Orillium Year Long Challenge 2024 - hosted by asahome

March
If you relied on your strength, you cut your way through wild vines blocking an ancient exit: read a book that is neither the first nor last in a series.

If you relied on your wits, you remove a complex lock enchantment cast on the exit door: start or continue a series that intimidates you.
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The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections by Neil Gaiman

The Sandman Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections

The Sandman (Collected Editions) #6

Neil Gaiman

264 pages • paperback • 1993

fiction comics fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

Silver Under Nightfall

Silver Under Nightfall #1

Rin Chupeco

512 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy horror lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett

The Game of Kings

The Lymond Chronicles #1

Dorothy Dunnett

543 pages • paperback • 1961

fiction historical adventurous challenging slow-paced
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

The Grace of Kings

The Dandelion Dynasty #1

Ken Liu

623 pages • hardcover • 2015

fiction fantasy adventurous challenging medium-paced
Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

Chain of Gold

The Last Hours #1

Cassandra Clare

582 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy historical young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Satan's Affair by H.D. Carlton

Satan's Affair

Cat and Mouse Duet #0.5

H.D. Carlton

180 pages • digital • 2021

fiction contemporary horror romance dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Tris's Book by Tamora Pierce

Tris's Book

Circle of Magic #2

Tamora Pierce

251 pages • paperback • 1998

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Saint's Blood by Sebastien de Castell

Saint's Blood

Greatcoats #3

Sebastien de Castell

576 pages • 2016

fiction fantasy adventurous dark fast-paced
Flashback by Shannon Messenger

Flashback

Keeper of the Lost Cities #7

Shannon Messenger

23 hours, 8 minutes • audio • 2018

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional medium-paced
Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

Her Majesty's Royal Coven

Her Majesty’s Royal Coven #1

Juno Dawson

452 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction contemporary fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark tense medium-paced