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This Challenge will be for 16 books

Start - Bag End Hobbiton.
Bag End was a small (underground dwelling) in Hobbiton. It was the residence of the Baggins family.
Task: Read a book with home, homeward, or homebound in the title.
1. The River Home by Hannah Richell
my choice - connected to start book - has word 'River' in title
2. Black River by Matthew Spencer
my choice - connected to your second book - two words in title.
3. Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

Checkstop 1 - Bree
Bree was the first stop that Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin made on their quest, and it will be our first Way Stop on our trip. There, they met Strider for the first time.
Task - Read a book that is the 1st book of a series of 4 (that represents Frodo, Sam, Merry & Pippin).
4. The Clairvoyant's Glasses: A Vision Unexpected by Helen Goltz
my choice - connected to checkstop book - glass
5. The Glass House by Eve Chase
my choice - connected to the preceding book - MPG mystery
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Checkpoint 2 - Rivendell
Rivendell is a valley in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, representing both a homely place of sanctuary and a magical Elvish otherworld.
Task: Read a book with "Sanctuary" or "Valley" in the title, or subtitle.
7. Sanctuary by Judy Nunn
my choice - connected to checkstop book - written by an Australian author
8. The Only Child by Kayte Nunn
my choice - connected to previous book - published in 2022
9. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Checkpoint 3 - Moria

Khazad-dûm, latterly known as Moria (The Black Chasm, The Black Pit), was the grandest and most famous of the mansions of the Dwarves. There, for many thousands of years, a thriving Dwarvish community created the greatest city ever known.

Task: Read a book with a cover that is 75% black.
10. The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin
my choice - connected to checkstop book - MPG of Science Fiction
11. Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
my choice - connected to previous book - author has same initials
12. The Lullaby Man by Anni Taylor

Checkpoint 4 - Black Gate

The Black Gate was built by Sauron after he chose Mordor as a land to make into a stronghold. He built it of iron.

Task: Read a book with "Iron" in the title.

Finish - Mount Doom
13. Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
my choice - connected to checkstop book - Has word 'magic' in title
14. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab
my choice - connected to previous book -title has 5 words
15. He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan
Mount Doom was obviously a stratovolcano, composited by alternating layers of ash and lava. Towering at only 4500ft, it was relatively short.

Task: Read a book that is between 400 and 450 pages.
Reset means I may break the linked books if I chose. If I am a glutton for punishment, I may connect them all.
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There will be 6 identified stops within each hike- Start, 4 checkstops, and the Finish. Between each stop,

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