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  1st in Series Challenge 2009

  http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/2008/11/1st-in-series-challenge-2009.html

  1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
  2. Read 12 books that are the first in any series. You may read & list your chosen books any time during the year.
  3. Challenge begins January thru December, 2009.
  4. You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2009.
  

  DeSeRt RoSe started this discussion 1 year ago. ( reply )

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  unicdreamer (edited)

  My list for 1st in series books:

  1. Thirteen Orphans by Jane Lindskold
  2. Winterbirth by Brian Ruckley
  3. Innocent Mage by Karen Miller
  4. The Religion by Tim Willocks
  5. Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberry
  6. Bitterwood by James Maxey
  7. Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear
  8. Storm Front (Dresden files) by Jim Butcher
  9. Accacia by David Anthony Durham
  10. The Bastard (Kent Family Chronicles) by John Jakes
  11. Evergreen by Belva Plain
  12. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

  I'm only doing the challenge on here so mine will run from December 08 through November 09

  
  

  Books I've read for this challenge:
  1. The Bastard by John Jakes 12/4/08 5 stars Loved this book when it came out in the 70s and it's still just as good today.
  (This is also the author's debut novel)

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    DeSeRt RoSe 

    Good for you, I'm still thinking of doing a list!

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  Debbie B 

  I've signed up for this challenge. I am going to add to my list as I go.

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  Bunnitaz (edited)

  My List

  1. 16 Lighthouse Road
  2. The Shop on Blossom Street
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  DeSeRt RoSe (edited)

  My list

  1. Shakespeare's Landlord (Charlaine Harris) DONE
  2. Sex and the Single Vampire (reading now)
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  Joanne N (edited)

  My list, to be read in no particular order...

  1- Twilight Stephenie Meyer
  2- Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone J.K Rowling (can't believe i haven't read this yet)
  3- Garden Spells Sarah Addison Allen
  4- The Journey Josephine Cox
  5- Cross Stitch (Outlander) Diana Gabaldon
  6- Wideacre Philippa Gregory
  7- The Quilter's Apprentice Jennifer Chaiverini
  8- Desperate Duchesses Eloisa James -------------abandoned: on page 102: Jan 17th
  9- One for the Money Janet Evanovich
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  Pity i can't cheat and start this challenge now instead of waiting until Jan 1st... LoL... i have recently finished a book that is 1st in series... and currently reading a 1st in series... so i can't add them here!

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    krisT J 

    me too Joanne, I have read 6 out of your 8 already...heehee. I just finished a great first book too but that is okay there are plenty more out there. i am not sure I will have a list ready or just let them happen as I go.

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    Bunnitaz 

    I've read all the Harry Potter's great books. Twilight is going on my wishllist (the buzz has me interested). Please write a review for Cross Stitch, I've been hearing about this Outlander series and would like to know what you think about it.

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    Joanne N 

    whoa, kris... 6 out of those 8 already! but, yes... there are many more where they came from...

    bunnitaz... i've been hearing great things about the Outlander series, so i hope it lives up to the hype, and doesn't disappoint... will let you know what i think :)
    although not sure yet which order i will read the above... it is high on the list, as it fits in with a couple of other challenges i have joined in this group :)

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    DeSeRt RoSe 

    Bunnitaz I've read the first book of the Outlander series and it is GREAT!! I just loved it. Can't wait to read the second book but I will start it next year (I mean in January :) )so it will fit with some of my challenges :)

    Joanne, I would love to know what your opinion of it is after you read it :)

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    Joanne N 

    sure will let you know desert rose :)

    my biggest fear is that i will love it so much that i HAVE to read the rest in the series straight away... that means that all the other books i have lined up for the challenges will be put aside and then i won't complete my challenges... LoL!

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    Joanne N 

    oh dear ~ i'm not off to a good start with this challenge...

    i can't get into the first book i picked to read ~ had to abandon it on page 102...

    (took me several days to get that far, because i wasn't in the mood for reading it... grrr... i'll try another book for a different challenge, and come back to this one soon).

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  Erin S (edited)

  My List

  1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling
  2. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
  3. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith
  4. The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
  5. A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray
  6. Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
  7. The Amulet of Samarkand(The Bartimaeus Trilogy) - Jonathan Stroud
  8. Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
  9. Gifts - Ursula Le Guin
  10. These is My Words - Nancy E. Turner
  11. The Quiet Game - Greg Iles
  12. Among the Hidden - Margaret Peterson Haddix

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  jenny k 

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  Cora R (edited)

  Here is my list:

  1. Seventh Son (Alvin Maker Series) - Orson Scott Card [read 1/1/09]
  2. Archangel (Samaria Series) - Sharon Shinn [read 1/3/09]
  3. Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy) - Robin Hobb [read 1/26/09]
  4. Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Series) - Charlaine Harris [read 2/8/09]
  5. The City of Ember - Jeanne DuPrau [read 2/17/09]
  6. Tithe - Holly Black [read 2/18/09]
  7. Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr [read 2/19/09]
  8. The Looking Glass Wars - Frank Beddor [read 2/27/09]
  9. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer [read 3/15/09]
  10. Nobody's Princess - Esther Friesner [3/21/09]
  11. Fablehaven - Brandon Mull [3/23/09]
  12. The Mysterious Benedict Society -Trenton Lee Stewart [4/7/09]

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    Cora R 

    This challenge is now complete!

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    Erin S 

    Congrats!

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  wayz12 

  I'll jump in!

  1. Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson series) currently reading
  2. Dragonsong by Anne MacCaffrey (HarperHall trilogy) currently reading
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  Tanya D (edited)

  I'm in as I'm always looking for new authors. I'll fill in as I go along.
  1. The Gunslinger by Stephen King, Read Jan 09
  2. Hooked on Murder by Debbie Macomber, Read Feb 09
  3. Murder with Peacocks by Donna Andrews, Read Feb 09
  4. The Shop on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber, Read Feb 09
  5. 16 Lighthouse Road by Debbie Macomber, Read Feb 09
  6. The Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanna Fluke, Read Feb 09
  7. Naked in Death by JD Robb, Read Feb 09
  8.Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton, Read Feb 09
  9. The Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot, Read Feb 09
  10. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris, Read Feb. 09
  11. Ghost of a Chance by Yasmine Galenorn, Read Mar 09
  12. The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith, Apr 09

  Yay finished!!

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    Erin S 

    What did you think of The Gunslinger? I didn't quite get it.

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    Tanya D 

    I didn't quite get it either. I read it for CTT and it was the first Stephen King I'd ever read. The interesting thing is that I can't pinpoint what it was that I didn't get. There was just something about the book that didn't sit right. Ever since I read it I've been debating on whether or not I wanted to read further into the series, wondering if things would start to make sense. I have yet to make a decision.

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    Cora R 

    I had the same reaction as you did. In fact I have the second in the series sitting here (I got it before I read the first one) and I can't decide if I want to pick it up since I still have the Stephen King and western tags I need for CTT. It took me so long to get through the first book I am not sure about the second.

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    Erin S 

    Well, I'm glad I am not the only one who didn't get it!

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    Joanne N 

    I love Stephen King... but this is one book that i just did not like... i am so glad that it is not the first King book i have read, otherwise i would never have read all the other amazing books of his that i have loved!
    Needless to say, i didn't read any more of the series, even though i have been encouraged to by those that have read the whole series... perhaps they do get better :)

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  Erin S 

  Yay! I finally finished this challenge. I have two more to finish by the end of the year, and I'm almost done with both.

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