Worlds Without End Blog

Well, the first month of the 2012 WWEnd Grand Master Reading Challenge has come to an end and what a month it was! We got off to a late start but you guys brought the thunder and we could not be happier with the results. Here are the numbers for January: 65 participants, 65 books read and 20 reviews. Well done to everyone and a hearty thanks for your participation.

Of the 20 reviews submitted we picked 10 to feature on the WWEnd blog and now it’s time for you to pick the best of the bunch. Check out the review links below to refresh your memory or to catch the ones you missed.

• The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey (RhondaK101)
• The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison (Carl V.)
• Hunt the Space-Witch! by Robert Silverberg (Carl V.)
• Tau Zero by Poul Anderson (valashain)
• The World of Null-A by A. E. van Vogt (CharlesDee)
• The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Mattastrophic)
• Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin (Emil)
• The Book of Ptath by A. E. Van Vogt (Scott Laz)
• Hothouse by Brian Aldiss (FredVP71)
• Helliconia Spring by Brian Aldiss (RhondaK101)

Visit the forum to cast your vote! Voting is open to all WWEnd members, not just those participating in the challenge. If you’re not a member yet now’s as good a time as any to join and start your own challenge. We’ll keep the poll open for the next 10 days so you’ll have time to read all the reviews and get your votes in. The winning reviewer will receive:

• GMRC T-shirt – your choice of colors so long as it’s black
• GMRC button – you can never have too much flair
• Set of WWEnd Hugo Award bookmarks – I’ll be honest, we over-bought these for WorldCon so we need to unload some but they’re still still pretty cool and they will, in fact, hold your place in any paper book.
• Book of your choice from the WWEnd bookshelf – the winner will get a list of ~20 titles to pick from
• Everlasting Glory – So you’ll have that goin’ for ya. Which is nice.

Not too shabby, methinks! Good luck to all and be sure to vote.

What’s that? Didn’t get your review in on time? Not to worry, we’re going to do this every month so you’ll have plenty more opportunities to win.

Happy reading!

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