Science Fiction Trivia
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The Man Who Folded Himself, by David Gerrold (the author responsible for Tribbles)?
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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I know that one!Mauiby de Fug wrote:Sounds like something I watched on BBC iPlayer a few years ago! Can't remember much of it, though...
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Darn, not as cryptic as I thought! Well done, El Sombrero. Your turn.El Viejo wrote:The Man Who Folded Himself, by David Gerrold (the author responsible for Tribbles)?
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A shipful of refugees from a moon are attacked repeatedly by pirates, and most are beaten and raped, then either killed or kidnapped.
Author and title of the novel please.
Author and title of the novel please.
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Piers Anthony, Refugee?
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Correct... back to you, sir!Selezen wrote:Piers Anthony, Refugee?
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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sounds a cheery light-hearted read, that one!El Viejo wrote:A shipful of refugees from a moon are attacked repeatedly by pirates, and most are beaten and raped, then either killed or kidnapped.
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OK. Which musical artist released a sci-fi album recently?
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Would that be Red Dust by Bruce Springsteen?
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Nope.
Clue: it was created in 2006 but not released in that year.
Clue: it was created in 2006 but not released in that year.
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Correct! Over to the bodiless one.
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OK, name the novel and author:
A down-at-heel starship captain is also the only being in the galaxy capable of interacting with a strange alien artefact – possibly a weapon – which has recently been unearthed. As a consequence, he finds himself the object of attention of just about everybody that he'd rather avoid ...
A down-at-heel starship captain is also the only being in the galaxy capable of interacting with a strange alien artefact – possibly a weapon – which has recently been unearthed. As a consequence, he finds himself the object of attention of just about everybody that he'd rather avoid ...
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Damn, that sounds familiar...
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It sounds like the plot of Farscape, but that's not a novel!Selezen wrote:Damn, that sounds familiar...
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