The Science Fiction Puzzle Book

The Science Fiction Puzzle Book
Author: Tim Dedopulos
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-10-15
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781787394889

More than 100 enigmas, riddles and conundrums, all taking inspiration from the extraordinary stories and vivid worlds of five science fiction masters.

The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction

The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction
Author: George Mann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A collection of short fiction and novellas showcases the work of such popular science fiction writers as Alastair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter, and John Meaney.

Look to Windward

Look to Windward
Author: Iain Banks
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2002
Genre: Caste
ISBN: 0743421922

Eight hundred years after the most horrific battle of the Idiran war, light from its world-destroying detonations is about to reach the Masaq Orbital, home to the Culture. Major Quilan has supposedly come to take the exiled Composer Ziller back to their war-ravaged home world, Chel. But despite the major's civilized veneer, his true mission may be the death and destruction of an entire civilization.

The Gödelian Puzzle Book

The Gödelian Puzzle Book
Author: Raymond M. Smullyan
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0486315770

These logic puzzles provide entertaining variations on Gödel's incompleteness theorems, offering ingenious challenges related to infinity, truth and provability, undecidability, and other concepts. No background in formal logic necessary.

Hunt A Killer: The Detective's Puzzle Book

Hunt A Killer: The Detective's Puzzle Book
Author: Hunt A Killer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2022-06-28
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1646044002

Put your crime-solving wits to the test with codes, ciphers, and mind-bending puzzles from the creators of the popular murder mystery subscription box. In Hunt A Killer: The Detective’s Puzzle Book, you’ll meet up with private eye Michelle Gray who needs you to hit the books and fine-tune your investigative skills before the next big murder case. Under her expert guidance, you’ll start with “Investigative Best Practices” before diving into a world of curious ciphers, devious riddles, and other intriguing logic puzzles all designed to take you from amateur sleuth to a top-notch lead detective. With non-narrative puzzles, you can pick up this training manual anytime you need to sharpen your skills, between episodes, or whenever you need a fun challenge. Whether you’re a Hunt A Killer member, armchair detective, or logic puzzle junkie, these deceptively difficult but always fun puzzles will have you breaking codes and cracking Hunt A Killer cases in no time. So pick up a pen, grab your magnifying glass, and get sleuthing.

The Spirit of Science Fiction

The Spirit of Science Fiction
Author: Roberto Bolaño
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2024-09-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1529924529

Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world. But as close as these friends are, the city tugs them in opposite directions. Jan withdraws from the world, shutting himself in their shared rooftop apartment where he feverishly composes fan letters to the stars of science fiction. Meanwhile, Remo runs head-first into the future, spending his days and nights with a circle of wild young writers, seeking pleasure in the city’s labyrinthine streets, rundown cafes, and murky bathhouses. TRANSLATED BY NATASHA WIMMER ‘Fascinating... Achingly beautiful... It reads like a dispatch from beyond the grave’ New Yorker ‘The Spirit of Science Fiction functions as a kind of key to the jewelled box of Bolaño’s fictions... A cocktail of sorrow and ecstasy’ Paris Review

The Official Scrabble Puzzle Book

The Official Scrabble Puzzle Book
Author: Joe Edley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 278
Release: 1997-11
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 0671569007

From the only two-time national champion in Scrabble history comes a challenging and extensive collection of 1,000 Scrabble puzzles. Diagrams throughout.

The Astounding Science Puzzle Book

The Astounding Science Puzzle Book
Author: Matt Brown
Publisher: Batsford Books
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2020-11-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1849945691

An engaging and witty puzzle book for science fans all over the world. The Astounding Science Puzzle Book features a series of mini quizzes of 10–15 questions on quirky topics, including 'Marvellous maths and peculiar patterns', 'Wonderful wordplay' and 'Wonders and fragilities of the body'. This handsome book makes exploring maths, physics, chemistry and biology exciting and challenging, and is perfect for any quiz lover. The trivia is based on science but also extends to popular culture, history and language – with Nobel Prize winners alongside Elvis Presley, and the moons of Mars alongside Jurassic Park. The book is interweaved with puzzles, including witty anagrams, logic puzzles, crosswords, dingbats and other illustrated puzzles. Aspiring code-breakers should keep their eyes peeled for hidden puzzles as well. From the Big Bang to Beatles lyrics – this book is perfect for any trivia lover.

Puzzles of the Black Widowers

Puzzles of the Black Widowers
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1990
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This fifth collection of the popular Black Widower stories includes two never-before-published puzzles. A sure treat for Asimov fans and mystery lovers.