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Could the science fiction of Star Wars be the actual science of tomorrow?
-How close are we to creating robots that look and act like R2-D2 and C-3PO?
-Can we access a "force" with our minds to move objects and communicate telepathically with each other?
-How might spaceships like the Millennium Falcon make the exhilarating jump into hyperspace?
-What kind of environment could spawn a Wookiee?
-Could a single blast from the Death Star destroy...
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Near the border between two kingdoms, a vessel full of innocent passengers is destroyed. While the extent of the impending retaliation is unknown, its inevitability is not. Galactic war is approaching. In a seedy bar in a distant corner of the solar system, a knight clad entirely in green armor puts forth a grisly challenge. The only person to accept the knight's game is a woman who spends her time drinking and thieving. These two acts, occurring...
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500 Must-See Movies brings you the essential selection every film fan should watch, curated by the experts behind Total Film and SFX. Discover the top 100 films in each of five main genres: comedy, action, thriller, horror and sci-fi/fantasy. You’ll find all the classics here: Star Wars, Jaws, Halloween and so on, but you’ll also find plenty of titles old and new that you may not have encountered before. What's more, each section comes
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The arch villain of the Star Wars series, Darth Vader, has been grossly misrepresented by historians. In fact he is a Richard III-like character given gross deformities and credited with all sorts of evil deeds to make the story of a supposedly fun rebellion against allegedly harsh overlords seem better, as well as ensure that the writers stayed out of the hands of the dreaded Skywalkerian secret police. Arguing by analogy from earth's history it...
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For fans of Star Trek's exploration of alien cultures and Star Wars' focus on mysticism, the Gifts & Rifts Series follows the interactions and changes brought about by those interactions upon the very different alien races.Dorn Heirs: Marens Rising, the first Book of the Series, follows a remnant of the Dorn species as they search for worthy successors to their technological advancements and spiritual insights.After finding the Thorens, who had certain...
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**Gold Medal Winner of the 2016 eLit Book Award for the Military category!** The Chinese Have Captured Seattle! In 1949, the government of the Republic of China fled to the island of Taiwan. For nearly 70 years, mainland China wanted to take the island back and unite the nation under one flag, the Communist flag. Their desire was thwarted by U.S. support for Taiwan, until the Chinese conceived and executed the perfect plan to keep the U.S. out of...
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From bestselling author Kristin Canary comes a series filled with laughs, friendship goals, and the swooniest book boyfriends imaginable … Rule Number 1 of being a dating coach? Don't fall for your client.It's as simple as that-or is it? I like rules. Rules make me happy. Rules keep me in control. Most importantly, rules keep my heart safe. But then, the rules change.Because when I suddenly get fired by my Wicked Ex-Boss, I find myself opening shop...