As I looked over the review selections I made so far, I noticed something. It's been heavily skewed towards fantasy. Nothing wrong with that; I enjoy fantasy novels quite a bit. But I also really enjoy science fiction.
So I decided to even out the scales a bit. So I found an online challenge specifically devoted to science fiction: the SpaceTime Reading Challenge! It was nice to find a challenge that was specifically focused on science fiction.
The challenge runs from 1 January to 31 December, 2019. Currently, there are four different participation levels.
- 5 books: Planet hopper
- 10 books: Interstellar explorer
- 20 books: Galactic navigator
- 40 books: To Infinity and Beyond
I've settled on the Galactic Navigator level. I want to leave some open room in my schedule for other books, and perhaps another challenge. I had a lot of success with the 2018 r/Fantasy Book Bingo challenge, and I may want to do that again.
Here's my potential SpaceTime list:
- Grass by Sherri Tepper
- The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt
- Quantum Magician by Derek Künsken
- The Poison Master by Liz Williams
- Dying of the Light by George R.R. Martin
- Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
- Nova by Samuel R. Delaney
- A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White
- The Ark by Patrick S. Tomlinson
- The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
- A Red Sun Also Rises by Mark Hodder
- Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell
- Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden
- Noumenon by Marina J. Lostetter
- Tekwar by William Shatner
- The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi
- The Empress Game by Rhonda Mason
- Downbelow Station by C.J. Cherryh
- A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
- Mistworld by Simon R. Green
As I finish and review each book, I'll add a link to the title.
That's a great list, Jordan, and thanks for taking part. I confess I haven't heard of most of them, so I'll be looking for recommendations!
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