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Looking for an arcane but destinctive short story from the golden age of SF #SciFi #ShortStory #GoldenAge
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Oct 12, 2026
What's the origin of this Harry Potter book title? #SciFi #Books #HarryPotter
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Oct 11, 2026
Movie Story identification #SciFi #Movies #Questions
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Oct 11, 2026
What SF story about a genetic problem is this? #ScienceFiction #Literature #Story
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Oct 11, 2026
Book that involves a series of strange rune-type symbols that turn out to be mirrored numbers [closed] #SciFi #Books #Mystery
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Oct 11, 2026
Young adult fiction book about a conspiracy in an isolated town, where locals eat a green leaf/plant suppressing sadness, a science experiment #SciFi #Books #YA
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Oct 10, 2026
What are the "bat clues" on the cover of Action Comics #344 showing Superman having nightmares? #Comics #Superman #DCComics
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Oct 10, 2026
What comics references are hidden in the logo for Marvel's spy series Zodiac? #Comics #Marvel #SciFi
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Oct 10, 2026
Villainess isekai manga/manhwa, disgraced noble girl wakes in a dungeon, hated by swordmaster father and two brothers, gains powerful magic #Manga #Fantasy #Isekai
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Oct 10, 2026
Looking for short story about woman using device to teach children to read by manipulating their brain #SciFi #ShortStory #Books
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Oct 9, 2026
Steampunk novel where a girl invents a flying machine to escape boarding school with pterodactyls? #Steampunk #SciFi #Books
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Oct 8, 2026
Space war novel. A large conquest fleet arrives, and the small defending fleet, instead of running, suicides by jumping INTO the enemy ships #SciFi #SpaceOpera #MilitarySciFi
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Oct 8, 2026
Isekai manhwa about the female lead not wanting to marry a momma's boy #Isekai #Manhwa #Fantasy
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Aug 22, 2025
Do the people in Middle-earth realize that Frodo technically failed? #Fantasy #SciFi #Literature
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May 3, 2025
A very old short story about a computer similar to Asimov's Multivac, but not by Asimov #SciFi #Literature #Computers
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Apr 22, 2025
Anime about a couple of kids who find a giant robot that is orange and white #Anime #Mecha #Robots
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Jul 14, 2022
What's the short story about a grandfather and a child living in a world where they have to watch adverts all the time? #SciFi #ShortStory #Dystopian
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Feb 19, 2022
Book about a girl who cannot touch people #SciFi #Books #Fantasy
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Feb 7, 2021
SF Movie of a psychic kid, a time capsule that is unearthed (or buried?) and lots of numbers #SciFi #Movies #Mystery
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Jul 7, 2020
Prior to Cloud City, did Vader know that Han and Leia were "friends" of Luke? #SciFi #StarWars #Questions
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May 5, 2019
What were the different themes in the Great Music of the Ainur? #Fantasy #Music #Lore
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Feb 20, 2019
"Painful death is best gift" - from what short story? #SciFi #Literature #ShortStories
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Nov 23, 2018
Story about galactic authorities confining humanity to the solar system #SciFi #Space #Books
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Aug 16, 2016
What is the official pronunciation for "Cursed Child"? #SciFi #Books #Fantasy
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Aug 1, 2016
Circa 60's or 70's film about a woman who steals a dead womans ring and the dead woman rises and comes floating after her #SciFi #Horror #Film
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May 23, 2016
In what issue did Genis-Vell resurrect Elysius? #SciFi #Comics #Fantasy
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May 19, 2016
How could Galatea do what she did at the end? #SciFi #Fantasy #Literature
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May 2, 2015
Why do Star Wars B2 Battle Droids use only one arm? #SciFi #StarWars #Robots
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Apr 15, 2015
Can the Abomination change back and forth? #SciFi #Fantasy #Questions
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Nov 29, 2013
How were Wichita and Little Rock named? #SciFi #Worldbuilding #History
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Mar 11, 2013
Feline alien race, crashed human starship #SciFi #SpaceOpera #Aliens
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Apr 1, 2012