In this story, a scientist reasoned that every sound that had ever been generated in the Earth's atmosphere was still reverberating, albeit very faintly. He invented a machine that would isolate and magnify scraps of sound from yesteryear. And that's all I remember. It must have been published in...

In the season 2 finale of The Clone Wars, Boba Fett is arrested by the Republic and, as we later see, sent to prison for his crimes. He is seen in season 4, about to escape. My question is: do we know how long Boba was sentenced to be in prison?

The main character is seemingly a magical dude. He, I think the character was a he, and has no magic of his own at an academy of magic. Turns out he's a conduit. If he touches another magic user he can use and amplify their power and even combine multiple people's magic into one if they are all t...

There is a passage that seems to be present in some copies (or adaptations) of John Christopher's The White Mountains, the first book in the 1967–1968 Tripods trilogy, but which may not have been in the original novel. The passage in question involves the appearance of two Tripods who ignore the...

This is a To marry fix where Harry is born in the 1920's and his sent to Wool's orphanage but is slectively mute and clings to Tom. He's possessive and controlling of Harry but Harry doesn't mind. In this they are separated by the world war and need up again in the war in a desert. Tom almost die...

I recently asked a question about (not) reading Shakespeare in class. Two correct answers arrived within a few seconds of each other. It also rapidly appeared that the question was a dupe. I wanted to follow user14111's advice to "green check" one answer and give a bonus to the other one. But it ...

I am writing on a short story about a gangster who invents a time machine that uses negative energy to get him into the future. There, everybody is nice to him and he wonders why. He finally discovers that humans have annihilated themselves. But digital assistants are now projected and look like ...

Brock seems to walk around with his eyes perpetually closed. I've seen a bunch of fan-theories about why this is, including; To make him look wise (AKA "kitsune no me"). It's coding for him being Korean, rather than Japanese. Because he's got X-Men style hyperbeam eyes. That he's actually blind....

I know Duncan Idaho spent time with the Fremen but I can't find the name the Fremen called him by. I think it translated to He who fights with many blades.

I read this about 15-20 years ago. I suppose it was in some collection, but I don’t really remember. It might well be much older. In this story, if I remember correctly, all living things are humanoid. But they vary in size in a “fractal” way. Each humanoid lives in a cubicle, which contains one ...

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (2010), Ron gives Harry a wand and explains: Took it off a Snatcher a couple of weeks ago. Don't tell Hermione this, but they're a bit dim, Snatchers. Why did Ron tell Harry not to tell Hermione this?

Did Robert Jordan ever remark on the similarities between The Wheel of Time and Tolkien's Legendarium? Especially names from The Silmarillion (Turin, Huor, &c.) and characters/themes in LOTR: Mordor -> Shayol Ghul Ents -> ogier Orcs/goblins -> trollocs Bree -> Baerlon Moria -> The Ways Nazgul -> ...

In What If...? (2021), the main character is "The Watcher", a cosmic being with the power to see all universes. He shows us various universes and finally However, in the comics, a character also referred to as "The Watcher" is Uatu the Watcher. Is The Watcher in What If...? actually Uatu the Wat...

Ann Rice has passed away at 80. I loved the Interview with the Vampire series when I was a teen, and I loved the movie back when Tom Cruise wasn't nutty and Brad Pitt was new to Hollywood. Anyhow, the series was formative for me, and tons of other girls. As a newbie to any fandom, I didn't realiz...

Sorry for my English, but I need help. I’m looking for a book with illustrations about a boy who had wings. I remember that the ending was sad; he ran away. I read the book in French when I was 11 or 12. I tried everything to find it and I saw people here helping for this kind of thing. @Jenayah ...