Name That Book!

[RobinHood3000]

1. 1984 by George Orwell
3. Dune by Frank Herbert (it's spelled "desert," I believe)
8. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
9. Heroes and Villains?
12. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
13. From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne

[Riesa]

2. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ?
6. Prostho Plus by Piers Anthony?

[Pendragon]

1. 1984 by George Orwell
3. Dune by Frank Herbert (it's spelled "desert," I believe)
8. Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne
9. Heroes and Villains?
12. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
13. From the Earth to the Moon by Jules VerneAll but #13, Archer, and if I could spell, I'd be dangerous! :lol: (Actually, your guess would work, but it's not the book I have in mind and you could say they got there before anybody) :D ! 5 out of six isn't bad shooting....

Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

2. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut ?
6. Prostho Plus by Piers Anthony?First, a big WELCOME to the thread! #2 is correct! #6 isn't. Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Sadly, although I collect Piers Anthony's Xanth series, I have never heard of the book you mention. Sorry. It's probably good! ;) :nod:

[Riesa]

Thanks for the welcome! I like P.A. too, it's just been a while since I've read him... I was thinking prostho=prostate!:) and plus is just obvious. oh well...

[Pendragon]

Well, it begins to look like I either give hints, or put out this sign:http://www.smileyville.net/mellow/mf_threaddead.gifhttp://www.smileyville.net/hamster/ghostrider_h4h.gif So I choose hints:


ALL DONE! YAY!

[RobinHood3000]

1. Flowers for Algernon

Alas, for 10, I know no titles involving Cerberus...

[Nightshade]

Fang! or was it fluffy ??
Fluffy had 3 heads ooops no that would be harry potter.

[Eva Marina]

The only thing I can think of for #10 is Jaka's Story (Cerebus Vol. 5) by David Sim. I know it's not spelt the same way as Cerberus but right now it's my only guess.

[Eva Marina]

#5 The Left Hand of Darkness

[Pendragon]

1. Flowers for Algernon

Alas, for 10, I know no titles involving Cerberus...Bullseye!

#4. "Allgie's bad sick. We're taking up a collection."
Allgie = Algernon
He's sick and they're taking up money. Why? = Flowers
Ergo: = "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keys
Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Actually, if you know it's Cerberus, go back to the clue and you should be able to figure out the title by logic. :thumbs_up

[Pendragon]

The only thing I can think of for #10 is Jaka's Story (Cerebus Vol. 5) by David Sim. I know it's not spelt the same way as Cerberus but right now it's my only guess.No that's not it. But, actually, if you know it's Cerberus, go back to the clue and you should be able to figure out the title by logic :thumbs_up

[Pendragon]

#5 The Left Hand of DarknessBullseye!

#5 In ancient Rome this sable being's hand would be sinister

Ancient Romans spoke Latin
Sinister in Latin = Left
Sable = Black in French and Heraldy (Thus Dark)
Ergo = "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula Le Guinn

Brilliant deduction, Eva Marina! ;)
Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

Fang! or was it fluffy ??
Fluffy had 3 heads ooops no that would be harry potter.And Harry Potter would be Fantasy not SciFi! ;)

[R.Daneel]

#10: The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe

I only read a third of the book however...

Edit: Forgot to add author name

[R.Daneel]

And #13 should be 'The First Men in the Moon', by Wells I believe

[Eva Marina]

#7 Earth Abides by George R. Stewart

[starrwriter]

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

Perhaps the finest line in the best book this author ever wrote.

[Pendragon]

#10: The Fifth Head of Cerberus, by Gene Wolfe And #13 should be 'The First Men in the Moon', by Wells I believe A DOUBLESHOT!

#10 This bad (dawg) dog had only three, but this book is about the fifth
Cerberus, guard dog of the underword had three heads
The book is about the fifth
Ergo = "The Fifth Head of Cerberus" by Gene Wolf

#13 They Got there before Neil Armstrong
I should have said before ANYBODY!
Ergo = "First Men in the Moon" by H. G. Wells

Good Work!
Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

#7 Earth Abides by George R. StewartYES! The book was even made into a radio play by the OTR show "Escape". I have it on tape. Very interesting.

#7 The 3rd planet = Earth
stays = Abides
Ergo = "The Earth Abides" by George R Stewart

Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

As I cannot believe no one got #6 I'll give it to you:

#6 Sounds like masculine addition

Ergo = Man Plus by Fredrick Pohl

Thus ends Baker's Dozen #8 :lol: :lol: :lol: :nod:

[Pendragon]

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

Perhaps the finest line in the best book this author ever wrote.
__________________Don't forget Star's puzzle! ;)

[RobinHood3000]

I looked that up in Metacrawler, but all I got was ED medication hits...

