The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

10.2 -- Phone Home E.T. the movie premiered on June 11th, 1982. Read a book that involves extraterrestrial beings on Earth or humans that have traveled outside of Earth’s atmosphere. Required: If the connection is not obvious from the GR’s description, explain how the book fits the task when you post. Ex: Across the Universe, I Am Number Four, Contact

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will you accept non-fiction for this task?

kiki wrote: "will you accept non-fiction for this task?"

Sure. Anything that says "book" I'd consider fiction or nonfiction. We try to be careful to say "novel" if we mean just fiction or specifically indicate nonfiction. But it never hurts to ask as some stuff slips past us sometimes ;o).

thanks! :)

How about Duma Key Here is a section of the book from Google Books..... Duma Key on Google Books

will you accept The Day of the Triffids for this task. the synopsis talks about strange plants that came from space that are able to get up and walk and kill people. is that enough of an extraterrestrial being? thanks for your help! :)

Beth NC wrote: "How about Duma Key Here is a section of the book from Google Books..... Duma Key on Google Books"

Sorry, I noticed the Google books excerpt is from page 500-something and I didn't read it thoroughly. I have that book and haven't read it yet so I don't want to read the end ;o). Suffice it to say that if his strange powers have anything to do with beings from off-planet, the book will work. Just make a (relatively spoiler-free) note about how the book fits the task when you post.

kiki wrote: "will you accept The Day of the Triffids for this task. the synopsis talks about strange plants that came from space that are able to get up and walk and kill people. is that enough ..."

If the walking, killer plants come from off-planet, I'd say they'd definitely work as extraterrestrial beings ;o). Yikes!

great, thanks! wasn't sure if they had to be more of an animal/human type being.

and i know, super creepy! bleck!

Does The Sparrow work for this?

Pollyanna wrote: "Does The Sparrow work for this?"

It sounds like they leave Earth to visit the other world. So, yes, this would work.

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Pollyanna wrote: "Does The Sparrow work for this?"

It sounds like they leave Earth to visit the other world. So, yes, this would work."

I was going to read the classic The War of the Worlds but this looks really good!

I wanted to see if any of these books work:

Lisa wrote: "I wanted to see if any of these books work:

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The Dangerous Days of Daniel X will definitely work. I'm pretty sure The Host also works, but I haven't read the book and I plan to so I've just skimmed the reviews (if the "invaders" are from outer space, which I think they are, it'll work). Can't tell from the GR description of The Knife of Never Letting Go if it's humans on a different world or if it's just dystopia. If you have more info on that one, I'll be glad to revisit it.

Thanks Kristi. I don't have much info on The Knife of Never Letting Go. I was checking out reviews, but couldn't tell. Maybe someone else who has read it will see the post and can provide a little more info. I'm going to keep digging, but at least now I have a couple of possibilities.

The Knife of Never Letting Go is about people who travel to another planet.

Lav [can't take the kid from the fight] wrote: "The Knife of Never Letting Go is about people who travel to another planet."

Looks like it will work then, LIsa. Thanks, Lav!!

LIsa - If you decide to read it, make sure you explain in your completed task post how it fits the task since you can't tell from the GR description. Thanks!

Thanks Lav and Kristi. Now I have to make a tough decision. It sounds like I might also be able to use The Knife of Never Letting go for Task 30.5B - space travel.

In Ender's Shadow - the Battle School is on a Space Station, so this should work, yes?

BJ Rose wrote: "In Ender's Shadow - the Battle School is on a Space Station, so this should work, yes?"

Absolutely.

I'm pretty sure The Host also works, but I haven't read the book and I plan to so I've just skimmed the reviews (if the "invaders" are from outer space, which I think they are, it'll work).

I have read The Host and yes, they are from outer space and have lived on other planets.

I would like to use Freighter Flights by Drew Zachary - a group of humans transporting cargo from space station to space station. Hoping this works, thanks!

Rosemary wrote: "I have read The Host and yes, they are from outer space and have lived on other planets."

Thanks for the confirmation, Rosemary! ;o)

Fran wrote: "I would like to use Freighter Flights by Drew Zachary - a group of humans transporting cargo from space station to space station. Hoping this works, thanks!"

That will work just fine, Fran.

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Fran wrote: "I would like to use Freighter Flights by Drew Zachary - a group of humans transporting cargo from space station to space station. Hoping this works, than..."

Thanks Kristi :)

Is it possible The Hellbound Heart would work? The film Hellraiser is based on it.. It's about this man who uses this box to summon these weird creepy people/creatures (cenobites). The trouble is it doesn't really say where they come from whether they are ET beings, but they are certainly not human... Also,
'They can reach Earth's reality only through a schism in time and space, which is opened and closed using certain unearthly artifacts. The most common form for these artifacts is that of an innocuous-looking puzzle box called the Lament Configuration.' nice quote from good old wikipedia, haha..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenobite...

Neen wrote: "Is it possible The Hellbound Heart would work? The film Hellraiser is based on it.. It's about this man who uses this box to summon these weird creepy people/creatures (cenobites). The..."

Sorry, Neen, the Cenobites sound more like demons than aliens. However, the book will work for 10.1 if you don't already have a book for that task. Speculative Fiction is listed as one of its top 10 genres.

10.1 it is, thank you =]

Can I use Ender's Game for this task?

Simba wrote: "Can I use Ender's Game for this task?"

Yes, the Battle School is in space.

Would any of the Star Wars books work for this?

Pinky_rocks wrote: "Would any of the Star Wars books work for this?"

I've never read any of the books. Just seen the movies. I assume that the main characters are still Luke, Leia, and Han? If so, they're human and outside the Earth's atmosphere, so the books would work.

The Starlight Rite - she flees earth according to the description

Dee wrote: "The Starlight Rite - she flees earth according to the description"

Yep. Looks like that'll work.

For those still looking for a book .....

Ingathering: The Complete People Stories of Zenna Henderson by Zenna Henderson
from Werner A.'s review:
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A genre classic, Henderson's corpus of People stories were mostly written in the 1950s and 60s; they're all collected here, along with the bridging material she wrote for the two partial collections published in her lifetime. Resembling humans physically, and able to intermarry with humans, the People are an alien race who fled their planet around 1890 (the anthology editors' guess, in their appended chronology, is 1900) when their sun went nova; some of them crash-landed in the wilds of Henderson's native Arizona.
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Would u accept Doctor Who: The War Machines - Ian Stuart Black?

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Would u accept Doctor Who: The War Machines - Ian Stuart Black?"

From the TV shows, I don't think Doctor Who is going to work. If I remember correctly, he travels in time from place to place on Earth, correct? He would need to travel to another planet, the moon, a space station, or some other location outside the Earth's atmosphere (or there would need to be a being from outer space, which I don't see any mention of) for the book to work for this task. If anyone has read this book and can say that he does any of these things, I'll be happy to revisit your request. But for now, I'd have to say no.

Kristi (Passion for the Page) wrote: "Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Would u accept Doctor Who: The War Machines - Ian Stuart Black?"

From the TV shows, I don't think Doctor Who is going to work. If I remember co..."

Thanks chick, will see what else I can find x