Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:09 pm
I'd presume that's Scorpio, from Alastair Reynold's excellent Revelation Space series.
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Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:22 pm
Baron Harkonnen, DUNE.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:49 pm
And over to you, this is correct!Thargoid wrote:I'd presume that's Scorpio, from Alastair Reynold's excellent Revelation Space series.
(Though Selezen should get a bonus point for funny
)Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 4:03 pm
OK one I have to hand (having just finished it), as I'm travelling.
The descendants of a starship crew which mutinied and who now live in tribes and have titles that reflect the job roles of their ancestor crewmembers such as chairman and scientist. But following a series of events in the book, they once again encounter the ship and its cyborg "adviser".
Name the book and author.
The descendants of a starship crew which mutinied and who now live in tribes and have titles that reflect the job roles of their ancestor crewmembers such as chairman and scientist. But following a series of events in the book, they once again encounter the ship and its cyborg "adviser".
Name the book and author.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:10 pm
Is this one of the EarthQuest series?Thargoid wrote:The descendants of a starship crew which mutinied and who now live in tribes and have titles that reflect the job roles of their ancestor crewmembers such as chairman and scientist. But following a series of events in the book, they once again encounter the ship and its cyborg "adviser".
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:21 pm
Nope, although the author has written well known series's
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:32 pm
It sounds rather like Heinlein's Orphans of the Sky... is it?
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:37 pm
Herbert's series?
Destination: Void, Lazarus effect and... Ascencion(?)
Destination: Void, Lazarus effect and... Ascencion(?)
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 6:05 pm
Nope to both of you.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:55 pm
"Lord of Light" by Roger Zelazny?Thargoid wrote:The descendants of a starship crew which mutinied and who now live in tribes and have titles that reflect the job roles of their ancestor crewmembers such as chairman and scientist. But following a series of events in the book, they once again encounter the ship and its cyborg "adviser".
Name the book and author.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:17 pm
Nope.
Next clue - the local neutron star and planets are all named after the original mutineers too, or at least corruptions of their names. And the information databank relics from the ship are commanded in Russian.
Next clue - the local neutron star and planets are all named after the original mutineers too, or at least corruptions of their names. And the information databank relics from the ship are commanded in Russian.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:26 pm
The Integral Trees, by Larry Niven?Thargoid wrote:... the local neutron star and planets are all named after the original mutineers too, or at least corruptions of their names....
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:31 am
Dat's der bunny! And quite good it is too.
Your turn.
Your turn.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:23 am
Agreed - be sure to read the sequel The Smoke Ring. Now to try and think-up a question.Thargoid wrote:And quite good it is too.
Re: Science Fiction Trivia
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:29 pm
A couple of centuries into the future, Earth has suffered massive climatic disasters, and the search is on to find a new home for humanity, using FTL ships.
However, an enigmatic alien artifact is discovered on a moon, and other artifacts are subsequently found in several newly-explored systems.
Title and author of this novel, please.
However, an enigmatic alien artifact is discovered on a moon, and other artifacts are subsequently found in several newly-explored systems.
Title and author of this novel, please.