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100

This was Stephen King's first novel. 

What is Carrie

100

Zaphod Beeblebrox is the President of the Galaxy in this humorous science fiction series

What is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

100

Bilbo, Frodo, and Sam live in Hobbiton, a village in this region of Middle Earth.

What is the Shire? 

100

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
The Reappearance
Five Survive

Who is Holly Jackson? 

100

Joseph Heller invented this hyphenated term, which was also the title of his seminal work. 

What is catch-22? 

200

Many of Stephen King's novels are set in this U.S. state, the northernmost in New England.

What is Maine? 

200

Trantor is at the center of of the galaxy in this science fiction series, adapted for the screen on Apple TV. 

What is Foundation

200

In March 2022, this prolific fantasy author raised $41.7 million on Kickstarter, the most funded campaign in the platform's history to that time. 

Who is Brandon Sanderson? 

200

An Ember in the Ashes
A Torch Against the Night
A Reaper at the Gates

Who is Sabaa Tahir? 

200

While made popular in Star Wars, this five-letter word meaning robot, especially "the ones you are not looking for," was coined by author Mari Wolf in the 1950s. 

What is droid? 

300

These are the first names of Stephen King's two sons, both published authors in their own right. 

What are Joe and Owen? 

300

English writer Anthony Burgess claimed to have written this 1962 dystopian classic in just three weeks. 

What is A Clockwork Orange

300

This novel by Tomi Adeyemi, the first in a series, takes place in the fictional country of Orϊsha.

What is the Children of Blood and Bone

300

The Boy in the Black Suit
Long Way Down
Ghost

Who is Jason Reynolds? 

300

This hyphenated, feline-inspired word, meaning someone who is afraid, was coined by Dorothy Parker. 

What is scaredy-cat? 

400

It's Stephen King's longest book.

What is the Complete and Uncut Edition of The Stand

400

This 1975 book by Samuel R. Delany, set in the fictional city of Bellona, ranked 33 on the "20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction."

What is Dahlgren

400

Fans have been waiting 13 years for the third, and allegedly final, installment of his Kingkiller Chronicle series. 

Who is Patrick Rothfuss? 

400

Beloved
Sula
Jazz

Who is Toni Morrison?

400

Created by William Gibson and used in his books Burning Chrome and Neuromancer, this word is a forerunner to the term "World Wide Web." 

What is Cyberspace? 

500

This is the name of King's book that is part memoir, part manifesto on how to be a good writer. 

What is On Writing

500

Genly AI is the protagonist of this 1969 novel by and American author Ursula K Leguin.

What is The Left Hand of Darkness

500
Shanghai Immortal author A.Y. Chao originally hails from this country. 

What is Canada? 

500

Two Boys Kissing
Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist
Every Day

Who is David Levithan? 

500

It's a word invented by Robert Heinlein for his Hugo Award-winning novel Stranger in a Strange Land, meaning to understand at a visceral level. 

What is grok? 

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