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1. Nightfall
George R R Martin
2. Becalmed in Hell
Cassandra Clare
3. The Left Hand of Darkness
Greg Benford
4. Ship of Shadows
Larry Niven
5. Deeper Than the Darkness
Jerry Pournelle
6. A Cold Dark Night With Snow
C. M. Kornbluth
7. The Queen of Air and Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
8. Reap the Dark Tide
Kate Wilhelm
9. He Fell Into a Dark Hole
Fritz Leiber
10. Dying of the Light
Issac Asimov
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Nightfall
Answer: Issac Asimov
Nightfall", published in 1941, tells what happens every 2,000 years on the planet Lagash when all six of its suns are blotted out.
2. Becalmed in Hell
Answer: Larry Niven
Two explorers find themselves stuck in Venus's atmosphere in what Niven describes as a "searing black calm". "Becalmed in Hell" tells how they manage to escape. "Becalmed in Hell" was first published in 1965.
3. The Left Hand of Darkness
Answer: Ursula K. Le Guin
Le Guin published "The Left Hand of Darkness" in 1969. Set on the planet Gethen ("Winter"), the story examines questions of gender, survival in harsh climates, and political absolutisim.
4. Ship of Shadows
Answer: Fritz Leiber
"Ship of Shadows" was published in 1969 and won the 1970 Hugo award for Best Novella.
5. Deeper Than the Darkness
Answer: Greg Benford
Aliens infect Earth with a deadly plague in Benford's 1969 Nebula-nominated novelette. Greg Benford is an astrophysicist, which must make the background for his science fiction easier to write.
6. A Cold Dark Night With Snow
Answer: Kate Wilhelm
Kate Wilhelm was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 2003. She won three Nebula awards and two Hugo awards. "A Cold Dark Night With Snow" was nominated for a Nebula award in 1971.
7. The Queen of Air and Darkness
Answer: Cassandra Clare
"The Queen of Air and Darkness" is part of Clare's "The Dark Artifices" trilogy.
8. Reap the Dark Tide
Answer: C. M. Kornbluth
Kornbluth published his first story when he was 16 years old. He used many pen names during his career, including Cecil Corwin, S. D. Gottesman, Jordan Park and Kenneth Falconer. "Reap the Dark Tide", published in 1958, is also known as "Shark Ship"
9. He Fell Into a Dark Hole
Answer: Jerry Pournelle
Besides writing fiction on his own and in collaboration with Larry Niven and others, Pournelle also wrote a long running column in "Byte" magazine. "He Fell into a Dark Hole" first appeared in 1973.
10. Dying of the Light
Answer: George R R Martin
Before he wrote his series "A Song of Ice and Fire", which became the wildly popular HBO series, "Game of Thrones", George R R Martin wrote many novels and short stories, winning Hugo and Nebula awards along the way. "Dying of the Light", his first novel, was published in 1977 and was nominated for the Hugo.
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