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1. The classic Penguin edition of this novel shows a plant with a bulbous base, and a tall flower with a long stinger reaching out. You may not be surprised that the stinger is venomous, and the plant can walk...but which of these is the title?
2. Modern editions of this classic show a young boy in a blue suit and helmet, floating in freefall, other boys behind him. Is this Battle School? Is he thinking, "The enemy's gate is down!"? And what is the book called?
3. Most editions of this work depict the lunar surface, some showing projectiles being launched (probably towards the Earth, quite possibly aimed at Cheyenne Mountain!). Others show a man with an artificial arm. My own copy has two space-suited figures inside a spacecraft above the cratered landscape, Earth hanging in the background. What is this book called?
4. This cover of this SF classic is generally adorned with swastikas and rising suns. A modern edition depicts the Statue of Liberty with one arm raised in a Nazi salute, and the Concorde flying across the sky behind it. Which book has this artwork?
5. The cover of this book most often depicts a spaceship named "Endeavour". Behind it, dwarfing the human ship, is a huge cylindrical craft of alien design. What is the book called?
6. One of the most interesting covers for this novel shows a woman soldier in a spacesuit. On her helmet is written the name "Potter". Others show a male soldier (it's probably Mandella), or fighting spaceships. Which of these books has those characters?
7. Most versions of this cover show a great wheel of a space station in orbit around a planet known as Pell's World, its bright sun Tau Ceti in the background. What is the name of the book?
8. The cover of this book generally shows an ecclesiastical figure in the centre, most often in monk's garb, and usually carrying a book. What does the title read?
9. My favourite cover art for this novel depicts a farmhouse somewhere in rural America, the roof distorted and drawn up into a galaxy of stars. That house belongs to Enoch Wallace, a man with a very important secret... a gate to the galaxy. What is the book called?
10. This cover commonly shows a man named Miles Vorkosigan and his clone brother Mark looking into each other's eyes. Behind them is a scene of a planet, two spaceships above and a distant nebula beyond. What is title of their book?
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