Science Fiction Trivia

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:45 pm

The standar drill:
name the book & author.

Clue:
the crew make a jackpot trip

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:58 pm

do they end up too close to a black hole?

goran · Post by **goran** » Wed May 12, 2010 4:54 pm

Gateway, Frederik Pohl?

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Wed May 12, 2010 6:50 pm

No.

And no.

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:04 am

Another clue:
During that trip their ship is momentarily bigger than the universe.

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:15 am

That sounds like the Heart Of Gold.

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Thu May 13, 2010 11:29 am

I'd guess The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Thu May 13, 2010 1:31 pm

Nope x2.

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Mon May 17, 2010 7:26 pm

Funny, I thought this wouldn't be difficult - looks like it is surprisingly obscure...?

Clue 3:
During their travels, the crew encounter a race who travel also in time.

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Fri May 21, 2010 9:51 pm

Several days, and no one has even tried!

Clue 4:
First encounter in the book is with a Gray Man.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Fri May 21, 2010 10:53 pm

Zieman wrote:
Several days, and no one has even tried!

Clue 4:
First encounter in the book is with a Gray Man.

Hmmm.....

thinking.....

JazHaz · Post by **JazHaz** » Sat May 22, 2010 3:54 am

I think people are bored with this thread now.

ADCK · Post by **ADCK** » Sat May 22, 2010 4:38 am

Clues are too obscure, Time Travel, First Encounters with Little Grey Men, Jackpot Trip, Dimensionally disproportionate ship, Very common themes in Science Fiction.

Lestradae · Post by **Lestradae** » Sat May 22, 2010 6:05 am

I even tried with lots of Google, but the book doesn't ring a bell (probably never heard of it) and I couldn't find a clue when using search engines ...

Post by **Disembodied** » Sat May 22, 2010 8:45 am

OK, pure google-based guess here, but are we in Samuel R Delany territory here? He's not a writer I've read, but his short story "Prismatica" does at least contain a Grey Man (as opposed to a little grey man ...).