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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

The WABAC Machine Reading Challenge

The WABAC Machine Reading Challenge

Join Sherman and Mr. Peabody and set the dial for at least 100 years ago.

For this challenge, read science fiction, fantasy, and horror published in 1919 or before. There's a lot out there, and if you read Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and Arthur Conan Doyle as a kid, it is worth revisiting. On the pulp side, there is the early Edgar Rice Burroughs. For sheer weirdness, try L. Frank Baum. And the 19th and early 20th century remains the high point for horror fiction --M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen. Choose a classic or search out a hidden gem.

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Challenge Span: January 2020 – December 2020

Reading Levels
Select your reading level below. You can adjust your level up or down at any time during the challenge.

 Sherman = 3 books + 1 reviews
 Mr. Peabody = 6 books + 2 reviews
 John Carter = 9 books + 3 reviews
 Captain Nemo = 12 books + 6 reviews

This challenge has expired. Please have a look at some of our other challenges for something that may interest you.

charlesdee

charlesdee

The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories / The Listener and other stories
2
1
daxxh

daxxh

The Heads of Cerberus
The Jungle Book
With the Night Mail and As Easy as A.B.C.
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

Northanger Abbey
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Weird Tales from Northern Seas:  Norwegian Legends
Hneite

Hneite

A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Reluctant Dragon
The Tempest
Parzival1977

Parzival1977

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
thereddeath

thereddeath

3
2
1
Weesam

Weesam

Around the Moon
Ayesha:  The Return of She
From the Earth to the Moon
The House of the Seven Gables
In the Days of the Comet
Northanger Abbey
She
The Turn of the Screw
Wuthering Heights