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Why didn't anyone in the Galactic Senate raise a motion against the formation of the Empire?

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Blurb from dust jacket of the first edition (1950) of Isaac Asimov's Pebble in the Sky

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Green Lantern who can make constructs almost instantly

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Intellectually simple man crosses space border that kills the rest of the crew

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Who is in the middle of this Avengers cover?

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Why couldn't Hela defeat Surtur?

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Robot that calculates injuries done to others by tiny fractions

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A man builds a suspended animation machine to visit the future

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Novel where a mind control device is used to commit murders

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What rank of admiral was Picard at the time of his retirement?

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Space exploration/RPG PC game where humanity is trapped in a space bubble

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Do any editions of Chronicles of Narnia use the publication order numbering?

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Is there any material which cannot be cut by a lightsaber?

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