Match Work to Author - 1984-1986 Quiz

Answer: Frederick Forsyth

Frederick Forsyth (1938) is an English journalist and novelist who, prior to becoming a journalist, completed his National Service in the Royal Air Force as a pilot. This is a thriller in which an MI5 investigator is working against a crucial deadline in an effort to prevent an act of destructive sabotage aimed at tumbling Britain into a revolution.

Answer: Stephen King and Peter Straub

Stephen King (1947) is an American author and Peter Straub (1943) is an American novelist and poet who collaborated on the writing of this novel, which depicts the adventures of a 12-year-old boy who is on a fantastical quest to save the life of his mother.

Answer: Mario Puzo

Mario Puzo (1920 -1999) was an American author and screenwriter who is best known for his book "The Godfather" (1969). "The Sicilian" is about the pursuit of a modern-day Robin Hood in Sicily who has defied corruption--and stood up to the Cosa Nostra.

Answer: Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon (1917 - 2007) was an American writer who was prominent in the 1930s, first working on Broadway plays before moving on to films and novels. This story is about a young, beautiful and intelligent woman who is framed by a ruthless Mafia gang, and her attempts to extricate herself.

Answer: Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel (1947) is an American writer known for her romance novels who often produces several books a year, often manipulating up to five projects at once. Here Steel gives us the story of a great matriarch whose family must persevere through great challenges and hardship.

Answer: Richard Bachman

Richard Bachman is a pen name of American horror fiction author Stephen King (1947) who, in 2015, received the National Medal of Arts from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature. In "Thinner" we get the story of an American family man who is fifty pounds overweight and is on the brink of a heart attack.

Answer: Louis L'Amour

Louis L'Amour (1908 -1988) was an American novelist and short-story writer whose books consisted primarily of Western novels (though he preferred the term "frontier stories"). This is the fourth book of L'Amour's "Sackett" series in which the second generation protagonist becomes involved in an Indian tribe's power-play between the dying chief's daughter and one of the tribe's warriors.

Answer: Barbara Taylor Bradford

Barbara Taylor Bradford (1933) is a British-American novelist whose first novel, "A Woman of Substance" (1979) sold over 30 million copies worldwide. "Hold the Dream" is the sequel to "A Woman of Substance", and the second book in the "Emma Harte Saga" series.

Answer: John Irving

John Irving (1942) is a Canadian-American novelist and screenwriter who won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (1999) for his script of the movie version of this novel. The story relates a young man's early life at an orphanage in Maine and follows him as he eventually leaves the orphanage and his mentor and comes of age in the outside world.

Answer: Stephen King

Stephen King (1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels who received the 2004 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement for his career contributions to literature. This is a collection of 21 stories from the famed master of mystery and horror.

Answer: Jackie Collins

Jackie Collins (1937 - 2015) was an English romance novelist and actress who has had eight of her novels turned into movies or TV miniseries. "Lucky" is the sequel to "Chances" (1981) and the second book in Collins' "Lucky Santangelo" series.

Answer: Garrison Keillor

Garrison Keillor (1942) is an American author, humorist and radio personality best known for his Minnesota Public Radio show "A Prairie Home Companion". "Lake Wobegon Days" is a portrait of small-town American life which tries to solve the puzzle of "why we are what we are".

Answer: James Michener

James Michener (1907 - 1997) was an American writer who began his writing career during World War II as a lieutenant and naval historian in the U.S. Navy assigned to the South Pacific. In this book, spanning 400+ years, Michener relates the origins, culture and history of the land that became Texas.

Answer: Jean M. Auel

Jean M. Auel (1936) is an American writer who created the "Earth's Children" series of novels set in prehistoric Europe. This is the third book in Auel's "Earth's Children" series set in the time of the dawn of the human race, and continues the epic struggles of the protagonist, Ayla.

Answer: Ken Follett

Ken Follett (1949) is a British author of suspense and historical novels who was awarded the Edgar Best Novel Award by the Mystery Writers of America for "Eye of the Needle" (1979). "Lie Down with Lions" is the story of an American, a Frenchman and a woman whose love triangle binds them in their attempt to avoid terrorist bombs in Paris and violence and intrigue in Afghanistan.