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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 1926 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.

In memory of CharlesDee who originated this challenge.

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Challenge Span: January 2026 – December 2026

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

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

Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

3
2
1
Hneite

Hneite

Frankenstein:  or, The Modern Prometheus
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
jontlaw

jontlaw

The Black Spider
The Golden Pot and Other Tales
The Golem
Lá-Bas
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
On Murder
The Phantom of the Opera
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner:  Written by Himself
The Return
3
2
1
lanawritenow

lanawritenow

3
2
1
lisagarrity

lisagarrity

12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Scott Laz

Scott Laz

3
2
1
Slinkyboy

Slinkyboy

3
2
1
Weesam

Weesam

The Canterville Ghost
Idylls of the King
The Rose and the Key
Trips to the Moon
Utopia
The Wood Beyond the World