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First Age "of the Sun" terminology
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Trying to find short story about somebody who knew everyone on Earth
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What is the significance of the title "Fiat Voluntas Tua" (a quote from the Latin "Our Father") as a section title in A Canticle for Leibowitz?
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Was the Star Wars capital planet named "Coruscant" after this passage from Pebble in the Sky?
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Were there officially created feature-length versions of Doctor Who serials?
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What specific works of fantasy were parodied in The Colour of Magic?
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Where did the mistaken idea of uncle Owen being Obi-Wan's brother originate?
Awarded Dec 17, 2021 at 16:41
Were the distinctive elements of the uniforms snow troopers from The Empire Strikes Back based on any particular real-world uniforms?
Awarded Dec 3, 2021 at 13:49
Why is one of the monsters in Where the Wild Things Are smaller than all the rest?
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Was the trident (named Wave) in the AD&D "White Plume Mountain" adventure a reference to anything specific?
Awarded Nov 4, 2021 at 5:50
Why are they faking the moon landing in Diamonds Are Forever?
Awarded Oct 27, 2021 at 6:16
Which did Tolkien create first, Utumno or Angband?
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What was the giant Time's new name in The Last Battle?
Awarded Oct 13, 2021 at 14:43
What happened to the Millennium Falcon hanging dice prop?
Awarded Oct 13, 2021 at 11:01
What is the reason for the adornments hidden under the dome of the hemispherical droid prop from A New Hope?
Awarded Oct 11, 2021 at 16:36
Seeking a story where a dead alien regrows as a plant from its grave
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Superman comic book with an alien villain who was frozen and dumped in deep space, rather than being executed
Awarded Mar 8, 2021 at 15:21
Why were all the basic imperial uniforms starting in The Empire Strikes Back gray?
Awarded Jan 17, 2021 at 19:04
Did Tolkien ever comment on the inaccuracy of the inscription on the One Ring?
Awarded Nov 5, 2020 at 14:22
What was Alderaan named after?
Awarded Oct 28, 2020 at 0:35
Short story about a doctor who can hook up his pain center to patients'
Awarded Oct 23, 2020 at 11:34
At what point did C. S. Lewis decide that humans were a normal part of Narnia's world?
Awarded Oct 16, 2020 at 11:46
Did Tolkien ever explain why he mentioned Gondolin in The Hobbit?
Awarded Sep 6, 2020 at 0:05
Children's book about a dragon who could not breathe fire
Awarded May 6, 2020 at 23:52
Why is Rorschach's mask symmetrical?
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What work originated the term "dark lord" as a conventionalized title for a preternatural overlord?
Awarded Dec 29, 2019 at 19:45
What was the first work to show silicon-based life as "rocky"?
Awarded Dec 23, 2019 at 14:40
Had J. K. Rowling seen This Is Spinal Tap before writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
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Are all instances of trolls turning to stone ultimately references back to Tolkien?
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What made Jabba immune to Jedi mind tricks?
Awarded Mar 26, 2019 at 20:45
Why are energy weapons seen as more acceptable in children's shows than guns that fire bullets?
Awarded Feb 18, 2019 at 8:55
Story About People Who Hide Out in A Bomb Shelter Under a Mall
Awarded Jan 7, 2019 at 4:05
Are Shagrat and Gorbag really talking about "the old days" from personal experience?
Awarded Jan 1, 2019 at 16:20
Why is there a villain named after John W. Campbell, Jr. in Slaughterhouse Five?
Awarded Dec 20, 2018 at 7:10
Was the use of "puddle jumper" in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Moebius" a continuity error?
Awarded Dec 19, 2018 at 12:45
Was A Wrinkle in Time meant as an anti-communist allegory?
Awarded Nov 6, 2018 at 5:40
Was Lovecraft's "Shunned House" a real building?
Awarded Oct 23, 2018 at 12:20
In what adaptation of Return of the Jedi did Jabba brag about killing Jedi in the old days?
Awarded Jul 10, 2018 at 11:22
Short story about scientists who discover a way to end the world
Awarded Jul 2, 2018 at 16:32
Is there an identifiable origin for the association of minotaurs with battle axes?
Awarded May 29, 2018 at 12:06
Do non-speaking animals in Narnia have souls?
Awarded Apr 16, 2018 at 15:41
How identifiable is The Wall in The Handmaid's Tale?
Awarded Mar 8, 2018 at 22:39
What story had alien Invaders planting UFO stories to get us off guard?
Awarded Nov 20, 2017 at 12:47
What does Aslan mean about being a bridge builder in our world?
Awarded Oct 3, 2017 at 22:50
Are the stars on the flag of Gondor the Big Dipper?
Awarded Sep 16, 2017 at 3:08
Did Tolkien think about language evolution when the speakers are immortal?
Awarded Dec 3, 2015 at 12:10

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