We’re back with our second Name the Author episode. This time, we’re hitting up Science Fiction. Quick and simple. We give you the title, you give us the author. It’s a mix of both old and new SciFi, so make sure your brain is nice and limber. So, let’s get started with some SciFi author trivia.
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Intro
Howdy crew, this is the Dorky Geeky Nerdy trivia podcast. I’m your host, Brian Rollins and this week, we’re returning to the Name the Author format, but it’s all Science Fiction authors. We’ll have old and new authors, so make sure your brain is nice and limbered up.
If you’re new to the show and this format, I’ll give you a quick run down. I’ll give you the title of a Science Fiction novel, you give me the author. There are thirty in all, broken up into three rounds.
Simple enough, right? We did this back in June with Fantasy novels, so if you haven’t checked that one out, you should do so when we’re done here.
I think that’s enough of a prologue. Let’s get going.
The Dorky Round
1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
2. Slaughterhouse Five
3. Fahrenheit 451
4. I, Robot
5. Frankenstein
6. Neuromancer
7. Ringworld
8. Discworld
9. Nineteen-Eighty-Four
10. Brave New World
The Geeky Round
1. The Testaments
2. All the Birds in the Sky
3. Rendezvous with Rama
4. Mostly Harmless
5. The Island of Doctor Moreau
6. Consider Phlebas
7. Sundiver
8. To Your Scattered Bodies Go
9. Patternmaster
10. The Calculating Stars
The Nerdy Round
1. Vulcan's Hammer
2. The Lazarus Effect
3. Planet of Exile
4. The Terminal Man
5. Shadow of the Giant
6. Jack of Shadows
7. Beyond the Blue Event Horizon
8. The Final Programme
9. Forty Signs of Rain
10. The Vor Game
Outro
And that’s it. Put your books down and relax. If you missed some, especially from an author you like, be sure to grab a copy and fill in that knowledge gap between now and the next episode. Speaking of which, here’s your clue for next Wednesday’s episode:
“Who is the only female dramatist to have three plays running simultaneously on London’s West End?”
A little murder to get us started off for October.
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