2011 Series Madness Challenge

[Lu]

Duration: 1st Jan 2011 - 31st Dec 2011


Read:

5 1st in a series books
4 2nd in a series books
3 3rd in a series books
2 4th in a series books
1 5th in a series books

Participants:

Crusader - Completed
Kahlan - Completed - again 12/15
Barbara - Completed - again 6/15 - again 8/28
Naz - Completed
Kae - Completed
Mohammed - 11
Emma - 10
Niecole - 10
Kacey - 9
Sonette - 8
Lauren S - 8
Lu - 7
Chriz - 3

[Lu]

Here we go:


First in series:

* Inkheart
* Logic of Demons
* Stray
* Pretty Little Liars
* Paranormalcy

Second:

* Catching Fire
* Demonglass
* Flawless
* Blue Moon

Third:

* Mockingjay
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*

Fourth:

*
*

Fifth:

*

10/15

[Claudia]

What a great challenge =)

To finish:

First:
City of Bones
The Mists of Avalon
Elfland
Bloodshot
The Magicians' Guild

Second:
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Novice
Demonglass
The Dead Of Night

Third:
Blameless
The Return of the King
A Killing Frost

Fourth:
Temple of the Winds
Darkness, Be My Friend

Fifth:
This Side of the Grave

15/15

[Crusader]

Yet another challenge I'm going to have to try. I'm planning on reading quite a few series this year so it should fit nicely.

First in series:
1. A Fire upon the Deep(Goodreads says it's #2, but it was the first one published)
2. Ashes to Ashes
3. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
4. Carved in Bone
5. Feast of Souls


Second:

1. The Rock Rats: The Asteroid Wars II
2. Fractured
3. Tantras
4. Burn

Third:

1. Troy: Fall of Kings
2. Waterdeep
3. The Silent War

Fourth:

1. Indelible
2. Aftermath

Fifth:

1.Faithless

15/15 - COMPLETED

[Barbara]

Why not. I think I will get more points in this then I think because normally I read a lot of series although I don't have that many planned for the coming year but a year is long so as I said why not.

First in series:

* Wolf of the Plains by Conn Iggulden
*Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
*The Well of Yearning by Caiseal Mor
*The Capture by Kathryn Lasky
*Soulless by Gail Carriger

Second:

*Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden
*World without End by Ken Follett
*The Well of the Goddess by Caiseal Mor
*The Journey by Kathryn Lasky

Third:

*Bones of the Hills by Conn Iggulden
*The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky
*The Well of Many Blessings by Caiseal Mor

Fourth:

*The Siege by Kathryn Lasky
*Young Blood by Meg Cabot

Fifth:

*The Battle of the Queens by Jean Plaidy

15/15

COMPLETED

[Lauren]

I don't read many series, but what the hell, it can't hurt to enter :)

First in series:

* Armageddon: The Musical by Robert Rankin
* Deathstalker by Simon R. Green
* The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin Chronologically first in The Hainish Cycle
* Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner
* A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

Second:

* Deathstalker Rebellion by Simon R. Green
* Harbinger of the Storm by Aliette de Bodard
* A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
* The Antithesis: Book Two Alpha by Terra Whiteman

Third:

* Master of the House of Darts by Aliette de Bodard
* Iron Council by China Mieville
* A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

Fourth:

* A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
*

Fifth:

* The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis

10/15

[Emma]

Not quite sure what series to read yet. But this might be fun:

I will update as I go along, got to get my thinking cap on:

First in series:

* Among the hidden - The Shadow Children - By Margaret Haddix
*The Colour of Magic - Discworld 1 - By Terry Pratchett
*1st to die - Womes Murder Club - James Patterson
* Luxe By Anna Godbersen
* The Strain By Guillermo Del Toro

Second:

* Fragile Design - Bells of Lowell - Tracie Peterson
*2nd Chance - Womens Murder Club 2 - James Patterson
*Rumors - Luxe By Anna Godbersen
* A Clash of Kings - George R. R.Martin

Third:

*Envy - Luxe - By Anna Godbersen
*Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins
* A Storm of Swords - George R.R.Martin

Fourth:

*Splendor - Luxe By Anna Godbersen
*

Fifth:

*


13/15

[Sonette]

WOW! I am the series MASTER so I just have to take part in this challenge! Hahaha!

First in series:

* Nightshade
* The Iron King
* The Vampire Voss
* The Vespertine
* Lost Voices

Second:

* The Lost Saint
* The Iron Daughter
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*

Third:

* The Iron Queen
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*

Fourth:

*
*

Fifth:

*

8/15

[[deleted user]]

Ok here I go

First in series:

* Marked (PC Cast)
* The Colour of Magic (Discworld)
* City of Bones
* The Lost Hero
* Covet

Second:

* Betrayed (PC Cast)
* The Girl who played with Fire
* Catching Fire
* City of Glass

Third:

* The Girl who kicked the Hornets Nest
* Chosen (PC Cast)
* Mockingjay

Fourth:

* Untamed (PC Cast)
*

Fifth:

* Hunted (PC Cast)

10/15

[Chrizette]

Okay, I am going to join it too although I think this one might be a tough one for me as I have not read many series'. . . we will see how it goes :)

First in series:

* Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (12/01/2011)
* Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts (11/12/2011)
* Raziel by Kristina Douglas (07/06/2011)
* Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini (02/09/2011)
* Ashfall by Mike Mullen (02/10/2011)

Second:

* The Wolf (Sons of Destiny #2) by Jean Johnson (17/01/2011)
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*
*

Third:

*
*
*

Fourth:

* When he was bad (Miss Congeniality - Magnus Pack) by Shelly Laurenston
*

Fifth:

*

7/15

[Kacey Rai]

Can one just join in? If so then....

