Nothing rings in a new year quite like a shiny new reading challenge. It brings me great joy to officially announce the Science Fiction Invaders reading challenge. This is a fun, low-commitment, science fiction themed reading challenge which will blast off on 1 January and end on 31 December 2022.
How it works:
Download the game sheet below to print out or keep as a digital file. Each time you complete a prompt you can cross off an invader and award yourself the indicated amount of points. All points earned count towards your yearly total. Be sure to keep track of your accumulated points. During the year we'll have quarterly check-ins and you can share your high score at the end of the year to claim a spot on the leaderboard.
You can read as much or as little as you want. To successfully finish the challenge you need to complete at least one full game sheet which will require reading 18 short stories, 7 novellas/graphic novels, 7 novels with 350+ pages, 4 novels with 500+ pages and 3 novels which are part of a trilogy or the last 3 books in a series.
The prompts and scoring:
As a general rule, unless otherwise stated, you are required to finish one book per prompt. Books cannot be used for multiple prompts. Each story in an anthology/collection counts as a single short story. (And yes, audiobooks and short story podcasts count too! Re-reads are allowed.)
Finish a sci-fi trilogy or series (50,000 points)
To complete this
prompt you need to start and finish reading an entire science fiction trilogy
during the year. For a longer series you need to finish the last 3 books in
that series during the year. The 3 books used for this prompt do not count
towards any other prompt.
Read a sci-fi novel with more than 500 pages (10,500 points)
Read a sci-fi novel with more than 350 pages (5,000 points)
Read a sci-fi novel/novella/graphic novel with more than 100 pages (2,000 points)
Read a sci-fi short story (500 points)
Bonus points:
You can earn bonus points by completing any of the following in conjunction with any regular prompt for novellas and above. Only one bonus condition can apply per prompt.
Read a sci-fi novel by a female/non-binary/POC author (1,000 points)
Read a sci-fi novel by an author from a country outside the US/UK (1,000
points)
Read a sci-fi novel released in 2022 (500 points)
Example 1:
You read a 500 page book by a male UK author. You earn 10,500
points. (No bonus applies)
Example 2:
You read a 500 page book by a male South African author. You
earn 11,500 points (10,500 + 1,000 bonus points for author outside US/UK).
Example 3:
You read a 500 page book by a female South African author. You
earn 11,500 points (10,500 + 1,000 bonus points for either female author or
author outside US/UK. Only 1 bonus applies per prompt.).
Level Up
You have successfully completed the reading challenge once all the invaders have been eliminated and crossed off your game sheet. Well done! You can call it a day and bask in the warm glow of your accomplishment, or you can decide to continue your fight (and accumulate even more points) by leveling up.
You level up by starting another game sheet (level) and completing the prompts like normal. You can complete as many levels as you like, but each game sheet must be completed in full before you can start the next one.
All points earned from multiple levels count towards your cumulative total and your yearly high score.
Share your score
You can share your score in the comments below or via Twitter using #SFInvaders. You can also join the Science Fiction Invaders Discord Channel to participate there. Quarterly totals should be posted by the end of March, June and September. At the end of December you can post your final high score to be included in the leaderboard. Feel free to share your monthly progress and what you are reading. Engagement is always great!
The Hall of Fame
A special reward awaits a select few readers who manage to reach 1,000,000 points during the challenge. This magnificent achievement will be forever immortalised in the Science Fiction Invaders Hall of Fame. Only the bravest, most determined souls will be able to achieve this pinnacle. Will you be the one?
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I hope this challenge brings you a little bit of joy throughout the year and
that you have fun while expanding your science fiction horizons. Arm your blasters and start your engines. Let's
go kick some invader ass!
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