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Susanna Clarke
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A collection of questions about Susanna Clarke's fantasy novel "Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell".
Warning: SPOILERS!
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Average
10 Q
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ninedin
Mar 16 07
84 plays
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C. S. Friedman Novels
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Celia S. Friedman is a great SF/Fantasy author. She's best known for her "Coldfire" trilogy, but her other works are also worth reading!
Warning: may contain spoilers!
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Friedman, C.S.
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Difficult
10 Q
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ninedin
Feb 25 07
72 plays
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Alexander the Great in fiction
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This quiz is dealing with the representations of Alexander the Great and his times in twentieth and twenty-first century fiction. Authors include, among others, Mary Renault, Ben Bova, Thomas Harlan and Melissa Scott.
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Specific Subjects & Themes
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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ninedin
Mar 11 07
123 plays
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"The Sarantine Mosaic": Fiction and History
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In creating "The Sarantine Mosaic" Guy Gavriel Kay was inspired by Byzantine history. Your task is to guess where the author's inspiration comes from and where Sarantium differs from historical Byzantium. Beware of SPOILERS!
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Kay, Guy Gavriel
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Average
10 Q
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ninedin
Apr 15 07
102 plays
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Sarah Monette's "Melusine"
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Sarah Monette is a rising star of fantasy literature. This is a general quiz about her debut novel, "Melusine". Beware of SPOILERS!
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Difficult
10 Q
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ninedin
Feb 07 08
63 plays
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Gossing About Alec Campion
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The quiz about one of the main characters of Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman's "Riverside" cycle. The quiz is a series of questions asked about him by other characters.
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K
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Difficult
10 Q
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ninedin
Feb 12 08
84 plays
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Elizabeth Bear's "Carnival"
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Several questions concerning the characters and the world of Elizabeth Bear's excellent science fiction novel "Carnival".
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B
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Very Difficult
10 Q
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ninedin
Nov 26 08
72 plays
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I am a Euripidean woman
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Of the three great Athenian playwrights Euripides was believed to be most skillful in his presentation of female characters. Let's see how much you remember about the famous women from his plays!
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Euripides
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Average
10 Q
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ninedin
Apr 08 07
195 plays
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Ten Times Aeschylus
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Ten general questions about seven remaining plays of the great Greek playwright and about their cultural background.
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Aeschylus
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Tough
10 Q
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ninedin
Apr 20 07
189 plays
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Hermione and the House of Atreides
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This quiz concentrates on the character of Hermione, one of the lesser known heroines of Greek mythology.
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House of Atreus
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Tough
10 Q
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ninedin
Feb 18 08
276 plays
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