During the events of the Black Magician Trilogy, The High Lord Akkarin mentions that he communicates with his servant Takan using a Blood Gem, which is created using forbidden Black Magic. Where does Takan hide this gem? I didn't find any reference to where it was hidden in the text.

I'm looking for a book that have collection of stories of witches I'm not sure is collection of short stories and also is illustrated but I'm sure is for kids or ya because i was very young that time and bearly can read and found this book on bookstore and on the front displayed once and i didn't...

I read this story in an anthology many years ago, no later than the mid-'70s. Hostile alien pirates board a Terran interstellar transport, and quickly subdue the crew. They plan to sell their prisoners as slaves. They do one final sweep of the ship before abandoning it, and discover a non-human b...

I read a book about 7-8 years ago about two sisters. I think it was (kind of) a young adult's book, but I really want to finish the series, so I'm asking for help finding the book I read. Okay, these are the details I remember: Both sisters are princesses, one is supposed to protect the other On...

There is this story about a man of a tribe who just wanted to chill and relax but the women of the tribe wouldn't stop nagging. So grudgingly he set out to save the world even though all he wanted to do was drink beer. Does anyone know what it is? Maybe David Brin postman?

The story is about a drug that suspends the user's conscious experience of the world, with no other intended effect. They're still the same person, doing all the things they normally would, except they don't consciously experience anything until the effect has worn off. The plot may have explored...

Kirstie Alley, known for many roles including Saavik in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, has passed away from cancer. She was 71. Alley's children, True and Lillie Parker, announced the actress had died from cancer. In a statement to PEOPLE, True and Lillie confirmed that Alley died on Monday. "...

Manga is about cultivator who thinks that in the modern world everyone is cultivators (but they are only pretending by creating films, streaming, etc). He created pill and after dog eat this pill he started to talk and even bit the current master. He is asking for advice for further cultivation s...

The Star Wars Expanded Universe is the culmination of decades of work of passionate Star Wars authors and creators with thousands of new characters, plotlines, species and worlds. All of it has been carefully approved by LucasFilm via their holocron database to ensure continuity. With Disney spen...

In the first Star Trek: Discovery episode "The Vulcan Hello," the Shenzhou investigates a damaged subspace relay at the edge of Federation space. They soon discover a strange object in a scattering field, and Michael Burnham takes an EV suit to take a closer look. When she lands on it, The Kling...

After the thunder send back Doc Brown to 1885, and after Marty received the letter, why didn't the 1955 Doc send back to the future (be 1985 or 2015) to completely repair the Time Machine and later travel to 1885? In 1985 the Doc could have used the spare parts or something to repair the time/fly...

Not sure of that's the stack to ask this on, but let's go. This is sort of a thought experiment, that may (and should) border on philosophy and metaphysics and hopefully will guide me in a hypothetical AI project. Imagine that you are a creationist god and you create a sentient species. You do re...