Search Results
| Search type | Search syntax |
|---|---|
| Tags | [tag] |
| Exact | "words here" |
| Author |
user:1234 user:me (yours) |
| Score |
score:3 (3+) score:0 (none) |
| Answers |
answers:3 (3+) answers:0 (none) isaccepted:yes hasaccepted:no inquestion:1234 |
| Views | views:250 |
| Code | code:"if (foo != bar)" |
| Sections |
title:apples body:"apples oranges" |
| URL | url:"*.example.com" |
| Saves | in:saves |
| Status |
closed:yes duplicate:no migrated:no wiki:no |
| Types |
is:question is:answer |
| Exclude |
-[tag] -apples |
| For more details on advanced search visit our help page | |
Results tagged with story-identification
Search options not deleted
user 14111
Use for identifying a work of SF or Fantasy, including novels, movies, comic books, fanfic, TV series, video games, etc. Use with other tags to specify the type of media, eg. [short-stories]. Use [episode-identification] for identifying a single episode of a known series, whether TV, book, or comic. Use [actor-identification], [character-identification], [music-identification], or [object-identification] for those specific ID requests instead.
7
votes
Accepted
Book: industrialist with private island hires woman computer expert to talk to his self-awar...
Your question reminds me of this old question. The answer to that one was Society of the Mind by Eric L. Harry. A review at Google Books:
Society of the Mind is the story of Dr. Laura Aldridge, a …
- 171k
7
votes
Accepted
Aliens who look like devils
Probably "Guardian Angel", a novelette by Arthur C. Clarke; originally published in New Worlds #8, Winter 1950, available at the Internet Archive, and in Famous Fantastic Mysteries, April 1950, also a …
- 171k
13
votes
Accepted
Employment office encounters an alien masquerading as a human
"What Have I Done?", a short story by Mark Clifton, from Astounding Science Fiction, May 1952, available at the Internet Archive. Here is a quotation from the story:
There are others who can match my …
- 171k
43
votes
"Not with a whimper, but with a roar of triumph!"
Looking for the title of an old sci-fi book,
Not a book, a short story: "Stars, Won't You Hide Me?" by Ben Bova, first published in Worlds of Tomorrow, January 1966, available at the Internet Archive. …
- 171k
20
votes
Agoraphobic returned astronaut rescues his cat on a building ledge
"Ordeal in Space" by Robert A. Heinlein, part of his Future History series. The story has its own Wikipedia page. It was dramatized as Episode 1.2 of the CBS anthology series Out There, airing on Nov. …
- 171k
6
votes
Science Fiction children's book with stalk-like aliens (Martians/Venusians)?
I'm trying to find a book I very vaguely remember from when I was a kid in grade school in the 1970s.
First science fiction book I ever read (as a kid in the 1940s), John Keir Cross's The Angry Planet …
- 171k
13
votes
Student's written calculations beat other students using calculators
Sounds like "Young Beaker" by J. T. Lamberty, Jr. from the July 1973 Analog. The following summary is from Alex Kasman's Mathematical Fiction site:
A singular individual who knows how to do mental ar …
- 171k
0
votes
Accepted
Short story about spacesuited astronauts hurled into space after ship explodes. May have inf...
That story is "Kaleidoscope" by Ray Bradbury. For more information see this answer.
- 171k
5
votes
Story about appliances which were automated by feared humans
This is a long shot but you may be thinking of "Skirmish", a classic short story by Clifford D. Simak on the Man vs. Rebellious Appliances theme. It has been reprinted many times; does any of these co …
- 171k
1
vote
Story about appliances which were automated by feared humans
Another classic Revolt of the Machines yarn is the novelette "It Happened Tomorrow" by Robert Bloch, first published in Astonishing Stories, February 1943 (available at the Internet Archive), reprinte …
- 171k
17
votes
Accepted
"Harmless" fungus grows on trees and causes permanent world-wide fog; 1940s, maybe
"Harmless" fungus grows on trees and causes permanent world-wide fog; 1940s, maybe
"The Great Fog", a short story by Gerald Heard; first published in Harper's Magazine, May 1942; available at the Inte …
- 171k
7
votes
Accepted
Info about an old story of a kid in a dog suit, author unknown but not Dahl or King
"The Wonderful Dog Suit", a short story by Donald Hall; originally published in The Carleton Miscellany, 1964; reprinted in 10th Annual Edition: The Year's Best SF edited by Judith Merril.
The kid to …
- 171k
6
votes
Accepted
Tinker/Knife Sharpener goes through time to a modern setting. (Late 1800s early 1900s to 198...
"The Variable Man", a novella by Philip K. Dick; available at Project Gutenberg and Librivox; first published in Space Science Fiction, September 1953, available from the Internet Archive. Here is par …
- 171k
11
votes
Accepted
Story about a rogue planet that is flying through a group of stars
Dying of the Light, a 1977 novel by George R. R. Martin; a shorter version titled "After the Festival" was published as a four-part serial in Analog, April–July, 1977.
Wikipedia summary:
The novel ta …
- 171k
10
votes
Trilogy Involving Time Travel and "Bugs" that Patrol Futuristic Highways
John DeChancie's Skyway Trilogy: Starrigger, Red Limit Freeway, and Paradox Alley. Here is the back cover blurb from my copy of Red Limit Freeway:
THERE'S NO SPEED LIMITON THE FREEWAY TO THE ENDOF TH …
- 171k