The Vampire Files Challenge – Sign Up

TIMELINE: January 1st to December 31st 2010
RULES: Read (or re-read) the twelve(12) books in P.N. Elrod’s Vampire Files series in 2010.

DETAILS:

• As of today, there are 12 books in the series. If there happens to be a new book in series published within 2010, you won’t need to read it to complete the challenge. If you’ve already started this series, you can still participate in the challenge. You can either start all over again as a refresher or just start where you left off.

• Anyone can join at anytime between now and the latter part of next year. You don’t need a blog to participate. If you don’t have a blog, you can post your comments or reviews in the comment section of the wrap-up post.

• Audio books, hardbacks, paperbacks, tattered second-hands, and library books are okay.

• If you decide to participate in the challenge, post a link to this post on your blog so that other people can find their way here to sign up.

• When you sign up using Mr. Linky, list the direct link to the post where your challenge reads are posted. If you list just your blog’s general URL, it will be removed.

• I’ve provided some buttons for you to use when linking back to this post. Just copy the code in the text box. There’s no need to save the buttons to your own server.

• Once the challenge starts, I’ll create a page for everyone to post their reviews. Reviews are encouraged, but are entirely optional.

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THE BOOKS (in chronological order):
- Bloodlist
- Lifeblood
- Bloodcircle
- Art In The Blood
- Fire in the Blood
- Blood on the Water
- Chill in the Blood
- Dark Sleep
- Lady Crymsyn
- Cold Streets
- Song in the Dark
- Dark Road Rising

OPTIONAL EXTRAS:

• You don’t have to read any of the following to complete the challenge.

• Some of the short stories are from Out of Print paperback anthologies. You may be able to find them online in places like Half.com or Paperbackswap if you’d like to read them anyway. They would be perfect if you like to participate in the “Short Story Sunday” meme.

Short Stories:

- “You’ll Catch Your Death” – from Vampire Detectives (OOP)

- “A Night at the (Horse) Opera” – from Celebrity Vampires (OOP)

- “A Night at the (Horse) Opera” reprinted in Fields of Blood (OOP)

- “The Quick Way Down” – from Mod Magic (OOP)

- “The Breath of Bast” – from Kittens, Cats, and Crime

- “Slaughter” – from The Repentant

- “Grave-Robbed” – from Many Bloody Returns

- “Her Mother’s Daughter” from My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon

- “Hecate’s Golden Eye” – from Strange Brew

Related Books:

- The Devil You Know – a limited edition sequel to Bloodcircle only available here

SIGN UP:

Remember, when filling out the form under Mr. Linky, please list the direct link to the post where your challenge reads are posted. If you list just your blog’s general URL, it will be removed.

If you have any trouble signing up below, please send me the name you want posted below and your blog’s link using the form here.

Enjoy,