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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

NPR Best SFF

NPR Best SFF

This challenge focuses on NPR's lists of best science fiction and fantasy.

Suggested rules:

  1. You can mix and match lists.
  2. You must read the specific book or series mentioned on the list, not just any book by the author. However, you can read any book within that series i.e. if you've already started the series you can use the third book for the challenge.
  3. You can count all the books in a series that is on the list.
  4. Only books read within the time frame of the challenge count. You cannot include books you read prior to the challenge start date. Re-reads are fine, though.

NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books (This list is featured on WWEnd and includes a lot of older publications.)

50 Favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of the Past Decade (This list has more recent publications.)

And NPR may be releasing another related list later in 2022.

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Challenge Span: June 2022 – December 2023

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

 Novice = 12 books + 1 reviews
 Apprentice = 24 books + 2 reviews
 Journeyman = 36 books + 3 reviews
 Master = 48 books + 4 reviews

Note: You must be a logged in member of WWEnd to join this challenge. Join WWEnd

AndyDoesFargo

AndyDoesFargo

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
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dalex

dalex

Binti: The Complete Trilogy
The Bird King
Black Sun
Every Heart a Doorway
Fevered Star
Leviathan Wakes
The Martian
A Master of Djinn
A Memory Called Empire
The Space Between Worlds
Spinning Silver
The Well of Ascension
daxxh

daxxh

The Calculating Stars
Cat's Cradle
Children of Time
A Crown of Swords
The Dark Tower
Doomsday Book
The Drawing of the Three
Fevered Star
Leviathan Wakes
Old Man's War
Perelandra
Riot Baby
Fortuo

Fortuo

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Hneite

Hneite

Binti
Binti: Home
Binti: The Complete Trilogy
Binti: The Night Masquerade
The City of Brass
Consider Phlebas
Dark Force Rising
The Echo Wife
Foundation
Foundation and Chaos
Foundation and Empire
The Foundation Trilogy
Foundation's Fear
Foundation's Triumph
Four Ways to Forgiveness
Gardens of the Moon
Harrow the Ninth
Heir to the Empire
The Hero of Ages
I Am Legend
The Jade Setter of Janloon
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Komarr
The Last Command
Lost in the Moment and Found
A Master of Djinn
Mexican Gothic
Mistborn:  The Final Empire
Nona the Ninth
Out of the Silent Planet
Perelandra
Piranesi
Red Mars
The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
Second Foundation
Small Gods
The State of the Art
The State of the Art
Station Eleven
That Hideous Strength
Thud!
The Time Machine
The Well of Ascension
Where the Drowned Girls Go
The Word for World is Forest
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imnotsusan

imnotsusan

The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes
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Linguana

Linguana

A Canticle for Leibowitz
Children of Ruin
City of Blades
City of Miracles
The Dispossessed
The Dragon Reborn
Elric of Melniboné
The Fifth Elephant
The Jade Setter of Janloon
Lost in the Moment and Found
Snow Crash
Sunshine
Where the Drowned Girls Go
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Momosnyx

Momosnyx

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thereddeath

thereddeath

Dune
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WishdragonRn

WishdragonRn

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