[Pendragon]

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Baker’s Dozen #10

1.) Guests check in but often don’t check out!

2.) Sounds like a land offer near Gallows Hill in this haunted New England town = Salem's Lot by Stephen King

3.) The glow from the bar in a haunted hotel = The Shining by Stephen King

4.) This detective might have been called “Quiet John”.

5.) Estupido

6.) The crystal clear dude = The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells

7.) King David mourns his son

8.) He made a deal and a dare with the big man downstairs = The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet

9.) Reminiscing

10.) Has a ticket to the subcontinent = A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

11.) “We ain’t dead…”

12.) “Pardon me. I know you don’t know me, but I don’t know where I am!” = Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein


13.) About enslaved people. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Bonus Question:
They stomp a lot of grapes in this Berg in a state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends! (Had to throw this one in since my daughter had to read it for college, and the author is buried here in my hometown of Marion, VA., and his writing cabin is across the mountain about three miles from where my dad-in-law grew up and owns land.) = Wineberg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

Best of luck! Five down! Now get goin'! Faster! Faster!http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/aaa.gif

[RobinHood3000]

Let's see now...


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Baker’s Dozen #10

1.) Guests check in but often don’t check out! The Shining by Stephen King?

2.) Sounds like a land offer near Gallows Hill in this haunted New England town

3.) The glow from the bar in a haunted hotel


4.) This detective might have been called “Quiet John”.

5.) Estupido

6.) The crystal clear dude The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

7.) King David mourns his son

8.) He made a deal and a dare with the big man downstairs The Devil and Daniel Webster

9.) Reminiscing

10.) Has a ticket to the subcontinent

11.) “We ain’t dead…”

12.) “Pardon me. I know you don’t know me, but I don’t know where I am!”

13.) About enslaved people. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Bonus Question:
They stomp a lot of grapes in this Berg in a state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends! (Had to throw this one in since my daughter had to read it for college, and the author is buried here in my hometown of Marion, VA., and his writing cabin is across the mountain about three miles from where my dad-in-law grew up and owns land.)

Best of luck! Now get goin'!http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/aaa.gif

[starrwriter]

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Were you gone?


Baker’s Dozen #10 ...
They all sound like Stephen King plots. Ick and yuck.

[Eva Marina]

#2 Salem's Lot by Stephen King

[Pendragon]

#2 Salem's Lot by Stephen KingTo be sure! Way to follow a clue! Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

Let's see now...Baker’s Dozen #10

1.) Guests check in but often don’t check out! The Shining by Stephen King?

2.) Sounds like a land offer near Gallows Hill in this haunted New England town

3.) The glow from the bar in a haunted hotel


4.) This detective might have been called “Quiet John”.

5.) Estupido

6.) The crystal clear dude The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells

7.) King David mourns his son

8.) He made a deal and a dare with the big man downstairs The Devil and Daniel Webster

9.) Reminiscing

10.) Has a ticket to the subcontinent

11.) “We ain’t dead…”

12.) “Pardon me. I know you don’t know me, but I don’t know where I am!”

13.) About enslaved people. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Bonus Question:
They stomp a lot of grapes in this Berg in a state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends! (Had to throw this one in since my daughter had to read it for college, and the author is buried here in my hometown of Marion, VA., and his writing cabin is across the mountain about three miles from where my dad-in-law grew up and owns land.)

Actually, you only got one right. But two others fit the clues so I bow to the logic, I should give clues that can fit more than one book to a T. The other, well, the book is in the list, but you put it under the wrong clue, so no dice. That gives you a HAT TRICK. Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

You get #6, #8, and #13

For #6 I really wanted Faust
For #8 I really wanted Of Human Bondage :lol: :lol: :lol:

[RobinHood3000]

Hmm. Apparently, Scher's Christmas present for me is more appropriate than I'd hoped--my aim needs work.

I think you mean Faust for number 8 and Of Human Bondage for number 13. Incidentally, Ralph Ellison wrote a book titled Invisible Man (no "The"), in case you're interested.

I'm guessing, then, that The Shining is for #3, then?

[Pendragon]

Were you gone?


They all sound like Stephen King plots. Ick and yuck.Hadn't posted a Baker's dozen in a while, no. I reminded them of your puzzle, which no one has figured out, including myself. As for "Ick and Yuck" on Stephen King, I make these lists from computer generated bestseller lists and famous novels. If I used my own bookshelf, you can be sure King would NOT appear. I can't stand him either! :D

[Eva Marina]

#10 A Passage to India by E.M. Forster ??

