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  • 121Crashlander — is a fix up by Larry Niven published in 1994 (ISBN 978 0345381682), set in his Known Space universe. It is also a term used in the Known Space universe Contents 1 Crashlander (novel) 2 Crashlander (in universe term) …

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  • 122The Magic Goes Away — is a fantasy short story written by Larry Niven in 1976, and later expanded to a novella of the same name which was published in 1978. While these works were not the first in the Magic Universe or Warlock series, they marked a turning point after …

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  • 123Arethusa class cruiser (1913) — The Arethusa class cruisers were a class of eight oil fired light cruisers of the Royal Navy all ordered in September 1912, primarily for service in the North Sea. They had three funnels with the middle one somewhat larger in diameter than the… …

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  • 124HMS Shah (1873) — The first HMS Shah was a 19th century unarmoured iron hulled, wooden sheathed frigate of Britain s Royal Navy designed by Sir Edward Reed. She was originally to be named HMS Blonde but was renamed following the visit of the Shah of Persia in 1873 …

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  • 125Dream Park — was originally a novel set in a sort of futuristic amusement park of the same name. The books describe a futuristic form of live action role playing games (LARPs), although the term was not in use when the original novel was published. The novels …

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  • 126Niven's laws — Niven’s laws were named after science fiction author Larry Niven, who has periodically published them as how the Universe works as far as he can tell. These were most recently rewritten on January 29, 2002 (and published in Analog Magazine in the …

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  • 127Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex — A panel from Curt Swan s adaptation of Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex . Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex is an essay in which science fiction author Larry Niven details the problems that Superman would face in having sexual intercourse and… …

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  • 128Hymn to Intellectual Beauty — is a poem written by Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816 and published in 1817.Composition and publication Hymn to Intellectual Beauty was written during the summer of 1816 while Percy and Mary Shelley stayed with Lord Byron near Lake Geneva. Percy… …

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