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The 2023 Superhero Challenge: Royalty vs. Commoner Discussion Thread
Kate wrote: "Ana AZ wrote: "Kate wrote: "Does the full cast audio drama version of Nimona (originally published as a graphic novel) count for this challenge?"Hi, Kate! Unfortunately, this is one of the rules:..."
I think so... Not 100% sure though. Maybe we can wait for others to chime in.
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Hi, Kate! Unfortunately, this is one of the rules:..."
I would think it's still considered a graphic novel. I don't want to decide though since I'm a challenger. :) Wayland or anyone else?
Kate wrote: "Ana AZ wrote: "Kate wrote: "Does the full cast audio drama version of Nimona (originally published as a graphic novel) count for this challenge?"Hi, Kate! Unfortunately, this is one of the rules:..."
Hi Kate, I definitely think Wayland should make the final ruling since we are all challengers, like Shawnie said, but to my mind it still would be considered a graphic novel since that is its original format.
Thanks guys! That’s 3 votes for it being a GN so I’m going to go ahead and pick something else as I was leaning that way as well. Time to head to the library :)
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Happy hunting! :)
In case anyone else is struggling to find an archeology book for Red Star too, I found this handy list: https://www.librarything.com/topic/68245 Any other ideas?
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Any other ideas?"
Good to know. :) I typed in "archaeologist" on the GR Browse Lists and lots came up.
Shawnie wrote: "I typed in "archaeologist" on the GR Browse Lists and lots came up."Oh geeze, I didn't know that was a thing. Thank you!
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Oh geeze, I didn't know that was a thing. Thank you!"
It'll be your new favorite place to browse Lists. I spend too much time there. lol It's really good for finding challenge traits.
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Any suggestions for part 3 of Ghost Rider? Struggling to think of one and it's hard to Google without some major spoilers...Bad Deal- read a book where someone makes a very bad deal, where a bargain of some kind changes someone’s life, or with some kind of deal, agreement, or bargain being depicted on the cover.
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I also like the Kara Gillian series by Diana Rowland starting with Mark of the Demon. It's adult. Bargains with a demon.
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Bad Deal- read a book where someone makes a very bad deal, where a barg..."
Some Harry Dresden books. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, though that book sucks.
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For Ghost Rider/Flaming Skull, is it okay if the skull is on the back cover instead of the front cover?
For the JSA Brownstone Landmark/Museum, does it count if it's a library that has exhibits like a museum?
Vinca wrote: "Any suggestions for part 3 of Ghost Rider? Struggling to think of one and it's hard to Google without some major spoilers...Bad Deal- read a book where someone makes a very bad deal, where a barg..."
Thirteens fits and is perfect for Halloween if you are ok with middle grade fantasy. I enjoyed it a lot as an adult reader.
Thanks all, that gives me a few options!
Wayland: For Scorpion, Mac Gargan, Private Investigator: Would a book where a main character (a civilian) is hired by the police to investigate off the record, work?
I am having a real hard time choosing books to defeat the Wrecker this month. Any suggestions??***
Manual Laborer- read a book where a major character works at a manual labor type job, where manual labor is important to the story, or with someone doing a simple physical job (digging, chopping wood, etc.) on the cover/
Crowbar- read a book where someone uses a crowbar, where someone helps destroy something, or with any implement of destruction on the cover/
It’s A Mistake- read a book where a mistake has some serious repercussions, where mistaken identity is important to the story, with “mistake” in the title, or with some kind of mistake on the cover/
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Melanie wrote: "I am having a real hard time choosing books to defeat the Wrecker this month. Any suggestions??"I hit up my friend who's a school librarian for ideas and this is what she recommended:
1. Manual Laborer: The Labors of Hercules Beal
2. Crowbar: Warrior Girl Unearthed
3. It’s A Mistake: A Perfect Mistake
Personally, I have yet to dislike a book she recommends, regardless if it's MG, YA, or adult. She's good at finding the ones with general appeal. That said, I haven't read any of these yet, so no promises!
Other ideas from stuff I have read:
For crowbar: LotR, Ender's Game/Ender's Shadow, World War Z, His Dark Materials, Red White & Royal Blue, Turtles of the Midnight Moon, War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues, An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives
It's a mistake seems the easiest to fit with SFF books as most involve a mistake of some kind. For non-fic, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth, War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence, and any plague history book would work (Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues, A Planet of Viruses, The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time, And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic, etc).
Great suggestions!!!Red White and Royal Blue for Crowbar??(I don't mind spoilers)
I stumbled into a book for Mistake. Will Save the Galaxy for Food has a significant instance of mistaken identity, but I just picked it up for fun.
Moon Called works for Manual Labor and Iron Kissed for Crowbar, but I prefer to not reread.
PS: librarians are so awesome.
Audrey wrote: "Michael Vey 2 (Rise of the Elgen) -- they destroy something. Also book 3."Can they be read out of order?
