The 52 Book Club: 2025 / 2026 Challenge discussion

48 -- Related To The Word "Nemesis"

This prompt was voted upon and chosen by 52 Book Club members. Each week in September, we released a new poll for a prompt on our 2026 challenge, and “Nemesis” won our first poll. (You can see our winners and runner-ups here!) To have your say in future challenges, don’t forget to sign up for e-mails: https://the52bookclub.myflodesk.com/5...!

Nemesis is an opponent or rival that is difficult to defeat; an archenemy. It can also represent a force or event that brings about someone’s downfall or ruin. In mythology, Nemesis is the Greek goddess of divine retribution.

For this prompt, we’re looking for any book related to the word “nemesis.” This may be related to the title, theme, plot, characters, etc.



Here is our Goodreads List for this prompt

Preliminary book for this prompt - Gods, Demigods and Demons by Bernard Evslin


The book also has a map.

I'm planning on reading Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot that Avenged the Armenian Genocide by Eric Bogosian.

It might be fun to revisit the Left Behind series and what better nemesis than the anti-christ?

Nicolae



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Of course I can also go a traditional Star Wars route since that has plenty of adversaries.

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Or I can go a literary criticism route about nemesis and why we're drawn to them.

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So many ideas!

I have a great rivalry planned for next year:
Affirmed and Alydar: Thoroughbred Legends (Thoroughbred Legends by Timothy T. Capps

One of the books I added to the list, Nemesis by Clive Cussler is the Norwegian title for Dragon.

Heartless Hunter by Kristen Ciccarelli