Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:21 am
The White Plague, by Frank Herbert.
Frank Herbert wrote some interesting stuff besides his Dune novels, for sure.
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:29 am
100% correct !
Frank Herbert wrote some interesting stuff besides his Dune novels, for sure.
Frank Herbert wrote some interesting stuff besides his Dune novels, for sure.
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:34 am
That's for sure... 'The Dosadi Experiment' is one of my favourites.Rxke wrote:Frank Herbert wrote some interesting stuff besides his Dune novels.
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:42 am
OK, name the exotic device:
They may be intelligent: they certainly seem capable of demonstrating a sense of humour, of a sort anyway. One of the few solid facts known about them is that, although they're massy, they're also quite light – but they weigh three times as much when you turn them upside down. And there were originally eight of them, but over the centuries they've suffered from various terminal events and now there's only one.
They may be intelligent: they certainly seem capable of demonstrating a sense of humour, of a sort anyway. One of the few solid facts known about them is that, although they're massy, they're also quite light – but they weigh three times as much when you turn them upside down. And there were originally eight of them, but over the centuries they've suffered from various terminal events and now there's only one.
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:43 am
The Lazy Gun!
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:43 am
That's got to set some sort of speed record! Over to you, El Viejo!
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:08 pm
The boards have been down a while today... anyway, next question.
On which starship are the languages 'Trinary' and 'Anglic' used?
On which starship are the languages 'Trinary' and 'Anglic' used?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:12 pm
Ah, at last one I can answer without using Google!El Viejo wrote:The boards have been down a while today... anyway, next question.
On which starship are the languages 'Trinary' and 'Anglic' used?
The ship is Streaker, from the novel Startide Rising by David Brin. One of my favourite books!
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:15 pm
Glad you got it without Googling... the 'Uplift' series was good reading.
Your turn, sir.
Your turn, sir.
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:20 pm
Yeah I've got most of the series, but find most of the other books a bit heavy going. Startide Rising has the best story.El Viejo wrote:Glad you got it without Googling... the 'Uplift' series was good reading.
Will get back with a question soon.
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:49 pm
Book and author please, which inspired a big budget sci-fi movie in 1990.
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:24 pm
With such a ridiculously vague clue, it could only be Philip K. Dick, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale – except that’s a novella normally (only?) published in collections.
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:31 pm
The Hunt for Red October - Tom Clancy?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:06 pm
Yes, you got it too quick!Ahruman wrote:With such a ridiculously vague clue, it could only be Philip K. Dick, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale – except that’s a novella normally (only?) published in collections.
The film of course was the Arnie flick, Total Recall...
Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:24 am
I will never understand why they changed the brilliant finale of the original story by Philip K. Dick for the movie.JazHaz wrote:The film of course was the Arnie flick, Total Recall.