30.2 - Ty's Task: Absolute Zero

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

30.2 Ty's Task: Absolute Zero

In my earlier days as an engineering undergrad, I thought I was being cutely esoteric and wrote a poem entitled "Absolute Zero". It was horrendous. Full of bad physics puns, indecipherable metaphors, and truly cringe-worthy barely-existent imagery. In celebration of winter and bad poetry, please to enjoy any TWO of the following options.

Required: state the options chosen and any supporting information required.

A. Absolute zero is the lowest temperature possible - which is actually impossible, because absolute zero cannot be reached naturally.
For this option, read a book with BOTH fantasy and science fiction as genres on the main page. The genres may appear either separately or together as "Science Fiction Fantasy" but must appear as stand-alone genres without nested sub-genres.

B. Absolute zero is 0 degrees on the Kelvin (K) scale, -273.15 degrees on the Celsius (C) scale, and -459.67 degrees on the Fahrenheit (F) scale. In other words, it's pretty stinkin' cold. Choose any scale and read a book with a page count with digits from the chosen scale INCLUDING the digit 0. The digit zero must be in the page number, regardless of scale, to follow the "absolute zero" theme.

K- the number of pages must include at least 2 0's with no other repeating digits: ex. 200, 300.
C - 0 plus allowed digits 1,2,3,5,7 with no repeated digits ex. 203, 370, 150.
F - 0 plus allowed digits 4,5,6,7,9 with no repeated digits ex. 490, 540, 409.

Note: Readers of alternative formats (ebooks, audiobooks, and large print books) must link to the mass market paperback or other edition used to establish number of pages. See Book Formats and Page Numbers Explained in Rules of the Challenge.

Required: state the scale and number of pages.

C. The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (BLFC) is "a whimsical literary competition that challenges entrants to compose the opening sentence to the worst of all possible novels". The 2013 winner is a doozy. A poem doesn't a novel make, but I believe I unwittingly embraced the spirit of the BLFC with my little ditty. For this option, read any book with a title that contains a 5-or-more-letter word in the 2013 winning entry.

She strutted into my office wearing a dress that clung to her like Saran Wrap to a sloppily butchered pork knuckle, bone and sinew jutting and lurching asymmetrically beneath its folds, the tightness exaggerating the granularity of the suet and causing what little palatable meat there was to sweat, its transparency the thief of imagination. — Chris Wieloch, Brookfield, WI

NO variations allowed. The word must match exactly.

Required: state the word.

[Ty]

Good~

Option A:

[Ty]

Not so good ~

Option A:

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

This help thread is open!

[Deborah]

Double checking
World After for option A

[Ty]

Judy & Deborah, I will answer you in the same post as it's the same issue.

I will have to say no to both. These were shelved by readers as either time travel or dystopia, rather than science fiction. If you click further on "top shelves" to see the entire page of shelving, you see only time travel/dystopia listed for those exact numbers. The nesting of SF>TT or SF>Dys is a GR algorithm.

The only "together" genre allowed is "science fiction fantasy". Sorry!

[KSMary]

Opt A - Scarlet which has Fantasy and Science Fiction shelves separately

Opt B - Notorious Nineteen which has 302 which fits the C scale - 0 with 1,2,3,5,7

I think these will fit, right?

Mary

[Ty]

some examples (and for those romance-minded) that are acceptable for Option A. note the slight theme...



non-romance

[Ty]

KSMary wrote: "Opt A - Scarlet which has Fantasy and Science Fiction shelves separately

Opt B - Notorious Nineteen which has 302 which fits the C scale - 0 with 1,2,3,5,7

I think..."


yes to both.

[Sassafrass]

Hi Ty! Interesting task. LOL, I love the way your mind works.

I wanted to verify for option A that Justice has both Science Fiction and Fantasy on the main page.

Also, for option c, I want to use the word "little" since it's got 6 letters. That's ok, right?

[Ty]

Sassafrass wrote: "Hi Ty! Interesting task. LOL, I love the way your mind works.

I wanted to verify for option A that Justice has both Science Fiction and Fantasy on the main page.

Also, for optio..."


haha! yes to both.

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

When I saw the title of this task, my first thought was for this book...



it's listed as Science Fiction and Fantasy (separate) and Science Fiction Fantasy. It also has Humor listed, so it would work for Task 10.6. :D

[Elizabeth]

For option A I was thinking to read Allegiant or Warprize.
Warprize is shelved as Science Fiction Fantasy and Allegiant is shelved as Science Fiction and Fantasy (separately) and also Science Fiction->Dystopia

For option B Web of Lies (400 pg)

[Sam]

Elizabeth wrote: "For option A I was thinking Allegiant or Warprize."

I'm hoping Allegiant works too

[Claire]

A. Divergent by Veronica Roth

B. -459.67 degrees on the Fahrenheit (F) scale

My Booky Wook by Russell Brand 405 pages

[Ty]

Christina (AKA Babbling) wrote: "When I saw the title of this task, my first thought was for this book...



it's listed as Science Fiction and Fantasy (separate) and Science Fiction Fantasy. It also..."

looks funny!

