Science Fiction Trivia

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:29 pm

La planète des singes by Pierre Boulle?

Website · Post by **Cody** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 4:42 pm

Smivs wrote:
La planète des singes by Pierre Boulle?

Ha... no, it pre-dates that.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:26 pm

Clue the second: when the astronauts return to Earth, they have an alien on board.

Post by **Disembodied** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:14 am

Um ... bugger. I thought it might be Return From the Stars by Stanislaw Lem but that rules it out!

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 3:37 pm

Clue the third: the Earth that they return to is now governed by a benevolent computer, and the human race has not known war for a long time.
However, trouble is brewing with some space colonies, war may be approaching, and the alien is seen as a possible military advantage.

ramon · Post by **ramon** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:00 pm

Sounds like The Long Way Home, but I can't remember who wrote it (I have Wes Anderson in my head but I know it's not that!)

Website · Post by **Cody** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:09 pm

ramon wrote:
Sounds like The Long Way Home, but I can't remember who wrote it (I have Wes Anderson in my head but I know it's not that!)

Indeed, it is The Long Way Home, by Poul Anderson... the next clue would've been: 'Supertramp took it!'

Your turn, sir!

ramon · Post by **ramon** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:53 pm

Poul, that's it. I'd just found it on my bookshelf after you posted....now I've got to ask a question. Arse. I don't actually read that much sci-fi funnily enough.

Mind you, it's "Trivia" isn't it. Okay, let me think and I'll come up with a question tomorrow that'll get you all....for a few minutes.

ramon · Post by **ramon** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 6:27 pm

Got one.

Sue Cripple & Sneer are solicitors on behalf of which Commander?

Gimi · Post by **Gimi** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:41 pm

ramon wrote:
Got one.
Sue Cripple & Sneer are solicitors on behalf of which Commander?

Brilliant question. (I had to google it, so I'm not going to answer, but a brilliant question!)

Mauiby de Fug · Post by **Mauiby de Fug** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:45 pm

Gimi wrote:
Brilliant question. (I had to google it, so I'm not going to answer, but a brilliant question!)

Ditto. Most enlightening!

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:02 pm

Ha, Brilliant! Let's hope someone actually knows this without Google-ing!

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:38 pm

I don't have to google that one (I think)!

It's Commander Peter Jameson!

He bequeaths one (1) Eagle fighter to each grandchild, along with 100 credits!

ramon · Post by **ramon** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 12:53 pm

Give the man a prize (or a least the ability to ask the next question

)

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 3:34 pm

Thanks, ramon! And thanks for an AWESOME question.

OK, this is a novel about two astronauts who crash on an Earth where science is frowned upon as it caused a new ice age.

I want the authors' names (note the plurality) and the title of the book please.

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