Joy to the Jovian Trivia Quiz

Answer: Leviathans of Jupiter

"Jupiter" was first published in the year 2000, and "Leviathans of Jupiter" in 2011.

As well as being a Hugo and Nebula Award nominated sci-fi author, Ben Bova also holds a science doctorate and is a well-respected academic and member of NASA's space tourism steering committee.

Answer: Hope Hubris

The series was written by Piers Anthony, and the first volume, "Refugee", was published in 1983. The sixth and final volume, "Iron Maiden" (2002), tells the story of Hope's sister Spirit, who tries to fill his shoes after he is assassinated.

Answer: Neal Asher

The "Owner Trilogy" comprises "The Departure" (2011), "Zero Point" (2012) and "Jupiter War" (2013).

Asher has received several award nominations for his short stories, and his book "Cowl" was shortlisted for the Philip K Dick Award for "Best Novel" in 2005.

Answer: UNEXA

UNEXA stands for United Nations Exploration Agency. Chris is British, Morrey and Tony are American, and Serge is a Russian, and together they undertake a series of thrilling adventures as they explore both the solar system and some unique places here on Earth.

Between 1957, when "Blast Off at Woomera" was first published, and 1981's "The Dark Triangle", Hugh Walters wrote twenty books featuring Chris and his friends.
The books are now much sought after, and highly prized by collectors as they are almost all out of print.

Answer: Blind Io

Blind Io is the God of Thunder on the Discworld. In "Reaper Man" (1991), we discover that the High Priest of Io's main temple in Ankh-Morpork is none other than Hughnon Ridcully, brother of Archchancellor Mustrum.

Answer: The Can

In this coming of age story, first published in 1975, Matt Bohles was born and has spent all his life aboard "The Can". As he approaches his majority, though, he must prove he can be a useful contributing member of the scientific team aboard the station, or be exiled back to an overcrowded Earth he has never seen.

Answer: Ganymede

"Farmer in the Sky" is one of Heinlein's adventure novels for younger readers, and tells the story of Billy Lermer and his family, when they ship out as colonists to begin the population of Ganymede. It was first published in 1950 in serial form, entitled "Satellite Scout" in the magazine "Boy's Life". An expanded paperback novel edition as "Farmer in the Sky" was produced later that same year.

Answer: Buck Rogers

Keith also wrote "Nomads of the Sky" (1992) in the Buck Rogers series.
The first book, which was a compilation of over 100 episodes of the original newspaper cartoon strip, was published in 1979, entitled "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" and credited to television producer Glen Larson.

Answer: Ricky Ricotta

The first book of the series, "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot" was published in 2000. By 2005 there were seven in total, with titles including "Mighty Robot Vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus" and "Mighty Robot Vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury".

Author Dav Pilkey is perhaps best known for his "Captain Underpants" books, which are extremely popular among younger readers in both the UK and the USA.

Answer: Aristotle

"Moons of Jupiter" is one of the third series of "Tom Swift" books, featuring Tom Swift Jr, the son of the original Tom from the first series. It was first published in 1981, and is by Bill Rotsler & Sharmon Divono.

Many of the over one hundred Tom books produced were written by a team of authors, often using the pseudonym Victor Appleton.