Urban Fantasy discussion

These Book Reading Challenges are completely voluntary. Participation is NOT required if you aren't interested!

- Challenge # 3 will run from October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

- YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN BOOKS TO READ. Only trick is that you have to already own the book, be able to get it at the library, or borrow it during those three months. If you don't have any books on your TBR shelf at home or don't have access to a library and still want to participate, then I guess, pick up four new books if you wish.

If you want to change your selections at any time, that is fine.

Here are the categories for the book selection process - please note that these categories are slightly different than the last challenge and there are now Optional Add'l Book selections for those who wish for a bigger challenge:

(Definition of Urban Fantasy for this challenge: books with a vampire, werewolf, witch, or fae character or set in a UF world with some other mythical character or skill set)

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF)
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover


Please post in this topic ("yes, I am going to participate" or something like that) if you are going to do this challenge so I can compile a list of participants. You may join the challenge up to the final day of December.

When you've completed a book for the challenge, please come back to this thread and post a NEW comment with something like this:

Theresa 1/4 completed


Questions? Anything I've forgotten? For suggestions, please go here.

Participant List:

Completed Challenges:
AH ---- 7/7 completed
Alice ---- 6/6 completed
Amber ---- 5/5 completed
Ana C. ---- 5/5 completed
Angelika ---- 4/4 completed
Barbara ---- 7/7 completed
Becca ---- 5/5 completed
Betelgeuze ---- 6/6 completed
Carolyn F. ---- 7/7 completed
Charlotte (Buried in Books) ---- 4/4 completed
Daphne ---- 7/7 completed
Darcy ---- 6/6 completed
Diane ~Firefly~ ---- 6/6 completed
Eithne ---- 7/7 completed
Hillary ---- 4/4 completed
Jan ---- 6/6 completed
Jen (jlkish) ---- 6/6 completed
Jency ---- 7/7 completed
JK ---- 4/4 completed
Judithe ---- 7/7 completed
Julia ---- 7/7 completed
Katherine ---- 4/4 completed
Ladiibbug ---- 6/6 completed
Laura Lulu ---- 7/7 completed
Lily ---- 7/7 completed
Lisa MH ---- 6/6 completed
Louise ---- 7/7 completed
Marcia ---- 7/7 completed
MsBeaglely ---- 5/5 completed
N.L. ---- 7/7 completed
Sandy ---- 6/6 completed
Sarah ---- 6/6 completed
Sharon ---- 7/7 completed
Shelley ---- 7/7 completed
Shomeret ---- 6/6 completed
Succubus77 ---- 5/5 completed
Tlorra ---- 6/6 completed
Theresa ---- 6/6 completed
Therese ---- 7/7 completed
Tiphaine ---- 4/4 completed
Yodamom ---- 6/6 completed


Incomplete Challenges:
Ashley ---- 4/7 completed
Celine ---- 3/6 complete
Chelsea ---- 4/7 completed
Christy ---- 2/6 completed
Donna ---- 2/7 completed
Jessie ---- 2/4 completed
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" ---- 6/7 completed
Lisa ---- 5/7 completed
Marilou ---- 2/5 completed
Mia (Lounging with Books) ---- 4/7 completed
Mindy ---- 5/7 completed
Sandy ---- 4/7 completed
Shera (Book Whispers) ---- 3/4 completed
Valorie ---- 6/7 completed

I'll be participating. My books:

Urban Fantasy 1: Felix Castor 3
Urban Fantasy 2: Trick of the Light by Rob Thurman
Other Fantasy: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
New Author: I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells



Animal Cover: Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper

I'm in. I'll be making my list as I go.

I'm in, I'll post as I go.

Okay, I'm in. But I've never done a challenge before, so tell me if I get the protocol wrong :-)

I have an unruly stack of books I should be reading before buying new books, so I've made a personal goal not to buy any new books until after Christmas (when I should have a brand new Kindle if hubby is taking my not-so-subtle hints).

Here are my selections....

UF 1: Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
UF w/ single character on cover: Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland by
Other fantasy: Eyes Like Stars Lisa Mantchev

New author (to me): Broken Wing Judith James
dystopian/post-apocolyptic: Incarceron Catherine Fisher
steampunk: Boneshaker Cherie Priest
Cover hunt: Crocodile on the Sand Bank Elizabeth Peters

I'm in.

Urban Fantasy: Haunted, Kelley Armstrong
Urban Fantasy: The Good, the Bad and the Undead, Kim Harrison
Other Fantasy: The Sweet Far Thing, Libba Bray
New Author:Assassin's Apprentice, Robin Hobb
Post Apocalyptic: Demon Thief, Darren Shan
Steampunk: TBD
Cover Hunt: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis

I'd like to participate in this one:

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - Street Magic

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female - Moon Called

* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Sebastian

* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre - The Stolen Child

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk - Perdido Street Station

* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - The Passage

* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - Magic Bites

I'm participating! :D (I changed my Book By Author Never Read, because I had to start Fallen today. lol)

Urban Fantasy Title: Soulless
Urban Fantasy With Single Character On Cover: Hunted
Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance: Living Dead in Dallas
Book By Author I've Never Read: Uglies

Additionals::
Steampunk: Changeless
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian: Catching Fire
Book With Animal On Cover: Linger

Just finished last one, so count me in.

Just so you know, Feed and Unholy Ghosts are both great postappoc or dystopian choices.

I'm in -

Urban Fantasy Title - Fool Moon
Urban Fantasy Title w/Single Character on the Cover - M/F - Blood Bound
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - Blameless
New Author (to me) - Stray

Steampunk - Steamed
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - TBA
Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - Cry Wolf

I'm in but I'll post my list later.

* UF Title - Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly
* UF w/ Single Character on the Cover (M/F) - Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh
* Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - The Undrowned Child by Michelle Lovric
* New Author - I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

* Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - The Droughtlanders by Carrie Mac
* Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - The Fire King by Marjorie M. Liu

Ok, I'll give this a shot.

4 of 4 done as of 8 Nov /10

UF - Key to Justice (Gillian Key, ParaDoc, #4) by Talia Gryphon
UF with single character on cover - Dawnbreaker by Jocelynn Drake
Other (PNR) - Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon
New Author - Desire Untamed by Pamela Palmer
If I have time to do any others, I will list them later.

7/7 Completed - 1 October to 31 December 2010

UF - The Gargoyle ★★★★★ Nov 24
UF Single - Death's Excellent Vacation ★★★★☆ Oct 17
Fantasy OR PNR - A Highlander's Homecoming ★★★★☆ Oct 10
New Author (Any Genre) - Lady Chatterley's Lover ★★★★☆ Nov 4

Steampunk - Flavia's Flying Corset ★★★★☆ Nov 8
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian - The Hunger Games ★★★★★ Nov 12
Cover Hunt: Animal - Catching Fire ★★★★★ Nov 13

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - Night Watch by S. Lukyanenko
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female - Day Watch by S. Lukyanenko
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) - TBD
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - R. Montanari

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk - TBD
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - Fahrenheit 452 by M. James
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - The Pale Horse by A.Christie

I'm in, I will post my choices later.

I'm in.
UF title- The Man with the Golden Torc by Simon R. Green
UF title with a single character on the cover- Poltergeist by Kat Richardson
Other fantasy- Phantasm by Phaedra Weldon
Other book by an author you've never read before- The Scent of Shadows by Vicki Pettersson

If I decide to do the optional additional book, does it have to be all of the optionals listed? Or can it just be one or two of them? I could only find one on my shelves that fit the optionals.

Optional Add'l Book- Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover- Deerskin by Robin McKinley

I'm in and will post as I go.

I think I'm in. I'll post my list later.

I'm in.

UF:Cast In Shadow - Michelle Sagara
UF Character: Bound To Shadow - Keri Arthur
Other: The Black Dragon - Allyson James
New Author: Bound To Love Her - Esri Rose
Steampunk: Soulless - Gail Carriger
Dystopian: The Power of Two - Patti O'Shea
Cover: Seducing The Moon - Sherrill Quinn

Sign me up!

Danielle's Urban Fantasy Challenge #3: October 1-December 31st

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title: Bone Song by John Meaney
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female: Hex and the City by Simon R. Green
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre:
Bonechiller by Graham McNamee

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk: The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover: The Siren Song by Anne Ursu

Theresa wrote: "These Book Reading Challenges are completely voluntary. Participation is NOT required if you aren't interested!

