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The Year of the Dragon 2012

According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon. In honor of the event, I thought I would do a personal challenge. I mentioned it our mod, Sandra (the dragon aficionado), as a possible self-challenge. So, here we are.

When: 23 January 2012 - 9 February 2013 (12 months)
Total # of Books: Self-determined, plus Bonus

Super-easy and Flexible Guidelines:
1. Re-reads allowed as long as the books are re-read in their entirety.
2. All formats (print, ebook, audiobook) are acceptable
3. All genres acceptable (YA, erotica, fantasy, PNR).
4. Individual short stories within anthologies are acceptable, as well as full anthologies that feature dragon-centric stories. Only rule: the dragon must play a major roll in the story (easier to do in shorter stories).

Now for the "challenging" part:
The dragon/dragon-shifter must be a major character in the book. In paranormal romance, that means either the hero or heroine (or both) must be the dragon-shifter. In urban fantasy, that could mean the main character's love interest or friend/companion is the shifter and has a large role in the plot. If it's a "real" dragon (as in Novik's Temeraire, for example), the dragon must have a major role.


BONUS: Books that have the word "dragon" in their titles -- or a dragon on the cover, even if there isn't a dragon in the book. *updated*


-- The official start date is 23 January. I'm posting this early so others have time to decide if they want to join and gather books
-- No need to create a list up front, you may post as you go.
-- Late joiners welcomed -- books started on/after the challenge's official start date will count.

Don't forget to add the date you completed the book. Ratings are optional.

Special note about short stories and anthologies:
-- If you only read one story within the anthology, please use the example below:

"Dragon on Top" by G.A. Aiken (Dragon Kin #4.5), Supernatural

-- If you read more than one story/entire anthology of dragon stories, please list the anthology title first, then the individual stories (and if they are part of a series).

Looking for dragon books?


Amy's Dragon Shelf
Sandra's Dragon Shelf
Mary's Dragon shelf
Barbara's Dragon Shelf

Dragon Series (1st book):

Dragon Shifters


Dragons


Young Adult (both types)


Not-So-Obvious Dragons


Dragon-centric Anthologies


Dragons from non-centric series


Dragon in the title or/and on the cover (but not in the book)

Mine.SOS: The Year of the Dragon 2012
23 January 2012 - 9 February 2013 (12 months)

Goal: 12-15 books

4/?

✔ 01. Winging It by Deborah Cooke - 3 May 12
✔ 02. Flashfire by Deborah Cooke - 6 Mar 12
✔ 03. Ember's Kiss by Deborah Cooke - 14 Oct 12
✔ 04. Taming The Dragon by Kendra Leigh Castle - 15 Dec 12
05. Blazing the Trail by Deborah Cooke

The Year of the Dragon 2012
When: 23 January 2012 - 9 February 2013 (12 months)
1/15

Dragon Shifters:1st in Series
1.Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken
2.To Challenge a Dragon by Shelly Laurenston
3.The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe
4.Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke
5.Love in the Time of Dragons by Katie MacAlister
6.Dark Embers by Tessa Adams
7.Maiden Flight by Bianca D'Arc
8.The Barbarian Prince by Michelle M. Pillow
9.The Savage King by Michelle M. Pillow



Dragon in Title:
1.Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman
2.The Last Dragoneye by Alison goodman
3.



Dragon on Cover:
1.Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward 2/6 (5)
2.
3.

Sounds very challenging.
I'll also try to do 12 and will post as I go.

Year of the Dragon
January 23, 2012 - February 9, 2012
Complete 10/12

✔1. Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke Jan 27
✔2. Kiss of Fury by Deborah Cooke May 29
✔3. Dark Embers by Tessa Adams Feb 12
✔4. Hidden Embers by Tessa Adams Apr 12
✔5. Forbidden Embers by Tessa Adams
✔6. Dragon Actually by G. A. Aiken Mar 16
✔7. The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe July 4
8. Kiss of Fate by Deborah Cooke
9. Never Again by Michele Bardsley
✔10. Lover Eternal by J. R. Ward May 3
✔11. About a Dragon by G.A. Aiken July 25
✔12. What a Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken Sept 10

I'm in and will do as many as I can. LOL. In other words, lots.

I'm in. Any excuse to re-read . I'll shoot for 12 & post as I go... unless I figure it out sooner.

Lisa Kay wrote: "I'm in. Any excuse to re-read . I'll shoot for 12 & post as I go... unless I figure it out sooner."

:D Dragos! Obviously, this book does count...but not the others (so far) in the series. Not enough Dragos to count. He's a "Special Guest Star". ;-)

Lauren wrote: "Sounds very challenging.
I'll also try to do 12 and will post as I go."

Your not locked into any number, so if you can't come up with 12, than you can always change. :D

Thanks for joining!

The others in the Elder Races are good, but not for a re-read anytime soon, IMHO.

