Science Fiction Trivia

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:15 am

Yay!

This reminds me of a short story I just read...

Yeah - name the story and author.
Clue:
The main protagonist shows how to create a new universe from a single photon.

snork · Post by **snork** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:55 pm

Zieman wrote:
Yay!

This reminds me of a short story I just read...

Yeah - name the story and author.
Clue:
The main protagonist shows how to create a new universe from a single photon.

no idea. but curious how (s)he did it.

In the Lem story, Ion Tichy shoots a Photon (or electron, no more remember) back through time, right to the moment of the universe beginnning, so there would be a reason for the nothingness to loose its equilibrium.

Rxke wrote:
Someone divided by zero?

nice idea.

Website · Post by **Cody** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 1:06 pm

I reckon we need another clue, Zieman.

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:43 am

Ok, here goes:

In this story the hero's people have developed a sort of extreme schizophrenia to cope in a harsh and ever-changing environment.

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 7:04 pm

I guess no-one knows then.

goran · Post by **goran** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:21 am

Yep, but I'm very interested.

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:50 am

Sorry all, I've had too busy week at work.

I don't give up yet

Here are more clues:

The author is British.

In the storyline, Milky Way has been colonized by humanity, using seed ships, which has resulted in vast variety of cultures in radically different stages of development.

The story was published in 2008.

Lestradae · Post by **Lestradae** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 7:38 pm

I have no idea what story might be meant, but it sure sounds like a good read.

Website · Post by **DaddyHoggy** » Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:03 pm

I hoping to eventually be able to get one of these right - because today at my daughter's school fete I bought a stack of Sci-Fi books all published in the 60s and 70s - so I'm looking forward to having my obscure Sci-Fi book revenge!

goran · Post by **goran** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:02 am

Some mad googling...

House of Suns, Alastair Reynolds?

Rxke · Post by **Rxke** » Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:46 am

goran wrote:
Some mad googling...

House of Suns, Alastair Reynolds?

I'm currently reading that, can't say I see a resemblance in the clues to the book...

OTOH, I'm just at the beginning of it!

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:18 am

Never believed nobody would quess this, TBH I was pretty sure that this would be one of the quickies.

Oh all right, here's the answer:

The Tear by Ian McDonald

The Tear appears at least in 'The mammoth book of best new SF 22'

Oh well, gotta come up with another one...

Here, name book and author (again, how boring

):

Glaciers play a central part in the story, during which's course the probable origins of the Atlantis myth are also discovered.

Poro · Post by **Poro** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:48 pm

Sounds vaguely like the "Opening of the World" trilogy by Harry Turtledove. So I'm going to take a triple-blast at this:

"Beyond the Gap"
"Breath of God"
"The Golden Shrine"

making up the trilogy (not sure if I'm allowed multiple guesses when the answer may span more than one book). I haven't read them, but I know the premise is iron-age humans realising that fresh territory is being uncovered by a receding glacier... or sumthin' like that

Zieman · Post by **Zieman** » Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:27 pm

Triple "nope".

Selezen · Post by **Selezen** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:29 am

Decipher by Stel Pavlou?