42challengebigOfficially starts today (January 1) and officially ends December 3, 2009, giving participants 42 weeks and 42 days to read, watch, listen, and review 42 sci-fi related things.

I’ll be recording my progress here, with normal reviews on one or other of my blogs, while cross-referencing to the official site. Which sounds a bit complicated but hopefully is easier to do than explain.

Progress so far:

1. Stealing Light by Gary Gibson

2. Star Wars: Clone Wars Episodes 11 & 12

3. Where Late The Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm

4. Suicide Coast by M John Harrison

5. How We Lost The Moon: A True Story By Frank W Allen by Paul J McAuley

6. Evermore by Sean Williams

7. Pavane by Keith Roberts

8. Eater by Gregory Benford

9. Watchmen

10. Halting State by Charles Stross

11. Monsters vs Aliens

12. Dr Who: Planet of the Dead

13. Knowing

14. Star Trek

15. Torchwood: Children of Earth Episode 1

16. Torchwood: Children of Earth Episode 2

17. Torchwood: Children of Earth Episode 3

18. Torchwood: Children of Earth Episode 4

19. Torchwood: Children of Earth Episode 5

20. Pashazade by Jon Courtenay Grimwood

21. Warehouse 13 – Pilot

22. District 9

23. Transition by Iain Banks

24-28. Warehouse 13 – Episodes 2 to 6

29-30. The Sarah Jane Adventures – The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith Parts 1 & 2

31. The Waters of Mars

32-37. Warehouse 13 – Episodes 7 to 12

38-45. Fringe – Series 2 – Episodes 1 to 8