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Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:00 pm
by Cody
A USN Captain is single-handedly sailing his yacht across the Atlantic when two UFOs scream overhead, shooting at each other... and at a USN carrier group that happens to be nearby.
Title and author of this novel, please.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:44 pm
by Cody
Clue the first: the pilot of one UFO is an alien cyborg of sorts, whereas the pilot of the other UFO is a human female with a Russian name. But she is not Russian… she is in fact from the 25th century, and has travelled back in time to hunt the cyborg.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:02 pm
by Cody
Clue the second: the human UFO pilot crashes into the sea, gravely injured, and is rescued by the lone sailor.
As a bonus, here is an anagram of the title: Stop the local replay.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:04 pm
by Disembodied
El Viejo wrote:Clue the second: the human UFO pilot crashes into the sea, gravely injured, and is rescued by the lone sailor.
As a bonus, here is an anagram of the title: Stop the local replay.
It must be
Earth Space Typo – LOLL ... if it doesn't exist, it should.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:16 pm
by Cody
<chuckles>
A clue to the anagram: an online pest follows the end!
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:45 pm
by Smivs
<Smivs is good at anagrams>
The Apocalypse Troll, by David Weber.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:46 pm
by Cody
The Assassins XI play keepball... on your head, Smivs!
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:52 pm
by Disembodied
Bugger – I was getting close with
The Pope – A Scaly Troll ...
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:56 pm
by Smivs
El Viejo wrote:The Assassins XI play keepball... on your head, Smivs!
OK. (Bit hard to tell which is which
)
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:40 pm
by Smivs
OK, time for the clue.
In this first novel of a series, a master-criminal is finally captured and in a poacher-turned-gamekeeper scenario is given the task of thwarting an attempt by another arch-villain to build a superweapon of sorts.
Name of the novel and author please.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:10 am
by Smivs
Time for another clue.
The 'superweapon' in question is a battleship, based on an old Imperial design and far more powerful than anything currently in existance.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:03 pm
by Selezen
This sounds vaguely like Eye of Terror by Barrington J Bayley.
A fairly good Warhammer 40,000 novel.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:56 pm
by Smivs
No, sorry Selezen, but it is not
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:06 pm
by Disembodied
It's been many, many years since I read it, and I can't remember the plot at all, but poacher-turned-gamekeeper sounds like Harry Harrison's The Stainless Steel Rat ...
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:23 pm
by Smivs
Indeed, yes. 'Slippery' Jim DiGriz AKA the Stainless Steel Rat. Well done.
Over to you, then.