[Pendragon]

#10 A Passage to India by E.M. Forster ??
To be sure!
Has a Ticket = A Passage
To the subcontinent = To India
Ergo = A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :nod:

[Pendragon]

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Baker’s Dozen #10

1.) Guests check in but often don’t check out!

2.) Sounds like a land offer near Gallows Hill in this haunted New England town = Salem's Lot by Stephen King

3.) The glow from the bar in a haunted hotel

4.) This detective might have been called “Quiet John”.

5.) Estupido

6.) The crystal clear dude = The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells

7.) King David mourns his son

8.) He made a deal and a dare with the big man downstairs = The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet

9.) Reminiscing

10.) Has a ticket to the subcontinent = A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

11.) “We ain’t dead…”

12.) “Pardon me. I know you don’t know me, but I don’t know where I am!”


13.) About enslaved people. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Bonus Question:
They stomp a lot of grapes in this Berg in a state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends! (Had to throw this one in since my daughter had to read it for college, and the author is buried here in my hometown of Marion, VA., and his writing cabin is across the mountain about three miles from where my dad-in-law grew up and owns land.)

Best of luck! Five down! Now get goin'! Faster! Faster!http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/aaa.gifWell, I finally made one either too hard or too obscure, and having votes for this as a favorite game, I must resolve this, so hint city, here we come!

#1.) Think Bates
#3.) What's another word for "glow"?
#4.) Quite John's first name is John and he was created by Algeron Blackwood
#5.) In plain English, such a person is the villiage __________.
#7.) King David had a favorite son whom he mourned over by name.
#8.) Would memorbilia help?
#11.) A famous document starts, "We the people..." Now if these aren't dead?
#12.) No one knows this guy and he's lost. He's a ________.in a______ _____.

The bonus question I'll give you, as I consider the writer deadly dull. It's Wineburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson, who is actually buried in Round Hill Cemetary about 500 yards from my own family's plots (grandfather, grandmother, etc.) His cabin/home, Ripshin, is close to my dad-in-law's land, and I've been there. Pictures of hime on the main street of marion hang in our library. Whoo! ;)

[Taliesin]

5. Idiot by Dostoyevski

[papayahed]

1. American Psycho
11. Living Constitution???
12. Stranger in a strange land

[RobinHood3000]

What, isn't Three "The Shining"?

[Pendragon]

Hmm. Apparently, Scher's Christmas present for me is more appropriate than I'd hoped--my aim needs work.

I think you mean Faust for number 8 and Of Human Bondage for number 13. Incidentally, Ralph Ellison wrote a book titled Invisible Man (no "The"), in case you're interested.

I'm guessing, then, that The Shining is for #3, then?Lord love a duck, Robin! I missed this post entirely! Don't shoot! I'm sorry! Yes, Yes, Yes! The Shining is correct!

Extra Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

OOPS! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Pendragon]

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Baker’s Dozen #10

1.) Guests check in but often don’t check out! = Psycho by Robert Bloch

2.) Sounds like a land offer near Gallows Hill in this haunted New England town = Salem's Lot by Stephen King

3.) The glow from the bar in a haunted hotel = The Shining by Stephen King

4.) This detective might have been called “Quiet John”. = John Silence by Algernon Blackwood

5.) Estupido = The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

6.) The crystal clear dude = The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells

7.) King David mourns his son = Absolom! Absolom by William Faulkner

8.) He made a deal and a dare with the big man downstairs = The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet

9.) Reminiscing = Rememberence of Things Past by Marcel Proust

10.) Has a ticket to the subcontinent = A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

11.) “We ain’t dead…” We the Living by Ayn Rand

12.) “Pardon me. I know you don’t know me, but I don’t know where I am!” = Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein


13.) About enslaved people. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Bonus Question:
They stomp a lot of grapes in this Berg in a state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends! (Had to throw this one in since my daughter had to read it for college, and the author is buried here in my hometown of Marion, VA., and his writing cabin is across the mountain about three miles from where my dad-in-law grew up and owns land.) = Wineberg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

Tiring of this list, I give the final answer!http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/aaa.gifPlease let me know at once by PM if I miss your post! :blush: It's not only embarassing to eat crow, they don't taste too good either! :p !

[Pendragon]

1. American Psycho
11. Living Constitution???
12. Stranger in a strange land

#12 is correct
#1 I'll pass, I was looking for just Psycho by Robert Bloch
Reread the clues for #11

Nanners for the lady! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Xamonas Chegwe]

1 Robert Bloch - Psycho?
5 Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Idiot?
7 William Faulkner - Absolom! Absolom!?
11 Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Living to Tell the Tale?

