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Q: Sci-fi short story in which a dictator loses authority by being attacked/blinded by laser

dhowI'm thinking this was a 1950s short story by Heinlein, but I can't identify it so far. The story assumes a dictatorship (not necessarily religious), and a protagonist who figures out he can cause the dictator to lose face/authority if he blinds him during a public speech with a laser beam. That's...

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Q: One man lands on earth or some planet

Aminul IslamMovie where one man lands and then walks away. He is among people who are living in hanging houses above watery places. The houses looked really grim and the place looked also grim. It was shown in British TV a few years ago. Can anyone name the movie?

 
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Q: Was the Major Motoko Kusanagi able to merge with the Puppet Master?

riccs_0xAt the end of 1995 film "Ghost in the Shell" from Masamune Shirow, it is stated to Batou both merged somehow and the result isn't neither of them. But it was really that way? Since the result is a new individual, why help later to Batou, at least when searching for ...

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Q: 90s anime movie or show where the main female drives either a red or pink corvette

MeghanThere's this anime show/movie from the 90s, but I cannot remember enough information to find it. The main character is this rich girl who drives a corvette. I can't remember if it was red or pink. She is like an assassin, but not like your ordinary assassin, in the sense that she's all seemingly ...

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Q: Transmigration into sick sister in novel, falls for assassin

Mrs.YunoLanXthe manga or manhwa is about this girl who transmigrated into a novel, into the body of the sick sister, I think her hair is green or blue, of one of the male leads.. who is a duke, I think, he is a magician the best of the kingdom. the sister sickness is about her magic core which was broken whe...

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Q: Fantasy about the Moon coming down to Earth and getting caught in trees

paul cA rather haunting story I read when I was very young. The Moon took the form of a beautiful woman who came down to the Earth and was ensnared by the trees. The illustrated plates in it were quite well done. For the life of me I haven't been able to find the book since.

 
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Q: Why is "years" plural used to describe the gap between Ronin sightings?

Peter NielsenIn Hawkeye Episode 1: "Never Meet Your Heroes", newscaster Pat Kiernan (who seems to be in a lot of MCU titles) mentions that it's been "years" since the Ronin has been sighted (in reference to the possible resurfacing of the Ronin, which is actually Kate). However, to my understanding, Hawkeye t...

 
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Q: Scifi book written by a genderqueer author

IsraelWI'm trying to find a scifi book that I read around five years ago. I don't remember the title but I'm pretty sure there was a futuristic looking tower on the cover (not very specific I know). One thing I do remember though is that the author is genderqueer. That was the phrasing in their bio, and...

 
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posted on December 10, 2023

 
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Q: Looking for short story involving pruning away alternate universes

Ryan KI’m looking for a short story in which humanity discover that alternate universes exist, but every few years all of the alternates are destroyed except for one which becomes the main branch. The surviving branch is most likely to involve war. The protagonists become paralyzed with indecision be...

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Q: Identify movie or series

mplungjanSorry, very vague points At least 10 years ago. Similar to Amber Chronicles (which prompted this question) Game of thrones type medieval parallel world family - brothers and sisters in a house meets before using “portal” Driving in motor car on the edge of the parallel world, world behind disapp...

 
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Q: Looking for an old (probs 80's) anime movie. Futuristic machine-god named Kali

Christopher KourouzidisSo I watched this in VHS when I was like 8 years old and definitely wasn't suitable for someone that age. The story was about a planet where people like humans lived, BUT there was a religious cult with goddess Kali, which was actually a machine and turned humanity into machines via little spider...

 
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posted on December 10, 2023 by Zach Weinersmith

Click here to go see the bonus panel!Hovertext: The really weird part is he's been talking about it non-stop for 50 years. Today's News:

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@CerealBot LOL.
 
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Q: historical manhwa with reincarnated female lead

iekwidowkdjdiI read this manhwa a while ago. The female lead with white hair has been reincarnated multiple times. In her most recent life she’s reincarnated as as a noble, and attended the school she founded in her past life. She also just wants a peaceful life.

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Q: Looking for a trilogy of books set on a planet with all tec band and space weapons stopping landing and leaving the native population have talons

PaulThe books started in space with a admiral being betrayed and stranded with a few staff making friends with the mongle-type population that have talons, not nails, and try to take over the world

 
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@DavidW Quite disturbing indeed.
 
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Q: Sf/f novel with mother/daughter conflict and winter hibernation

Wilderhaven Looking for a SF/f novel (maybe YA, but not sure) about a conflict between young woman and her mother (the queen?). They live in a town surrounded by mountains that leave the town in shadow during the winters. Most people retire to their homes and sleep for the winter. A system of mirrors on the ...


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