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Kids’ picture book involving a friendly robot taking kids around the galaxy
I recall reading a book frequently in the late-80s or early-90s, but cannot remember the name and would love to find the book for my son.
In the book, a group of kids are taken around the galaxy by a ...
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Story about a lone planetary explorer with a robotic assistant
I read this story in the late 60's. A man on a 6 month drunk is picked up by company agents and placed on a ship to some unexplored planet. You get the impression this has happened to him before. ...
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Which sci-fi movie/episode had bleeding rocks on a planet?
I'm trying to find a long lost movie/series that I saw as a child in the 80s.
The only scenes I can remember is that they are on a planet with no vegetation, only dust and rocks. When using their ...
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Solaris (novel, 2011 English translation) Why were the automats locked up?
In the novel 'Solaris', by Stanslaw Lem, Kris Kelvin notices that the automats are all missing after he arrives on Solaris Station. He questions Snaut about this, but the latter refuses to explain.
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Looking For A Groovy Story I Read As A Child
Everyone! I am looking for a story I read as a child that I have never forgotten. I believe it was in some kind of anthology or magazine, possibly OMNI, because my parents used to subscribe to that ...
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