Let's have some more book titles

[wellinghall]

Following on from the success of this post, let's have some more book titles to complete, without using the original words.

1. The Silence of the ...
2. A Wizard of ...
3. The Colour of ...
4. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to ...
5. Do Androids Dream of ...
6. The War of the ...
7. The First Men in the ...
8. The Unpleasantness at the ...
9. The Left Hand of ...
10. The Thirty-Nine ...

Comments

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

1. The Silence of the Jams. Not Thomas, but Joanne Harris's touching tale of a deaf, lonely middle-aged woman finding solace and romance in the Women's Institute.

2. A Wizard of Girth (C). Third book in the bestselling Girth series of weight-loss manuals.

3. The Colour of Tragic - the Emo Handbook.

4. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Valrhona. Douglas Adams's classier follow-up.

5. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheik? Blade Runner, the Arab version.

6. The War of the Whirleds. Salman Rushdie's Booker Prize winning novel about rivalry in the Dervish community in 18th century Istanbul.

7. The First Men in the Toon. No holds barred account of Kevin Keegan's return to Newcastle United.

8. The Unpleasantness at the Colonic Club. What really goes on at an upmarket health spa. Foreword by 'Dr' Gillian McKeith.

9. The Left Hand of Harkness. Torchwood spin-off novel. When his hand gets cut off, Captain Jack is shocked to find it takes on a life of its own and gets up to all sorts of strange activities, none of which involve sex of any kind.

10. The Thirty-Nine Depps. The producers of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' come up with the perfect way to get more women to watch their new film.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Those are marvellous! :-)

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

1. The Silence of the ... party you forgot to invite people to: Social Networking for Beginners

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

You had the best ones last time, and that's just brilliant!

[the-marquis.livejournal.com]

That's very kind of you to say so :D

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

That is, indeed, very good!

[segh.livejournal.com]

1. The Silence of the Broken Washing-machine.
2. A Wizard of No Particular Colour.
3. The Colour of Music, or Synasthaesia for Beginners.
4. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Moss Side, an introduction to extreme sports.
5. Do Androids Dream of Plastics?*
6. The War of the Black Puddings - the engagement which originated the ancient martial art of Ecky Thump.
7. The First Men in the Pub.
8. The Unpleasantness at the Pub (the sequel, which tells what happened when the second men got there and found the first ones had finished all the pork scratchings).
9. The Left Hand of Admiral Nelson, a tale of tireless determination.
10. The Thirty-Nine Indefinite Articles, a blistering attack on the C of E today.

*This is what my sons call a certain sort of shiny, empty-headed young woman. I don't know if it's in general usage.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

All very good! (I hadn't heard of "Plastics" before, but I like it :-) )

[skordh.livejournal.com]

1. The Silence of Earthsea.
2. The Wizard of Magic. (Nice and specific - no ambiguity about the title.)
3. The Colour of the Galaxy.
4. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Electric Sheep.
5. Do Androids Dream of Worlds?
6. The War of the Moon. (An alternative version where the Martians' aim is slightly wrong)
7. The First Men in the Bellona Club. (A tedious history of the club's origins).
8. The Unpleasantness at the Darkness.
9. The Left Hand of Steps. (About an androgynous manufactured band).
10. The Thirty-Nine Lambs.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Oh, very clever!

[segh.livejournal.com]

Who do you consider won the last lot?

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

I think the honours are shared by ladyofastolat and the_marquis!

[tree_and_leaf]

1. The Silence of the M.O.D.
2. A Wizard of No Importance
3. The Colour of Gravy
4. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to S.E. England
5. Do Androids Dream of Terrible Pain In Their Diodes?
6. The War of the Spoons
7. The First Men in the Pub Get The Drinks In
8. The Unpleasantness at the End of the Evening
9. The Left Hand of God (about Sinister forces in Argentinian football)
10. The Thirty-Nine Bricks in the Wall

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Mm-hm, all good!

[scribblerworks.livejournal.com]

1. The Silence of the River
2. A Wizard of the Kitchen
3. The Colour of Time
4. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to Pythonesquia
5. Do Androids Dream of Hot Wires
6. The War of the Skyscrapers
7. The First Men in the Sun
8. The Unpleasantness at the Racecourse
9. The Left Hand of Judgement
10. The Thirty-Nine Elves

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Nice ones - thank you for your entry!