[Ty]

Elizabeth wrote: "For option A I was thinking to read Allegiant or Warprize.
Warprize is shelved as Science Fiction Fantasy and Allegiant is shelved as Science Fiction and Fantasy (separ..."

yes to all

[Ty]

Claire wrote: "A. Divergent by Veronica Roth

B. -459.67 degrees on the Fahrenheit (F) scale

My Booky Wook by Russell Brand 405 pages"

yep

[Ann A]

Ha Ha! I love the bad sentence! Very creative task.

[Fandury]

Will this two work?

A: Control Point having both Fanatsy and Science Fiction seperately.

C: Little Gods with the word little being in this delightful opening sentance...

[Susan A]

Before I start looking, I want to make sure I understand. Option B is the only book that must have a paperback version. Is that statement correct?

and can you approve Politician Won for option A please? (I'll get ebook length verified if it gets approved here)

[Bea]

I'm reading The Silver Crown which has genres of Fantasy, Science Fiction and Science Fiction Fantasy all listed.

[Ty]

Fandury wrote: "Will this two work?

A: Control Point having both Fanatsy and Science Fiction seperately.

C: Little Gods with the word little being in this delightful opening sentanc..."

looks good!

[Ty]

Susan A wrote: "Before I start looking, I want to make sure I understand. Option B is the only book that must have a paperback version. Is that statement correct?

and can you approve..."

Politician Won approved for A.

For option B, usually for any task requiring page numbers, there must be a regular print version available to verify those numbers. So, pb and hardbacks are viable.

[Ty]

Bea wrote: "I'm reading The Silver Crown which has genres of Fantasy, Science Fiction and Science Fiction Fantasy all listed."

that works!

[Deborah]

How about:
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

[Ty]

Deborah wrote: "How about:
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War"

I'm assuming for option A? yep, it works.

[Deborah]

Yes, option A. Thanks:)

[Andy]

So Red Planet or Between Planets wiil work, no?

[Ty]

Andy wrote: "So Red Planet or Between Planets wiil work, no?"

Between Planets would work, but Red Planet, which normally would work, has that finicky childrens genre.... I think it has to be 300 pages or something? then again, maybe it'll drop off in a couple weeks and then you could use it!

[Andy]

Ty wrote: "Andy wrote: "So Red Planet or Between Planets will work, no?"

Between Planets would work, but Red Planet, which normally would work, has that fi..."
That's fine, I only need one.

[Susan A]

Ty --

please take Politician Won off the approved list. It was not approved for length. GR, amazon, and publisher had very different counts.
Thanks

[Ty]

Diane Whitney wrote: "Will Leviathan work for option A? Fantasy, Science-Fiction and Science Fiction Fantasy all appear on main page but, nested sub-genres also appear."

yep

[Lacy]

For A: Insurgent lists both...

[Ty]

Lacy wrote: "For A: Insurgent lists both..."

Hi Lacyyyy :D

yep. that works. the other 2 in the trilogy have already been approved also.

[bamaace83]

May I get the following book approved for option A before it vanishes of the top shelf?

Secrets

Thanks!

[Ty]

bamaace83 wrote: "May I get the following book approved for option A before it vanishes of the top shelf?

Secrets

Thanks!"

approved :)

[Katherine (DirectorKat)]

I am hoping that for Option B I can useThe Alchemyst by Michael Scott.

Also for option 3 using the word thief I would like to use The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

[Ty]

both books look good

[Prajakta]

Can I Use :

Option A :Iron Council by China Miéville

Option B: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson

[Ty]

Prajakta wrote: "Can I Use :

Option A :Iron Council by China Miéville

Option B: Case Histories by Kate Atkinson"

yes for A, yes for B using C

[Valorie]

For option C, I wanted to make sure I could read Until There Was You using the word "there" from the winning entry.

[Ty]

Valorie wrote: "For option C, I wanted to make sure I could read Until There Was You using the word "there" from the winning entry."

yep!

[Valorie]

Great! Thanks Ty ~ Fun task!

[Katherine (DirectorKat)]

Ty wrote: "both books look good"


Thank you.

[Susan A]

For option A approval:

When I Fall - will submit ebook approval as well

Thanks

[Dee]

for C - Love's Little Instruction Book (pending ebook approval)

still nto sure on other one yet

[Ty]

Susan A wrote: "For option A approval:

When I Fall - will submit ebook approval as well

Thanks"

yes

[Ty]

Dee wrote: "for C - Love's Little Instruction Book (pending ebook approval)

still nto sure on other one yet"

yes. I see a pb, btw.

[Stacy]

Ok, just for clarification, would Eldest work for option A? Science Fiction Fantasy is on the main GR page as one of the genres, but so is Fantasy>Dragons and a couple other Fantasy genres with nested subgenres.