Checkpoint 2
7. The Sanctuary Seeker (MC named John)
8. The Last Colony(MC named John / SF with colonisation as a theme )
9. Goldilocks (SF with colonisation as a theme )
Checkpoint 3
10 La constellation du chat (black cover)
11. The Atlas Six (black cover / black)
12 Noir deux tons (black in title)
Checkpoint 4
13: Iron and Magic (urban fantasy)
14: Tangled Threads(urban fantasy)
15: The Wicche Glass Tavern (urban fantasy)
Finish
16: Battle of the Linguist Mages

Badge 1 book 1
From Bag End Hobbiton to Bree - book 1

book: The Home for Unwanted Girls
edition: ebook/ audiobook (384 pages)
task: Read a book with home, homeward, or homebound in the title.
explanation: home in the title.

note: set in the province of Quebec. In Montreal and the Cantons de l'Est.

It's always nice to have your first book under your belt.

Janice wrote: "It's always nice to have your first book under your belt."

Indeed. I am back to work tomorrow so my reading time will go way down.

Badge 1 book 2
From Bag End Hobbiton to Bree - book 2

book: Les os de la Méduse: Une enquête de Bonneau et Lamouche
edition: ebook/ audiobook (376 pages)
connection: set in Montreal, Quebec,

note: set in Montreal & Quebec author

Badge 1 book 3
From Bag End Hobbiton to Bree - book 3

book: Un ménage rouge
edition: paperback (242 pages)
connection: set in Montreal, Quebec

Now, off to the Prancing Pony...

Badge 1 book 4
From Bree to Rivendell- book 1

book: Magician: Apprentice
edition: audiobook. length: 17:16:18
task: Read a book that is the 1st book of a series of 4
expl: 1st book (of 4) of the The Riftwar Saga series

Note: apprentice in title / 1st in a series

Badge 1 book 5
From Bree to Rivendell- book 2

book: The Anatomist's Apprentice
edition: audiobook/ebook. 320 pages
connection: Read a book with apprentice in the title.

Note: MPG of mystery & historical fiction. Cover has the MC walking away

Badge 1 book 6
From Bree to Rivendell- book 3

book: Stasi 77
edition: 384 pages, Paperback
connection: read a book is MPGs of historical mystery.

Note: MPG of mystery & historical fiction. Cover has the MC walking away

Lovely place Rivendell. Think I can buy a place?

Badge 1 book 7
From Rivendell to Moria- book 1

book: The Sanctuary Seeker
edition: ebook (GR does not have it, so 336 pages, Kindle Edition should do as Libby is giving me 359 and the paperback is 336 pages)
task: Read a book with "Sanctuary" or "Valley" in the title, or subtitle

Note: MC name is John de Wolfe

Badge 1 book 8
From Rivendell to Moria- book 2

book: The Last Colony
edition: 320 pages, ebook
link : Read a book with a main character named John

Note: SF with colonisation as a theme

Badge 1 book 9
From Rivendell to Moria- book 3

book: Goldilocks
edition: 352 pages, ebook
link : SF with a theme of colonisation

Badge 1 book 10
From Moria to the black gate - book 1

book: La constellation du chat
edition: 368 pages, Paperback
task: Read a book with a cover that is 75% black.
cutest black cover ever:

Note: black cover

It would have been great for the Cat on the Cover Theme.

indeed

Badge 1 book 11
From Moria to the black gate - book 2

book: The Atlas Six
edition: ebook / audiobook (482 pages, ebook)
Link: Read a book with a black cover


Note: black

Badge 1 book 12
From Moria to the black gate - book 3

book: Noir deux tons
edition:
Link: From black cover to black in the title (noir =black)

Badge 1 book 13
From Black gate to Mount Doom book 1

book: Iron and Magic
edition: 392 pages, ebook
Task: Read a book with "Iron" in the title.
title is Iron and Magic

note: MPG: urban fantasy

Badge 1 book 14
From Black gate to Mount Doom book 2

book: Tangled Threads
edition:ebook (no page count but Mass Market Paperback, 357 pages and Kindle Edition, 384 pages)
Link: MPG: urban fantasy

note: MPG: urban fantasy

Badge 1 book 15
From Black gate to Mount Doom book 3

book: The Wicche Glass Tavern
edition:ebook (no page count but 299 pages, Kindle Edition)
Link: MPG: urban fantasy

Badge 1 book 16
Mount Doom book 1

book: Battle of the Linguist Mages
edition: 448 pages, ebook
Task: Read a book that is between 400 and 450 pages.
Hardcover is 441 pages

And here comes my ring... ahem badge!

Congrats Esther. I think the ring got tossed into Mount Doom, but there are badges available. I'm waiting till after the toppler is over to post badges.

Janice wrote: "Congrats Esther. I think the ring got tossed into Mount Doom, but there are badges available. I'm waiting till after the toppler is over to post badges."

