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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

2021 Discoveries in Genre

2021 Discoveries in Genre

Once more into the breach, dear friends!

There are lots of great genre books that you just won't find on the F&SF shelves of your local bookstore or library, and yet they're still genre (or at least somewhere within genre's further reaches). Perhaps they don't have wizards or spaceships, or perhaps they are too "literary", but whatever the reason, they're usually to be found in the mainstream fiction section, invisible to many genre readers.

It's a shame, because there are some great reads that people might be missing out on. On the other hand, it's a lot of fun to strike out on your own, searching for undiscovered treasures. You'd be surprised just how many genre books you'll find browsing the mainstream stacks.

So, strap on your explorer's kit, sail into uncharted waters, and see what you can find!

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Challenge Span: January 2021 – December 2021

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

 Scout = 2 books + 1 reviews
 Pathfinder = 4 books + 2 reviews
 Explorer = 6 books + 3 reviews

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

AleaTheGeek

AleaTheGeek

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5
4
3
2
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charlesdee

charlesdee

The Accursed
The Arrest
daxxh

daxxh

Blood Meridian:  or the Evening Redness in the West
Idylls of the King
Lanny
Take a Look at the Five and Ten
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Bug
Mrs. Caliban
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Set My Heart to Five
Trafik
Hneite

Hneite

Dhalgren
The Emissary
Falling in Love with Hominids
Herland
Klara and the Sun
Never Let Me Go
The Ramayana
The Salt Roads
Tales from the Loop
The Wall
The Wild Robot
A Wild Sheep Chase
Mark5327

Mark5327

Doomsday Book
The Midnight Library
Midnight Robber
Ring Shout
Riot Baby
The Shadow of the Torturer
mooncrumble

mooncrumble

Follow Me to Ground
Grendel
The Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
The Little Prince
Sleep Donation
Utopia
piibald

piibald

The Archive of Alternate Endings
Art & Lies
Bestiary
Sexing the Cherry
She Would Be King
The Taiga Syndrome
rretzler

rretzler

Ten Second Staircase
1
Scott Laz

Scott Laz

Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle
First Person Singular:  Stories
Klara and the Sun
The Master and Margarita
The Memory Police
Pale Fire
Weesam

Weesam

Gentlemen of the Road:  A Tale of Adventure
The Ground Beneath Her Feet
Gun, With Occasional Music
House of Leaves
Shikasta
Super-Cannes