- Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
- Read 12 books that are the first in any series. You may read & list your chosen books any time during the year.
- Challenge runs January thru December, 2009.
- You can join anytime between now and December 31, 2009.
- You do not have to decide your books ahead of time. You can add or subtract from your list during the year.
1. Twilight ~ Stephenie Meyer - Read
2. One for the Money ~ Janet Evanovich
3. Whiskey Sour - J.A. Konrath (Jack Daniels series)
4. Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong - Read
5. Beekeeper's Apprentice - Laurie King
6. Nightlife - Rob Thurman
7. Weapons of Choice - John Birmingham
8. Elric: The Stealer of Souls - Michael Moorcock
9. Kiss of Midnight - Lara Adrian
10. Blood Engines - T. A. Pratt
11. His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik - Read
12. Star Wars: Lost Tribe of The Sith: Precipice - John Jackson Miller
Update: Thanks to Suvudu, most of these first in series books were free. The hardest part was deciding which of their titles to add to the challenge.
The 2009 EBook Challenge - Done!
1. Twilight ~ Stephenie Meyer - Read
2. His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik - Read
3. Small Favor - Jim Butcher - Read
4. Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan - Suze Orman - Read
5. The Outlaw Demon Wails (The Hollows, Book 6) - Kim Harrison - Read
6. The Scourge of God - S.M. Stirling - Read
7. The Clutter Diet - Lorie Marrero - Read
8. Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera, Book 5) - Jim Butcher - Read
9. The Core Program - Peggy Brill and Gerald Secor Couzens - Read
10. Personal Demon (Women of the Otherworld, Book 8) - Kelley Armstrong - Read
The 2009 ARC Reading Challenge
1. The Noticer by Andy Andrews - Read/Reviewed
2. Stonecypher Road - Warren Longwell and Nancy Longwell
3. Until the Skies Fall - Liza Granville
4. Dark Rain - Tony Richards - Read
5. Spiral Hunt - Margaret Ronald - Read
6. The Truth About You - Marcus Buckingham - Read/Reviewed
7. The Red Rubber Ball at Work - Kevin Carroll
8. Joker One - Donovan Campbell
9. Paul of Dune - Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
10. The Saga of Beowulf - R. Scot Johns
11. Certain Jeopardy - Jeff Struecker
12. How To Train A Rock - Paul Steven Stone
Sookie Stackhouse Challenge at Beth Fish and GalleySmith, runs July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010 - read the entire series by Charlaine Harris.
1. Dead Until Dark - Read
2. Living Dead in Dallas
3. Club Dead
4. Dead to the World
5. Dead as a Doornail
6. Definitely Dead
7. All Together Dead
8. From Dead to Worse
9. Dead and Gone