Another clue about the author I'm looking for:
While he is famous for another fictive universe in another series of books, he wrote two books which are set in a universe where humans live together with all kinds of aliens. Among the aliens are the stars, who are transdimensional beings and who brought jump gates to the humans and other species. The protagonist in both books is a human lawyer and saboteur.
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Frank Herbert 
Whipping star, Dosadi Experiment and... A short story? Or two... (IIRC)
(Love both these novels, F H was waaaay broader than Dune )
Whipping star, Dosadi Experiment and... A short story? Or two... (IIRC)
(Love both these novels, F H was waaaay broader than Dune )
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Gratz, "Frank Herbert", "Whipping star" & "The Dosadi experiment" are correct.Rxke wrote:Frank Herbert
Whipping star, Dosadi Experiment and... A short story? Or two... (IIRC)
(Love both these novels, F H was waaaay broader than Dune )
The submarine story is "The Dragon in the Sea", the human insects society story is "Hellstrom's Hive" (both are novels).
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The Dosadi Experiment is a really good read!
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!
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Darn, I lost my reply and question :s
okay again: name the quite expensive pets that are the title of both a concept album by an Englishman and a novella by a... Brit
okay again: name the quite expensive pets that are the title of both a concept album by an Englishman and a novella by a... Brit
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Diamond dogs?
...and keep it under lightspeed!
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>Awaits Zieman's next question with eager anticipation<
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Rxke wrote:Yep!
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Ahn, uhmm - sorry!
I had an extremely excruciating work assingnment that kept me away for a couple of days.
Phwew.
On to the question:
Name the comics album
Hint 1: human made spacecraft utilise "Trotyloid gas" in their propulsion.
I had an extremely excruciating work assingnment that kept me away for a couple of days.
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Name the comics album
Hint 1: human made spacecraft utilise "Trotyloid gas" in their propulsion.
...and keep it under lightspeed!
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Can we have another hint, please?Zieman wrote:Name the comics album
Hint 1: human made spacecraft utilise "Trotyloid gas" in their propulsion.
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Damn! Googling "Trotyloid gas" gets you nowhere. 
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Yep! When I tried it, Google actually gave me "No results found"...Smivs wrote:Damn! Googling "Trotyloid gas" gets you nowhere.
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Hmm... isn't 'trotyloid' something to do with TNT?
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!
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Ah, ugh.
Apologies again for my absence, "Real Life [tm]" has lots of devious ways of keeping one occupied...
The comic appeared originally in a pulp magazine during 1940-41. In 1941 the story's writers were drafted to armed service and the story's end somewhat hastily constructed.
Apologies again for my absence, "Real Life [tm]" has lots of devious ways of keeping one occupied...
The comic appeared originally in a pulp magazine during 1940-41. In 1941 the story's writers were drafted to armed service and the story's end somewhat hastily constructed.
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