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Name the Science Fiction Author

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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 Sci-Fi, so make sure your brain is nice and limber.

When you're done, take a listen to the Name the Fantasy Author episode for more literary trivia fun.

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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. This time, 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 rundown. I'll give you the title of a science fiction novel. You give me the author. There are 30 and all broken up into three. Sounds. Simple enough, right? We did this back in June with fantasy novels. So if you haven't checked that one out, you should go do. So when we're done here, I think that's enough of a prologue. So let's get going. The dorky round number one. 20,000 Leagues, Under the Sea, Jules Verne. Number two, Slaughterhouse-Five. Kurt Vonnegut. number three, Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury. Number 4, iRobot. Isaac Asimov. Number 5, Frankenstein. Mary Shelley. Number six, Neuromancer. William Gibson. Number 7, ring world. Larry Niven. Number 8, Discworld. Terry Pratchett. Number 9, 1984. George Orwell. Number 10, Brave New World. Aldous Huxley. The geeky round number one, the Testaments. Margaret Atwood. Number two, all the birds in the sky. Charlie, Jane Anders. Number 3, rendezvous with Rama. Arthur C, Clarke. Number four, mostly harmless. Douglas Adams. Number 5. The island of dr. Moreau h.g. Wells. Number 6, consider fleebus. Iain M Banks. Number 7, son diver. David Brin. Number 8 to your scattered bodies go. Philip, Jose farmer. Number 9, pattern master. Octavia E Butler. Number 10, the calculating Stars. Mary Robinette kowal. The nerdy round. Number one, Vulcans hammer. Philip K dick. Number 2, the Lazarus effect. Frank Herbert. Number 3, planet of Exile. Ursula K, Le Guin. Number for the terminal, man. Michael Crichton. Number 5, shadow of the Giant. Orson Scott Card. Number six, Jack of Shadows. Roger zelazny. Number 7 beyond the blue Event Horizon. Frederik, Pohl number 8, the final program. Michael moorcock. Number nine, forty signs of rain. Kim Stanley Robinson. Number 10, the Vore game. Lois, McMaster Bujold. And that's it. Put your books down and relax. If you missed one, 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 players, running simultaneously on London's West End. A little murder to get us. Started off for October. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, or Twitter when you do. Be sure to say hi and let us know what your favorite episode has been thus far. This has been the dorky geeky nerdy trivia podcast. Music has been by Jason Shaw, over at audio knoteks.com. I'm your host, Brian Rollins. You can find me at my website, the voices in my head.com. Thanks for listening, stay safe out there.

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