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Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:40 pm
by Disembodied
Zieman wrote:Stations of the Tide by Michael Swanwick?
We have a winner! Michael Swanwick seems to me to be under-rated, at least over here ... his novella
Griffin's Egg is well worth getting hold of, if you can find it.
Vacuum Flowers is a terrific read, too.
The Iron Dragon's Daughter and
The Dragons of Babel are really quite fierce pieces of genre-crossing science-fantasy ...
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:28 pm
by Zieman
Yay!
OK, here's another:
Book & Author ?
Clue: Humanity is divided into four separate factions. These factions all believe to be the only one.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:35 pm
by Zieman
Clue 2:
One of the factions is used as sort of "imperial shock troops" by a powerful alien race, with which another human faction is allied with.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 7:44 pm
by HueijRevisited
I would have said "The left hand of darkness" by Ursula LeGuin, but that's from the 70's
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:52 pm
by Zieman
This one is quite recent.
Clue 3.5: Another faction is working hard as a 'client' for an other alien race.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 11:30 pm
by Cody
Hmm... is it Seeds of Earth, by Michael Cobley?
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:01 am
by Zieman
El Viejo wrote:Hmm... is it Seeds of Earth, by Michael Cobley?
Why, yes it is.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:53 pm
by Cody
An easy one: an exclamation of astonishment... or an exhortation to purchase a gas giant?
Title and author of this short story, please.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:56 pm
by Fatleaf
Is it, Buy Jupiter! Isaac Asimov?
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 4:57 pm
by Cody
Fatleaf wrote:Is it, Buy Jupiter! Isaac Asimov?
Ha.. yes, indeed it is.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:01 pm
by Fatleaf
Bugger, I'm next
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:09 pm
by Fatleaf
Name the drink: “It is—it is—it is green.”
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:25 pm
by Smivs
Would that be my other favourite tipple, Aldebaran whiskey?
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:25 pm
by Thargoid
Aldebaran Whiskey iirc, from the TNG episode Relics?
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:28 pm
by Fatleaf
Sorry Thargoid you were Ninja'd by Smivs.
Over to you.