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NBRC 26 Alphabet 14: Mythical Creatures: A to Z (Spell-it-Out)
UpdateB - Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America/Les Standiford = 5/25/12
A
K - Lene Kaaberbøl / The Boy in the Suitcase = 7/16/12
R - Rules Of Prey by John Sandford - 8/12/12
U - Lisa Unger / Black Out = 7/1/12
Finally finished my first letter!A -
N -
G -
E -
L -
Next up is Bigfoot (:
Mini congrats, on finishing your first letter, Danie![image error]
Got F finished. UpdateNBRC Mythical Creatures Challenge - 2012
Duration: 04/22/12 - Until Finished
6/26 Letters Completed
81/243 Books Completed
G.H.I.J.K.L.M.N.O.P.Q.R.S.T.U.V.W.X.Y.Z.
F. Fairies
7/7 Completed
✔F - The Forgotten Garden/Kate Morton==08.13.12****
✔A - Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist/M.C. Beaton==07.24.12***
✔I - I'll Walk Alone/Mary Higgins Clark==07.06.12***
✔R - Rapture in Death/J.D. Robb==08.14.12****
✔I - Irish Thoroughbred/Nora Roberts==07.30.12****
✔E - Emily Giffin/Something Borrowed==08.07.12***
✔S - Secrets of the Night/Jo Beverley==05.31.12*
Mini congrats on "F" for Faries, Southpaw![image error]
Finished my "G" this morning.G. Gleneus
7/7 Completed
✔G - Grafton, Sue/F is for Fugitive==08.01.12***
✔L - Live Wire/Lora Leigh==07.04.12***
✔E - E.L. James/Fifty Shades of Grey==06.17.12****
✔N - Nevada Barr/Track Of The Cat==07.20.12***
✔E - Elizabeth Berg/Once Upon a Time, There Was You ==08.15.12*
✔U - The Undomestic Goddess/Sophie Kinsella==08.01.12****
✔S - Shakespeare's Landlord/Harris, Charlaine05.07.12**
Mini congrats on "G" for Gleneus, Southpaw!Female griffin (gryph, or gryphus) suckling her offspring.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAngel 4/5
A Friend Like Ben by Julia Romp 06 Aug 12
N Nettie Parker's Backyard by C V Smith, 14 Aug 12
George Coxe, Silent are the Dead, 20 Aug 12
E
L Stieg Larsson, the girl who played with fire 03 Aug 12
Bigfoot 1/7
Bentley Cheryl, Petronella and the Trogot - 08 Aug 2012
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G
F
O
O
T
Chimera 1/7
C
Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster 16 Aug 12
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M
E
R
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Dragon
Elf
Fairy
Griffin
Yydra
Imp
Jinn
Kraken
Loki
Mermaid
Nymph
Orc
Pegasus
Quel 1/4
Q
Ulysses by James Joyce, 19 Aug 12
E
L
Adele wrote: "Danie wrote: "I'm in, will be doing option 1.Angel
Bigfoot
Chimera
Dragon
Elf
Fairy
Griffin
Hydra
Imp
Jinn
Kraken
Loki
Mermaid
Nymph
Orc
Pegasus
Quel (One of the four creatures that brought maize..."
Sure, I don't care (:
NBRC Mythical CreaturesA-Z Spell It Out Part 1
12/?
8.1.12-?
Letters:
A B
Angel
A
N
G Gretchen McNeil Possess
E
L Love Bites 8.15
Banshee
B Blood Rights 8.5
A
N Neill, Chloe Hard Bitten 8.8
S Sylvia Day A Touch of Crimson 8.13
H
E
E
Chan - An enormous clam in Chinese waters that turned coral reefs into beautiful enchanted places.
C Charlaine Harris All Together Dead 8.1
H Harris, Charlaine From Dead to Worse 8.3
A Amanda Bonilla Shaedes of Gray 8.2
N Nancy Holzner Deadtown 8.1
Demon
D Dead in the Family 8.11
E
M
O
N
Elf
E
L
F
Fae
F
A
E
Ghoul
G
H
O
U
L
Hildr - a Valkrie whose name means "Battle"
H
I
L Laurie London Bonded by Blood
D Drink, Slay, Love
R
Incubus
I
N
C
U
B
U
S
Jinn
J
I
N
N
Keelut - A hairless dog that follows travellers of the Inuit people at night attacking and killing them.