[Xamonas Chegwe]

4 - John Silence by Algernon Blackwood

[Pendragon]

4 - John Silence by Algernon Blackwood
BINGO! XC, you are a winner! It's a fair read by the way, I have a nice copy myself.

Nanners for XC! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

1 Robert Bloch - Psycho?
5 Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Idiot?
7 William Faulkner - Absolom! Absolom!?
11 Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Living to Tell the Tale?3 out of four, and I'll give you full credit on #1 so you get a HAT TRICK! Sorry, #11 is still wrong, think Ann Rand.

More nannners for XC! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :thumbs_up

[Pendragon]

Down to two means MAJOR HINTS!

"We ain't dead..." The Book is by Ann Rand and starts We

Reminiscing Thinking about long lost things that have been. That should do it. :D :cool:

[Xamonas Chegwe]

More nannners for XC! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :thumbs_up

Haven't you got any other fruit? I'm allergic to bananas. They make me :rage:

[Xamonas Chegwe]

11 We the living - by Ayn Rand

Not Ann Rand, who writes children's books.

[papayahed]

Down to two means MAJOR HINTS!

"We ain't dead..." The Book is by Ann Rand and starts We

Reminiscing Thinking about long lost things that have been. That should do it. :D :cool:

We the Living?

[Pendragon]

11 We the living - by Ayn Rand

Not Ann Rand, who writes children's books.Quite so. I rechecked my sheves of booklists. Unfortunately, I deleted the answers to the list when I typed it and have been having to look them up myself! :blush:

I trust you aren't alergic to pocorn, XC?
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:D :D :D

[Pendragon]

We the Living?Yeah, Beaker, but XC got there first, I think this time.

What the heck, Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

Baker’s Dozen #10

1.) Guests check in but often don’t check out! = Psycho by Robert Bloch

2.) Sounds like a land offer near Gallows Hill in this haunted New England town = Salem's Lot by Stephen King

3.) The glow from the bar in a haunted hotel = The Shining by Stephen King

4.) This detective might have been called “Quiet John”. = John Silence by Algernon Blackwood

5.) Estupido = The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky

6.) The crystal clear dude = The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells

7.) King David mourns his son = Absolom! Absolom by William Faulkner

8.) He made a deal and a dare with the big man downstairs = The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet

9.) Reminiscing = Rememberence of Things Past by Marcel Proust

10.) Has a ticket to the subcontinent = A Passage to India by E.M. Forster

11.) “We ain’t dead…” We the Living by Ayn Rand

12.) “Pardon me. I know you don’t know me, but I don’t know where I am!” = Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein


13.) About enslaved people. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Bonus Question:
They stomp a lot of grapes in this Berg in a state that’s high in the middle and round on both ends! (Had to throw this one in since my daughter had to read it for college, and the author is buried here in my hometown of Marion, VA., and his writing cabin is across the mountain about three miles from where my dad-in-law grew up and owns land.) = Wineberg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

Tiring of this list, I give the final answer!

[Pendragon]

Baker’s Dozen # 11http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/aaa.gif

1.) Bridget did it, sweetheart.

2.) Principle boulevard = Main Street by Sinclair Lewis

3.) Must be The Joker’s Flat

4.) A reporter gets one, a dog owner requires one = Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

5.) In my death throes

6.) A chamber with a vista = A Room With a View by E. M. Forester

7.) A streaker’s midday meal = Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs

8.) Duh! So does the moon, big guy! = The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

9.) THAT THING! = IT by Stephen King

10.) This plant might rust = Iron Orchid by Stuart Woods or Ironweed by William Kennedy

11.) What Lord James Pomroy might be called by close friends, but not too close.

12.) Mirages = Illusions by Richard Bach

13.) The bending of the body as one reclines.

And they're off! And eight winners!
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[RobinHood3000]

Baker’s Dozen # 11http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/aaa.gif

1.) Bridget did it.

2.) Principle boulevard Main Street?

3.) Must be The Joker’s Flat

4.) A reporter gets one, a dog owner requires one

5.) In my death throes

6.) A chamber with a vista Room With a View?

7.) A streaker’s midday meal Not much, I'll tell ya that right now...:p...I don't suppose there's a book titled Archimedes's Lunch?

8.) Duh! So does the moon, big guy! The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

9.) THAT THING! I'm trying to remember if we've already done Stephen King's IT

10.) This plant might rust

11.) What Lord James Pomroy might be called by close friends, but not too close.

12.) Mirages

13.) The bending of the body as one reclines.

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Lesse how this round goes...

