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The earlier clue gives 'the Kingdom of the Raven', which leads, via google, to Shaturanga: The Story of Onus, by Brian Snelson.
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The earlier clue gives 'the Kingdom of the Raven', which leads, via google, to Shaturanga: The Story of Onus, by Brian Snelson.
And we have a winner. Your turn, sir.


For the record, for those of you who were intrigued by the whole thing:
I read the book about half a decade ago after the author placed a copy in my hand. Since I know the guy, I'm probably not the best person to offer an unbiased opinion on the work. However, if you are still curious, send me a PM.
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The title surprised me… it’s a form of Chaturanga, an ancient Indian board game, thought to be the forerunner of chess.

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A quick and easy musical question: name me the rock album whose title is the name of a fictional starship?
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"Firefly", by Uriah Heep?
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Sorry... I should've said it's from a sci-fi novel. Good try, though.
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Actually, it's just occurred to me that the name of that spaceship is actually "Serenity" ... I take it it's not the album of that name by Culture Beat then? :wink:
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"Firefly", by Uriah Heep?
Oooh, I like this.
From Dickens to Whedon. Quite the transition.


Wild stab in the dark: Isn't someone here on the board flitting around in a C3 called "Rolling Thunder"? And isn't that and album as well? By... Jefferson Starship??
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Just seen your edit CR... Rolling Thunder is a fine ship, and a great album by Mickey Hart... not the answer, though.


@ Disembodied: nope... same year as the Uriah Heep album, though.
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Hmm ... was the ship named after the album, or the album named after the ship? Or is this just coincidence?
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The album is earlier than the novel that the ship appears in… I suspect that the author may have liked this band.
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The album is earlier than the novel that the ship appears in… I suspect that the author may have liked this band.
There's "Heart of Gold" (Neil Young/Douglas Adams).
Not that Neil Young qualifies as a band...
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There's "Heart of Gold" (Neil Young/Douglas Adams).
Not that Neil Young qualifies as a band...
Nor does Heart of Gold qualify as an album... good song, though.
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The album cover features a spaceship, and the novel (in which the starship is one of the main settings) is high class space opera.
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I cracked, and resorted to Wikipedia ... it's Clear Air Turbulence by the Ian Gillan Band. The CAT is of course a ship from Consider Phlebas by Iain Banks, who is known for playing games in his books with music trivia ...

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