- Challenge # 3 will run from October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010.

I'm definitely in for this one

April wrote: "Okay, I'm in. But I've never done a challenge before, so tell me if I get the protocol wrong :-)

I have an unruly stack of books I should be reading before buying new books, so I've made a pers..."

Boneshaker was an excellent book. :)

Completed: 4/7

My first time participating in a challenge! I'm excited; this will be a good way for me to get through some of the books I've been accumulating over the past few months. My selections are:

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title: "Unholy Ghosts" Stacia Kane (finished 10/19/10)
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female: "Eleventh Grade Burns" Heather Brewer (finished 10/26/10)
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF): "Naamah's Curse" Jacqueline Carey
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre: "A Kiss Before the Apocalypse" Thomas E. Sniegoski (finished 11/3/10)

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk: "Behemoth" Scott Westerfeld
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: "Battle Royale" Koushun Takami
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover : "Master of None" Sonya Bateman (finished 11/24/10)

I'm in!

Urban Fantasy Title - Torment by Lauren Kate
Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character - Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Paranormal Romance Title - Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh
New author - Magic Bites by Kate Daniels

Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk - Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme - A Kiss Before the Apocalypse by Thomas Sniegoski
Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover - Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur

Hopefully I can get through all 7!

I am in too! Have to go through my self and my sony reader later to pick my books though :)

I'm in and I'll post later.


0/7 DONE

Urban Fantasy: Mark of the Demon - Diana Rowland
Urban Fantasy w/single character: Stormwalker - Allyson James
Other Paranormal Romance: The Immortal Hunter - Lynsay Sands
New Author: Nicholas - Elizabeth Amber
Steampunk: Soulless - Gail Carriger
Post-Apocalyptic: The Forest of Hands and Teeth - Carrie Ryan
Cover Hunt: Coyote's Mate

I'm In.

0/7 completed

1 UF-Moon Called by Patricia Briggs
1 UF single character on cover-Blood Rites by Jim Butcher
1 other Fantasy-Nightlife by Rob Thurman
1 any genre unknown author-A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton

1 Steampunk-Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
1 post-apocalyptic or dystopian-The Passage by Justin Cronin
1 animal on cover-His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik

I'm in for this one. I'll post my list later.

I'm in, will post my list later.

Count me in! I'll post my list later.

I'm also in and will post my list later. I'm expecting a book shipment very soon containing at least one book that I think I will want to use for this challenge.

I may not be able to come up with anything this time for the post-apocalyptic/dystopian category from my own books, but it is optional.

UF Title - Sex, Lies, and Vampires by Katie MacAlister
UF Title w/1 person on cover - The Devil Inside by Jenna Black
Fantasy or PNR- Here Kitty Kitty by Shelly Laurenston
Optional new author- The Captain's Bride by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Here Kitty Kitty by Shelly Laurenston

Here is my list.

* 1 Urban Fantasy Title Face Off by Mark Del Franco
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female Revenant by Phaedra Weldon
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF) Bearers of the Black Staff by Terry Brooks
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk Skipping this one as I have tried many and don't like them
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme The Passage by Justin Cronin
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover Seduced by the Wolf by Terry Spear

I'm in. I'll post my titles as I figure them out.

6/6 Done!
(I may still sneak the Steampunk in there, if I can find something interesting at the library. But for now, I'm calling this one done.)

UF Title: Proven Guilty ***** Done and OMG I loved it 11/18/10
UF Title with a Single Character on the Cover: Kitty Goes to Washington ***1/2 Done 10/21/10
Other Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Title: Masques ** Done 10/28/10
New Author: Unholy Ghosts ***** Done 10/12/10

Optional Steampunk: May or may not do.
Optional Dystopian theme: Catching Fire **** Done 10/2/10
Optional Cover Hunt (animal on the cover): Mockingjay *** Done 11/9/10

I'm in. This should be rather easy since I ready a book a day. I'll post as I get my titles

I'm in. Here's my tenative list

Completed 0/6

UF Title: Greywalker by Kat Richardson
UF Title with Single Character on Cover: White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
Paranormal Romance Title: Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
Author I've never read before: Touched by an Alien by Gini Koch

Steampunk: Blameless by Gail Carriger
Cover Hunt: Book with Animal on Cover: Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian Theme: TBD

Please count me in! I'm going to try to do this challenge from the books on my TBR pile exclusively.

