It’s the 30th of June and thus ends the Here Be Dragons challenge I’ve been hosting since January. I hope everyone who participated had fun and discovered new (and old!) dragon acquaintances.
Tell me, did you finish the challenge? Which was your favourite book?
My list:
A Strong and Sudden Thaw; RW Day — finished 14th [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2008 by Love
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A Game of Thrones
by George RR Martin
For the Here Be Dragons and First in a Series reading challenges.
English
837 pages
Bantam Books
ISBN: 987-0-553-57340-4
First line: “We should start back,” Gared urged them as the woods began to grow dark around them.
Back cover blurb:
In a land where summer can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: C, English, Fantasy, First in a Series, Here Be Dragons | No Comments »
A Strong and Sudden Thaw
by RW Day
For the Here Be Dragons reading challenge.
English
333 pages
Iris Print
ISBN: 978-0-9787531-1-5
First line: There’s an old scenic view about halfway up the mountain, alongside where the old highway runs.
Back cover blurb:
Dragons in Virginia?
Nearly a hundred years after the Ice changed the face of our world, the people of Moline work [...]
Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A, English, GLBT interest, Here Be Dragons, Romance, Science Fiction | 2 Comments »
Throne of Jade
by Naomi Novik
For the Here Be Dragons reading challenge.
English
399 pages
Del Rey
ISBN: 978-0-345-48129-0
First line: The day was unseasonably warm for November, but in some misguided deference to the Chinese embassy, the fire in the Admirality boardroom had been heaped excessively high, and Laurence was standing directly before it.
Back cover blurb:
When Britain intercepted a French [...]
Posted on June 22nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: Adventure, B, English, Fantasy, Here Be Dragons, Historical | No Comments »
Dragon’s Bait
by Vivian Vande Velde
For the Here Be Dragons and A-Z challenges.
English
196 pages
Magic Carpet Books
ISBN: 0-15-216663-7
First line: The day Alys was accused of being a witch started out like any other.
Back cover blurb:
It is going to eat her… All because the villagers in her town think she is a witch and have staked her [...]
Posted on March 2nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Fantasy, Here Be Dragons, Young Adult | 3 Comments »
His Majesty’s Dragon
by Naomi Novik
For the Here Be Dragons, First in a Series, Seafaring and A-Z reading challenges.
English
356 pages
Del Rey
ISBN: 978-0-345-48128-3
First line: The deck of the French ship was slippery with blood, heaving in the choppy sea; a stroke might as easily bring down the man making it as the intended target.
Back cover blurb:
Aerial [...]
Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, English, Fantasy, First in a Series, Here Be Dragons, Historical, Seafaring Challenge | 7 Comments »
Now that 2008 is here, the Here Be Dragons challenge has officially started. I hope you’re all going to enjoy your chosen reading material.
The challenge actually has a few participants other than just myself. Including me, this is the list of readers taking part in the challenge:
Love at Stray Talk
Banquo at Tea
Caroline at [...]
Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by Love
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What? Read 3-5 books featuring dragons.
When? 1st of January to 30th of June, 2008
Why? I realised that I had a few dragon-related books on my to read-list, decided to challenge myself to read them and figured maybe others would like to join in.
How? Comment on this post with your name and a link to [...]
Posted on December 25th, 2007 by Love
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