In Children of Dune, Leto II and Lady Jessica had a testy conversation, and at the end of the chapter, Leto tells Ghanima it worked. What did Leto mean by that statement? And what happen to make Lady Jessica think that Leto had played her like a fine instrument? Quote from book:

I know there’s not much detail but a friend of mine is looking for a very specific movie. There is a late 80s or early 90s B or below Sci Fi movie out there that inspired a big red Chinese buoy gift from my friend’s late husband to her. In the movie, a dark haired woman goes up to some table or c...

I remember watching a movie on TV many (40+) years ago. I believe it was in black and white but it may have been in color. The only salient points i can remember was that it was an adventure type flick, taking place for the most part underwater. There were submarines and undersea caves. The m...

I’m looking for a short story which I read in high school, sometime between 1999 and 2005 (most likely around 2003). It’s a contemplative sci-fi story. As I remember, the plot was: In the distant future, humans have spread out across the galaxy and settled on numerous planets. So many generatio...

In the book “Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire” chapter 16 and on page 256, Albus Dumbledore states “ The placing of your name in the goblet constitutes a binding, magic contract. There can be no change of heart once you have become a champion”. But what would have REALLY happened if Harry did ...

About this time legend among the Hobbits first becomes history with a reckoning of years. What does "reckoning of years" mean in this passage from The Lord of the Rings?

While there was still a king they were in name his subjects,but they were,if fact ruled by ....

In S12E3, when the Dregs (giant mutated killing machines) take Benni, they carry him with them and leave him alive a long time, long enough to say his farewells to his partner when the Dregs are outside the vehicle (which the Dregs let him do). This must be at least 20 minutes later. This is co...

I read this comicbook 6-10 years ago. Can't find it but I would like to read it again. In translation it had a name like "Seven holy men" or "Saints" or "Seven saints", something like that. The main protagonists are seven priests who each embody a deadly sin (There is prideful one, lustful one, ...

I've been wondering... Why didn't Voldemort ever attack Hermione's parents to pressure Harry? We might claim Weasley family of wizards can defend themselves, but Hermione's parents are Muggles, so why not take them hostage to put pressure on them? Or even capture Hermione over the holidays?

It's aired around 2000-2010 it's an anime where the girl wakes up and found herself in a lab where she lost her memory about her sister death

In the first level of dream, Eames was able to impersonate Browning. In the second level of dream (@ the lobby), Eames also impersonated the beautiful woman and stole Fischer's wallet. But I just don't understand who was Maurice Fischer in the third level of dream because Eames was outside the r...

Synopses: Ship is being chased by 'bad guys', to escape they use a sling shot maneuver around a spinning black hole. As a consequence the black hole's event horizon expands (due to the rotational energy being used by the first ship) and destroys the second ship. I thought it might be an Alistair...

It seems that nearly everyone online suggests to read the Chronicles of Narnia in its original intended publication order (see for example the answers on this question), but it also seems that the series is only ever published in chronological order. Are there any editions that use the original ...

In the matrix, machines use the human race as a power source alternative to solar power. My question is why people like Neo, Morpheus didn't get inside the matrix with like 20-30 nukes and set a timer and blow up all the matrix with all people inside it. I know that would be killing 6.5 billion p...

I just watched Inception, and am very confused about this point. This whole question is a spoiler and could probably all be spoiler-tagged, so don't read it if you haven't seen the movie unless you want the plot ruined. The plot, to my understanding, goes like this: The team goes into Yusuf's d...

I want to know where this clip of Darth Vader turning around in slow motion is from. The clip I’m talking about is at the 1:53 and 2:10 mark.

In Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise it is stated that a body fallling from a "Space Elevator" at an altitude of mor than 16,000 miles will never hit the Earth, but (due to the "sideways" motion of the elevator itself) go intoo an orbit round it. Any idea whether this is correct and if so how i...

When Order 66 is just finishing, we see C3P0 inform Padme that Anikin has arrived at the Jedi Head Quarters and that he has just killed the young Jedi trainees. She starts crying. Is this because she knew then?