Slavery is rampant in Volantis and Lys. Pentos isn't much better, with indentured servants who are slaves in all but name--and the only reason they aren't slaves in name is because Braavos forbids it. The cities seem to be largely under the boot of powerful trading lords such as Magister Illyrio....
i was just finishing the audible books of the lord of the rings and I'm a little bit confused.
When Saurons army's march to Minas Tirith they light the beacons to warn their neighbours and send a messenger with the red arrow calling for Rohans help. As far as I understood it Sauron had a lot of ...
During Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them plenty of muggles come to learn "a lot" about the wizarding world. This was solved when Frank the Thunderbird dispersed Swooping Evil venom over New York.
However, this fell as rainfall and umbrellas seemed to be able to stop it (magical ones at lea...
In the recent Wonder Woman film Steve Trevor, an American spy, stumbles upon Themyscira whilst being pursued by German boats. On finding the island, the Germans attack the Amazons. A heavy exchange of fire takes place and the German soldiers are eventually overpowered.
I understand that when the...
I stopped reading the Riftwar Cycle after the Serpentwar Saga, and I thought about picking it up again now.
I prefer to read everything in publication order, so the next books are the Riftwar Legacy. However, as I understand it they are not considered to be the best in the series, being based on...
A kind of a similarity with this question,Why didn't Gandalf or Frodo Fly to Mount Doom?
The difference is that this question that I'm asking is Why didn't the fellowship use a horse for transportation,from Rivendell? The Fellowship was formed during the Council of Elrond. When they leave Riven...
Superman's powers come from being near a yellow sun as opposed to the red sun of krypton. Occasionally Superman will travel to other planets/off-world to help some other cause or force.
I'm curious, has any writer had the man of steel utilize the radiation from another different colored (blue, w...
I've asked this on other sites but nobody seems to remember the book.
This is one I read early nineties but it could have been older. Humanity has very long lives and over the centuries society has changed. They opt for prolongation in mid puberty so everyone now appears to be like 14 or 15 but ...
In the final chapters of The Wastelands the ka-tet is forced to solve a riddle to be able to start Blaine Mono. The riddle is asked by the train itself.
While I understand the sieve of Eratosthenes as the method of quickly finding all prime numbers on the list and why they had to be entered back...
I am looking for a fantasy series that was probably written in the fifties to the late sixties. I'm positive about most of the Author's name: Peter (S.) Tibblet (?). I know the last name began with T and there was a double letter -- almost certainly -bb- of my memory is correct.
The trilogy w...
Sometimes people post questions asking what to read or watch.
"Should I read this book?"
"In which order should I watch this film series?"
"Should I watch the old episodes in this TV series?"
"Should I read the book or watch the movie first?"
These are primarily opinion based. Answers will va...
The Planet Coruscant in the Star Wars Galaxy is close to the deep core of the galaxy. So how likely would the planet fall into the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy?
If I remember correctly, Newt casts Petrificus Totalus on a bank manager.
The guy obviously knew what was happening, seeing that he muttered a strained "Kowalski" while Petrified. I'd expect that the flash of light from Newt's wand was obvious too.
What happene...
Within the Captain America: Civil War fight scene, Ant-Man uses his suit to grow to several times normal size.
Right before that, he says this:
I've got something kinda big. But I can't hold it very long... I do it all the time. I mean once, in a Lab. And I passed out.
Civil War Fight Scen...
While doing some background research for another question about Daniel Clowes' Ghost World, I stumbled upon this article, which mentions the following exchange:
. . . I don't get this. The first thing a search yields for "sosumi" is the Apple notification sound, and some further search shows ...
Say their is a futuristic wetsuit that allows you to dive into waters that are extremely cold without dying. Would you need to have your entire face covered, because wetsuits often have an opening for the face. Also could such a technology even exist?
Been awhile, I should have some old posts up here, can't seem to find them.
I am trying to remember the name of a sci-fi book written by a female. The book starts out with a husband trying to kill a weed, to no avail. In time, his wife leaves him and befriends the weed. Eventually the weed helps her arrive at time in the future where people are being ridden by animals...
In Infinity Gauntlet (1991) comics, it was hinted in this page:
Who are they?
There is a scifi book called Non-Stop by Brian Aldiss that I enjoyed... I was thinking about it yesterday and was wondering what the name of the multi-generational starship was in the book, or if it had a name at all.
Q: What was the name of the Starship in Non-Stop by Brian Aldiss.
Thanks for ...
