Shaitarn's A-Z Challenge

[Shaitarn]

I read, therefore I challenge. (I'm writing the date in the UK fashion - day/month/year.)


Alchemy – Red Seas Under Red Skies completed 23/01
Banishment – Exile completed 27/01/18
Coven – A Discovery of Witches - completed 06/11/18
Demons – Practical Demonkeeping - completed 02/05
Elves – Homeland (dark elves are still elves!) - completed 08/01/18
Fairies – War for the Oaks - completed 30/07
Griffins – Dragons of Winter Night - completed 12/01
Horror – Dracula - completed 08/12
Interstellar (space) - Grimspace - completed 15/12/18
Joust – The Legend of Nightfall - completed 11/10/18
Kracken - Nevernight (sand krackens count, right?) - completed 04/02
Lucifer – The War Hound and the World's Pain - completed 22/02
Mediums – The Devil Rides Out - completed 28/09/18
Necromancy (any) - Sabriel - completed 10/11/18
Orcs – A Demon in the Desert - completed 30/06/18
Phoenix - Firebird - completed 09/11/18
Quest - The Farthest Shore - completed 28/07/18
Reincarnation - Daggerspell - completed 28/12/18
Steampunk - A Study in Silks - completed 24/12/18
Tarot – Gardens of the Moon - completed 19/01
Unicorns – The Darkest Road completed 29/01
Vampires – Living Dead in Dallas 09/02/18
Werewolves - Bitten completed 3/9/18
Xenomorph – The War of the Worlds completed 17/12/18
Yeti (snow monster) – Tintin in Tibet completed 10/09/18
Zombies – Zombie Britannica completed 29/08/18

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Enjoy.

[Zaara]

Sooooo...I dunno where to get ahold of you jezzt to chat, @Shaitarn...bcuz I checked and you don't hv a personal chat/tracking thred...so I guess this is it...
I saw your post abt MZB over on the invite thred but felt squidgy abt replying bcuz Marge said not to be off-topic over there...
See...I jezzt bought all 3 of the original Avalon trilogy when I was buying Sweaters...Sevenwaters...heh! you were there...you know what Sweaters is...
I'm feeling super guilty now...I read Mists when I was in school and then never caught up. So when I was getting these, I also got those and...
:-(

All the best with your challenge, gal and for 2018 in general. I hope its a good one for ya....
You really were sweet to me when I...well, let's jezzt say whenEVER...cuz you really are nice always Shai...
But xpecially then...you wonderful person woman DRAGONGAL you!

I hope you like Xmas colours...


Happy Holidays...
Also Shai...when's your bday? If you don't mind sharing, that is...I'm making this list...its just random...

[Shaitarn]

Hey Zaara - nice to hear from you! You know, I never thought about putting up a thread for general chat (I suppose I'm just not very sociable!), but you can contact me here, no problem, or PM me if you like. I'm always happy to hear from you (and I do mean that!)

I really wish I hadn't heard about MZB - I liked her books when I was younger (not Mists so much, but I loved her book about Kassandra of Troy - I still have it somewhere) but now I'm not sure I want to read them for a long while. BTW, the publisher is donating their money from sales of those books to a child's charity, so try not to feel too bad about buying them.

Thank you for the picture (and the dragongal tag - I like dragons, who doesn't? :)). My birthday is at the beginning of December (2nd, to be exact), but I hate people making a big thing about it. Just an odd quirk of mine.

[Zaara]

Ok Shai...no fuss...I'll remember.
+ I see you now have a tracker...
I'll be reading Avalon...cuz I already bought the books, like I said...but m sure glad the money went to charity.

[Shaitarn]

Yeah; I've already said 'yes' to so many reads this year I need that tracker!

[Shaitarn]

Current score: 5/26

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Great job!

