I’m a huge fan of Orson Scott Card, and although I’m not going to be signing up for the Cardathon Challenge, I wanted to pimp it anyway. (I am reading at least six OSC books this next year; I’m just not much for writing reviews.) Not only is the entire OSC catalog up for reading, this challenge also includes anything he’s written a forward for, anything he’s edited, or any author he recommends. The recommendation list is staggering, to say the least. One could spend the entire year just on that list and never be bored.

I will, on the other hand, contribute a few reviews to The Sci-Fi Experience, because I have a few books about science fiction that I’m reading next year, that I think will be important to review. (I realize this is a contradiction of the above. I do need to learn to write reviews without fear, but I don’t want to cut my teeth on Uncle Orson. He’s like, one of my favorite FAVORITE authors.) The Sci-Fi Experience is not a formal challenge, and will dovetail nicely with other things I’m doing.

I have a hundred pages to blast through before midnight to complete my 50 Book Challenge, but it’s Bono, so it’s pleasant. :D