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1. A light snow begins to fall as you reach your first destination. Fort McGurry is finally in sight, and it's a good thing too - you almost fell prey to a hungry wolf pack that's patrolling the area. The situation immediately reminds you of what novel, written by an American, whose name makes it seem like he's from England?
2. While sipping hot chocolate at a small cafe in Fort McGurry, you notice a patch of space that is brown - an impossibility in the snowy landscape. Zipping your heavy jacket back up, you go to explore this hole in the world, only to find yourself atop a massive cliff. Not only that, there is an army of polar bears, all wearing armor around you. Surely this must be a dream about which book, the first of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy? Since you're soundly asleep in Canada, please use the North American title.
3. Having awoken, you decide it's time to move on. After all, a fictional fort is no place to spend your time. Was that hot chocolate even real? You decide to go somewhere a little more tangible. When you arrive in Gavle, Sweden, you immediately look for charter to Hedeby Island. No one seems to know where you're talking about. Are you really so delusional? Heading toward Stockholm instead, you find the Vanger Corporation. In a bookstore. It may be a Stieg to your pride, but at least you have what novel in hand?
4. Lost in the novel, you look up suddenly to find yourself in a small cabin. You see signs of a struggle, and there's a dead man in the bathroom. You just notice a patch of red on his face, when a herd of deer hustles past. Looking out the window, you see a regular animal exodus going on, and it seems many of them have the red markings, as well. Suddenly, a voice in your head starts talking. Oh well, you think, SSDD. The voice announces itself as "Duddits" and you slowly realize you've fallen into what novel?
5. The train drops you in Bryansk, Russia. Feeling a little out of sorts, you remember your friend Lavrenty Kologrivov has an estate called Duplyanka. It seems to be nearby if the locals can be trusted. You shell out some cash, and get a ride. When the car stops, you see nothing but a frozen stream. How could Yuri have stayed here in his youth, you wonder? What famous novel has your overworked mind led you to this time?
6. Spending the ride in a sleeper car, you awake refreshed and ready for anything. Of course, when you step out into a hangar filled with sleek, triangular planes and surrounded by aliens of varying shapes and sizes, you realize you should have limited your readiness to Earth-bound endeavors. As a giant bay door opens, you begin to hear a familiar pew-pew sound. Soon, you see a four-legged metal monstrosity heading toward you. You cheer as you see one of the small planes wrap a long cable around the invader's legs, sending it crashing to the ground. With a sudden gasp, you realize you've fallen into the novelization of which Star Wars movie?
7. You wake up wondering if you're in Oz. There seems to be more snow than you remember, but the spell was performed correctly, so a witch should be at your side soon. Right on cue, she rides up in her white sleigh. Is that a munchkin by her side? It looks more like a petrified dwarf. "Are you a son of Adam or daughter of Eve?" she asks. Just then you see what could only be Tumnus the faun beckoning you away, and realize you must be in which acclaimed novel?
8. Eager to be on your way, you hail a cab and ask for the airport. Since it is located an hour north of the city, you spend some time staring at the surrounding landscape. Suddenly, the driver comes to a halt. Looking up, you see a large castle. Is that a young boy scaling the walls? No time for such questions, a rather imposing man has just ridden up on horseback. "I am the Warden of the North," he shouts, "what business have you here?" You reply, "You're from King's Landing," having realized you're now in which book?
9. Upon regaining consciousness, you slowly stand up to look around. It seems you're now on top of a mountain. There's a creature that looks suspiciously like a dark elf crouched nearby, ending your hopes that you've awoken. With a flourish, the drow frees his dual scimitars that had hung at his back. Having gotten used to finding yourself in the midst of novels, you call out his name, Drizzt, and ask to parley, since you know you're in which R.A. Salvatore story?
10. With a racing heart, you open your eyes. There's still a mountain in front of you, but there is a decided lack of non-humans (if you don't include the nearby yaks). Seeing a nonthreatening local, you ask where you might be. When he says you're at the base camp for Mount Everest, you heave a sigh of relief. It seems you're back on Earth. You must be awake, too, because there are no vaguely familiar names or faces swirling before you, only more snow trying to worm its way under your jacket. Still, you can't help but think about Jon Krakauer's account of the 1996 Everest disaster that left eight people dead. What nonfiction narrative are you recalling?
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