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Can they be read out of order?"
I recommend reading in order, but you shouldn't be too lost if you don't. He tends to give a recap at the beginning. They are quick books. The first book has some destruction, but I don't think it's TOTAL destruction. It's also the founding of a group.
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1. Moving Day
Read a book where a company or organization relocates to a new city, founds a new headquarters or base of operations, or with some kind of moving truck or boxes on the cover.
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Audrey wrote: "Virginia is part of the American South, right?"Yes, definitely
Audrey wrote: "Any ideas for Commoners JSA Brownstone Landmark?:1. Moving Day
Read a book where a company or organization relocates to a new city, founds a new headquarters or base of operations, or with some k..."
I'm struggling with this one too 😕
The one I read was book 5 of a series and I stumbled on it.Burn Rate
This one should work too and can be read out of order: The Case of the Haunted Haunted House.
@Kate, Please tell your librarian friend that The Labors of Hercules Beal is AMAZING!!! I am thoroughly in love with this book and I haven't even finished it yet.
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Please tell your librarian friend that The Labors of Hercules Beal is AMAZING!!! I am thoroughly in love with this book and I haven't even finished it yet."
I added it to my library queue. :)
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Melanie wrote: "Great suggestions!!!Red White and Royal Blue for Crowbar??(I don't mind spoilers)..."
Yep! "someone helps destroy something" - the 2 MCs destroy a wedding cake, which is a significant plot point early in the book that drives a lot of the story.
Melanie wrote: "@Kate, Please tell your librarian friend that The Labors of Hercules Beal is AMAZING!!! I am thoroughly in love with this book and I haven't even finished it yet."
Yay! Will do. I have it out from Libby and can't wait to get to it after I finish Warrior Girl Unearthed, which is also proving to be excellent.
Audrey wrote: "Any ideas for Commoners JSA Brownstone Landmark?:1. Moving Day
Read a book where a company or organization relocates to a new city, founds a new headquarters or base of operations, or with some k..."
I used Turtles of the Midnight Moon, a really good older MG/younger YA book. It's admittedly a loose interpretation of the "founds a new... base of operations," but one MC's dad is part of an outreach org that sets up a temp office in a new city to educate locals and she goes with him for the summer.
Any Christmas book ideas for Darkseid - Immortal Evil?- there’s a source of evil that doesn’t age
- an evil being lives a long time
- something evil on the cover
I'm already planning on using The Dark is Rising for Darkseid - Boom Tube, so can't use that unless there's Christmas ideas for that one.
I'm not into romance or mystery genre, which I realize limits Christmas book options quite a lot...
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Audrey wrote: "I don't think Christmas and evil go together very well in books. Not sure you'll find any."Really? I've read a few that would fit, like The Dark is Rising, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King. I feel like it's pretty common in fantasy Christmas books. I just can't tell from jacket summaries what will fit that I haven't read.
Wayland wrote: "I love The Dark is Rising. A great series and book. I've reread those so many times."I've relistened to The Dark is Rising a few times because it's so good, but I need to finish the series still.
Kate wrote: "Any Christmas book ideas for Darkseid - Immortal Evil?- there’s a source of evil that doesn’t age
- an evil being lives a long time
- something evil on the cover
I'm already planning on using ..."
I dont know if you like horror but NOS4A2 might work. It isn't all Christmas, but the bad guy in the book, who is pure evil, lives in a place he calls Christmasland and there are a lot of Christmas references.
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- there’s a source of evil that doesn’t age
- an evil being lives a long time
- something evil on the cover
I'm already planning on using ..."
Listopia was down when I checked yesterday but it's working again this morning. I did a search for holiday horror and 3+ lists came up with Creepy Christmas books, Holiday horror, and Holiday Spookiness. Here's the link to the Creepy Christmas list...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
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- there’s a source of evil that doesn’t age
- an evil being lives a long time
- something evil on the cover
I'm already planning on using ..."
Maybe a Goosebumps book with an evil snowman on the cover?
Kate wrote: "Wayland wrote: "I love The Dark is Rising. A great series and book. I've reread those so many times."I've relistened to The Dark is Rising a few times because it's so good, but I need to finish t..."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13x...
BBC turned it into a podcast series earlier this year.
@Kate- the Ghost of Christmas past from The Christmas Carol?Is Krampus immortal?
Thank you guys, this gives me lots of options!
Melanie wrote: "BBC turned it into a podcast series earlier this year."Omg, I hadn't heard of this. Definitely listening to it. Thanks!
Hi all. I'm looking for recommendations for short fast reads for:
Mera - Xebel- read a book set in a prison or penal colony, where a major character spends a lot of time imprisoned in some way, or with a prison, jail, or metal bars on the cover.
Should be easy but for some reason I don't feel like reading the ones I find right now.
Thanks in advance :)
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Hi, Kate! Unfortunately, this is one of the rules:
-For a book t..."
So the audiobook adaptation is still considered a graphic novel?