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Q: Story about a boy trying to rescue his brother from sasquatch-like creatures, and slowly begins turning into one

Matthew BuneI hope someone here can help me find the name of a book I read back in the 80s when I was a kid. I believe it was a fantasy/horror style anthology, which contained illustrations. It may have been a children's book. One of the stories dealt with a boy that goes into a forest looking for his bro...

 
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1:43 AM
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Q: Looking for this specific book I read as a Kid

OrionI remember this book I read years ago but only some details. I remember the premise was that the moon had stopped or was broken up. I remember specifically a city being destroyed. I think the story mainly followed a girl travelling through to try to get to the center of a desert just to find out ...

 
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3:25 AM
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Q: Science fiction novel about a group of genetically engineered young adults that lived in a "pod" or family group

Long ForgottenI'm looking for the name of a science fiction novel from the late 90's or early 2000's. The plot revolved around a group of genetically engineered young adults that lived in a "pod" or family group. They were potentially telepathic or communicated using pheromones. If I remember correctly, they w...

4:16 AM
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Q: Sasquatch/bigfoot/yeti movie?

Raul Tamassiapeople. This website seems helpful, I'll give it a try. I've been searching for this movie for a many years now. I was born on 1989 and I was under 10 years old when i watched on tv. So i assume it's a movie from the 80s or early 90s. I'm gonna describe TWO scenes, as i said, i was just a kid so ...

 
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8:04 AM
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Q: Story about a secret agent or spy with skill set by personas

Roy FalkThis is a novel I've read in the 90's. I have a very dim recollection of most the below, so some of this may be dead wrong. An operative/secret agent/spy has to complete one or more missions. When faced with a problem, his handler can unlock personas - lover, thief, fighter, etc. However, he does...

 
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11:51 AM
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Q: Comic with aliens attacking in flying ships, protagonists finding mechs, glowing discs, a spherical spaceship, and an aquatic mech

Håkan LundgrenI once had a short comic (maybe a promo of some sort) I read as a kid about aliens attacking in flying ships, and the protagonists had to find these mechs. All I remember was that there were some sort of glowing discs, a spherical spaceship, and an aquatic mech found underwater. On the back page,...

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Q: story ID question: planets in interstellar space run on "slow speed" with people awaking for a few years, then sleeping for centuries

TJICThe book is no more than ~15 years old, and may have been reviewed in Boing Boing. Set far in the future, civilizations on rogue planets in interstellar space (or perhaps orbiting brown dwarfs?) have evolved a form of social organization where people cope with lower energy (lack of bright yellow ...

 
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2:23 PM
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Q: Is listing a mutant's abilities to be matter and energy manipulation, and Polymorphy too overpowered?

ParadoxCipher18I wanted to create a hero-type mutant character that has the following power list: -Matter Transmutation(Matter Manip.) -Cryokinesis(Matter/Energy Manip.) -Pyro Kinesis(Energy Manip.) -Electrokinesis (Energy Manip.) -Hydrokinesis(Matter/Energy Manip.) -Telekinesis/Psychokinesis(Matter Manip.) -Ps...

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Q: Short story about a phantom hot rod the police can't catch

Ed TessmacherI'm looking for a particular short story about a hot rod that speeds along the back country roads at night, and the local sheriff's department keeps setting up these ever more elaborate traps to catch the driver, but always fails. The short story goes back and forth regarding the time period, som...

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Q: CGI sci-fi cartoon/animated series in which good guys and bad guys engage in 'dogfighting'/pursuit with high speed crafts along canyons of the planet

JL-LDRLooking for a late 1990s or early 2000s CGI sci-fi cartoon/animated series of which I can clearly remember the following: A sequence in which good guys and bad guys engage in 'dogfighting'/pursuit with high speed crafts along canyons of the planet. A sequence in which at least two good guys hav...

3:39 PM
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Q: What is the scientific term for gaseous or gas-based lifeforms?

Lorebeastseeker123Gaseous or gas-based lifeforms have appeared in very few fiction such as the following; "Praxa", The Maracot Deep by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1929) "Ai", one of the "Five Threats" from Hunter x Hunter Manga "Gaseous alien", Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Season 1, Episode 8 Is there a scientific te...

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Q: Here's to the next great adventure, Michael Gambon

SkoobaMichael Gambon, most remembered in the SFF community for his portrayal of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film franchise, has passed away this morning at age 82. While Michael may have been loud once when he should spoken softly, my favorite line from Dumbledore has always been To the well-...

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5:20 PM
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Q: Book about a 13 year old boy who befriends a computer hacker

dpwilliams23I am trying to find the title of a novel I read in grade school back in either 2001 or 2002. The book is about a 13 year old boy who befriends an older man that happens to be a computer hacker. Here are a few details I remember from the book: When the boy first meets the hacker, he lies about hi...

 
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6:25 PM
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Q: Looking for a short story about a phantom hot rod the police can't catch

Ed TessmacherApologies, I couldn't find another place to ask about this. It's driving me crazy that I can't find it again! I'm looking for a particular short story about a hot rod that speeds along the back country roads at night, and the local sheriff's department keeps setting up these ever more elaborate t...


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