Here’s an interesting gimmick, from my local science fiction bookstore: books wrapped in brown paper, with only a couple of keywords to keep you guessing. Can you guess which books are hidden behind thes descriptions?
- Fantasy, paranormal, suspense, Prague. Could be anything
- Science-fiction, planet spanning shield, Earth is doomed, teleological engineering. Perhaps Robert Charles Wilson’s Spin?
- Fantasy, Low Countries 1421, deluge of Biblical proportions, three conspirators. Dunno, but sounds interesting.
- Fantasy, clash of civilisations, holy war, divided loyalties. Could be any epic fantasy novel
- Fantasy, poker tournament, monsters and demons, underdog. ?
- Fantasy, Mississippi, riverboat, pale gentleman. This could be George R. R. Martin’s Fevre Dream.
Aaron B.
September 27, 2013 at 1:57 pm#1 sounds like The City & The City.
#5 is clearly Last Call by Tim Powers (an excellent although thoroughly confusing book that reminds me of Grant Morrison or Robert Anton Wilson in its total immersion in the occult).
Tibicina
October 18, 2013 at 2:50 amI actually think #5 is the Myth-series book about Dragon Poker. Largely because Last Call would end up with some other key words. And probably not ‘Monsters and Demons’.