K Kendra Leigh Castle Dark Awakening
E
E
L Linda Wisdom Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend
U
T Third Grave Dead Ahead
Lamia
L
A
M
I
A
Medusa
M Mercy Blade
E
D Dead and Gone 8.5
U Under Wraps 8.2
S Shattered Souls 8.6
A Adair, Cherry Hide and Seek
NBRC Mythical CreaturesA-Z Spell It Out Part 2
2/?
N-Z
Nymph
N
Y Yovanoff, Brenna The Space Between
M
P
H Harris, Charlaine Dead Reckoning
Ogre
O
G
R
E
Phantom
P
H
A
N
T
O
M
Qutrub
Q
U
T
R
U
B
Red Cap
R
E
D
C
A
P
Satyr
S
A
T
Y
R
Troll
T
R
O
L
L
Upir
U
P
I
R
Vampire
V
A
M
P
I
R
E
Warlock
W
A
R
L
O
C
K
Xelhua
X
E
L
H
U
A
Ymir
Y
M
I
R
Zheng
Z
H
E
N
G
For those of you doing option 2,
has a phouka in it.
Barbara★ & Leslie, you ladies are doing well! Mini congrats on your letters.[image error]
Updated post 233/ 234/ 235Creatures 2/26
Books 35/148
E- Elf 3/3
E- Elizabeth Amber - Nicholas (The Lords of Satyr #1) 08/19/12
L- Lora Leigh - Dangerous Games (Tempting SEALs #2) 08/15/12
F- Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades #2) by E.L. James 07/24/12
I just recently finished the Animal Alphabet Reading Challenge and am ready for another long challenge. Since I had so much fun with the animal challenge I figured I would go with Mystical creatures this time. I am going to post date back to August 1, 2012 to make it easier to track.
NRBC Mythical Creatures Post 278NBRC MYTHICAL CREATURES CHALLENGE
August 1, 2012 - until
Total Creatures 9/26 Total Books Read 102
Azeman (6) Complete
(A Vampire of South America)
AAvery MacTavish The Last Boyfriend by Nora Roberts 8/7/12 ★★★★
Z Zacherel Wicked Nights by Gena Showalter 8/17/12 ★★★★★
E Ethan Hendrix Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery 8/5/12 ★★★
M Max Shannon Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh 8/19/12 ★★★★★
A Alexia Tarabotti Changeless by Gail Carriger 8/15/12 ★★★★
N Nina Sheridan The Gamble by Kristen Ashley 8/10/12 ★★★★★
Beansidhe (9) Complete
(appears as either a young woman, an old lady, or a stately matron the Banshee cries as a dark omen of the death of someone.)
B Bella Wilder Heart of the Wolf by Terry Spear 8/3/12 ★★★
E Elec Monroe Flat-Out Sexy by Erin McCarthy 8/18/12 ★★★★
A Abigail Lowery/Elizabeth Fitch The Witness by Nora Roberts 9/8/12 ★★★★
N Nykyrian Born of Silence by Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/22/12 ★★★★★
S Sawyer Thompson Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis 8/1/12 ★★★★
I Isaac MacQueen New York to Dallas by J D Robb 8/26/12 ★★★★★
D Duncan MacKaege Charmed by His Love 9/21/12 ★★★★
H Hawke Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh 9/15/12 ★★★★★
E Evan Monroe Hard and Fast by Erin McCarthy 9/27/12 ★★★★
Chimaera (8) Complete
(From Greek legend, it has the body of a goat, the foreparts of a lion, the tail of a snake and three animal heads usually a ram, lion and dragon)
C Charity Tiernan One Summer by JoAnn Ross 9/24/12 ★★★★
H Haziz, Sara Angels' Blood by Nalini Singh 10/13/12 ★★★★★
I Isabella MacDuff The Viper by Monica McCarty 8/27/12 ★★★★
M March Grimspace by Ann Aguirre 10/8/12 ★★★★
A Adria Tangle of Need by Nalini Singh 10/5/12 ★★★★★
E Eve Dallas Delusion in Death by J D Robb 10/7/12 ★★★★★
R Rachel Morgan A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison 9/4/12 ★★★★
A Acacia Simopolous/Casey Marked by Elisabeth Naughton 9/30/12 ★★★★★
Dhampir (7) Completed
(undead people who are the children of Vampires)
D Darnell, Elizabeth Taking a Shot by Jaci burton 11/25/12 ★★★★★
H Harper, Angus Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs 11/29/12 ★★★★★
A Alexa/Lexie Berry Lady Luck 10/20/12 ★★★★★
M Maximillion Oceanus Spellbound Falls by Janet Chapman 9/19/12 ★★★★
P Peabody, Delia Celebrity in Death by J D Robb 9/13/12 ★★★★★
I Indigo Riviere Play of Passion by Nalini Singh 9/6/12 ★★★★★
R Raphael Archangel's Kiss by Nalini Singh 11/13 ★★★★★
Enfield (7) Completed
(has the body of a lion, the head of a wolf, the back legs of a wolf with claws like an eagle.)
