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The Sentinel (Short story)

Bones — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 14:57:19 +0000

Written in 1948, this Arthur C. Clarke’s short story was only published in 1951 in the magazine Story Fantasy under the title Sentinel of Eternity.

The story

While a scientific team was here … Lire la suite...

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Startide rising – David Brin

Bones — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 07:02:54 +0000

The story

From its voyage on the edge of our galaxy, the Streaker, spaceship composed almost exclusively of Neo-Dolphins, discovered an abandoned fleet of vessels, each of them as big as a moon.

When it … Lire la suite...

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Dico S.F. – Close encounter

Bones — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:47:19 +0000

In matter of unexplained phenomenons observation, a classification makes an inventory of the different kind of observation and encounters, proposed in 1972 by astronomer J. Allen Hynek:

Nocturnal lights: the witness observes unexplained lights in the sky during the… Lire la suite...

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Dico S.F. – Extraterrestrial

Bones — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:23:09 +0000

(adj.) Qualifies all that have a non-terrestrial origin, meaning that it doesn’t belong to the Earth planet.
(n.) In science fiction, the name “extraterrestrial” designates a non-terrestrial creature (intelligent or not). But in the term’s common acceptation, “extraterrestrial”… Lire la suite...

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Dico S.F. – E.B.E.

Bones — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:16:10 +0000

E.B.E. is the acronym of « Extraterrestrial Biological Entity », expression designating every organism (intelligent or not) with non-terrestrial origin (meaning outside of the Earth planet). It could be a plant, a micro-organism, an animal, an intelligent being…

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Dico S.F. – Abduction

Bones — Sat, 04 Apr 2020 05:09:50 +0000

In ufology, an abduction is the kidnapping of a living being (human or not) by an alien, that is to say a fourth kind encounter.

Matching words: Close encounter, Extraterrestrial, U.F.O., Ufology

Examples :

The Fox Mulder’s sister,… Lire la suite...

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Dico S.F. – Metamorph

Bones — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 06:16:56 +0000

A metamorph is a natural or artificial creature which has the faculty to change form as much as it wants.

It can be done because of its muscle’s malleability (the “face-dancers” in Dune) or through the ability to re-organise … Lire la suite...

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