Right bored with that one. The Winner by a mile is fetket who got most of the characters, though a bit patchy on the authors. Anyway.

Easy Ones

Juan Rico

The hero of Starship Troopers. I think most people got this one. (Robert A. Heinlein)

Cheery Littlebottom

Member of the Anhk Morpork Watch, specificaly their CSI operative. A female dewarf with issues. First in Feet of Clay (I think). (Terry Pratchett)

Cheradenine Zakalwe

The... hero of Iain M. Banks's Use of Weapons sort of.

Ivan Vorpatril

Cousin of Miles Vorkosigan who appears in a number of his adventures. Widely regarded as a fool but harbors hidden depths, perhaps. Cronologically introduced in Barrayar (Now published as part of Cordeilias Honor). (Lois McMaster Bujold)

Johnathon Wilde

The worlds smallest nuclear power in Ken MacLeods The Stone Canal.

Bolivar diGriz

Once there was a Stainless Steel Rat by the name of Jame Bolivar diGriz. Her met a lady and one thing led to another. Soon twins were born and were named James and Bolivar diGriz. Original. (Harry Harrison)

Less Easy Ones

Cerne Obrien

I didn't really expect people to get this one but I hoped. Cerne Obrien is the hero of one of my all time favourite books Monument. Drifter, layabout, freebooter, wiseman and saviour rolled into one. (Lloyd Biggle Jr.)

Lupe dy Cazaril

The hero of The Curse of Chalion which I'm currently rereading. Again. (Lois McMaster Bujold)

Vax Holser

Enemy and ally of Nicholas Seafort in the Seafort saga by David Feintuch. First seen in Midshipman's Hope.

David Falkayn

Space Merchant in the second of Poul Andersons Polyensthetic League stories first introduced in The Trouble Twisters

Hanville Svetz

Reluctant time traveling big game hunter from Larry Nivens time travel series, first encountered in The Flight of The Horse and later in Rainbow Mars.

So there you go. All characters from books I've read a number of times and can heartily recommend to anyone else as good reads. More quizzes coming soon.

Most refreshing. So far the prize is going to Mr fetket who is either well read or good at using Google. I'll post the answers later. Feeling a bit fuzzy headed this morning, my body is currently thrying to work out where the coffee is. I have a feeling it's going to get a bit worse before it gets better.

Tonight is gaming with time_for_tea, gnardak, peskyendeavour, Janet and Neil. I think we have a large fight coming up. Hopefully my brain will stay in gear for long enough.

Anyway, best get on with some work.

Ok after Mr skx had a little book quiz I thought I should try the same, well sort of. So here we have some characters and I want to know the book they are from and the author. If they are from a series of books just give me a book in it or the series name... Answers in the comments please.

Easy Ones

• Juan Rico
• Cheery Littlebottom
• Cheradenine Zakalwe
• Ivan Vorpatril
• Johnathon Wilde
• Bolivar diGriz

Less Easy Ones

• Cerne Obrien
• Lupe dy Cazaril
• Vax Holser
• David Falkayn
• Hanville Svetz

Have fun.

Oh I've screened the comments for now so you can't peek at each other answers, except pinkymonsters as it won't help you peeking at that.