mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Yes, it's another round of that classic guessing game - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Abstract [or any combination thereof]. This effort - '03/'04 should address any queries, but then again, may just serve to confuse and baffle which some might say is the point of the game. Patience, integrity and a decent search engine may be useful ....

Chalky

Are the vegetable and mineral bits mentioned in the title - or are they the paper and ink part of the novel?

Inkspot

[Quendalon] - Was the novel written more recently than 1900? YES
[Projoy] - Written since 1950? YES
[ImNotJohn] - Written by a British writer?NO
[Chalky] - Are the vegetable and mineral bits mentioned in the title - or are they the paper and ink part of the novel?
NO and YES to in the title and paper as the vegetable YES (had not considered the ink when setting the clue but yes it is printed with ink but was not part of the clue)

Quendalon

Written since 1980?

[Inkspot] Just to clarify: the VEGETABLE component is the paper, and the MINERAL component is part of the title?

Inkspot

[Quendalon] Written since 1980? Yes and NO wry smiles litter the audience

clarification:VEGETABLE component is the paper, and the MINERAL component is part of the title? YES

Chalky

Is this a series of stories?

Inkspot

[Chalky] Is this a series of stories? YES loud applause from the audience

Irouléguy

Spider Robinson's 'Callahan's bar' stories?

Just managed to track down the one-volume compendium - well pleased.