[Eva Marina]

#7 Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
#10 Iron Orchid by Stuart Woods

[Pendragon]

Lesse how this round goes...It goes four out of five, so the Archer gets his aim back! I don't recall a book about the Greek Philosopher/Scientist's Lunch, no! :lol: The others are BULLSEYES!

Uh, you not allergic to bananas?

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

#7 Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs
#10 Iron Orchid by Stuart WoodsWell, Eva, you managed to trap me again! I shall have to give you #10 even though it's not the book I had in mind because it fits the given clue! The book I was looking for is Ironweed by William Kennedy. This plant is so common around here, I never thought about any other plant. #7 is spot-on! DOUBLE-SHOT!

Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[RobinHood3000]

It goes four out of five, so the Archer gets his aim back! I don't recall a book about the Greek Philosopher/Scientist's Lunch, no! :lol: The others are BULLSEYES!

Uh, you not allergic to bananas?

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Hmm. Perhaps someone should write Archimedes's Lunch--that'd be bound to catch someone's eye in the library...

[Pendragon]

Hmm. Perhaps someone should write Archimedes's Lunch--that'd be bound to catch someone's eye in the library...
True. The cover illustration could have him relaxing in the bath, eating and going over notes on the Archimedes Screw.... ;) :D

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Quite so. I rechecked my sheves of booklists. Unfortunately, I deleted the answers to the list when I typed it and have been having to look them up myself! :blush:

I trust you aren't alergic to pocorn, XC?
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:D :D :D

Much better thanks.
:lol: :lol:

[Taliesin]

12. Illusions? (by Richard Bach)

[Pendragon]

12. Illusions? (by Richard Bach)A score for the Crow Boy! Exactly! Book and author!

Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:


PS: I was just wondering if you are of Native American blood from your nickname Crow Boy? I am 1/8 Cherokee myself. http://www.websmileys.com/sm/dressed/bek127.gif

[Taliesin]

Nope.
We live in North-eastern Europe, in Estonia.
We have the nick Crow Boy because of a book called "Someplace to be Flying" It was the book of December 2005 in Book Club

[Pendragon]

Nope.
We live in North-eastern Europe, in Estonia.
We have the nick Crow Boy because of a book called "Someplace to be Flying" It was the book of December 2005 in Book ClubCool! There is a tribe of Native Americans called Crow, that's why I asked. Estonia, eh. Wow. I'm getting to know the world, I think on this forum! I'm in America, SW VA, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 50 miles as the Crow flies will put you in three different states. "If the Crow has to walk", as we say around here, it'll take a little longer to reach West Virginia, but North Carolina and Tennessee are almost exactly 50 miles. ;)

[Eva Marina]

Long shot here, but:
#4 Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

[Pendragon]

Long shot here, but:
#4 Scoop by Evelyn WaughNot so long a shot, a perfect reading of the clue! Nanners: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Pendragon]

Baker’s Dozen # 11http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/spezial/Fool/aaa.gif

1.) Bridget did it, sweetheart.

2.) Principle boulevard = Main Street by Sinclair Lewis

3.) Must be The Joker’s Flat = The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

4.) A reporter gets one, a dog owner requires one = Scoop by Evelyn Waugh

5.) In my death throes As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

6.) A chamber with a vista = A Room With a View by E. M. Forester

7.) A streaker’s midday meal = Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs

8.) Duh! So does the moon, big guy! = The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

9.) THAT THING! = IT by Stephen King

10.) This plant might rust = Iron Orchid by Stuart Woods or Ironweed by William Kennedy

11.) What Lord James Pomroy might be called by close friends, but not too close.

12.) Mirages = Illusions by Richard Bach

13.) The bending of the body as one reclines.

And they're off! And Ten winners!
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[Eva Marina]

That's a pretty funny clue for #4!

[Pendragon]

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1.) Bridget did it, sweetheart. (Which detective calls everyone "Sweetheart" and what book does he appear in?)



11.) What Lord James Pomroy might be called by close friends, but not too close. (Being not too close they would use his title, but maybe a nickname?)

13.) The bending of the body as one reclines. (A bend is an ________. To recline is to lie in ____________.)

Do hope the hints are helpful!
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[Eva Marina]

#3 The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton ?

[Pendragon]

#3 The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton ?
Oh, HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA! Yes, Yes, Yes! Book and author!

