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Five SFF Works Featuring Treacherous or Ineffectual Advisers

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Detail from the cover of Wizenbeak Alexis A Gilliland (Art by by Romas Kukalis)
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Five SFF Works Featuring Treacherous or Ineffectual Advisers

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Artist's concept of a "Space Tug" during a satellite repair mission with the contact and de-spin attachment kit in place. An astronaut can be seen tethered to the Tug.
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Five SF Stories About Space Traders and Transport

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Painting of the Al-Khazneh at Petra, viewed from behind an outcropping in the canyon
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lost civilizations

Five Books About Discovering Lost Civilizations

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An artist's rendering of a red dwarf or M star, with three exoplanets orbiting.
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Science Fiction

Five Classic SF Books About Rival Nation-States in Space

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Detail from "Odysseus and Polyphemus" by Arnold Böcklin (1896)
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Five Works About Extended Trips and Unexpected Delays

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Photo of a statue under water
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Atlantis

Five Works Inspired by the Legend of Atlantis

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Digital image depicting a pile of old computer parts, including CPU towers, keyboards, and monitors with glowing green screens
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Science Fiction

Five SF Novels About Rediscovering Ancient Tech

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Detail from the cover of Dragon Sword and Wind Child; art by Yukiko Whitley
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romantasy

Five Works of Old-School Romantasy

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Science Fiction

Five Stories About the Unintended Consequences of Time Travel

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Five Works About Intelligent Beings Who Are Their Own Worst Enemies

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Space Opera Week 2023

Five SF Stories About Space Scouts and Cosmic Exploration

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Science Fiction

Five SF Works About Ruined Civilizations

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Frank Herbert, Dune

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