Foxes and Fairy Tales is hosting another very cool reading challenge in July 2021: TrekAThon Round 1. Each book you read will power the Transporter and let you rescue one crew-member (and once you finish the Scotty prompt, you can combine prompts!). All book choices are your own. The sign-up post is here, and here’s a rundown of the books I hope to read.
1 / Captain Kirk (Commanding Officer) — Read a 5-Star prediction.
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
2 / Commander Spock (Executive Officer/ Science Officer) — Read a Science Fiction book.
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel
3 / Lieutenant Sulu (Helmsman) — Read a book with a weapon on the cover.
Look, the guy’s holding a dagger: Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
4 / Lieutenant Uhura (Communications Officer) — Read a book everyone’s talking about.
Or they were talking about in the recent past: Dead Space by Kali Wallace, a locked room mystery in outer space
5 / Ensign Chekov (Navigator) — Read a YA or MG book.
Wise Child by Monica Furlong, an older SFF book
6 / Doctor McCoy (Chief Medical Officer) — Read a book featuring death or a character injury.
Cat and Mouse by Christianna Brand, apparently one of the famous ABCs of the detective genre
7 / Yeoman Rand — Read a book with a red cover.
Can’t get er, redder, than The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
8 / Lieutenant Commander Scott (Chief Engineer) — Read a book either set somewhere you’ve never been or somewhere you’ve never read about. The Scotty Prompt!
Inside the books, i.e. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
9 / Nurse Chapel (Head Nurse) — Read a book with a face on the cover.
Well, different versions have different faces on the cover: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
10 / There’s an optional Group Book too.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Looks to be a low-pressure fun challenge! See if you want to join in too~
14 replies on “July TrekAThon is Here”
What a fun idea for a reading challenge! And you’ve chosen so many great titles to read for it. I loved both The Eyre Affair and The Invisible Library. Happy reading!
Super, I’m really looking forward to both those books!
OMG I love Star Trek! This looks like such a fun challenge!
I’ve never watched Star Trek! The show seemed a bit dated, so have been wary about starting it
This is very clever, although I reflexively thought I didn’t know enough about Star Trek to participate, then paused to really read. I think I own that Monica Furlong but have not read it. I did enjoy The Eyre Affair, although never got around to reading any of the sequels.
It’s not limited to science fiction/ fantasy — so I’m sure even historical fiction could match up as per the prompts. And I haven’t seen Star Trek, just relying on the graphics and description. See if you want to join in!
This is fun – I look forward to seeing your choices.
Lynn
Haha, if only I can pull myself out of this here-and-there reading slump, and polish them all off!
Wha- trek a Thon??? I just bought the complete Original series so I’m doing a rewatch of the early episodes. Even though it’s not technically about Trek it caught my eye.
I need to get Dead Space. and I liked Assassin’s apprentice.
Long Way- sooo good.
I’ve never watched Star Trek, and have always been hesitant to because it looked a bit dated? For Long Way, I’m midway (no pun intended) but it’s rather slow…. I hope it gets better / more plotwise action soon!
I’m participating in this, too, so hopefully we’ll get some good books to fit the prompts! Happy reading!
Cool, see you around for this one!
Looks like you’ve got a great reading month coming up – The Invisible Library, The Eyre Affair, and The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet are some of my favorites. Happy reading!
Awesome, I’m looking forward to all of these!