Sci-Fi book with a ramshackle shed being drawn towards the end of the universe or into the future; turns out...
There is a scene in the book that is very different from everything else in the book.
There is a ramshackle shed, which is being drawn (or maybe pushed?) like a carriage towards the end of the universe or into the future or something. Possibly by horses, but maybe some other animal and possibly a robotic version of the animal. But that's not really what anything is, it's just a human perception of something that is not completely conceivable to a human brain.
I think there is an old lady or man there and the protagonist of the book comes to this weird place and talks to them and does something important and then leaves? Drinking tea may have been involved.
But I only have a vague memory of it. My father described this scene to me and asked me what the book was and said I gave it to him! I vaguely remember this scene, but not the book it fits into and it's driving me nuts. He seemed to think it was from a series, and from a Sci-Fi book, although it is possible it it neither of those things...
Feels a bit like something that could happen in Nick Harkaway's The Gone-Away World or something Murakami, but I am certain my father hasn't read any Murakami and there was lots of craziness in The Gone-Away World, but not this particular craziness. The scene felt sort of felt Discworldy God like, sorta how you might chat with a God, but the rest of the book did not. It was also a very quiet and unrushed feeling scene, but with the idea that something very dangerous and fast was happening outside of this weird place and that something inside it could help.
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There is a scene in the book that is very different from everything else in the book.
There is a ramshackle shed, which is being drawn (or maybe pushed?) like a carriage towards the end of the universe or into the future or something. Possibly by horses, but maybe some other animal and possibly a robotic version of the animal. But that's not really what anything is, it's just a human perception of something that is not completely conceivable to a human brain.
I think there is an old lady or man there and the protagonist of the book comes to this weird place and talks to them and does something important and then leaves? Drinking tea may have been involved.
But I only have a vague memory of it. My father described this scene to me and asked me what the book was and said I gave it to him! I vaguely remember this scene, but not the book it fits into and it's driving me nuts. He seemed to think it was from a series, and from a Sci-Fi book, although it is possible it it neither of those things...
Feels a bit like something that could happen in Nick Harkaway's The Gone-Away World or something Murakami, but I am certain my father hasn't read any Murakami and there was lots of craziness in The Gone-Away World, but not this particular craziness. The scene felt sort of felt Discworldy God like, sorta how you might chat with a God, but the rest of the book did not. It was also a very quiet and unrushed feeling scene, but with the idea that something very dangerous and fast was happening outside of this weird place and that something inside it could help.
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This sounds like a weird one! Anyway, while this is good info already, please make sure to take a look at the story-ID guidelines, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in. Anything helps! :)
– Jenayah
11 hours ago
Thanks @Jenayah
– Stacy
10 hours ago
There's a ramshackle shed in one of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books, where Arthur, Trish, and Ford meet the real ruler of the galaxy. It isn't a really important point in the books, though. And the shed isn't going anywhere.
– JRE
6 hours ago
This feels a bit like a scene from a Robert Rankin or Tom Holt book. They tend to involve garden sheds in their plots, and drinking a nice cup of tea crops up a lot as well.
– John Rennie
2 mins ago
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There is a scene in the book that is very different from everything else in the book.
There is a ramshackle shed, which is being drawn (or maybe pushed?) like a carriage towards the end of the universe or into the future or something. Possibly by horses, but maybe some other animal and possibly a robotic version of the animal. But that's not really what anything is, it's just a human perception of something that is not completely conceivable to a human brain.
I think there is an old lady or man there and the protagonist of the book comes to this weird place and talks to them and does something important and then leaves? Drinking tea may have been involved.
But I only have a vague memory of it. My father described this scene to me and asked me what the book was and said I gave it to him! I vaguely remember this scene, but not the book it fits into and it's driving me nuts. He seemed to think it was from a series, and from a Sci-Fi book, although it is possible it it neither of those things...
Feels a bit like something that could happen in Nick Harkaway's The Gone-Away World or something Murakami, but I am certain my father hasn't read any Murakami and there was lots of craziness in The Gone-Away World, but not this particular craziness. The scene felt sort of felt Discworldy God like, sorta how you might chat with a God, but the rest of the book did not. It was also a very quiet and unrushed feeling scene, but with the idea that something very dangerous and fast was happening outside of this weird place and that something inside it could help.
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There is a scene in the book that is very different from everything else in the book.
