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Before & After Book Titles (Mini #44)

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All right gang, limber up your brains. It’s time for before and after trivia. For this mini episode, it’s before and after book titles. What does that mean? Well, I’ll give you a clue where two books have merged. That is, the last word in one book’s title is the first in the second book’s title.

Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune do these a lot, you’ll get the hang of it.

Ready? Let’s go. 

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All right, gang, limber up your brains. It's time for some before and after trivia for this mini episode. It's before and after book titles. What does that mean? Well, I'll give you a clue. Where two books have merged. That is the last word in one book's title is the first in the second book's title. Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune do a lot of these, so you'll get the hang of it. Ready. Then let's go number one. The second Jurassic Park book meets a zombie tale by Max Brooks. The Lost World War Z #2 when Offred of Gilead lives through the best of times and the worst of times. The Handmaid's Tale of Two cities #3 the 2nd Outlander book meets the third His Dark Materials book. Dragonfly in Amber spyglass #4 Meg Murray meets up with the Morlocks. A Wrinkle in Time Machine #5 the second Hunger Games book meets George Martin's history of House Targaryen. Catching Fire and Blood Number Six When the 6th book set at Hogwarts meets the second book set in Narnia. Harry Potter and the Half Blood. Prince Caspian #7 The Truman Capote novel set in Holcomb, Kansas, meets a Cormac McCarthy tale set in the 1850s. In Cold Blood Meridian #8 Sun Tzu's famous treatise meets a very long Tolstoy novel. The Art of War and peace #9 The last book in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, gets caught up in the machinations of Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. The Return of the King Lear #10 The first story featuring Sherlock Holmes, where he investigates the adultery of Hester Prynne. A Study in Scarlet Letter and we're done. How did you do? We did this with. Movie titles a few years back and I wanted to retry the format with book titles. Let me know on Facebook, Reddit threads, or Blue Sky what you think. I'll see you back here on Wednesday for a regular episode. This has been the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia podcast. You can learn more about the podcast at dorkygeekynerdy.com. You can support the show and get ad free episodes at patreon.com/dorky Geeky Nerdy. This show was written, produced and hosted by me, Brian Rollins. If you're into audiobooks or want to turn your book into an audiobook, contact me at the Voices inmyhead.com. This show was released under a Creative Commons Attribution, non commercial, no derivatives, 4 point O international license. Thanks for listening. Sometimes I wish I'd lost a leg or something. Everyone can understand that they never get it when what's been broken is inside your head. 5. Years after an unspeakable tragedy that changed him forever, Gordy Allen has made a new home with his half brother Kevin. Their arrangement? Works since Kevin is the only person who can protect. Gordy at school. And keep him focused on getting his life back on track. But just when it seems like things are becoming normal. Gordy's. Biological father comes back into the picture, demanding a place in his life. Now, there's nothing to stop Gordy from falling into a tailspin that could cost him everything, including his relationship with Sarah. The first girl he's. Trusted with the truth, with his world spinning out of control, the only one who can help Gordy is himself, if he can find the strength to confront the past and take back his future. These Gentle Wounds by Helene Dunbar was named one of the best YA books of 2014 and is on Epic. Reed's. List of 20 books that will change your view of the world. These Gentle Wounds is available now on Audible and iTunes.

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