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Science-fiction novel about a galactic tournament to earn humanity’s place in some inter alien species "common wealth" org
I’m trying to identify a lengthy science-fiction novel I read in high school that I can’t shake from memory. I’ve scoured Google, Goodreads, Reddit, and even past Science Fiction & Fantasy ...
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Does anyone in the 40k universe still have knowledge of the missing Primarchs?
Does anyone in the 40k universe still truly remember the missing Primarchs? Not just that they know there used to be 20 or something like that, but really knew about the missing Primarchs—who they ...
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70's or 80's movie in which an older gentleman uses a magic paintbrush to paint living children into paintings they can't escape
There was a 70's or 80's movie that I just can't find.
The movie has an older gentleman who would use a magic paintbrush (I seem to remember it was made out of a young girl's hair) to paint living ...
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anime that I do not know the name of
anime where the guy destroy a magic crystal at the adventurer's guild also I remember the girl having red hair and the guy having black hair
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Why only seven Immortals?
When Kemal tells the story about the origins of the Protector, he implies that there have been seven immortals since the time that the Protector was made, hundreds of years previously. One of the ...
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'Hidden' non white characters in Heinleins work. So racists would identify with them before learning their race
In Heinlein's work many of his characters are non-white or of mixed race. He often does not mention or imply this until well into the book.
In Starship Troopers, it is revealed near the end that Juan ...
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Could the Emperor return without dying? [closed]
As per the title, could the Emperor in Warhammer 40K return without dying?
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Old sci-fi novel whose main character is Artur Bloor or Blord
Back in the 70s, IIRC, I read a sci-fi story whose main character was named Artur Bloor, I think. He was described as an operator's operator. A couple of escapades included:
He survives an encounter ...
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Help identify novel in which hero kills an assassin via a paper trick
The scifi novel I'm trying to identify was a book i read back in the 70s or early 80s. It is about a character on a mission to avenge the murder of his family or possibly the genocide of his whole ...
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What became of Laconia after the ring network was destroyed?
Do the authors of the Expanse franchise of novels ever provide any information on the ultimate fate of Laconia after the ring gates were destroyed, cutting it off from the other habitable worlds?
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A utopia with matter control in a dying universe
What is the title and author of this book?
I remember reading in the past 5 years a novel which was not new at the time. It may have begun with a series of stories leading up to the final, longer, one ...
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In Disney's "The Black Hole", why do Reinhardt and Maximillian fuse together?
At the dreamlike end of The Black Hole, Reinhardt fuses with the robot Maximillian, appearing to be trapped inside him like a gibbet. What does this mean?
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How did the Japanese Return of the Jedi movie poster end up with a green lightsaber when other versions used blue?
How did the Japanese version of the Return of the Jedi movie poster (July 2nd, 1983) end up with a green lightsaber when other posters show it as blue?
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Short story about a man trapped in a tunnel system by a predator he can't kill
This recent question mentions two scenes, one of which matches the ID I made based also on the character's name. The other one I remember in more detail than is described there, but I can't find it ...
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Neuromancer - why did they attack Case at Sammi's?
I have read Neuromancer a few times over the years and am still confused about what happened at Sammi's, the fighting arena in Chiba city.
There Case sees his former girlfriend Linda Lee pass by him, ...
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