Popcorn, Eva? http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/ernaehrung/food-smiley-007.gif

[RobinHood3000]

5. I can't help but wonder if there's a book titled I Am Dying, because if there is, I fear I have never heard of it...

[Pendragon]

5. I can't help but wonder if there's a book titled I Am Dying, because if there is, I fear I have never heard of it...
At this point, Robin, I am willing to give the credit to whomsoever comes closest. Therefore, you win. The book is As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. Popcorn, Archer? http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/ernaehrung/food-smiley-007.gif

[Taliesin]

REVIVED


And We will give out a Bakers Dozen of our own:

1. Those Communist Revolutionaries might feel solitude when looking at the stars

2. Creatures that Vespucci might have worshipped -"American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

3. The more chronologically gifted great-grandmother

4. Those freaks really know their Shakespeare.

5. A midget went shopping and came back again. "Hobbit or There and Back Again" by Tolkien


6. Some guy who likes big medieval noble houses.

7. Well, to kill people, what else?

8. By nothing, I will do it!

9. Nine people to rule over some resin. "Nine Princes of Amber"by Zelazny

10. This aria turns even the coldest hearts aflame.

11. A good reason why to create being.

12. Something that this kid Ronnie could come to.

13. A bit of tequila, a bit of lime juice - and an expert knowledge of how to mix it."Master and Margarita" by Bulgakov



Some of those are series, actually. And mostly they come from our bookshelves - that is, most of it is speculative fiction.

[Whifflingpin]

Pen's 11 is Lord Jim by Conrad, no?


Oh -scrub that, I've just seen how old it is.

[Whifflingpin]

Taliesin- Could number 3 be "My Grandmother's Clock" by Geraldine McCaughrean

[RobinHood3000]

WOW, I'm rusty...good choice of thread, though, Tal. I'll be losing sleep over these, for sure...

[Pendragon]

Tal, I do belive #9 is:

Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelzany, a favorite! :)

[Nightshade]

Was a wrinkle in time a granny or a grandad?

and can I just ask is there any pratchet in there??

[Whifflingpin]

Taliesin: 2 might be "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

[Taliesin]

Taliesin- Could number 3 be "My Grandmother's Clock" by Geraldine McCaughrean

Nope, we weren't thinking of this book.
Although this one is quite a hard one, in our opinion.
Requires knowing a certain fact about the book we are thinking about.

Actually, to be more correct, as we found out, it should be great-grandmother, not grandmother.

[Taliesin]

Tal, I do belive #9 is:

Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelzany, a favorite! :)


And you are correct!

Nanners:

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Taliesin]

Taliesin: 2 might be "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

And it is so!
Good work!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:



Night, yes, there is one Pratchett work here too, yes. Can you guess which one?

[Pendragon]

#3 Great-grandmother?

The Princess and Curdie by George McDonald, perhaps? (Also a favorite)

[Taliesin]

#3 Great-grandmother?

The Princess and Curdie by George McDonald, perhaps? (Also a favorite)

No, alas.

As a hint, there is another book to what we might refer to as "The Less Chronologically Gifted Great-Grandmother"

[Whifflingpin]

Taliesin 13 - Master & Margarita by Bulgakov?

[Nightshade]

number 8?? I dont know why but it rings a bell then this one could be that one with the dwarf writes the shakespeare plays , the one where nanny and granny weatherfax go to the theatre and get annoyes.
4. Those freaks really know their Shakespeare.

Waint wasnt theere one about a granny who just faded in and out of history ??

[Pendragon]

No, alas.

As a hint, there is another book to what we might refer to as "The Less Chronologically Gifted Great-Grandmother"Yeah, there is to this set also. The Princess and the Goblin :(

[Taliesin]

Taliesin 13 - Master & Margarita by Bulgakov?

Correct!
Margarita is a coctail made of tequila, Triple Sec and fresh lime juice.
Expert is another word for master.
And thus we have Master and Margarita.

Nanners!:banana: :banana: :banana:

Might we offer you a margarita? :p
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[Taliesin]

number 8?? I dont know why but it rings a bell then this one could be that one with the dwarf writes the shakespeare plays , the one where nanny and granny weatherfax go to the theatre and get annoyes.
4. Those freaks really know their Shakespeare.

Waint wasnt theere one about a granny who just faded in and out of history ??


Connecting number 8 with Pratchett is a good idea, Night.

The granny we are thinking about does not fade in and out of history, and we hope that it never will.
No 3. is not a sci-fi book. It is more like fantasy, but it can't be called fantasy either.

[Nightshade]

Is 8 small gods??
I think its a standalone though isnt it?
Ill just have to go stare at the shelves till it jumps out at me.

[Basil]

5. A midget went shopping and came back again.

The Hobbit?

[Taliesin]

5. A midget went shopping and came back again.
The Hobbit?

Correctamundo!
Although We are not certain whether it is politically correct to call a hobbit a midget, but "There and Back Again" is another name for "The Hobbit".

