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How were the EVAs really constructed?

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Original source of the term "Siaynoq"?

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Story/Novel Identification: Travellers between parallel universes stumble upon Earth

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Did the Pattern and the Logrus come from the same source?

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Is "The Jesus Incident"'s generating chlorine gas from seawater feasible? [closed]

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Is there a reason Herbert used the name "Jesus Lewis"?

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Looking for a sci-fi story title -- possibly YA or kids educational - "Canned Heat"

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Why did Ship preserve humans at all?

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Futurama: Why does the Planet Express ship need a pilot?

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Sheeana and the prophecy of the new sandrider?

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Melkor and Theodicy [duplicate]

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What is the relationship Moonbase Alpha to the governments of Earth?

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Origin of "Cities of The Red Night"

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Depictions of other aliens from Herbert's "Whipping Star" and "Dosadi Experiment"

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27 Questions

Need source for the inverse of "Clarke's Third Law"

How big were the Silmarils?

Why "green" for the Green Lanterns?

Why was Arthur Dent surprised by Slartibartfast's name?

Did Zelazny give a reason for using the name "Amber"?

How were the EVAs really constructed?

Original source of the term "Siaynoq"?

Story/Novel Identification: Travellers between parallel universes stumble upon Earth

Were iguanas extinct in Red Dwarf?

Where did the Sandworms/Sandtrout originally come from? [duplicate]

Why were the Yuuzhan Vong created out-of-universe?

Looking for B&W sci-fi movie where women are turned into skeletons

Looking for 70's movie title -- Secret agent with camera in glass eye [duplicate]

From which material are Starfleet ship dedication plaques made?

Did the Pattern and the Logrus come from the same source?

Is "The Jesus Incident"'s generating chlorine gas from seawater feasible? [closed]

Is there a reason Herbert used the name "Jesus Lewis"?

Movie (or TV show) story with haunted house and organ playing

Looking for a sci-fi story title -- possibly YA or kids educational - "Canned Heat"

Why did Ship preserve humans at all?

Futurama: Why does the Planet Express ship need a pilot?

Sheeana and the prophecy of the new sandrider?

Melkor and Theodicy [duplicate]

What is the relationship Moonbase Alpha to the governments of Earth?

Looking for movie - Underground laser tank

Origin of "Cities of The Red Night"

Depictions of other aliens from Herbert's "Whipping Star" and "Dosadi Experiment"