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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Looking for a short story about an "always worse" timeline change
In my book group last week, we were discussing The Ministry of Time. The discussion reminded me of a short story (possibly a novel or movie...but I'm pretty sure it was a short story) that put forward ...
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Why does Kerillian, a Wood Elf, have purple skin when she becomes a Shade in Warhammer: Vermintide 2?
In Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Kerillian, a Wood Elf from Athel Loren, has a playable career called the Shade, a role typically associated with Dark Elves in Warhammer Fantasy. When players select this ...
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Do the people in Middle-earth realize that Frodo technically failed?
When Frodo finally stands there and is supposed to throw in the Ring, he changes his mind in the last minute and instead puts it on (or is about to). The only reason it ends up getting destroyed is ...
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What is the significance of the statue of Cornelius Vanderbilt?
When the Dark Seekers manage to almost capture Neville, this occurs in front of a 19th century statue of Cornelius Vanderbilt. CV was the wealthiest American of his time who rose from humble ...
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Mankind tries to colonise a new Earth-like planet, but one after another new kind of creatures force humans out
I read this SF novel when still a bachelor, so 50 years, or more, ago. I think it was in a paperback, which was quite possibly already rather old. I am positive I read it in French, but of course it ...
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Movie/Series with human crawling inside the wallpaper of the ceiling
I remembered a scene where a human was crawling/appearing (i'm not sure) from inside the ceiling slowly with the silhouette being fully recognizable, it was a beige tone of paint or wallpaper it was ...
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