[Shaitarn]

Names A - Z

"When you're going through hell books, keep going." - Winston Churchill

(Only one from each book)

A - Alec of Kerry - Luck in the Shadows - 26/07/18
B - Bee - Fool's Assassin - 09/05
C - Chareos the Blademaster Quest for Lost Heroes - 29/04
D - Delilha (Del) - Sword-Sworn - 11/02
E - Eric Northman - From Dead to Worse - 09/04
F - Flint Fireforge - Dragons of Spring Dawning - 13/02
G - Gailard - The Guardian - 27/06/18
H - Harry (Angharad) Crewe - The Blue Sword - 07/06/18
I - Ivar The Burning Stone - 17/09/18
J - Jezal dan Luther - The Blade Itself - 08/09/2018
K - Kacha - Swords and Scoundrels - 28/03/2018
L - Locke Lamora - The Republic of Thieves - 18/02
M - Mar'ya Morevna Prince Ivan - 14/10/18
N - Nevare Burvelle Renegade's Magic - 25/04/18
O - October 'Toby' Daye - Rosemary and Rue - 04/07/18
P - Pug Magician
Q - Quinn All Together Dead - 25/03/18
R - Sister Rosvita Child of Flame - 18/11/18
S - Sookie Stackhouse Dead to the World - 14/02/18
T - Tenaka Khan The King Beyond the Gate - 21/02/18
U - Ulric Legend - 26/1/18
V - Vlad Taltos - Taltos - 05/07/2018
W - Winter Ihernglass - The Thousand Names - 10/02/18
X - Xertes - Waylander (Ciclo Drenai - 24/03/18
Y - Yaril Burvelle Forest Mage - 12/04/2018
Z - Zsuzsanna Tsepesh - Covenant with the Vampire - 25/02/18

[Siobhan]

Good luck, Shaitarn!

I might start a names one too, it's a great idea. Along with Scott's new non-fantasy one, we're gonna be all challenged out! XD

[Shaitarn]

I can imagine us all slumped down in exhaustion on 31st December, surrounded by piles of the books we've forced ourselves to read!

[Siobhan]

Shaitarn wrote: "I can imagine us all slumped down in exhaustion on 31st December, surrounded by piles of the books we've forced ourselves to read!"

Hahaha. But we'll feel so accomplished! :)

[Zaara]

Hey.
Here's a cinnamnon vanilla latté for you and/or (if you're a tea person) some sexy autumnal chai. I also brung soup so your dragon avatar is all set for an entire day in virtual reality...
😂😂😂
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AAAAAND BONUS:

A very old vintage (empty) teacup to indulge your Jane Austen side...



+ I've also always loved these old style Campbell soup mugs...


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Thanks for yesterday's generous words and solidarity. I was (secretly) very touched but also having the sudden heated *blush*...haha!
So I got flustered and was flippant; accepted your compliments with an ill grace.
But actually it counts MORE coming from you because you don't waste words much, do you Shai?

[Shaitarn]

@ Zaara You know something? I also get awkward and embarrassed about things like this, so often don't respond until far too late, when the other person's already written me off as rude.

Thank you for the treats, which are needed right now (so cold!); I don't like coffee, but I love tea (yes, I'm a British stereotype) and the soup looks lovely.

Before I forget, Virginie and I are planning to read The Golden Key in February, so if there's a time that month that suits you then let us know and I'll ask the mods to put a thread up.

[Shaitarn]

Five weeks of the year left to finish my A - Z. That's doable. Totally doable *looks at buddy reads and chews fingernails*.

[Zaara]

Shaitarn wrote: "@ Zaara You know something? I also get awkward and embarrassed about things like this, so often don't respond until far too late, when the other person's already written me off as rude. "

No worries, Shai.
I spend so much of my time being a horrific social spaz that I'd never judge on anyone + I do not think you are rude at all.

I think you are extremely genuine and non-fuss and unostentatiously classy and make me conscious of the difference between gilt and gold.

Unfortunately I don't own the book...and have had to let my loan copy go, naturally...and I'd already hung onto it for more than three months without ever doing more than diddle thru a few pages...and what I saw seemed interesting. Why don't you and Virginie just carry on and set a date that's suitable for you both and I'll see if I can organise a copy and make it around that time in Feb?
Thanks for remembering me tho, Shaitarn and all the best + many many MANY good wishes for a productive writing year. O and I know you don't like a big fuss...so I won't make one but happy belated. Hope you got the books and presemts you wanted, you!

:-)))

[Shaitarn]

Done! With a couple of days to spare!!

[Zaara]

Good morning, dear Shaitarn! This is where I always post for you so I'm continuing here...hope you still have alerts on for this thred and get bumped.
Hope this is among the first things you see today :) and please check PM

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Have a lie in today?
:D


And I hope you like the light fragrance of lilies of the valley...I sure do...so here I brought a touch of "mixed up" seasons...😂😂😂 also a touch of imperfectly ughly homeyness in the clashing jug that looks like it were a forgotten gift fished out someone's attic...


And of course, chocolate!!

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