Around forty years ago, standing in a bookstore, I read the first chapter of a novel: the opening was set in King Solomon's court, at the moment that he was recounting to his courtiers his dream (described in the bible at 1 Kings 3:4-15). I think the scene is being described by a scribe or some o...

it was not a series, but a single cartoon. (if I'm not mistaken there was one of the Egyptian gods) two boys and a girl traveled with a small chameleon, praying mantis and hummingbird. children and animals (let's call them talismans) could interact with each other and transform into superheroes, ...

Superman has been wearing a cape since his first appearance and was perhaps the man who made the concept of capes popular. But a scene from The Incredibles (2010), specifically the one with Edna and her general dislike of capes made me wonder - Why does Superman wear a cape? We al know Batman wea...

I read a SF book many (40-50) years ago but I can barely remember any plot or characters. Only one thing sticks in my mind, there was like a galactic empress and, chained before her throne, she had maybe half a dozen 'nekkid wimmin' to act as her final bodyguards - I think they had brain implants...

The book contained shapeshifters that could transform into animals that weren’t your usual picks. Like armadillos etc. The vampire who changed the main character had a type of control over her and her thoughts. The restaurant she worked at also had a vampire theme briefly I believe!

What Sheri Tepper book includes a prophet saying “Don’t let them mess with your head” AND a resulting religion which forbids haircuts?

XNA is a nucleic acid analogue that could hypothetically be used by an organism in place of DNA. and is "invisible" to natural biological systems. In medical applications, it has the advantage of being resistant to breakdown by nucleases. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2909387/ http...

Trying to find out who is the model of the Russian president Artem Ivanoff in the video game Detroit: Become Human ?

This story takes place in the modern era - the main character can see ghosts, some of whom wander the world causing problems (in a manner I don't remember - temporarily possessing people perhaps?). When the hero spots a troublesome ghost, he can with difficulty, pin them to one particular spot, s...

Pre 80s story where earth is covered by a sentient jungle and there is only one human woman whom the jungle entity protects. The jungle covers the entire world and is a few miles thick from top to bottom. When the woman becomes lonely the entity finds a man buried away in some long forgotten cryo...

According to Wikipedia, the book was originally published by Paolini's parents' company "Paolini International". It was later "discovered by novelist Carl Hiaasen, who brought it to the attention of Alfred A. Knopf. The re-published version was released on August 26, 2003", after "another round o...