Slytherin Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 I had a feeling it would be from GA **goes to andys page to snoop around his favourite stories**
Slytherin Posted May 17, 2013 Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) I found it !!! Bill W, Castaway hotel Gonna read that story but not now, tired !! Edited May 17, 2013 by slytherin
Andy78 Posted May 18, 2013 Posted May 18, 2013 Yes care bear, you are correct. It's one of my favourites, and yes you really should read it. Your turn.
Slytherin Posted May 18, 2013 Posted May 18, 2013 Yes ! Okay are you ready or are you all watching Eurovision Song Contest "I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even put a stopper on death"
Zombie Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 This is a wild stab as I've not read any of her stuff or seen any of the movies but deduced purely by psychological profiling the Care Bear (OK, snuffling around her profile ) ... er, where was I? Oh yes - Harry Potter!
Slytherin Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) This is a wild stab as I've not read any of her stuff or seen any of the movies but deduced purely by psychological profiling the Care Bear (OK, snuffling around her profile ) ... er, where was I? Oh yes - Harry Potter! Hmm... a name of a book please.. You have 7 books to chose from, Zombie I give you a clue.. It starts with "Harry Potter and the..." / Slytherin Edited May 20, 2013 by slytherin
Zombie Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 Where are those cheerleaders when you need 'em Hmm, Philosophers Stone? That's the only one I've heard of So if it's not that someone else'll have to get it
Zombie Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 (edited) :D Yay!!! *is very excited and once again amazed by it's perspicacious braiinzzz * Hmm, need to blow the dust off some old tomes ... *cackles evilly* Edited May 20, 2013 by Zombie
Zombie Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 In the act of putting the saucer down she broke off, and bent to look at it more closely. During the thundery night the milk in it had 'turned'. At least, nearly all of it had turned, but there was a spot, a little under half-an-inch in diameter centered upon a dark speck, that looked different. It appeared not to have turned."That's funny", she said.
comicfan Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Oh lord. I've read a lot of his novels but which one it is from is beyond me. I never did read them in order and with Discworld novels you never need to. Sorry but that is about all I know for sure. Anyone able to narrow it down from there?
Red_A Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) I new when I first saw it, yhat I had read it. And the style immediately said Terry Pratchell, but he wrote 40 odd books. Now I did a quick search on my kingle, and is not Lords and Ladies, or I Shall Wear Midnight so untill I can do a proper search "Wyrd Sisters" I will pump for, as from memory most likely Edited May 22, 2013 by Red_A
Zombie Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Nope I'm offline till next week so I'm giving the answer to the Sheep. He may - or may not - feed you some helpful clues. Depending whether he's feeling good ... or evil
Andy78 Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 I knew this one, but as I have been made Secret Keeper I can't guess at it. Well, at least I get to give you lot a few red herrings in the name of the small green one
Andy78 Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Nope. The author was English, but in spite of the similarities in style, it's not Pratchett. So Wayne and Red can stop reading forty-odd books looking for this.
Red_A Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Don't Panic I have only read 10 out of the 42 . Unfortunely there a number of similar authors Bill BarclayWilliam Ewert BarclayMichael Barrington (with Barrington J. Bayley)Edward P. BradburyJames ColvinWarwick Colvin, Jr.Philip JamesHank JansonDesmond Reid Richard Adams Neil Gaiman still cannot be that bad!!!
Andy78 Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 Clue time. The book was unusual for its era in that it had a very strong female character. Also the Zombie's quote provides far more detail about the plot of the story than first appears.
Slytherin Posted May 25, 2013 Posted May 25, 2013 (edited) Alice in wonderland ?? GA calling Sheep, GA calling Sheep, where are you Sheep ?? Edited May 26, 2013 by slytherin
Andy78 Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Sheep is here. Not Alice. The female lead fakes her own death.
Andy78 Posted May 26, 2013 Posted May 26, 2013 Huh? Who? What? Where? When? Nope. Please try again. The big clue in the quote is how only some of the milk soured. I've also looked at the list of authors Red suggested - not one of them is the right author
Andy78 Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 I can't believe the short green one has stumped such a group of readers :o I don't want to give out the title just yet. More clues: The original clue concerned the milk turning. This is the central theme to the story - a chemical is discovered that slows down the ageing process. The chemical is discovered in an organism the book is named for.
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