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1. The Seven Dwarves head down to the library and check out the books there. They spot one called "Snow White and Rose Red" but quickly realise that, rather than featuring their friend Snow White, it is actually a book in the "Matthew Hope" series of crime thrillers. Who writes the "Matthew Hope" books?
2. Happy the Dwarf was very pleased to find an exciting adventure story named "The Happy Return" on the library shelf. The first book to be published from the "Hornblower" series, what was it titled on its publication in the United States?
3. Bashful Dwarf had thought that he might cause a fuss if he asked for a book with his name in the title, and hadn't expected to be able to find one. The librarian spotted him hiding behind a potted fern, and very kindly showed him the only book in stock that would fit the bill. The author has been the recipient of over a dozen honorary degrees from various universities around the world, and was the winner of the 2000 Booker Prize. Who was this, who wrote "Bashful Bob and Doleful Dorinda"?
4. Although perhaps best known for his contributions to the "Star Wars" series of books, Aaron Allston also wrote the only book in the library to have the name Doc in the title. Shelved in the science fiction section, and telling the story of an Olympic kickboxer who ends up as the sidekick to a crimefighter in a parallel world, what is its full title?
5. Sleepy the Dwarf finds a book called "Sleepy Head" that looks much more likely to keep him awake at night since it is the first in the "Tom Thorne" series of murder mystery thrillers. Which Dagger Award nominated author writes the "Tom Thorne" books?
6. "Oh dear," said Dopey, "there's only one book with my name in the title in the whole library!" Which author, who was a Boyd Professor at the University of Oklahoma, and the recipient of the 1998 Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award, wrote "Dopey Dan"?
7. Grumpy Dwarf found several children's books with his name in the title and rejected them all angrily. "Isn't there a single good book for me?" he grumbled. In the end the other Dwarves lost patience and grabbed the nearest one, which was simply called "Mr. Grumpy". One of a series collectively known as "Mr. Men", who was it by?
8. With six of the Seven Dwarves having found a book, only one remains. Not eponymous but apt, who wrote "The Seventh Dwarf", featuring the hero of his best known "Artemis Fowl" series, specially for World Book Day in 2004?
9. AAATishoo! Peeping between the folds of his tablecloth sized handkerchief, Sneezy spied a nice picture book called "The Big Sneeze" and took it from the shelf. Which author, well known for his "Bobby Brewster" series, wrote it?
10. Just as they were about to leave the library, the Seven Dwarves' attention was caught by a large poster advertising, well, Dwarves. Quite vicious-looking, bloodstained, battle-weary dwarves to be precise! Whose epic series includes "The War of the Dwarves" and "The Revenge of the Dwarves"?
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