Not requested yet... still knitting. :)

Badge 2 book1

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 1
Start - Zagreb
book: The Girl and the Stars
edition: audiobook (18:21:53)
Task: Read a book with a character or author has the name Mark
Author is Mark Lawrence

note : cover with one woman

Badge 2 book 2

Adventure - West Highland Way - book 1

Start - Glascow
book: Manhattan Beach
edition: audiobook (15:16:23)
Task: Read a book that is set in a seaport.
Set in New York.

note : historical fiction

Badge 2 book 3

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 2
From Zagreb to Ptujska gora

book: The Oleander Sword
edition: audiobook/ebook (ebook, 580 pages)
Link with book 1 (message 29) : single woman on cover


Note: this is the 2nd book of The Burning Kingdoms series

Badge 2 book 4

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 3
From Zagreb to Ptujska gora

book: Children of the Street
edition: 334 pages, Paperback
Link with book 2 (message 31) : this is the 2nd book of a series

Badge 2 book 5

Literature- The realm of the Elderlings - book 1

Start - Bearns

book: The Grace of Kings
edition: ebook / audiobook (21:37:22)
Task: Read a book with one or more yellow flowers on the cover


note : war theme

Badge 2 book 6

Adventure - West Highland Way - book 2
From Glasgow to the Glengoyne Distillery

book: Things We Lost to the Water
edition:ebook (no ebook pages, Hardcover, 304 pages)

Link with book 1 (message 30) : MGP of historical mystery

note : water in title

Badge 2 book 7

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 4
Checkpoint 1 - Ptujska gora

book: Starling House
edition : ebook/audiobook (12:26:11)

Task: Read a book that has a tag of "gothic" on the main book page.

note: house in the title

Badge 2 book 8

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 5
From Ptujska gora to Postojna Caves

book: Miss Morton and the English House Party Murder
edition : audiobook (09:42:03)

Link with book 4 (message 35) : house in the title

note: historical set in England

Badge 2 Book 9

Adventure - West Highland Way - book 3
From Glasgow to the Glengoyne Distillery

book: Blood in the Water
edition: audiobook (11:15:09)

Link with book 2 (message 34) : Water in title

Badge 2 Book 10

Literature- The realm of the Elderlings - book 2
From Bearns to Buck

book: Ninefox Gambit
edition: ebook, 364 pages

Link with book 1 (message 33) : War theme

Note: SF in space

Badge 2 Book 11

Literature- The realm of the Elderlings - book 3
From Bearns to Buck

book: Fractal Noise
edition: ebook/audiobook, (09:57:12)

Link with book 1 (message 38) : SF

Badge 2 Book 12

Adventure - West Highland Way - book 4
Checkpoint #1: Glengoyne Distillery

book: Loving Day
edition: ebook, 304 pages

Task: Read a book where the main character is in his/her 30's.
MC is in his mid-thirty

Note: author name is Mat Johnson

Badge 2 Book 13

Adventure - West Highland Way - book 5
Checkpoint #1: Glengoyne Distillery

book: The House of Eve
edition: ebook, 384 pages

Link to book 4 : author last name (Johnson)

Note: name in title

Badge 2 book 14

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 6
From Ptujska gora to Postojna Caves

book: A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality
edition : no ebook listed but Kindle Edition is 352 pages

Link with book 5 (message 36) : note: historical set in England

Badge 2 book 15

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 7
Checkpoint 2 - Postojna Caves

book: The Chase
edition : audiobook (12:23:02)

Task: Read a book with a train on the cover.


Note: MPG historical fiction

Badge 2 Book 16

Adventure - West Highland Way - book 6
From Glengoyne Distillery to the Bridge of Orchy

book: Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
edition: audiobook (12:05:30)

Link to book 5 (message 41): name in title (Eve & Emily)

Badge 2 book 17

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 8
From Postojna Caves to Opatija

book: What Storm, What Thunder
edition : hardcover, 313 pages

Link to book 7 (message 43) : MPG historical fiction

Badge 2 Book 18

Adventure - West Highland Way - book 7
From Glengoyne Distillery to the Bridge of Orchy

book: Of Manners and Murder
edition: ebook, 304 pages

Task: Read a book with a bridge on the cover

Badge 2 book 19

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 9
From Postojna Caves to Opatija

book: The Blacktongue Thief
edition : ebook / audiobook (12:26:22)

Link to book 8 (message 45) : published in 2021

Badge 2 book 20

Pilgrimage - Tour of Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia - book 10
Checkpoint #3: Opatija

book:The Last Resort
Edition : ebook, no pages (368 pages, Paperback)
Task: Read a book where the character goes on holiday to a beach resort.

Badge 2 Book 21

Literature- The realm of the Elderlings - book 4
Checkpoint #1: Buck

book: Fable
edition: audiobook, (08:51:43)

tasK Read a book from the Nautical Tales List
The book is #171 on the list.

Badge 2 Book 22

Literature- The realm of the Elderlings - book 5
From Buck to Rippon

book: Julia
edition: audiobook, (14:20:46)

link to book 4 (message 49): both titles are the name of the MC.