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61 votes

First work where a traveler from afar arrives to a backward society and he tries to help its scientific progress

history-of technology

answered Jul 23, 2020 at 1:50

32 votes

How did the Rangers of the North make a living in the Lord of the Rings?

answered Oct 19, 2021 at 23:05

31 votes

Short story where alien pills or medication are used as a way of teaching

story-identification short-stories aliens dreams drug

answered Feb 8 at 6:49

22 votes

Novel that imagines a dystopia created by the disappearance of plastic

story-identification novel

answered Feb 18 at 5:47

18 votes

A (probably) short fiction where a Babylonian potter’s wheel turned out to be the earliest cylinder phonograph

story-identification history

answered Dec 9, 2021 at 7:21

11 votes

Looking for a series about young girl who was created in a lab by her mum

story-identification

answered Mar 22 at 3:02

11 votes

1980s or 1990s animated film featuring robots or mechs, an abandoned city with skyscrapers, and a desert-like setting with a cliff

story-identification anime cartoon robots

answered Nov 9, 2020 at 17:51

10 votes

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Why were the keepers of the three Elf-rings not aware that the One Ring had been used?

tolkiens-legendarium the-lord-of-the-rings the-one-ring rings-of-power

answered Jun 11 at 5:37

10 votes

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Help finding the title of a children's story with travels through mirrors and the chambers of a shell

story-identification childrens-novel

answered Dec 22, 2021 at 18:04

8 votes

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Late 19th century - early 20th century alternative New York City named 'Knickerbocker'

story-identification novel magic alternate-history

answered May 1 at 7:17

8 votes

Are there reliable sources for the influence of Babel-17 on other SF using strong Sapir–Whorf?

influences samuel-delany babel-17

answered Nov 23, 2021 at 5:01

7 votes

Seeking sci-fi short story (1980s/1990s?) where a man puts his consciousness into an animal's brain, but then can't/doesn't want to leave

story-identification short-stories hard-sci-fi

answered Jan 18 at 20:14

6 votes

Help identify story with a girl and cats, and maybe magic

story-identification young-adult female-characters

answered Jan 4 at 6:10

6 votes

What was the first science fiction story set to the future without bothering about the present?

history-of science-fiction-genre

answered Feb 13, 2019 at 18:37

6 votes

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Book set in a medieval VR world where the main character goes to the physical server to play for a better connection

story-identification books virtual-worlds

answered Apr 26, 2019 at 21:23

5 votes

Identify series about a psychic / 'Space Wizard' who heals cultures

story-identification novel

answered Jan 19 at 22:16

5 votes

Book about a man who repeatedly dies by fire and is reincarnated through the ages

story-identification books reincarnation

answered Apr 23 at 18:20

4 votes

Which was the first story to feature a 'Fighting spirit'?

history-of powers trope

answered Mar 1 at 21:30

4 votes

Anime with character that goes to a magic academy

story-identification magic anime

answered Oct 18, 2020 at 5:22

4 votes

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Why was there no technological progress between cutting the Ring from Sauron's hand and destroying the Ring?

tolkiens-legendarium the-lord-of-the-rings

answered Sep 16, 2021 at 6:45

4 votes

Looking for title or author of a fantasy novel with large, tusked goat-like creatures as mounts

story-identification sword-and-sorcery

answered Oct 17, 2021 at 6:19

4 votes

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Fantasy anime involving a village where everyone was trying to blame a young girl for a missing wedding ring

story-identification magic manga isekai reincarnation

answered Aug 3 at 19:09

3 votes

Help identifying a story about siblings and ghosts

story-identification novel young-adult

answered Dec 3, 2021 at 22:49

3 votes

Looking for a book with car crash & temple cats

story-identification novel

answered Dec 14, 2020 at 5:14

3 votes

Which Sci-Fi work first showed human invasion of alien planets?

history-of

answered Aug 4, 2020 at 4:43

3 votes

A (probably) short fiction where a Babylonian potter’s wheel turned out to be the earliest cylinder phonograph

story-identification history

answered Dec 14, 2021 at 0:55

3 votes

Did Isildur know who had the three elven rings?

tolkiens-legendarium the-one-ring

answered Jul 10 at 23:30

3 votes

Tracking down a scifi book where planet wakes up and defends itself

story-identification novel

answered May 26 at 19:14

3 votes

Sci-fi book series about the development of a lost colony over generations and a war with Earth

story-identification novel

answered May 30 at 20:40

2 votes

first science fiction story that deals realistically with population genetics?

history-of hard-sci-fi population-genetics

answered Aug 2 at 3:03

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First work where a traveler from afar arrives to a backward society and he tries to help its scientific progress

How did the Rangers of the North make a living in the Lord of the Rings?

Short story where alien pills or medication are used as a way of teaching

Novel that imagines a dystopia created by the disappearance of plastic

A (probably) short fiction where a Babylonian potter’s wheel turned out to be the earliest cylinder phonograph

Looking for a series about young girl who was created in a lab by her mum

1980s or 1990s animated film featuring robots or mechs, an abandoned city with skyscrapers, and a desert-like setting with a cliff

Why were the keepers of the three Elf-rings not aware that the One Ring had been used?

Help finding the title of a children's story with travels through mirrors and the chambers of a shell

Late 19th century - early 20th century alternative New York City named 'Knickerbocker'

Are there reliable sources for the influence of Babel-17 on other SF using strong Sapir–Whorf?

Seeking sci-fi short story (1980s/1990s?) where a man puts his consciousness into an animal's brain, but then can't/doesn't want to leave

Help identify story with a girl and cats, and maybe magic

What was the first science fiction story set to the future without bothering about the present?

Book set in a medieval VR world where the main character goes to the physical server to play for a better connection

Identify series about a psychic / 'Space Wizard' who heals cultures

Book about a man who repeatedly dies by fire and is reincarnated through the ages

Which was the first story to feature a 'Fighting spirit'?

Anime with character that goes to a magic academy

Why was there no technological progress between cutting the Ring from Sauron's hand and destroying the Ring?

Looking for title or author of a fantasy novel with large, tusked goat-like creatures as mounts

Fantasy anime involving a village where everyone was trying to blame a young girl for a missing wedding ring

Help identifying a story about siblings and ghosts

Looking for a book with car crash & temple cats

Which Sci-Fi work first showed human invasion of alien planets?

A (probably) short fiction where a Babylonian potter’s wheel turned out to be the earliest cylinder phonograph

Did Isildur know who had the three elven rings?

Tracking down a scifi book where planet wakes up and defends itself

Sci-fi book series about the development of a lost colony over generations and a war with Earth

first science fiction story that deals realistically with population genetics?