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Q: Book about a girl traveling through a desert; dystopian future, magic

BrandyAll I can remember is the girl left or got kicked out of the city. She left someone behind; boyfriend, brother, friend. She travels through what I believe was a large desert. She meets mercenaries or something along those lines. She falls in love with one of the guys. She ends up having magical p...

 
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2:38 AM
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Q: Story or book from the 80s or 90s that had genetically created humans who could grow teeth and eat people

Mack TheMouseI ran across this story or book from the 80s or 90s while staying at a hotel/ski resort, and I've recently started re-reading old sci-fi books. All I really remember is that there were some people on the run from a government agent who had control of a small squad of genetically engineered men an...

 
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9:13 AM
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Q: In Spider-Man: No Way Home, how come Sandman was aware of this event?

ClockworkIn Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), at some point in the movie, the following conversation happens (emphasis mine): Dr. Octopus: You died Norman, years ago. Green Goblin: You're insane. Electro: God, I love it. Spider-Man: What are you talking about? He's standing right there, he's not- Sandman: ...

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10:19 AM
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Q: Why Darth Vader is almost never addressed as "Darth"?

TriceratopsIn continuation to Why was Darth Vader called Lord Vader? and The use of 'Darth' as Vader's name, not title, in Star Wars I ask why in almost all instances (mainly the films) Vader is always addressed as "Lord Vader" and almost never as "Darth Vader"? Princess Leia called him once "Darth Vader" (...

10:40 AM
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Q: Was Arthur Fleck sexually assaulted by the prison guards in "Joker: Folie à Deux"?

galacticninjaIn Joker: Folie à Deux (2024), Arthur Fleck represents himself at his trial. Wearing his Joker makeup and suit, he delivers an impassioned speech about feeling liberated as the Joker and refusing to let his tormentors keep him down. During this rant, he also insults the Arkham Asylum guards. Afte...

 
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2:42 PM
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Q: Man who breathes out oxygen, short story

Danny Mc GThis could be by Asimov but I'm not sure, I read it in the UK in an anthology approx 1990. There's a man who (for reasons I can't remember) is breathing the opposite way to everyone else. He inhales CO2 and exhales oxygen. The physician examining him is enraptured by this and keeps getting the gu...

3:25 PM
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Q: Book read a while ago that was about something called "Furrorballs" or "Firey Balls"

craig guilfoilyeThe book was had something to do with what it called "furror balls" which were basically UFOs or drones, they were first spotted during world War 2. I forget what happens in the book, but I think the people behind the "furror balls" had very advanced technology and were basically blackmailing all...

 
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5:59 PM
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Q: Why would this character keep fighting?

O. R. MapperAs this question refers to events from the finale of the series (or at least, its first season), I feel unable to selectively hide the spoilers as this would barely leave any content intact. Proceed at your own risk. SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS In the (1st season) finale of Memories of the Alhambr...

6:43 PM
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Q: 70's or 80's Science Fiction novel that misused the word "ecology"

janiThe book I am thinking of was written sometime in the 1970's or 1980's, and was about a bunch of people colonizing a harsh and unforgiving world. The world had giant spiders and buffalo-slug-like creatures. The (male) author's name MAY have had an L in it. In the sequel there was an incest-adjac...

 
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8:10 PM
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Q: Book about a post apocalyptic world where the main character, female lead, and friends die trying to save a girl who is immune

Trashy WeebI read a book a few years ago where a teen boy and his friends are trying to survive in an apocalyptic world ravaged by a deadly virus. If I remember correctly the virus messes with peoples brains and makes them go crazy. They encounter a young girl who is immune, and the main character and his f...

 
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9:16 PM
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Q: Mining metals with microbes

ClintFromVaPre about 1985 I read a novel about a space colony on a desperately metal-poor world. The story turned on a radical idea to use genetic engineering to create microbes that could mine effectively. There were at least two books. This is interesting because there have recently been patents issued to...

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Q: Is there an official list of Disney Princesses?

HimarmSome characters in Disney movies are labelled as Princesses. Is there an official list of these Princesses? Rules to qualify, requirements that must be met?

10:00 PM
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Q: Book about a homeless girl who volunteers at a shady facility for money

J MorganI've been searching for this book for years, and so far every librarian I've asked or site I've looked on does not have an answer. I'm hoping I can get help from this community; it would mean alot! I'll start off by explaining the cover of the book. The book itself at the time it was released was...

 
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11:41 PM
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