Lost in Space Q & A thread

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Have any questions? Ask them here.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

This challenge is meant to encourage the reading of science fiction books. However, it is not mandatory.

If you're thinking, "I don't read science fiction stories!", it's possible that you just don't realize you do.

Science fiction elements include: (from Wikipedia)
✪ A time setting in the future, in alternative timelines, or in a historical past that contradicts known facts of history.
✪ New and different political or social systems, such as utopian, dystopian, or post-apocalyptic.
✪ Abilities such as mind control, telepathy, telekinesis, such as "The Force" in Star Wars.
✪ Characters that include aliens, mutants, androids, or humanoid robots and other types of characters arising from a future human evolution.
✪ Futuristic or plausible technology, such as ray guns, teleportation machines, and humanoid computers.
✪ Scientific principles that are new or that contradict accepted physical laws, such as time travel, wormholes, or faster-than-light travel or communication.
✪ Scenes in outer space, on other worlds, or subterranean earth.
✪ Other universes or dimensions and travel between them.

helpful lists: Best Science Fiction and Popular Science Fiction books

[Sarah]

Can I pick any fictional spaceship? Or does the spaceship matter to the challenge?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Sarah wrote: "Can I pick any fictional spaceship?"

You can choose any spaceship, fictional or real.

Sarah wrote: "...Or does the spaceship matter to the challenge?"

It doesn't really matter. I was planning on adding some sort of spacecraft to your thread name. Like, Sarah in a X-Wing. Just making a way to personalize your challenge.

[Sarah]

Thanks!

[LaurLa]

Lanelle - I think Sally accidentally posted her first task request in my thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

LaurLa wrote: "Lanelle - I think Sally accidentally posted her first task request in my thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

I saw that. When I created her thread, I asked her which planet she'd like to start with. Hopefully that will take care of any confusion for her.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

It's been pointed out to me that I have Mercury and Venus's positions in our Solar System backwards. Mercury is closest to the Sun, not Venus If you are currently working on either of the two planets and would like me to change the 5th task, let me know on your thread.

[LaurLa]

HI Lanelle - for Read a book set during a battle or war, if the book has flashbacks scenes to when one of the MCs was deployed in Afghanastan, would that count?

[Megan]

Can we pick more than one task for a planet? Or make another round once we finish with one from each planet?

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

LaurLa wrote: "HI Lanelle - for Read a book set during a battle or war, if the book has flashbacks scenes to when one of the MCs was deployed in Afghanastan, would that count?"

Flashbacks will work, LaurLa.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Megan wrote: "Can we pick more than one task for a planet? Or make another round once we finish with one from each planet?"

It's up to you. I would prefer for you to do one round and then start over, but I'll let you decide.

[Viji]

Would Oliver and Eleanor: Only one season for Love work for the task:
Mars:
3. The fashionable idea that Mars was populated by intelligent Martians exploded in the late 19th century. Read a historical book?
Thanks.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Viji wrote: "Would Oliver and Eleanor: Only one season for Love work for the task:
Mars:
3. The fashionable idea that Mars was p..."

Amazon is advertising it as "Contemporary Romance Fiction", so I'm afraid it won't qualify as Historical. Sorry.

[Megan]

For the task of an author's name beginning with 'C' or 'T' can I use Andrea Cremer or do I need to go by an author's first name? Thanks!

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Megan wrote: "For the task of an author's name beginning with 'C' or 'T' can I use Andrea Cremer or do I need to go by an author's first name? Thanks!"

Either first or last name is okay.

[Megan]

Does this one have enough red on? If not I have another one in mind.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Megan wrote: "Does this one have enough red on? If not I have another one in mind.

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No. Sorry.

[Megan]

How about:

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Megan wrote: "How about:

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That's a bit better.

[Agnieszka]

I wanted to use Seaver's Seven for a task but according to GR and Amazon it's 138 pages though regarding my reading time I'd say it's rather 183 pages. Would you accept it in this case?
If not I read plenty enough and will find soon another book for this planet.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

Agnieszka wrote: "I wanted to use Seaver's Seven for a task but according to GR and Amazon it's 138 pages though regarding my reading time I'd say it's rather 183 pages. Would you accept it in this c..."

Let's stick with the page number given by Goodreads and Amazon. Sorry.

[Agnieszka]

Lanelle wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "I wanted to use Seaver's Seven for a task but according to GR and Amazon it's 138 pages though regarding my reading time I'd say it's rather 183 pages. Would you a..."

Thank you and that's fine with me.