Science Fiction Trivia

[Cody]

Clue the second: the 'peacekeeping' strike by the UN involves powerful anti-matter weapons, used against sea-bottom missiles which have been deployed by the Siberian Commonwealth to support its attempt to annexe Alaska Free State.

[Mauiby de Fug]

Found via Google, although I've never hear of either the book or the author before!

[Cody]

'Found via Google' doesn't preclude you from answering, Mauiby...

[Mauiby de Fug]

Oh, right! Whoops... Anyway, it gave me "Mother of Storms", by John Barnes.

[Cody]

Correct... a very good tale, by a great writer. Your turn, sir!

[Disembodied]

'Found via Google' doesn't preclude you from answering, Mauiby...

Good grief, yes ... if we had to rely on our own knowledge for some of these questions we'd never get anywhere! These should, I think, be regarded as tests of google-fu as much as SF trivia.

[Cody]

These should, I think, be regarded as tests of google-fu as much as SF trivia.

Oh yes indeed... and a well-crafted question should be able to 'evade' a casual search.

[Mauiby de Fug]

Okay, trying to think of something is harder than I expected! Let's give this a go: Humanity has genetically modified chimps and dolphins into sapient species. Name the author and series.

[Thargoid]

The uplift series by David Brin?

[Mauiby de Fug]

Yes indeed! Over to you!

[Cody]

<nudge>

[Thargoid]

Oops, missed the confirmation. Will come up with a question soon.

[Thargoid]

OK, title and author please.

First clue - was originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

[Smivs]

OK, title and author please.

First clue - was originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Well that narrows it down a bit!

[Thargoid]

You can have another clue tomorrow (if I remember).

Can't have you guessing on the first clue now can I?