Shadrapar
What is the name of the prison Stefan is sent to in Cage of Souls?
The Island
In Who Goes There?, what remote location serves as the setting for the alien encounter?
An Antarctic research station
QUOTE: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm
QUOTE: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Who is the leader of the mysterious religious cult that plays a central role in 1Q84?
The Leader
What is the name of the anarchist society that Shevek comes from in The Dispossessed?
Anarres
“War is ____. Freedom is ____. Ignorance is ____.”
“War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.”
In 1Q84, what visual phenomenon indicates that the world Aomame enters is different from her original reality?
There are two moons in the sky
What is the name of the artificial intelligence that hires Case for the central job in Neuromancer?
Wintermute
In How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, what is the protagonist’s job?
He repairs time machines
QUOTE: “If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am.”
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe ― Charles Yu
What is the name of the government entity responsible for altering historical records in 1984?
The Ministry of Truth
QUOTE: “Good and evil are so close as to be chained together in the soul.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
What item does Dr. Jekyll leave behind that ultimately reveals his connection to Mr. Hyde?
A handwritten will naming Hyde as his sole heir
What ability makes the alien in Who Goes There? particularly terrifying to the scientists?
It can perfectly imitate any organism it assimilates
QUOTE: “Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation.”
― William Gibson, Neuromancer
QUOTE: “Nothing is yours. It is to use. It is to share. If you will not share it, you cannot use it.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed
Who is the protagonist of Out of the Silent Planet who is kidnapped and taken to Malacandra?
Dr. Elwin Ransom
In Neuromancer, what is Molly’s physical enhancement that makes her an effective mercenary?
Retractable blades in her fingertips and mirrored lenses
What is the real name of the “invisible man” in H.G. Wells’ The Invisible Man?
Griffin
QUOTE: “In one respect at least the Martians are a happy people, they have no lawyers.”
― Edgar Rice Burroughs, A Princess of Mars
QUOTE: “What I want is for the two of us to meet somewhere by chance one day, like, passing on the street, or getting on the same bus.”
― Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
In Animal Farm, which animal represents the hardworking but naive proletariat?
Boxer, the horse
What scientific process does Griffin use to turn himself invisible in The Invisible Man?
He alters the refractive index of his body to match that of air
In The Dispossessed, what scientific theory or concept is Shevek working on?
The General Temporal Theory