First in series:

*Beginner's Luck- Laura Pedersen
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*
*

Second:

*Changeless- Gail Carriger
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*
*

Third:

* Blameless- Gail Carriger
* The Girl who kicked the Hornet's Nest- Stieg Larsson
*

Fourth:

*Bone Crossed- Patricia Briggs
*

Fifth:

*

0/15

[[deleted user]]

Aaaah thats sweet
I havent heard about that book, I'll have to check it out.

[Crusader]

Hurray. Finished all the first in a series books.

Too bad for second in the series I'll have to start reading some different series.

[Lu]

Congratz!

[Lauren]

Do we need to do points updates for this challenge? There isn't any record of it being kept other than in our own posts here is there?

[Lu]

I'll update every now and then, but no need to point update as we are only a few and I can check the lists and update when i'm bored :)

[Lu]

Updated :)

[Crusader]

And I'm done. Hurray!

[Lu]

Congratz!

[Lu]

Updated!

[[deleted user]]

Here's mine.


First in series:

* Freedom's Landing
* Candy Apple Red
* The Atrocity Archives
* Singularity Sky
* Neuromancer

Second:

* The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul
* Freedom's Choice
* The Light Fantastic
* Royal Assassin

Third:

* Freedom's Challenge
* The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
* Equal Rites

Fourth:

* I Shall Wear Midnight (Tiffany Aching, #4)
* Hit or Myth

Fifth:

* Myth-ing Persons

15/15

[Kacey Rai]

First in series:

* The Diamond of Drury Lane
* The Spirit Thief
* Mistborn: The Final Empire
*
*

Second:

*Changeless
* Cat among the Pigeons
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*

Third:

* Den of Thieves
*
*

Fourth:

* Cat O'Nine Tails
*

Fifth:

*

7/15

[Claudia]

Yay, I finished them all!

[Lu]

Congratz!

[Claudia]

Again, again!

First:

Second:

Third:

Fourth:


Fifth:


Total: (15/15)

[[deleted user]]

Kahlan your going to make us all look bad :)

[Claudia]

I'm terrible at finishing series! This might help me a little.

[Lu]

Lol good luck again :P

[Barbara]

Yeah finally. I finished the Mediator series by Meg Cabot and that means I also read the last book that is fourth in a series and that means I finished this challenge.

[Claudia]

Congrats Barbara!

[Barbara]

Why not, and again

First in series:

* Guenevere the Queen of the Summer Country by Rosalind Miles
* Minion by L.A. Banks
* The Gates by John Connolly
* The Mutiny on the Bounty by Charles Nordhoff
* A game of thrones by George Martin

Second:

* Lost in a Good Book by jasper Fforde
* Hell's Bells by John Connolly
* Men against the Sea by Charles Nordhoff
* The Two Towers

Third:

* Pitcairn's Island by Charles Nordhoff
* Blameless by Gail Carriger
* Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey

Fourth:

* I shall wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
* Heartless by Gail Carriger

Fifth:

*Grave Doubts by Meg Cabot

15/15 Completed

[[deleted user]]

5 more to go.

[Kae]

First In Series:
-Artemis Frost
-The Invasion
-Matched
-The Looking Glass Wars
-City of Bones

Second In Series:
-Seeing Redd
-The Good, The Bad and The Undead
-Touching Darkness
-The Visitor

Third In Series:
-Every Which Way But Dead
-Blue Moon
-The Encounter

Fourth In Series:
-The Message
-A Fistful of Charms

Fifth In Series:
-For A Few Demons More


TOTAL: 15
TOTAL READ: 15
TOTAL LEFT: 0

[Lu]

Updated :)

[Naz]

I've been slacking on updating all the challenges so at an attempt to get back on track here goes:

First:

* A Darkness Forged in Fire
* The Innocent Mage
* Assassin's Apprentice
* The Magician's Nephew
* The Clan of the Cave Bear

Second:

* The Well of Ascension
* The Valley of Horses
* The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
* The Reptile Room

Third:

* The Hero of Ages
* The Horse and His Boy
* The Mammoth Hunters

Fourth:

* Prince Caspian
* The Plains of Passage

Fifth:

* The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

[Naz]

All done :) Yay

[Claudia]

Congratz!

[Naz]

Thanks :)

[Lu]

Nice congratz!

[Kae]

DONE! yay, my first challenge finished :)

[Naz]

Congrats :)

[Lauren]

Well done Kae!

[Barbara]

Question: I just finished I shall wear midnight by Terry Pratchett. It is the 38th book in the Discworld series but also the fourth book in the Tiffany Aching series. Could I use it as one of the fourth books I have to read or would that be cheating?

[Lauren]

I'd say it counts.

[Barbara]

Thanks!

[[deleted user]]

Finished.

[Naz]

Congrats :)

[Barbara]

Nice! congrats!

[[deleted user]]

Thanks. It's my first challenge ever.

[Barbara]

cool, now you're hooked and can't stop wanting to finish challenges. That was how it was with me.