Name this Science Fiction Novel!
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Name this Science Fiction Novel!
This is a partial plot of a (possible) 1960s Ace Double story with an unknown title and author.
An electrical engineer (circa 1960s) is climbing in the mountains when he is suddenly transported to another planet. The planet is (or seems to be) completely deserted, but contains the remnants of an amazingly advanced civilization which somehow vanished. Most of the technology is still functioning. Then the engineer finds that he is not alone after all as he encounters an alien being who has been there longer and has more information, but who was also transported there from another planet. Meanwhile, the engineer occasionally thinks he hears voices, speaking in English, somewhere in the distance, but can never find the source.
The task of the engineer is to figure out how he got there and how to get back to Earth.
An electrical engineer (circa 1960s) is climbing in the mountains when he is suddenly transported to another planet. The planet is (or seems to be) completely deserted, but contains the remnants of an amazingly advanced civilization which somehow vanished. Most of the technology is still functioning. Then the engineer finds that he is not alone after all as he encounters an alien being who has been there longer and has more information, but who was also transported there from another planet. Meanwhile, the engineer occasionally thinks he hears voices, speaking in English, somewhere in the distance, but can never find the source.
The task of the engineer is to figure out how he got there and how to get back to Earth.
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Stumped? Here's another science fiction story synopsis, with an unknown author and name.
Earth, present day.
The Sun's orbit around the center of our galaxy drags the Earth out of the "shadow" of a ray of unknown origin that beams out from the center of the Milky Way. This ray had the effect of dumbing down the IQs of every human, but now, outside of the ray's effect, they are now geniuses with astounding intellects.
Earth, present day.
The Sun's orbit around the center of our galaxy drags the Earth out of the "shadow" of a ray of unknown origin that beams out from the center of the Milky Way. This ray had the effect of dumbing down the IQs of every human, but now, outside of the ray's effect, they are now geniuses with astounding intellects.
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How about this one then? A science fiction author is sitting alone in a cabin in an isolated area trying to think up an idea for a story. As soon as one comes to him, there is a quite unexpected knock on the front door. When he opens the door, standing in front of him is a Martian, green, short, and bald as a billiard ball.
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That would have been an easy read and made for the world's shortest book review for English class. The book I was talking about is called "Martians Go Home" and it was written by Fredric Brown.Avatar wrote:Nope, but it does remind me of "The last man on earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door."
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Here's another one to stump the one person who reads this thread:
An asteroid known affectionately as "the potato" arrives in Earth's solar system. The US and Russia then fight for dominance over it.
An asteroid known affectionately as "the potato" arrives in Earth's solar system. The US and Russia then fight for dominance over it.
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No, but you did get the author right.Avatar wrote:Haha, mine was a short sci-fi story "Knock", written by Fredric Brown. Aliens arrive and wipe out everything except 1 pair of every species.
Your last is a Greg Bear story...uh....Eco?
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Greg Bear's novel was called
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Reminds me of a short story I read where an advanced alien civilization visits the US to extend an offer of galactic uplifting in mid april. It's either tax day or shortly before. The man he extends the offer to, something like a mayor or sheriff, is busy with his taxes and extremely upset, so he sends the alien packing with some comment like "get the hell out and don't come back."TheWormoftheWorld'sEnd wrote:How about this one then? A science fiction author is sitting alone in a cabin in an isolated area trying to think up an idea for a story. As soon as one comes to him, there is a quite unexpected knock on the front door. When he opens the door, standing in front of him is a Martian, green, short, and bald as a billiard ball.
So the alien assumes that their offer has been rejected, and the alien federation decides not to visit earth ever again, in accordance with their wishes.
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Re: Name this Science Fiction Novel!
And he finds a map with a city called Lys on it? And there is an underground conveyance that uses peristalsis?? I was young and I had to look the word up.TheWormoftheWorld'sEnd wrote:This is a partial plot of a (possible) 1960s Ace Double story with an unknown title and author.
An electrical engineer (circa 1960s) is climbing in the mountains when he is suddenly transported to another planet. The planet is (or seems to be) completely deserted, but contains the remnants of an amazingly advanced civilization which somehow vanished. Most of the technology is still functioning. Then the engineer finds that he is not alone after all as he encounters an alien being who has been there longer and has more information, but who was also transported there from another planet. Meanwhile, the engineer occasionally thinks he hears voices, speaking in English, somewhere in the distance, but can never find the source.
The task of the engineer is to figure out how he got there and how to get back to Earth.
Danged if I remember the author though...
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"The Sun's orbit around the center of our galaxy drags the Earth out of the "shadow" of a ray of unknown origin that beams out from the center of the Milky Way. This ray had the effect of dumbing down the IQs of every human, but now, outside of the ray's effect, they are now geniuses with astounding intellects."
Oh wow, I read this a very long time ago, but I can't for the life of me remember the title or author.
Oh wow, I read this a very long time ago, but I can't for the life of me remember the title or author.
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Hmmm...in a way, though reversed?? or my memory misleads, cuz my brain says Earth gets exposed to the ray after 23 million years without it...some other weirdness in recall, but still, this SEEMS a bit like Radix. [which was only book one of 4].Condign wrote:"The Sun's orbit around the center of our galaxy drags the Earth out of the "shadow" of a ray of unknown origin that beams out from the center of the Milky Way. This ray had the effect of dumbing down the IQs of every human, but now, outside of the ray's effect, they are now geniuses with astounding intellects."
Oh wow, I read this a very long time ago, but I can't for the life of me remember the title or author.
Freaking LOVED that book.
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the difference between evidence and sources: whether they come from the horse's mouth or a horse's ass.
"Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation."
the hyperbole is a beauty...for we are then allowed to say a little more than the truth...and language is more efficient when it goes beyond reality than when it stops short of it.
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The book was called Brain Wave and the author is Poul Anderson.TheWormoftheWorld'sEnd wrote:Stumped? Here's another science fiction story synopsis, with an unknown author and name.
Earth, present day.
The Sun's orbit around the center of our galaxy drags the Earth out of the "shadow" of a ray of unknown origin that beams out from the center of the Milky Way. This ray had the effect of dumbing down the IQs of every human, but now, outside of the ray's effect, they are now geniuses with astounding intellects.
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Re: Name this Science Fiction Novel!
Shock Wave by Walt & Leigh RichmondTheWormoftheWorld'sEnd wrote:This is a partial plot of a (possible) 1960s Ace Double story with an unknown title and author.
An electrical engineer (circa 1960s) is climbing in the mountains when he is suddenly transported to another planet. The planet is (or seems to be) completely deserted, but contains the remnants of an amazingly advanced civilization which somehow vanished. Most of the technology is still functioning. Then the engineer finds that he is not alone after all as he encounters an alien being who has been there longer and has more information, but who was also transported there from another planet. Meanwhile, the engineer occasionally thinks he hears voices, speaking in English, somewhere in the distance, but can never find the source.
The task of the engineer is to figure out how he got there and how to get back to Earth.
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