Sandra wrote: "I'm in and will do as many as I can. LOL. In other words, lots."

:D I'm counting on that. ;)

That's my sign in the Chinese Zodiac...too bad I'm not much into Dragon books!

I'm in and try to do 12 books.

The Year of the Dragon 2012
When: 23 January 2012 - 9 February 2013
3/12

Dragon Shifters:
1. Playing With Fire by Katie MacAlister 13/7/12 ★★★
2. Up In Smoke by Katie MacAlister
3. Me and My Shadow by Katie MacAlister
4. Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken 9/3/12 ★★★★
5. About a Dragon by G.A. Aiken 29/3/12 ★★★★
6. What a Dragon Should Know by G.A. Aiken
7. Last Dragon Standing by G.A. Aiken
8. The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken
9. How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken

Dragons:
10. Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik
11.
12.

Wan "Artemis", the Dark-Hunters' Goddess wrote: Dragon on Cover: ..."

Huh. That's a good idea...though for the life of me, I don't know why it didn't occur to me... :D

Adding it to the Bonus.

The Year of the Dragon ~ 2012
Duration: 23 Jan - 9 Feb 2013

PNR/UF ~ Dragon | Character:


BONUS ~ Dragon | Title:

BONUS ~ Dragon | Covershot:

Steph wrote: "I love it, Christina! I'm in! Dragon goodness! Sweet!
List to follow.

{Steph's space}"

:D Thanks, Steph!

:D Thank you for creating a fun challenge for us all to take part in w/ya.

Great challenge! I'll be joining in. I've got the whole G.A. Aiken series to read..... and some Bianca D'Arc. I'll just save them for next year!

SOS: ~ The Year of the Dragon 2012 ~

Duration: January 23, 2012 - February 9, 2013 (12 months)

4/12

1. ✔ Lover Eternal, by J.R. Ward ★★★★✩ OneClickDigital 1/27 “buddy read”
2. ✔ Kiss of Fire, by Deborah Cooke ★★★½✩ PB 2/20 “buddy read”
3. ✔ You Slay Me, by Katie MacAlister ★★★★✩ OneClickDigital 3/6
4. ✔ Dragon Bound, by Thea Harrison ★★★★★ audible.com 5/5 [“re-read” via audio]
5. Prophecy: Child of Earth, by Elizabeth Haydon (PB) - currently reading
6. Fire Me Up, by Katie MacAllister (OCD)
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12.

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Possibilities:

Thanks for creating such an awesome challenge, Christina! Who doesn't love dragons! I'll be joining too.

Thanks, ladies! :D

And thanks for joining!

I have lots of Dragon books and plan to read at least 1 series soon. But I'm going to hold off officially joining because I am in too many challenges now. I'm going to keep track though on my own Challenge Thread and see if I can get this one in too.

Babbling AKA Christina wrote: "Lauren wrote: "Sounds very challenging.
I'll also try to do 12 and will post as I go."

Your not locked into any number, so if you can't come up with 12, than you can always change. :D

Thanks Christina. 12 means one book per month, which I should be able to manage *hopefully* , lol!

Mary wrote: "I have lots of Dragon books and plan to read at least 1 series soon. But I'm going to hold off officially joining because I am in too many challenges now. I'm going to keep track though on my own ..."

I can relate. :) There's plenty of time yet before it starts and you can always join in later. Join us when you can, Mary.

Oh, and yes, you can cross-challenge the books (I'd be insane if I didn't allow it!) :)

I was wondering about year long challenges for next year. I will give this a try and try to read 6 - 12 books for it. I need to make my list... If anyone has any recommendations for me please let me know. I plan to read Vanish and the Eragon series. I love YA but I could throw some adult ones in there if they are amazing. I am not very into straight up UF. I try but I just am not crazy over it.

Also any other good long challenges for next year so I can get planning? 3, 6 or 12 month ones?

The Year of the Dragon 2012
When: 23 January 2012 - 9 February 2013 (12 months)
0/6-12

Dragon Shifters:
1. Vanish
2. Hidden
3. Sorcha's Heart
4.

Dragon on Cover:
1. Eragon
2. Eldest
3. Brisingr
4. Inheritance

Dragon in Title:
1. Voices of Dragons
2. Dragon Dreams

Hey DG! That's a coincidence. So am I. :)

D.G. ~Shameless Hussy~ wrote: "That's my sign in the Chinese Zodiac...too bad I'm not much into Dragon books!"

How cool guys..dragon as a sign? :-)

This challenge is absoluteyl perfect. I've been wanting to read about dragons, Specially G. A. Aiken
Dragon Kin series and Katie MacAlister series also.
Later I will put up a list. I can't wait to start this challenge. Thank you so much for coming up with this challenge.

I love Dragons. I will be reading Inheritance soon. My kid keeps asking me when it's coming out.

