Oolite Bulletins

Tricky wrote:

The only author I know that talked about Dyson spheres was Larry Niven.

Nope... it's not Niven!

The Shattered Sphere by Roger MacBride Allen?

CaptSolo wrote:

The Shattered Sphere by Roger MacBride Allen?

Hmm... that is actually the sequel to The Ring of Charon. A very good read, are both.
The ball didn't quite cross the line, but I'll allow the goal. Over to you, Solo!

El Viejo wrote:

The ball didn't quite cross the line, but I'll allow the goal. Over to you, Solo!

Hawkeye!

Smivs wrote:

Hawkeye!

<starts humming the theme from MASH>

First clue: To understand the true nature of the cosmos, go to the ancient Greeks.

CaptSolo wrote:

First clue: To understand the true nature of the cosmos, go to the ancient Greeks.

Book, film, TV programme ... ? Is it maybe The Fifth Element?

Oops, sorry! It is a book and I need both title and author.

A wild guess: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian Aldiss?

El Viejo wrote:

A wild guess: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian Aldiss?

Your wild guess was wide of the goal. Yours too, Disembodied.

CaptSolo wrote:

El Viejo wrote:

A wild guess: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian Aldiss?

Your wild guess was wide of the goal.

Confirmed by Hawkeye

Smivs wrote:

CaptSolo wrote:

El Viejo wrote:

A wild guess: Galaxies Like Grains of Sand by Brian Aldiss?

Your wild guess was wide of the goal.

Confirmed by Hawkeye

Who is the current goal keeper anyway?

Second clue: Earth, air, fire, and water. And a thousand years of war.

Third clue: In this alternate reality, neither the Delian League (Greek) nor the Middle Kingdom (Chinese) can gain one over the other in their thousand year conflict.

Celestial Matters by Richard Garfinkle?

A quick google search of the terms from the third clue would seem to conclude that Selezen's answer Celestial Matters by Richard Garfinkle seems to be right...so no point in me guessing! But if I have to make some kind of guess I'll just say The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss!