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So J is always an interesting letter in the AtoZChallenge and we hope we have found a fun category for today’s Literary Smackdown. We would like you to tell us which of our shortlist is the Most Jovial Joker. Who will you vote for in  Willy Wonka The iconic creation of Roald Dahl, Willy Wonka… Continue reading J – Most Jovial Joker – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016

The letter I lends itself to many things, as those who are hopping the AtoZChallenge have no doubt discovered. Today we invite you to tell us which of our choices is the Most Iconic Illustrator. The two we have chosen immediately transport anyone who sees their work to their childhood. Who will you vote for… Continue reading I – Most Iconic Illustrator – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016

Welcome and thank you for visiting during the wonderful AtoZChallenge.  We are up to H in our Literary Smackdown and today we are asking you to choose the Most Heroic Hero.  We have chosen a couple of gentlemen who are superheroes, but neither of them actually have super powers. Who will you vote for in … Continue reading H – Most Heroic Hero – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016

We’re sorry, somehow the scheduling messed up with this one and refused to post. We didn’t realise until today. Welcome to the letter G and for today we are asking you to pick the Ghastliest Ghoulie for us in our Literary Smackdown. We have two very mean contenders, both of whom come from the pages… Continue reading G – Ghastliest Ghoulie – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016

Greetings and welcome to day 6 of the AtoZChallenge. We have a showdown of true greats today for the battle to be Most Fantastic Fantasy Author. One is the usurper of the throne, the other one of the original greats. Who will you vote for in  J.K. Rowling Arguable the most famous living fantasy author… Continue reading F – Most Fantastic Fantasy Author – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016

Greetings and welcome to the letter E and day 5 of the  AtoZChallenge. We are going for something slightly different today in that we want to know who embodies the most Exquisite Evil. We have chosen two ageless characters who both have a significant number of bodies to their names. Who will you vote for in … Continue reading E – Most Exquisite Evil – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016

Greetings and welcome to day 4 of the AtoZChallenge. Who doesn’t love a great dragon? Today we have two of the really big hitters for everyone to decide who is the most dastardly of them all! Who will you vote for in  Smaug The dragon that drove the Dwarves from Erebor  and laid waste to the… Continue reading D – Most Dastardly Dragon – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016

Greetings and welcome to day 3 of the AtoZChallenge. Today we have two very interesting ladies for our Coolest Classical Author, one wrote great romance with gritty, determined female characters, the other science fiction with a side of Gothic horror. Who will you vote for in  Charlotte Bronte Author of Jane Eyre, Charlotte was one of… Continue reading C – Coolest Classical Author – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016

Greetings and welcome to the second day of the AtoZChallenge. Today we are serving up two of the type of character who we love to dislike: the Bombastic Buffoon. In one case, he’s not all bad, just somewhat self-centred, in the other, he’s a smiling face that will just as quickly stab you in the back, if… Continue reading B – Most Bombastic Buffoon – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016

Greetings and welcome to the very first day of the AtoZChallenge. Every day this month (except Sundays) we will have a Literary duo for you to vote for your favourite. Today we are starting with everyone’s favourite: the Awesomest Anti-Heroes. We have two very interesting gentlemen, one right out of classic literature, the other from modern comics … Continue reading A – Awesomest Anti-Hero – Literary Smackdown #AtoZChallenge 2016