There is a ramshackle shed, which is being drawn (or maybe pushed?) like a carriage towards the end of the universe or into the future or something. Possibly by horses, but maybe some other animal and possibly a robotic version of the animal. But that's not really what anything is, it's just a human perception of something that is not completely conceivable to a human brain.
I think there is an old lady or man there and the protagonist of the book comes to this weird place and talks to them and does something important and then leaves? Drinking tea may have been involved.
But I only have a vague memory of it. My father described this scene to me and asked me what the book was and said I gave it to him! I vaguely remember this scene, but not the book it fits into and it's driving me nuts. He seemed to think it was from a series, and from a Sci-Fi book, although it is possible it it neither of those things...
Feels a bit like something that could happen in Nick Harkaway's The Gone-Away World or something Murakami, but I am certain my father hasn't read any Murakami and there was lots of craziness in The Gone-Away World, but not this particular craziness. The scene felt sort of felt Discworldy God like, sorta how you might chat with a God, but the rest of the book did not. It was also a very quiet and unrushed feeling scene, but with the idea that something very dangerous and fast was happening outside of this weird place and that something inside it could help.
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This sounds like a weird one! Anyway, while this is good info already, please make sure to take a look at the story-ID guidelines, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in. Anything helps! :)
– Jenayah
11 hours ago
Thanks @Jenayah
– Stacy
10 hours ago
There's a ramshackle shed in one of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books, where Arthur, Trish, and Ford meet the real ruler of the galaxy. It isn't a really important point in the books, though. And the shed isn't going anywhere.
– JRE
6 hours ago
This feels a bit like a scene from a Robert Rankin or Tom Holt book. They tend to involve garden sheds in their plots, and drinking a nice cup of tea crops up a lot as well.
– John Rennie
2 mins ago
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This sounds like a weird one! Anyway, while this is good info already, please make sure to take a look at the story-ID guidelines, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in. Anything helps! :)
– Jenayah
11 hours ago
Thanks @Jenayah
– Stacy
10 hours ago
There's a ramshackle shed in one of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books, where Arthur, Trish, and Ford meet the real ruler of the galaxy. It isn't a really important point in the books, though. And the shed isn't going anywhere.
– JRE
6 hours ago
This feels a bit like a scene from a Robert Rankin or Tom Holt book. They tend to involve garden sheds in their plots, and drinking a nice cup of tea crops up a lot as well.
– John Rennie
2 mins ago
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This sounds like a weird one! Anyway, while this is good info already, please make sure to take a look at the story-ID guidelines, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in. Anything helps! :)
– Jenayah
11 hours ago
This sounds like a weird one! Anyway, while this is good info already, please make sure to take a look at the story-ID guidelines, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in. Anything helps! :)
– Jenayah
11 hours ago
Thanks @Jenayah
– Stacy
10 hours ago
Thanks @Jenayah
– Stacy
10 hours ago
There's a ramshackle shed in one of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books, where Arthur, Trish, and Ford meet the real ruler of the galaxy. It isn't a really important point in the books, though. And the shed isn't going anywhere.
– JRE
6 hours ago
There's a ramshackle shed in one of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books, where Arthur, Trish, and Ford meet the real ruler of the galaxy. It isn't a really important point in the books, though. And the shed isn't going anywhere.
– JRE
6 hours ago
This feels a bit like a scene from a Robert Rankin or Tom Holt book. They tend to involve garden sheds in their plots, and drinking a nice cup of tea crops up a lot as well.
– John Rennie
2 mins ago
This feels a bit like a scene from a Robert Rankin or Tom Holt book. They tend to involve garden sheds in their plots, and drinking a nice cup of tea crops up a lot as well.
– John Rennie
2 mins ago
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This sounds like a weird one! Anyway, while this is good info already, please make sure to take a look at the story-ID guidelines, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in. Anything helps! :)
– Jenayah
11 hours ago
Thanks @Jenayah
– Stacy
10 hours ago
There's a ramshackle shed in one of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" books, where Arthur, Trish, and Ford meet the real ruler of the galaxy. It isn't a really important point in the books, though. And the shed isn't going anywhere.
– JRE
6 hours ago
This feels a bit like a scene from a Robert Rankin or Tom Holt book. They tend to involve garden sheds in their plots, and drinking a nice cup of tea crops up a lot as well.
– John Rennie
2 mins ago