In 2020, a League of Legends cinematic was released to the tune of the song "Warriors," showing several separate battles (e.g. Caitlyn and Vi taking on Urgot in Zaun). This video seems to tie into events that have occurred in the lore, and thus appears to fit into the game canon. Specifically, Sy...

In Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis, the illegitimate King Miraz is challenged to a duel by the High King of Narnia, Peter Pevensie. However, during the fight, Miraz falls down and Peter steps back to let him get up (deeming it to be the knightly and chivalrous thing to do). However, Miraz does not ...

In Phillip K Dick's book lies incorporated, there exists a figure dubbed 'Abba'. Abba is a persistent source of truth not only for our protagonist, but also those around him. He speaks to the humans in the story, but it's not said how exactly this entity manifests. In Philip K. Dick's book lies I...

The book Lies Incorporated features the universe's primere intelligence corporation "Lies Incorporated", a nearly omnipotent corporation, with many strange offshoot functions. One of these functions is (presumed) to beam misinformation directly into the minds of the sleeping populace. There is a ...

Please help me identify a lost sci-fi story about: exploring a deserted planet with self-healing or self-maintaining roads

In my high school's Western Lit class (1980s), the teacher, Mr. Carlson, handed out three short stories on the theme of modernism and existentialism. One was "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" by Hemingway and another was "The Blue Bouquet" by Octavio Paz, but I can't remember what the third was. It...

I know there's a novel, but it could also be a webtoon/manhwa/manhua. The MC and his group head to an area with a curse to scout it out and fight some strong beasts. Then they head to cave where the MC somehow figures it out and they head in, but a member of a group stupidly takes a holy item fro...

How can Hermoine use spell without wand here?

Captain America was created explicitly as a patriotic character. From his superhero name to his flag-themed costume, to Steve Rogers being literally born on the 4th of July, the clear purpose behind the character is hard to miss. Heck, his best friend was even named after historical President: ...

This boy was reincarnated as number (something) son of a noble (meaning, he's not the eldest). But he's powerful in magic. He was able to receive his own title (maybe baron?) and mansion. He made a stuff red dragon as his decoration for the front hall of his mansion. There was a party, he used hi...

I recently finished up the third book of William D. Arand's Super Sales on Super Heroes book, following Felix as he leverages what is officially thought to be a useless power to forge an empire named Legion, despite up position from governments, supervillains, superheroes, and gods. The third boo...

I'm looking for a manga with an MC who got an over-powered skill, which was stored in a skill coin. The MC must use a special glove to use the skill.

In Traitor: Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Book 13, Jacen Solo gets to visit a Yuuzhan Vong spa, and experiences the lush extravagance of “the Embrace of Pain.” But mostly he sits, or lies, waiting. Naked, blood seeping from his wrists and ankles. More than naked: utterly hairless. The living mac...

Looking for the name of a movie where some teens find alien armor in the woods, and put the armor on. One the boots, one the helmet, and one some kind of firearm or glove. And then at the end, they fight with an enemy.

I'm trying to find the title of a science fiction novel I read, in hardcover probably in the late 70's. All I can remember is that it was your typical story of the characters fighting a world-wide pandemic on Earth. The key difference in this novel was that the way the virus worked is that the in...