Science Fiction Trivia
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Re: Science Fiction Trivia
There's some archaeology going on in KSR's Icehenge.
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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2001: A Space Odyssey - it all kicks off when TMA-1 is discovered on the Moon.
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The Subways of Tazoo by Colin Kapp - part of the Unorthodox Engineers series, weird archaeology of a dead race whose main legacy seems to be a subway system.
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I am not sure if it counts, but Stargate (SG-1) actually started with archaeological findings in Egypt
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Unfortunately, this question is restricted to novels and short stories, so I can't accept Stargate or its spinoffs.montana05 wrote:I am not sure if it counts, but Stargate (SG-1) actually started with archaeological findings in Egypt
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Oh, and by the way: in addition to the mystery black sarcophagus being unearthed in Egypt, an earthquake in Mexico has cracked open a pyramid and revealed a previously unknown temple inside:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44806790
This is all fine.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-44806790
This is all fine.
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And now the shadow of a huge, unknown henge has appeared in Ireland. All normal. I mean, Donald Trump and a bunch of other dodgy geezers did manhandle that glowing orb in a totally non-sinister way a while back, but it's easy to read too much into these things. And reports of undersea tremors in the region of 47°9′S 126°43′W are exaggerated, I'm sure.
Anyway, back to the quiz. 2001: A Space Odyssey isn't the only book that features an alien artefact on the moon … of course, not all alien artefacts are benign!
Anyway, back to the quiz. 2001: A Space Odyssey isn't the only book that features an alien artefact on the moon … of course, not all alien artefacts are benign!
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Tremors in the spacecraft cemetary? Oh dear!
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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Maybe "archaeology" is too restrictive a term. Novels and short stories involving "treasure hunting" and "stumbling across an ancient whatever" are also acceptable.
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Frederik Pohl's Gateway may qualify...
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Grubbing around in the often lethal debris of an ancient, alien civilisation … Gateway definitely qualifies! That's four. One more takes the prize!
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Is this really stumping people? Or is everyone terrified of having to ask the next question?
By way of another hint, Mars is a good place, science-fictionally speaking, to stumble over ancient ruins or to go looking for the treasures of a lost civilisation …
By way of another hint, Mars is a good place, science-fictionally speaking, to stumble over ancient ruins or to go looking for the treasures of a lost civilisation …