[Brian Allgar]

Why so, Bazza? Anyway, a book by 'Milton Keynes' is surely too good to waste. "There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency" ... except perhaps by debauching the only two existing members of society? But I must resist the temptation to start messing about with your idea.

[basil ransome-davies]

Originally Posted by Brian Allgar

Why so, Bazza? Anyway, a book by 'Milton Keynes' is surely too good to waste. "There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency" ... except perhaps by debauching the only two existing members of society? But I must resist the temptation to start messing about with your idea.

I think to 'merge' the titles you have to use both, or part of both, & Milton didn't write 'The Fall', that was Camus. 'The Economic Consequences of Paradise Lost' would be a clunky & unamusing title.

[Brian Allgar]

True, Bazza, but the 'brief' doesn't actually specify combining the titles, although it certainly adds to the fun if it can be done. You could always use Milton's opening line instead, which might be more amusing:

'The Economic Consequences Of Man's First Disobedience'

[Lois Elaine Heckman]

What is the comp number for this, John? I don't see it in the thread, but imagine it is 2818, since the next one is 2819.

[John Whitworth]

I think it is 2818. Perhaps I ought to start putting that in.

[Brian Allgar]

Here's a very rude title, for which I do NOT intend to write a synopsis. The guilty parties are Jane Austen, Arthur Ransome, and Anna Smith.

Emma Swallows, and Amazons Spit against the Wind.

[Chris O'Carroll]

Normally, you do include the comp number, John. And normally the magazine's announcement of each new comp includes its number. I assume that you posted just "Our next competition" in this case because that all that was in the magazine, at least in the online version.

(For what it's worth, I also calculate that this one has to be No. 2818)

[John Whitworth]

It wasn't in the print version either. I don't think it was.

[Curtis Gale Weeks]

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Dune

After narrowly escaping the destruction of Earth with help from a shapeshifting Face Dancer who whisks them both aboard a ship run by the Spacing Guild, a young man finds himself dropped off on a strange desert planet and must survive the intricacies of an internecine war between absurd religious, political, and tribal factions — with nothing to help him but his trusty Hitchhiker's Guide to Dune by Princess Irulan and his ragged Towel of the Weirding Way. Oh, and also while dodging monstrously big worms.


*Edit: Proposed sequel, called I, Kwisatz Haderach: Taking place at the same time as the first novel in the series, this would cover events from the perspective of a superbeing constructed by the powers that be for their own personal use who goes off program after attaining a state of super-consciousness.

[Graham King]

Removed to avoid 'prior publication'

P.S. Although not stated at start of thread, this is Competition No 2818, I believe.
And- Can anyone confirm whether titles are to be included in word-count, or are disregarded?