[Guest]

Hello, Braindenizens!

I've taken some time off (had real work to do) and figured to piggy-back off the current trend. I'm sure there are going to be multiple answers available to some of these, but I'm not creative enough to make clues that eliminate every other book title history than the desired one. These are all books I've read, the titles are all in English, and I'm looking for the title AND the author. My apologies in advance if these are too simple...

And these are not obscure books--I've read them all and feel confident in saying if you haven't heard of the book, you've at least heard of the author

1. Obisidian Feline

2. Male Encased by Metal

3. Going Back to "I Do"er's Skull

4. Cathedral's Deformed Being

5. A Specific Disgusting Power

6. 15 Minutes after Quarter til Murder

7. Long Quest

8. Henry and the Hobo

9. Babel and Sears

10. Los Angeles Games

Best of Luck!

[andromeda]

Number #1 sounds to me like

Black Cat

[peace*out]

1. Obisidian Feline

-Aristocats?

2. Male Encased by Metal

-ironman

[Guest]

Congrats, Andromeda, with #1, but remember to include the author (it helps verify that these are real books by known authors and I seem like less of a sham).

And sorry, Peaceout, 0 for 2. Keep swinging though!

[Guest]

1. Obisidian Feline - andromeda already got it

2. Male Encased by Metal -

3. Going Back to "I Do"er's Skull

4. Cathedral's Deformed Being - Hunchback of NotreDame

5. A Specific Disgusting Power

6. 15 Minutes after Quarter til Murder

7. Long Quest-Epic Journey?

8. Henry and the Hobo

9. Babel and Sears

10. Los Angeles Games

no clue on the authors

way to deviate from my musicality, i love it

Edited October 17, 2008 by Impervious

[Guest]

1. Obisidian Feline

2. Male Encased by Metal - Man in the Iron mask - Dumas

3. Going Back to "I Do"er's Skull - Return to Brideshead?

4. Cathedral's Deformed Being - Hunchback of Notre Dame - Hugo

5. A Specific Disgusting Power

6. 15 Minutes after Quarter til Murder - A Time to Kill - Grisham?

7. Long Quest

8. Henry and the Hobo

9. Babel and Sears

10. Los Angeles Games 1984 (very clever!)- Orwell

Edit: Added Authors

Edited October 17, 2008 by PoudreAvenger

[peace*out]

I stink at these but i love them!!!

oh well.......

ill keep thinking!!

[Prof. Templeton]

"The Two Towers" - Tolkien

Edited October 17, 2008 by Prof. Templeton

[Guest]

Edit: Added Authors

1. Obisidian Feline

2. Male Encased by Metal - Man in the Iron mask - Dumas

3. Going Back to "I Do"er's Skull - Return to Brideshead?

4. Cathedral's Deformed Being - Hunchback of Notre Dame - Hugo

5. A Specific Disgusting Power

6. 15 Minutes after Quarter til Murder - A Time to Kill - Grisham?

7. Long Quest

8. Henry and the Hobo

9. Babel and Sears

10. Los Angeles Games 1984 (very clever!)- Orwell

thanks for the author

i say we both get credit for that one

[andromeda]

Number #1 sounds to me like

Black Cat

Sorry

Edgar Allan Poe

[Guest]

Sorry

Edgar Allan Poe

now i'm mad at myself, he is my favorite author and I didn't get that!

[Guest]

Checklist So Far (No Answers included for those who like to guess after they've been answered)

#1

#2

#4

#6

#9

#10

That leaves #3, #5, #7, #8

If you think you have a good guess, try searching on Google to match the book and author

And, no surprises, this hasn't taken long for you all to crack away at most of it. Congrats to all guessers thus far!

[Guest]

The Prince and the Pauper - Mark Twain?

Edited October 17, 2008 by SomeGuy

[peace*out]

Just to refresh:

1. Obisidian Feline - done

2. Male Encased by Metal - done

3. Going Back to "I Do"er's Skull -

4. Cathedral's Deformed Being - done

5. A Specific Disgusting Power -

6. 15 Minutes after Quarter til Murder - done

7. Long Quest - done

8. Henry and the Hobo -

9. Babel and Sears -

10. Los Angeles Games - done

Tell me if im wrong

[Guest]

The Two Towers - J.R.R. Tolkein?

[Guest]

Congrats to SomeGuy for the correct answer of #8, and he was also correct on #9 but the good Professor answered that earlier

This leaves the remaining clues of:

3. Going Back to "I Do"er's Skull

5. A Specific Disgusting Power

7. Long Quest

[Guest]

3. Going Back to "I Do"er's Skull - Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

[Guest]

7. Long Quest - The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford (I don't think it quite fits...)

[Guest]

#3 is Correct--kudos to PoudreAvenger. There was a similar guess, but not quite.

And I feel that "Long Quest" may not be specific enough, but at the same time, it is the most specific I can get while staying true to the Title and story line.

Only 2 left (i'm working on another 10 currently)

[Guest]

And I feel that "Long Quest" may not be specific enough, but at the same time, it is the most specific I can get while staying true to the Title and story line.

I don't think

7. Long Quest

can be anymore plainly described than as

"The Odyssey" - By Homer

[Guest]

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner! Congrats again to PoudreAvenger!

BTW, the next 10 are waiting to be released after #5 is solved.

#5 Hint: Though well-known as part of a trilogy, this book's author is best known for another literary septet

[Guest]

By chance for number five, A Specific Disgusting Power...

The Oedipus Trilogy was written by Sophocles

[Guest]

Nope--good guess though. The answer is just 1 book, it's the 3rd leg of a trilogy. The author of that trilogy is better known for a 7-book series he also wrote.

[Guest]

That Hideous Strength - C.S. Lewis?

[Guest]

Congrats again to SomeGuy for closing out the first set....set 2 will be posted shortly and I'll do my best to confirm answers later today (7ish EST)

[Guest]

Anther guess for number 5 Stories of Polytheism...

Quest-Kathleen Benner Duble