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by goran Fri May 28, 2010 7:46 am
And the winner is....
Eeeeeel Viiiieeeeejooooo!
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by Rxke Fri May 28, 2010 7:52 am
Time for coffee... I read that as eeee
vi l Viiiieeeeejoooo!
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by Cody Fri May 28, 2010 12:10 pm
Rxke wrote: I read that as eeeevi l Viiiieeeeejoooo!
As an anagram, Evil Joe will do nicely, thank you.
Next question:
A Terran anthropologist, studying a declining Mars, becomes ‘involved’ with a young alien woman and ends up in chains in an ancient alien city. There are barbarians at the gate, the city is dying and the residents are resigned to their fate. In the end, he is released by the young woman.
A novelette from the nineteen fifties… author and title, please.
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by Cody Sat May 29, 2010 2:39 pm
A clue:
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by Cody Sun May 30, 2010 11:05 am
Another clue:
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
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by Cody Mon May 31, 2010 11:31 am
An anagram then...
... re-arranged, this is the author's name:
The Black Tiger
and the original cover art (with title and author blanked):
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by goran Mon May 31, 2010 6:13 pm
The Last Days Of Shandakor by Leigh Brackett?
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by Cody Mon May 31, 2010 6:45 pm
Correct, goran scores again… and the sci-fi film that
she wrote a screenplay for is ‘The Empire Strikes Back’.
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by goran Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:18 pm
I managed to miss Your reply.
Novel from last century: an expedition to the outer planets of our solar system discovers a new satellite...
This book is the first (and the best) part of the trilogy.
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by Disembodied Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:49 am
goran wrote: I managed to miss Your reply.
Novel from last century: an expedition to the outer planets of our solar system discovers a new satellite...
This book is the first (and the best) part of the trilogy.
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke?
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by goran Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:21 pm
No. About a decade newer.
Includes lesbian relationship between two main characters.
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by Selezen Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:18 am
Heh - I'm not googling that one...
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by goran Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:03 pm
Selezen wrote: Heh - I'm not googling that one...
Many creatures and/or names are based on Greek and Roman mythology, including the big alien boss.
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by Disembodied Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:12 pm
I think I've got it – is it Titan by John Varley?
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by goran Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:38 pm
Congratulations and a big high five (how do you do that to a brain in a jar?) to Disembodied. Your turn mate.