Some mutated hobbits:
:banana: :banana: :banana:

[Basil]

Far more worrisome to me is your willingness to equate shopping with burgling! Surely the moral code of Estonians is made of sterner stuff than that? :p

[RobinHood3000]

8. By nothing, I will do it!
Sorely tempted to say Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment...

[Taliesin]

Far more worrisome to me is your willingness to equate shopping with burgling! Surely the moral code of Estonians is made of sterner stuff than that? :p
Ah, but we were merely taking the viewpoint of the hobbits who were left behind in the hobbiton. You see thins hobbit leaving with these dwarves and coming back with some chests of gold and stuff.
How do you think Bilbo explained his adventures to them - of course he said he had been on a shopping binge and had therefore been away so long.

[Pendragon]

Hummm. #4

Tales From Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb The brother and sister were nutty enough to be called "freaks".

[Taliesin]

Well, no 4 isn't really about Shakespeare. Just the title is a Shakespearean quote.

[Whifflingpin]

6: Not likely to be Hugh Walpole's "The Fortress" but might be Kafka's "Castle".

Edit: Equally, it might be Susan Hill's "I'm the King of the Castle" or Dodie Smith's "I Capture the Castle"

but, just for another banana, I'll go for the Kafka.

.

[Misscaroline]

Curious... could no. 1 be The Moon is Down by Steinbeck? Not sure if Commies applies, but it's worth a shot...

[Basil]

10. This aria turns even the coldest hearts aflame.

The "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George Martin

[Taliesin]

6: Not likely to be Hugh Walpole's "The Fortress" but might be Kafka's "Castle".

Edit: Equally, it might be Susan Hill's "I'm the King of the Castle" or Dodie Smith's "I Capture the Castle"

but, just for another banana, I'll go for the Kafka.

.
None of these, although the word "castle" is correct.
But there is other stuff in the title too.

[Taliesin]

Curious... could no. 1 be The Moon is Down by Steinbeck? Not sure if Commies applies, but it's worth a shot...

Nope, didn't think of that book.

[Taliesin]

The "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George Martin

Correct!:banana:

[Whifflingpin]

1 - Väinö Linna – “Here beneath the North Star” - Finnish trilogy, including an account of the civil war, from the "red" side. All right, clearly not, but if your clue were a crossword clue, the title would be something like "Lonely Astronomers of the Red Planet" and I can't think of any one like that.

6 again: How about Robert Silverberg - "Lord Valentine's Castle" or Philip K. Dick - "Man in High Castle." Both of these are notable works in the genres you say you favour.

[Taliesin]

1 - Väinö Linna – “Here beneath the North Star” - Finnish trilogy, including an account of the civil war, from the "red" side. All right, clearly not, but if your clue were a crossword clue, the title would be something like "Lonely Astronomers of the Red Planet" and I can't think of any one like that.

6 again: How about Robert Silverberg - "Lord Valentine's Castle" or Philip K. Dick - "Man in High Castle." Both of these are notable works in the genres you say you favour.

6 - correct. We admit, the clue was quite ambiguous and had many variants. But we were thinking about "Man in High Castle"

:banana: :banana: :banana: anyway.

1. Actually, yes, there are no actual Communist Revolutionaries in that book. But the important question is not "what colour?" but "when"

[Taliesin]

Posting the questions on this page:


1. Those Communist Revolutionaries might feel solitude when looking at the stars

2. Creatures that Vespucci might have worshipped -"American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

3. The more chronologically gifted great-grandmother "Elder Edda"

4. Those freaks really know their Shakespeare. "Something wicked this way comes" by Bradbury


5. A midget went shopping and came back again. "Hobbit or There and Back Again" by Tolkien


6. Some guy who likes big medieval noble houses. "Man in the High Castle" by Philip K. Dick

7. Well, to kill people, what else?

8. By nothing, I will do it!"Jingo"by Pratchett

9. Nine people to rule over some resin. "Nine Princes of Amber"by Zelazny

10. This aria turns even the coldest hearts aflame."Song of Ice and Fire" series by G. R. R. Martin

11. A good reason why to create being.

12. Something that this kid Roland could come to. Stephen Kings' "Dark Tower" series


13. A bit of tequila, a bit of lime juice - and an expert knowledge of how to mix it."Master and Margarita" by Bulgakov

[Pendragon]

#4 Conscience of the King by Alfred Duggan ?

[Taliesin]

Hints:

1. Why the Communist Revolutionaries? Why not just Communists?
3. Great-grandmother is how some people translate the title, although it is never translated so as the title of the book. Never.
How do you say "more chronologically gifted" in other words? And concering there is also a "less chronologically gifted great-granny"?
4. Those freaks are really freaks. Freakish freaks. Think about freaks. Circuses and whatnot. And the title is a Shakespearean quote.
7. "What is the - title of the book"-?" "Well, to kill people"
11. The title of the book refers to a good reason to create being - that is, existence. Universe, if you wish.
12. Oops. Made a mistake here. :blush: Sorry. Mixed up the names Ronald (Ronnie) and Roland.

