Sci-Fi and Fantasy Author - Rhyme Time Quiz

Answer: Card's yards

Orson Scott = Orson Scott Card
An area of lawn near a house may also be called a yard.
Putting them together gives Card's yards.

Orson Scott Card is the author of the 'Ender' series, as well as numerous other works of sci-fi, fantasy, religious, and mainstream fiction.

Answer: Pratchett's hatchets

Terry = Terry Pratchett
A hatchet is a bladed tool on a handle, similar to but smaller than an axe.
Putting them together gives Pratchett's hatchets.

Terry Pratchett wrote 41 novels in the immensely popular (and hilarious) 'Discworld' series, starting with 'The Colour of Magic' (1983) and ending with 'The Shepherd's Crown" (published posthumously in 2015).

Answer: Gaiman's stamens

Neil = Neil Gaiman
The stamen of a flowering plant is the structure which is responsible for producing pollen.
Putting them together gives Gaiman's stamens.

Neil Gaiman is the British author of 'The Sandman' comic book series, as well as several novels and a book of short stories. 'The Graveyard Book' (2008) won both the Newbery Medal (American) and the Carnegie Medal (British), awards given to outstanding works for children or young adults.

Answer: Laurell's quarrels

K. Hamilton = Laurell K. Hamilton
A disagreement between two parties may be a squabble (implying a relatively insignificant issue) or a quarrel (which may be more serious).
Putting them together gives Laurell's quarrels.

Laurell K. Hamilton is the creator of the 'Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter' series. Her 'Merry Gentrie' series has fewer vampires, and more faeries. Both are considered important contributors to the development of the urban fantasy genre.

Answer: Doug's thugs

Doug = Douglas Adams
People employed, often illicitly, to intimidate or injure others may be called hired goons or thugs.
Putting them together gives Doug's thugs.

Douglas Adams wrote the incredibly funny sci-fi classic 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', which originated as a radio show, and developed into a trilogy in five volumes. This in turn led to a television series, several stage plays, comics, a video game, and a 2005 feature film.

Answer: King's things

Stephen = Stephen King
A random collection of things can be called (among other possibilities that would make a quiz of their own) miscellania.
Putting them together gives King's things.

Though nicknamed 'The Master of Horror', Stephen King is also the author of several fantasy novels, including the 'Dark Tower' series. 'The Breathing Method', one of the four novellas in his 1982 collection 'Different Seasons' won the British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction.

Answer: Kurt's hurts

Kurt = Kurt Vonnegut
Something that produces discomfort, either physical or emotional, can be described as a pain or a hurt.
Putting them together gives Kurt's hurts.

While he is best known for 'mainstream' fiction, Vonnegut's short story 'Welcome to the Monkey House', from the collection of the same name, was included in an anthology of the best science fiction of 1969.

Answer: Marion's carrion

Zimmer Bradley = Marion Zimmer Bradley
The carcass of a dead animal (and roadkill means they have died in a specific way) can be called carrion, especially if it has started to decay.
Putting them together gives Marion's carrion.

Marion Zimmer Bradley is perhaps best known for her 'Mists of Avalon', an Arthurian epic told through the lives of the women of Avalon and Camelot.

Answer: Bob's sobs

Heinlein = Robert A. Heinlein (Bob to his friends, according to Isaac Asimov in a 1939 anthology titled 'Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 1 (1939)')
When one is weeping without control, there will be tears, sobbing, and possibly other noises produced.
Putting them together gives Bob's sobs.

Robert A. Heinlein is perhaps most famous for his creation of Michael Valentine Smith, the man raised as a Martian in 'Stranger in a Strange Land'.

Answer: Frank's pranks

Herbert = Frank Herbert
Shenanigans are stunts to gain attention, possibly to make others look foolish, or for personal gain of an underhand nature. A prank could be similarly described.
Putting them together gives Frank's pranks.

Frank Herbert is the author of the 1965 novel 'Dune' and its five sequels. 'Dune' won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1965 and shared the Hugo Award in 1966 with '...And Call Me Conrad' by Roger Zelazny. (Now there's a name I'm not trying to rhyme!)