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Science Fiction Trivia
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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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The Shattered Sphere by Roger MacBride Allen?
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Hmm... that is actually the sequel to The Ring of Charon. A very good read, are both.CaptSolo wrote:The Shattered Sphere by Roger MacBride Allen?
The ball didn't quite cross the line, but I'll allow the goal. Over to you, Solo!
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Hawkeye!El Viejo wrote:The ball didn't quite cross the line, but I'll allow the goal. Over to you, Solo!
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<starts humming the theme from MASH>Smivs wrote:Hawkeye!
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First clue: To understand the true nature of the cosmos, go to the ancient Greeks.
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Book, film, TV programme ... ? Is it maybe The Fifth Element?CaptSolo wrote:First clue: To understand the true nature of the cosmos, go to the ancient Greeks.
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Oops, sorry! It is a book and I need both title and author.
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A wild guess: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian Aldiss?
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Your wild guess was wide of the goal. Yours too, Disembodied.El Viejo wrote:A wild guess: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian Aldiss?
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Confirmed by HawkeyeCaptSolo wrote:Your wild guess was wide of the goal.El Viejo wrote:A wild guess: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian Aldiss?
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Who is the current goal keeper anyway?Smivs wrote:Confirmed by HawkeyeCaptSolo wrote:Your wild guess was wide of the goal.El Viejo wrote:A wild guess: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian Aldiss?
Second clue: Earth, air, fire, and water. And a thousand years of war.
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Third clue: In this alternate reality, neither the Delian League (Greek) nor the Middle Kingdom (Chinese) can gain one over the other in their thousand year conflict.
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Celestial Matters by Richard Garfinkle?
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A quick google search of the terms from the third clue would seem to conclude that Selezen's answer Celestial Matters by Richard Garfinkle seems to be right...so no point in me guessing! But if I have to make some kind of guess I'll just say The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss! 
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