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Posted 2014-06-28 4:08 AM (#8004)
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Location: Neither here...nor there		Join the Gaslamp Fantasy RYO challenge. The challenge runs from July 1st though the end of next year (18 months) and requires participants to read 18 books. CLICK HERE to sign up.

What is Gaslamp Fantasy?

Gaslamp Fantasy is historical fantasy fiction that:
is set during the Regency Era or the years of the reign of Queen Victoria (1811 - 1901)
is usually (but not exclusively) set in England or one of the British colonies
may be similar to Gothic literature (ie: Dracula, Frankenstein, Edgar Allan Poe)
has supernatural elements and some form of magic
sometimes focuses on class, manners, romance, etc. (in the style of Jane Austen)
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Posted 2014-06-28 8:25 PM (#8006 - in reply to #8004)
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Location: Dallas, Texas		Happy to see a new reading challenge and this one looks interesting!  It's not showing on the RYO page however.  Do you have it set to private?  If not, I'll have to get whargoul to look at it.
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Posted 2014-06-28 8:54 PM (#8008 - in reply to #8006)
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Location: Neither here...nor there		It's set to public but the start date is July 1st so I guess it won't appear until then.
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Posted 2014-06-29 11:31 AM (#8013 - in reply to #8008)
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HRO - 2014-06-28 8:54 PM It's set to public but the start date is July 1st so I guess it won't appear until then.

I should have realized that. Very good. 

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jontlaw
Posted 2014-12-28 11:31 AM (#9057 - in reply to #8004)
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Location: Alief, TX		Got a few things added today that should apply to this challenge. Specifically, Stephen Hunt's Court of the Air series, some Kenneth Oppel, and some Felix Palma.
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Posted 2015-01-07 1:54 AM (#9193 - in reply to #8004)
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I read Charlie N Holmberg's Paper Magician series over the holidays and really enjoyed it; those books would certainly fit this challenge.

 

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gallyangel
Posted 2015-02-01 12:17 AM (#9423 - in reply to #8004)
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Location: The Wilds of Washington		A new book got added that will fit with this challenge: The Fifth Heart. Sherlock himself is in it. It's by Dan Simmons so it's a long read.




Edited by gallyangel 2015-02-01 12:18 AM
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jontlaw
Posted 2015-02-01 12:35 AM (#9424 - in reply to #9423)
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Location: Alief, TX		That book releases on Tues March 24. Like I really needed yet another Sherlock Holmes book. I must have at least 75 already.
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