I have the Deborah Cooke series and then a few other first in a series for dragon books. And some Pern books. I have the first 2 Dragons Heat books, the first Elder Races book and 4 of the Deborah Cooke books. 2 Pern books.

I'm trying to avoid starting any new series with a similar theme to ones I have going already. (I'm starting to confuse my Vamps, Weres and Mercenary/Military groups).

Does anyone know if , by Keri Arthur would apply to this challenge? Several people have shelved it as "dragon."

I'm in!

SOS: The Year of the Dragon 2012
23 January 2012 - 9 February 2013 (12 months)

17/15

✔Practice Read Dragon Actually by G A Aiken ★★★★✩ 1/2/12
OK, this happens when you don't pay attention to dates...

✔1. About A Dragon ★★★★✩ 2/23/12
✔2. Kiss of Fire ★★★✩✩ 2/29/12
✔3. Dragon Warrior ★★★1/2✩ 5/1/12
✔4. Dragon Lord ★★★1/2✩ 5/3/12
✔5. Dragon's Kiss ★★★✩✩ 5/6/12
✔6. Nightwalker ★★★★✩ 10/9/12
✔7. Lord's Fall ★★★★1/2 11/13/12
✔8. Blood Royal ★★★★ 12/20/12
✔9. Blood Queen ★★★1/2 12/22/12
✔10. Blood Rebellion ★★★1/2 12/24/12
✔11. Blood War ★★★1/2 12/25/12
✔12. Demon Lost ★★★★ 12/28/12
✔13. Mortal Ties ★★1/2 12/25/12
✔14. Demon Lost ★★★★ 12/28/12
✔15. Demon's Quest ★★★★ 2/5/13


✔BONUS (Dragon in the Title):
Dragon Warrior ★★★★✩ 1/29/12

BONUS (Dragon on the Cover):

Blood Domination ★★★1/2 12/18/12


READ:

Lisa it has dragons in it. I just did a word search on Amazon and the word dragons is in the book 102 times.

Urgh it's in 1st person. What's with the obsession of Urban Fantasy and Cozy writers of making every book 1st person? I spend enough time living my own life in 1st person. When I read, I prefer to body hop among the primary characters.

LOL! Thanks, Mary!

I'm in! I even have a dedicated dragons shelf which make it easier to pick and choose what to read.

When: 23 January 2012 - 9 February 2013 (12 months)
Total # of Books: 10-12

*have 'dragon' in their titles.

1) Flying Blind* 3★ Jan 25
2) About A Dragon* 4★ Feb 8
3) What a Dragon Should Know* 5★ Mar 13
4) Last Dragon Standing* 4★ May 26
5) Destiny Kills 1★ Jun 14
6) Seraphina* 5★ Jul 24
7) The Dragon Who Loved Me* 5★ Aug 31
8) How to Drive a Dragon Crazy* 3★ Sep 5
9) Stormdancer 1★ Sep 24
10) The Audition 4★ Oct 6



Possibilities:
Own

From the library Buy?

Read before challenge date:

Great! Thanks, Amy!

Awesomevegan (AKA JenReads) wrote: "I was wondering about year long challenges for next year. I will give this a try and try to read 6 - 12 books for it. I need to make my list... If anyone has any recommendations for me please let m..."

The only dragon YA I'm familiar with is The Dragon Diaries trilogy by Deborah Cooke. It's a spin-off of her paranormal romance series.

As for next year challenges, I'm guessing Steph and her minions are working on that. ;-) She's got a poll set up about which challenges we'd like to see return for next year. :D

Amy or "Ames" wrote: "I'm in! I even have a dedicated dragons shelf which make it easier to pick and choose what to read.

When: 23 January 2012 - 9 February 2013 (12 months)
Total # of Books: Self-determined, plus Bonus"

Amy, I'm adding a link to your shelf to message #2. I should add Sandra's, too.

Yep, you can add mine. LOL. Sandra's Dragons

Wow Sandra, I like!

Yeah, wow!

;)

Nice! I'm off to scour your dragon shelves, Ames & Sandra. :D

Wow, Sandra's shelf puts mine to shame!

Great idea, I love dragons! Thanks for organizing this challenge! I'm in and will post as I can. This is such a great group. I especially like being able to rummage through shelves and reviews to get great recommendations. The level of organization in your libraries is mind blowing!! {{bowing to masters!!}}

Feel like I'm really late for the party! But, I'm in, too.

Purty list up later (well, format with blanks!), but I'm going for a dozen, at least!

More places to find dragon books:
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/d...
http://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/d...

On the top right-hand side of those pages are listopias with dragons, too.

Judithe wrote: "Feel like I'm really late for the party! But, I'm in, too.

Purty list up later (well, format with blanks!), but I'm going for a dozen, at least!"

Not so late. ;-) Welcome!

Amy or "Ames" wrote: "Wow, Sandra's shelf puts mine to shame!"

I wasn't kidding when I called her the "dragon aficionado". :D