The SF/F Opening Lines Test

All possible test results

Man, That's Ugly.

Statistically speaking, you should have done better than this by clicking buttons totally at random. As Q once said to Lieutenant Worf: "Eaten any good books lately?" Read more

Muggle

You do know that on earth, we have these devices called "books," and in these books there are things called "stories," right? Maybe speculative fiction just isn't your thing. Family Circus coll... Read more

Below-Average Reader

You seem to have read some fantasy and science fiction, but in all likelihood you don't race off to conventions (for literary pursuits, at least) every year or use phrases like "Hot Jets!" in casual c... Read more

Average Reader

You seem to be a pretty middle-of-the-road speculative fiction reader. It's possible you just haven't been reading for long, or you're just a fairly casual reader (heck, it's also possible you hit a f... Read more

Interested Reader

Your knowledge of the speculative fiction field, while far from encyclopedic, is still solidly above average. You probably have a healthy interest in the field rather than a driving obsession; either ... Read more

Veteran Reader

If you're not quite as widely or deeply-read as a few, you're still thousands of pages ahead of most. Your grasp of the speculative fiction field is worthy of note. Take a bow. Read more

Elite Reader

Sure, fans aren't Slans, but you're definitely something special. Your knowledge of speculative literature has to be pretty damned impressive to achieve this score. Long may you flip those pages! Read more

Ultra-Elite Reader

A reader on the edge of forever. Your knowledge of speculative literature is astonishing. It doesn't matter whether you're actually well-read enough to know all the right answers by heart, or j... Read more

Among the Gods

When authors need to be reminded of the important points from their own work, they call you. You're one hell of a piece of work-- the rarest of the rare, the beardiest of the beardy, the best o... Read more