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1. This 2009 novel by Dan Simmons is narrated by Wilkie Collins (author of "The Woman in White" and "The Moonstone"), and the other main character is Charles Dickens. What is this unnerving, powerful book?
2. In this 1994 novel, William Hjortsberg (author of "Falling Angel", which was made into the movie "Angel Heart") presents Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini mixing themselves up in a series of murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's fictions. What is this book's title?
3. Cardinal Richelieu, King Louis XIII's chief minister, is an antagonist in this Dumas novel. Louis himself appears in the book, as does George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. What is this classic swashbuckler?
4. This 1994 best-seller by Caleb Carr tells of a serial killer stalking the streets of 1896 New York City. Some of the characters are Teddy Roosevelt (the NY Police Commissioner) and J.P. Morgan. What was this atmospheric achievement called?
5. This 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth details the attempt of the world's greatest assassin to kill French President Charles de Gaulle. We never learn the assassin's real name--but de Gaulle was definitely a real person. What was the title of this thrilling masterpiece?
6. In this Stephen King end-of-the-world epic, Stu Redman tells a story about pumping gas for Jim Morrison a few years after the Doors singer had supposedly died. What is this gargantuan novel called?
7. In 1974, author Nicholas Meyer wrote a book blending fictional characters with real ones, and had Sigmund Freud trying to cure Sherlock Holmes of his addiction to cocaine. It was made into a movie in 1976. What is the title of this book?
8. In 1975, Jack Higgins wrote a novel detailing a Nazi plan to kidnap Winston Churchill. The main character is Liam Devlin of the IRA, but other characters include real-life Germans Heinrich Himmler and Wilhelm Canaris. This book was made into a movie in 1976, starring Michael Caine. What was the name of the novel?
9. This 2000 novel by Joyce Carol Oates uses Marilyn Monroe as the main character, though many of the characters have false names or other descriptors (such as "the Ex-athlete" for Joe di Maggio, or "C" for Tony Curtis). What is this roman a clef named?
10. William Shakespeare used many historical figures in his plays. Which of these characters was NOT a real person?
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