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Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF 

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Painting of an art gallery full of paintings and statues depicting Ancient Rome
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Ancient Rome

Five Thinly Veiled Versions of Rome in SF 

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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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Photo of a statue under water
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Atlantis

Five Works Inspired by the Legend of Atlantis

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Collection of five book covers of shared universe short fiction anthologies
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shared universes

Five Classic SFF Works Set in a Shared Universe

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Illustration depicting a scene in Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung. A man in armor and a winged helmet blows a curved horn.
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Norse mythology

Five Unforgettable Norse Warriors in Historical Fiction and Fantasy

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Jo Walton Reads

Jo Walton’s Reading List: December 2023

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Science Fiction

Five SF Stories Featuring Externally Mandated Body Modifications

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Comment number: 64
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Science Fiction

Five Stories Featuring Cryonics and Suspended Animation

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Science Fiction

Water Worlds: Classic SF Set on Ocean Planets

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SFF Bestiary

Mortal and Immortal (Mer)Folk: Poul Anderson’s The Merman’s Children

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book recommendations

Five Fascinating Retellings of Norse Mythology

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Science Fiction

Five SF Stories Built Around the Dubious Concept of Psionics

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