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by Cody Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:34 pm
A musical clue:
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
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by Disembodied Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:55 pm
That's got to be Eternity Road by Jack McDevitt!
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by Cody Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:57 pm
Indeed it is... back to you sir.
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by Disembodied Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:18 pm
OK ... still in the post-apocalyptic vein, name the author and the (as-yet unfinished?) series of books set some centuries after a nuclear war, with more than a hint of the Wild West ...
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by Cody Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:22 pm
The Amtrak Wars?
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by Disembodied Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:25 pm
Patrick Tilley's
The Amtrak Wars it is indeed. And back to you!
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by Cody Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:27 pm
His first novel, Fade-out was really good.
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by Cody Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:07 pm
Okay… a quick and easy one:
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
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by Cody Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:40 pm
A very clever man,
John Michell .
Correct... over to you, Thargoid.
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by Selezen Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:59 pm
Disembodied wrote: Patrick Tilley's
The Amtrak Wars it is indeed. And back to you!
damn it!! One I actually knew!!
curse you!
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by Thargoid Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:49 pm
OK a little inspiration as it's a book I finished reading yesterday. Title and author please.
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by Gnudoll Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:34 am
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein?
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by Thargoid Wed Jul 21, 2010 5:19 am
Right first time - onto you.
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by Gnudoll Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:23 am
Trilogy about a race of mercenaries driven to near extinction by a double-cross by their former employer. Hint: Author's name was disguised due to prejudices of the time.
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