Science Fiction Trivia

and more · Post by **cim** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 7:52 pm

Eventually... In which trilogy do flexagons play an important role?

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:07 am

I have no idea, but they are COOL.

Sorry, I love all things hexagon shaped.

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:31 am

Selezen wrote:
Sorry, I love all things hexagon shaped.

I can see why.

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:36 am

Technically, madcap is a result of my love of hexagons, not the cause.

This is the "why"...

and more · Post by **cim** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 9:09 pm

Clue: The inclusion of that sort of thing in their work is not uncommon for the author. The same book which includes the flexagons also includes Conway's Game of Life, and another one of their books (outside this trilogy) included sprouts.

and more · Post by **cim** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:54 am

Still no-one? The author has been mentioned relatively recently in this thread. The trilogy as a whole covers the adventures of some humans and some geometrically-named aliens in a multiverse.

and more · Post by **cim** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:26 am

The three human protagonists each have a different archetypal diet (one of which requires some handwavium from the author to justify, as it's not usually found in humans). The aliens have the same diet as one of the protagonists, and while fungus-like in micro-structure, resemble a species of shark (though airborne rather than aquatic) in large structure. Diet in general as an extended metaphor for human invasion is a theme of the series.

Commander Smivs · Post by **Smivs** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:30 am

Well, even after three clues, Smivs is still clueless!

Kasero · Post by **Kasero** » Wed Dec 19, 2012 10:01 pm

Still searching...

and more · Post by **cim** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 10:24 am

It's searchable from what I've already said provided you guess the right keywords, but that's probably only enough to confirm a guess. Unfortunately the best keyword is part of the title of the trilogy itself, so I can't give you that.

Okay: the name of the trilogy as a whole is four words. The names of the three books in the trilogy are all single words, which each appear to begin with the same letter as the first word of the trilogy's title (but the third one actually doesn't). The first book is a creature defined by its diet, the second is a bird, and the third only looks domesticated.

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:31 pm

Of Man and Manta - Piers Anthony

And thank ghu for the searchable interweb!

and more · Post by **cim** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:36 pm

That's the one! Over to you.

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:43 pm

A simple one then - the SF author whose aspiring editor of a new French science-fiction magazine became (via the Phantom of the Opera) a superhero rather than a spy.

aegidian · Post by **aegidian** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:01 pm

No takers? More clues?

Is the status of the game unknown?

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 5:25 pm

No. Bloody. Clue.

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