E Evanovich, Janet One For The Money 10/12/12 ★★★★★
N Nicole Keyes Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery 11/22/12 ★★★★
F Faith Goodknight Breathe by Kristen Ashley 11/7/12 ★★★★★
I India Savage Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley 12/6/12 ★★★★★
E Edwina Ladoux Heartbreak Creek by Kaki Warner 10/19/12 ★★★★★
L Lauren Grahame Sweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley 10/18/12 ★★★★★
D Davis, Olivia Chased by Lauren Dane 12/18/12 ★★★
Familiar (8) Completed
(spirit companion to witches)
F Francis Bernard Monroe And One Last Thing ... by Molly Harper 11/30/12 ★★★★
A Angus Wallace Colorado Dawn by Kaki Warner 11/17 ★★★★
M Mallory Quinn Lucky in Love by Jill Shalvis 10/27/12 ★★★★
I Indy Savage Rock Chick Renegade by Kristen Ashley 1/3/13 ★★★★★
L Lucia the Huntress Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole 10/29/12 ★★★★★
I Indy Savage Rock Chick Regret by Kristen Ashley 1/17/13 ★★★★★
A Asil Cry Wolf by Patricia Briggs 11/25/12 ★★★★★
R Reyes Skin Game by Ava Gray 12/30/12 ★★★★
Griffin (7) Completed
(has the body of a lion with the head and wings of an eagle)
G Gomez, Sky Shut Up and Kiss Me by Christie Craig 11/19 ★★★★
R Regan Cooper Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione 1/21/13 ★★★★★
I Isadora Entwined by Elisabeth Naughton 4/21/13 ★★★★★
F February Owens For You by Kristen Ashley 2/7/13 ★★★★
F Finley Games of the Heart by Kristen Ashley 2/16/13 ★★★★★
I Isadora Tempted by Elisabeth Naughton 4/22/13 ★★★★★
N Novak, Tessa Hard Evidence by Pamela Clare 3/6/13 ★★★★★
Henkies (5)
(Trolls that inhabit the Orkney Islands and walk with a limp)
H Hank Nightingale Rock Chick Redemption by Kristen Ashley 12/31/12 ★★★★★
E Edward Chase Taking Chase by Lauren Dane 12/2/12 ★★★★★
N Nicola Lane Beauty Awakened by Gena Showalter 5/10/12 ★★★★
K Kenny Mancuso Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich 11/15 ★★★★
I
E Eddie Chavez Rock Chick Rescue by Kristen Ashley 12/8/12 ★★★★★
S Stark, Luke Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley 1/11/13 ★★★★★
Incubus (7) Completed
(A male spirit that seduces women by exciting their sexual desires and mates with them when they are sleeping.)
