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Is it The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell?

El Viejo wrote:

Is it The Sparrow, by Mary Doria Russell?

BING!!!!

It is indeed.

!m!

Heh... Jesuits in Space!

Next question: a marooned Earthman travels on a subspace caravan in search of a way back home.

A novel/novella from the ’70s/’80s… author and title, please.

Until I read the full question I thought we were talking about "Farscape"!

Clue the first: he is accompanied on this ‘caravan’ by an alien feline friend who has the ability to float in mid-air, and a young woman who has ‘paranormal’ powers.

Clue the second: the subspace caravan is hauled along by huge beasts which have 'mentational power', thus allowing them 'travel' the subspace 'trails'.
The young woman is being hunted by a militaristic fanatic from her own planet, who wishes to kill her.

Clue the third: both the Earthman and his alien feline friend (known as an ‘aircat’) are `bloodsweaters', meaning they can control their bodily functions.

To the best of my knowledge, the author has not written anything else, before or since… but most people who have read this tale rather wish that he had.

Is it "The Shadow of the Ship" by Robert Wilfred Franson

Indeed it is... your google-fu is strong. It's an odd, quirky tale, but well worth the read.

Your turn, sir!

Wow, I got one right!
OK, which piece of equipment requires, amongst other parts, a Bead condenser, a Cathermin tube and an Intensifier disk in its construction.
Name of the device, and the film in which it features, please.

I must confess to having Google as my friend with this one. He found it on the first try.

Is it: The interocitor, also spelled interositor is a fictitious multi-functional device featured in the 1955 science fiction film This Island Earth. The device arrives in kit form as an intelligence test for scientists who might prove helpful to an alien race.

I admit to C&P from Wikipedia

Google was your friend. Well done.
Great film, if you've never seen it. Bit hammy, quite tacky and extremely silly. Worth a watch!
Over to you, Leafy.

Here we have another musical question:- It is a Film.

What is this music the theme to? http://www.boxcn.net/shared/x3brd5bomy39kelcug4f

Fatleaf wrote:

Here we have another musical question:- It is a Film.

What is this music the theme to? http://www.boxcn.net/shared/x3brd5bomy39kelcug4f

Tough one!

I'll guess Star Trek III: The Search for Spock?

JazHaz wrote:

I'll guess Star Trek III: The Search for Spock?

Nope. It is not Star Trek related.