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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

2023 Genre Non-Fiction

2023 Genre Non-Fiction

There are scads of fascinating and entertaining genre non-fiction books. You could learn more about a favorite author and their works, gain insight from a better understanding of genre history and historical context, read some of the "Top 100" books responsible for some of the lists featured here, and find more books for your to-read list.

Some possibilities: History, Criticism & Critical Analysis, Top 100, Essay Collections, Review Collections, Biographies, Autobiographies, Interviews, Correspondence and more!

BTW, the gorgeous banner for the challenge was created by our site admin, and it incorporates the figure of Caspar David Friedrich's Wanderer.

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

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

 Student = 2 books + 1 reviews
 Scholar = 4 books + 2 reviews
 Savant = 6 books + 3 reviews

This challenge has expired. Please have a look at some of our other challenges for something that may interest you.

chuhl

chuhl

The Issue at Hand
Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: Volume 2
2
1
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

Dangerous Visions and New Worlds
The Fantasy of the Middle Ages: An Epic Journey through Imaginary Medieval Worlds
H. P. Lovecraft:  Against the World, Against Life
Into the Unknown: The Evolution of Science Fiction from Frances Godwin to H. G. Wells
Terry Pratchett:  A Life With Footnotes
The Weird and the Eerie
Fortuo

Fortuo

2
1
Hneite

Hneite

Don't Panic The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion
The Issue at Hand
J. R. R. Tolkien:  A Biography
Microworlds
The Ministry of Truth:  The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
The Oxford Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien and Their Circle
lisagarrity

lisagarrity

Terry Pratchett:  A Life With Footnotes
Wish I Was Here
Scott Laz

Scott Laz

2
1
thereddeath

thereddeath

An Informal History of the Hugos
Phasers on Stun!: How the Making (and Remaking) of Star Trek Changed the World
4
3
2
1
Weesam

Weesam

The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings
The Ministry of Truth:  The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
Phasers on Stun!: How the Making (and Remaking) of Star Trek Changed the World
Starlight Man: The Extraordinary Life of Algernon Blackwood