I Ivey Play It Safe by Kristen Ashley 3/9/13 ★★★★★
N Nick Enslaved by Elisabeth Naughton 5/21/13 ★★★★★
C Claire Seduction and Snacks by Tara Sivec 12/24/12 ★★★★★
U Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare 3/8/13 ★★★★★
B Brock Lucas Wild Man by Kristen Ashley 1/27/13 ★★★★★
U Uncle Bob Big Sky River by Linda Lael Miller 4/14/13 ★★★★★
S Stella Gunn Rock Chick Reckoning by Kristen Ashley 1/13/13 ★★★★★
Jackalope (9) Completed
(A jack rabbit with antlers from the stories told by the lumberjacks of the emerging North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries)
J Joe Callahan At Peace by Kristen Ashley 2/9/13 ★★★★★
A Angus Seduced by the Highlander by Julianne MacLean 3/1/13 ★★★★
C Cabe "Hawk" Delgado Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley 1/25/13 ★★★★★
K Kane "Tack" Allen Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley 2/2/13 ★★★★★
A Alicia Riley Playing to Win by Jaci Burton 2/26/13 ★★★★
L Lawson, Mitch Law Man by Kristen Ashley 2/1/13 ★★★★★
O Onora Claimed by the Highlander Julianne MacLean 2/28/13 ★★★★
P Polly Chase Making Chase by Lauren Dane 1/22/13 ★★★★★
E Elmer Hudson Just Over the Mountain by Robyn Carr 3/3/13 ★★★★
Kelpie (5)
(A mystical Water Horse of Celtic myth. It is white and can take the form of a shaggy-haired human)
K Katherine James Naked Edge by Pamela Clare 3/11/13 ★★★★★
Elmer HudsonDown by the River by Robyn Carr 3/4/13 ★★★★
L Layne, Tanner Golden Trail by Kristen Ashley 2/11/13 ★★★★★
P Post, Jim Deep in the Valley by Robyn Carr 3/2/13 ★★★★
I
E Erin Brown Never Enough by Lauren Dane 3/17/13 ★★★★★
Licorn (4)
(An alternative name for the Unicorn in medieval Europe)
LLiz Troubles and Treatsby Tara Sivec 2/17/13 ★★★★
I
C Carter Futures and Frosting by Tara Sivec 2/16/13 ★★★★★
O Owen Montgomery The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts 2/23/13 ★★★★★
R Reaver Rogue Rider by Larissa Ione 2/21/13 ★★★★
N
Morrigan (6)
(In Celtic mythology she was the goddess of victory, war magic and shape shifting)
M Maddison Big Sky Country by Linda Lael Miller 3/21/13 ★★★★
O Opal Big Sky Mountain by Linda Lael Miller 3/16/13 ★★★★
R Roger McCain The Wanderer by Robyn Carr 4/18/13 ★★★★
R Rionna McDonald Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks 5/2/13 ★★★★
I
G Ginger Paulson Raising Kane by Lorelei James 3/18/13 ★★★★
A Angela LeCroix My Kind of Christmas by Robyn Carr 3/11/13 ★★★★★
N
Necromancer (8)
(A person who practices the Black Art to raise the dead.)
N
E Eve Gregor Dragon Warrior by Janet Chapman 4/5/13 ★★★★
C Connelly, Dell Animal Attraction by Jill Shalvis 3/24/13 ★★★★★
R Rainie Harrigan Perfect Timing by Catherine Anderson 5/29/13 ★★★★
O Oceanus, Maximillian Mystical Warrior by Janet Chapman 4/9/13 ★★★★
M McKay, Jessie Cowgirls Don't Cry by Lorelei James 3/29/13 ★★★★★
A Alaric McCabe Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks 4/28/13 ★★★★★
N
C Caine Allen Caine's Reckoning by Sarah McCarty 4/1/13 ★★★★★
E Ewan McCabe In Bed with a Highlander by Maya Banks 4/12/13 ★★★★
R
Okeanus (5)
Oceanus was seen as a god and as one of the Titans of classical mythology of Greece and Rome.
O Orpheus Enraptured by Elisabeth Naughton 4/28/13 ★★★★★
K Kenneth Sutherland The Recruit by Monica McCarty 4/15/13 ★★★★★
E Ellie Carmichael On Dublin Street by Samantha Young 5/29/13 ★★★★
A Archer, Kellan Edge of Dawn by Lara Adrian 5/16/13 ★★★★★
N
U
S Sampson, Cooper Heaven and Hell by Kristin Ashley 5/26/13 ★★★★★
Mini congrats, AndaM, on "elf"! [image error]
Super, Cathy! Welcome to the challenge.Chimaera
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Lisa Kay wrote: "Chimaera "
What a disturbing creature! BTW I've been meaning to tell you that your Mythical Creatures board on Pinterest is pure gold. I love it!
Update - Another creature finished.Bakru
Fairies of South America that look like children made partially from wood. They can be purchased by a magician who sells them in pairs but only a magician can keep these mischievous fairies under control.
B - Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America/Les Standiford = 5/25/12
A - Aimee Agresti / Illuminate = 8/21/12
K - Lene Kaaberbøl / The Boy in the Suitcase = 7/16/12
R - Rules Of Prey by John Sandford - 8/12/12
U - Lisa Unger / Black Out = 7/1/12
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZAngel 4/5
A Friend Like Ben by Julia Romp 06 Aug 12
N Nettie Parker's Backyard by C V Smith, 14 Aug 12
George Coxe, Silent are the Dead, 20 Aug 12
E
L Stieg Larsson, the girl who played with fire 03 Aug 12
Bigfoot 1/7
Bentley Cheryl, Petronella and the Trogot - 08 Aug 2012
I
G
F
O
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Chimera 1/7
C
Hostile Witness by Rebecca Forster 16 Aug 12
I
M
E
R
A
Dragon
Elf
Fairy
Griffin
Yydra
Imp
Jinn
Kraken
Loki
Mermaid
Nymph
Orc
Pegasus
Quel 1/4
Q
Ulysses by James Joyce, 19 Aug 12
E
L
Updated post 233/ 234/ 235Creatures 3/26
Books 40/148
Q- Quel 4/4
Q- A Quick Bite (Argeneau #1) by Lynsay Sands
U- (Unbound #1) - Blood Bound by Rachel Vincent 08/13/12
E- Eternal Flame (Night Watch #3) by Cynthia Eden 08/24/12
L- Laird of the Mist (MacGregors #1) by Paula Quinn 08/24/12
Mini congrats, on "Q", AndaM!Ice Dragon
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Updated post #48, 49 and 506 CREATURES COMPLETED: Basilisk, Humbaba, Iwanci, Jormungandr, Python, Tangaroa
Mini congrats times six, Barbara★!Python
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Updated post 233/ 234/ 235Creatures 4/26
Books 44/148
B- Banshee 7/7
B- Bell, Dana Marie - The Wallflower (Halle Pumas #1) 08/14/12
A- Argeneau #3 - Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands 07/18/12
N- Nalini Singh Tangle of Need (Psy-Changeling #11) 08/27/12
S- Seduction Of A Highland Lass (McCabe Trilogy #2) by Maya Banks 07/14/12
H- Hamilton, Laurell K. - Kiss the Dead (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #21) - 07/26/12
E- Eternal Kiss (Mark of the Vampire #2) by Laura Wright 08/04/12
E- Enraptured (Eternal Guardians #4) by Elisabeth Naughton 08/17/12
Congrats on "Banshee," AndaM!banshee
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Update: C - The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau = 6/22/12
O - One For The Money/Janet Evanovich = 5/17/12
R - River Marked by Patricia Briggs = 6/1/12
R - Ray Bradbury / Fahrenheit 451 = 7/6/12
I - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs = 5/31/12
G - Kathleen Grissom / The Kitchen House = 8/26/12
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N - The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist's Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases by Gary Small = 6/24/12
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Updated post #48, 49 and 508 CREATURES COMPLETED: Avagrah, Basilisk, Fu Ts'ang, Humbaba, Iwanci, Jormungandr, Python, Tangaroa
Mini congrats times eight, Barbara★! [image error]
Updated post 233/ 234/ 235Creatures 5/26
Books 50/148
D- Demon 5/5
D- Dark Fire (Dark #6) by Christine Feehan 08/19/12
E- Susan Elizabeth Phillips - It Had to Be You (Chicago Stars #1) 09/02/12
M- Match Me If You Can (Chicago Stars #6) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 09/02/11
O- Jana Oliver - The Demon Trapper's Daughter (The Demon Trappers #1) 08/10/12
N- Nobody's Baby But Mine (Chicago Stars #3) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips 09/01/12
Mini congrats on "demon," AndaM!demon eye
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Another creature complete!Corrigan: The Korrigan (also spelled Corrigan) are spirits that were a type of Elf or Dwarf from Britanny in northwestern France. By night they had the appearance of little women with long flowing hair and wore white garments, but by day they assumed the form of old hags. During the dark nights they would be seen by streams or in the woods chanting captivating music and dancing in a hypnotic trance. Any unwary traveller who was not strong minded would be lead towards them. The Korrigan would then lead them astray until they were lost in the wilderness. Sometimes the Korrigan would dance around stone circles. Like the Brownies of England, the Korrigan were sometimes household spirits that would attach themselves to a particular family and do the housework during the night whilst everyone slept. Female house Korrigans were very mischievous and took a disliking to Christian priests. Sometimes they would steal newborn babies and leave a infant Korrigan in its place. Male Korrigans assumed the form of a goat or a horse and would wreck great havoc.
C - The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau = 6/22/12
O - One For The Money/Janet Evanovich = 5/17/12
R - River Marked by Patricia Briggs = 6/1/12
R - Ray Bradbury / Fahrenheit 451 = 7/6/12
I - Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs = 5/31/12
G - Kathleen Grissom / The Kitchen House = 8/26/12
A - Audrey Niffenegger / The Time Traveler's Wife = 9/6/12
N - The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist's Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases by Gary Small = 6/24/12
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Woohoo, Cherie! Congrats!Dwarf
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Super, Kristina! Welcome to the challenge.
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