Urban Fantasy: Summon the Keeper 3 stars 12/1/10
Urban Fantasy: Waking The Witch 4 stars 11/25/10
Other Fantasy: Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire
Author you've never read before:Zahrah the Windseeker
Steampunk: Leviathan
Post-Apocalyptic: The Road if I don't finish it in the current challenge... OR The Last Days if I do.
Book with an animal on the cover: Kitty Goes to War 4 stars 11/16/10
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I'm in! Here's the plan. Will add in ones as needed.

UF Title: The Scent of Shadows
UF - Single Character on cover: Strange Angels
Fantasy/paranormal: The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
New Author: Magic to the Bone

Optional
Steampunk:
Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian: The Sunrise Lands (I put the first of the series on my list, ended up reading it and 2 more before the challange!)
Cover Hunt: Book with an animal:The Dragon Keeper

I've now decided on my selections for this challenge.

UF: Mob Rulesby Cameron Haley
UF single character on cover: Fatal Circleby Linda Robertson
Other Fantasy: The Midnight Guardian: A Millennial Novelby Sarah Jane Stratford (historical vampire fiction)
Author not previously read: Darker Angels: Book Two of the Black Sun's Daughterby M.L.N. Hanover

Optional Steampunk: The Native Starby M.K. Hobson
Optional Post-Apocalyptic: Norse Codeby Greg Van Eekhout
Optional cover with animal: Death Blows
by D. D. Barant

Mob Rules and Native Star aren't in my possession yet. They are being shipped to me. I considered using Boneshakerby Cherie Priest as my Steampunk book, but it's due back at the library soon so I hope to finish it over this weekend.

I'm in. My first challenge! I feel like I'm signing a contract.

Heaven's Spite - Lilith Saintcrow 1 - Urban Fantasy Title
A Devil in the Details - K.A. Stewart - 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female
Bayou Moon - Ilona Andrews - 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF)
(TBD)Other book by an author you've never read before

Im in!

7/7 Complete

Urban Fantasy: Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward
Urban Fantasy with a Single Character on the Cover: The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
Other Fantasy(not strictly UF): Spy Glass by Maria V. Snyder
Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!): Magician by Raymond E. Feist

Optional:
Steampunk: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld
Cover Hunt, Book with an animal on the cover: Into the Wild by Erin Hunter

meeeeee!!!!

...i'll post eventually...

Completely crashed and burned on the last challenge, but I'm in for this one.

Will probably only do the main catergories though (got a couple of year long challenges I need to concentrate on).

Will post my list later.

Here's my tenative list.

Urban Fantasy: Crave by Melinda Metz
UF Single Character: Truthseeker by C.E. Murphy
Other Fantsy: Spellcrash by Kelly Mcullough
New Author: Assassin's Honor by Monica Burns

Bonus

Dystopian: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Animal on Cover: Barely Bewitched by Kimberly Frost

yay! got me a list!


Urban Fantasy Title: Working for the Devil by Lilith Saintcrow
Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover: Alpha by Rachel Vincent
Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title: Born of Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Other book by an author you've never read before: Howling at the Moon by Karen MacInerney
Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk: Changeless by Gail Carriger
Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme: Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the cover: Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn




completed 7/7 books - 11/10

Finished

So far-
* 1 Urban Fantasy Title - * 1 Urban Fantasy Title with a Single Character on the Cover - Male or Female cover
* 1 Other Fantasy OR Paranormal Romance Title (not strictly UF)
* 1 Other book by an author you've never read before (expanding your horizons!) - any genre
* Optional Add'l Book - Steampunk
* Optional Add'l Book - Post-Apocalyptic OR Dystopian theme
* Optional Add'l Book - Cover Hunt: Book with an animal on the

Do I have to wait until the 1st october to start reading? Cause I'd like to participate but there's one of the books I want to read now!