[Pendragon]

#4 Sorry all I can think of is The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

[Taliesin]

#4 Sorry all I can think of is The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

Very, very close!

You got the author right, and as our sources tell us, the concept of The Illustrated Man is used in this book very much. He is the main villain, in fact.

[Pendragon]

Then #4 is Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

[Whifflingpin]

12 - Childe Roland, in Browning's poem, to the Dark Tower came, did he not?

I guess that makes the book Stephen King's "Dark Tower" series.

[Whifflingpin]

Bump

Perhaps it is time for Taliesin to reveal all.

Let the dead arise!

.

[Taliesin]

Oh, forgot about this topic.

Pendragon and Whifflingpin, you are correct.
But since we forgot to answer so, perhaps someone yet will find the topic and guess the answers so we won't reveal the answers right now.

[Taliesin]

1. Those Communist Revolutionaries might feel solitude when looking at the stars
Why the Communist Revolutionaries? Why not just Communists?
Think "when". When was the communist revolution? Or how is it usually referred to, to be more exact.

3. The more chronologically gifted great-grandmother

Great-grandmother is how some people translate the title, although it is never translated so as the title of the book. Never.
How do you say "more chronologically gifted" in other words? And concering there is also a "less chronologically gifted great-granny"?
Keep in mind that even the younger granny is very, very old.

7. "What is the - "title of the book""-?" "Well, to kill people"

Perhaps a certain tehnique of making chairs also answers the question.

8. By nothing, I will do it!

We don't want to fight
But, by "title of the book", if we do,
We've got the ships,
We've got the men,
We've got the money, too.



11. A good reason why to create being. The title of the book refers to a good reason to create being - that is, existence. Universe, if you wish.


So I asked the raven as he passed by,
I said, "Tell me, raven, why'd you make the sky?"

[Whifflingpin]

8 - Missing word in the clue rhyme is "Jingo," which is, I think, the title of a book by Terry Pratchett.

[Pendragon]

#1 a long shot, but could it be: The Hunt for Red October - by Tom Clancy ?

[Whifflingpin]

3) Is Edda a greatgranny?
So Elder Edda and Younger Edda, the Norse saga cycles?

{Edit - Oh yes! Wikipedia is great! "There are a number of theories concerning the origins of the word edda. One theory holds that it is identical to the word that seems to mean "great-grandmother". (See Ríg.) Another theory holds that edda derives from Old Norse óðr, "poetry." A third is that it means "the book of Oddi", Oddi being the place where Snorri Sturluson was educated."}

[Taliesin]

#1 a long shot, but could it be: The Hunt for Red October - by Tom Clancy ?

Nope.
You got October correct, although.

Solitude- how would you say it in another words.
And when can you look at the stars?

8 - Missing word in the clue rhyme is "Jingo," which is, I think, the title of a book by Terry Pratchett.

Correct! :banana: :banana: :banana:



3) Is Edda a greatgranny?
So Elder Edda and Younger Edda, the Norse saga cycles?

{Edit - Oh yes! Wikipedia is great! "There are a number of theories concerning the origins of the word edda. One theory holds that it is identical to the word that seems to mean "great-grandmother". (See Ríg.) Another theory holds that edda derives from Old Norse óðr, "poetry." A third is that it means "the book of Oddi", Oddi being the place where Snorri Sturluson was educated."}

Correct!
:banana: :banana: :banana:

[Taliesin]

Three left!
Giving some hints about time and place.

1. Those Communist Revolutionaries might feel solitude when looking at the stars

The plot takes place during the end of the 19th century in the month of October near London.


7. Well, to kill people, what else?

The events take place about 1200-2300 BC, we are not very sure, since there is very little reference to the chronology of Earth. It takes place on many, many planets and star systems.


11. A good reason why to create being.

Nowadays, in an imaginary town in Northern America.

[Taliesin]

*is necromantic since it is still quite a good topic*

As a hint, the authors are Zelazny, Banks and de Lint.

[Pendragon]

Zelazny being the clue that set the mind to thinking, #1 is A Night in the Lonesome October. I used to read Zelazany a lot.

Just as a guess, since my daughter once had to read it, and it is by an author named Banks, would #11 be Winesburg, Ohio?

And to try for a "hat trick" I will guess the last, #7, to be I'll be Watching You by Charles de Lint.

So, yes or no? http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/SnappingTurtle.gif