In the Hunger Games franchise, what is the state of the rest of the world? What has become of the world in this futuristic society? Is there any mention either in the movies or books which would lead us to believe what's going on outside of Panem?
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In relation to my other question about "the rest of the world" in The Hunger Games, is there any indication as to how the rest of the world sees what's happening in Panem? In today's society, if there is a huge upheaval going on in another country (especially one as large as Panem), there would be great interest as to what is going on. Are there any clues for us to help us understand how the rest of the world views the event (or do they even care)?
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I remember reading this great trilogy series about 10-15 years ago. It's about a family living in a dystopian walled city where people are sorted and classed by their intelligence.  The protagonists are twins, a boy and girl. They defy the system and are exiled from the city, along with another boy. They journey across a desert and have many adventures etc. This is only in the first book.  I remember the cover being a big 'S' shaped symbol. It had something to do with a wind chime that was central to the plot.  Edit: There is already another question with the same answer . I did do a search on stackoverflow before I posted this question of course, but I feel I would never have know it's the same question just looking at the title. It's up to the community to close this question as a duplicate.
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When I was a young teen, I really got into reading the few Star Wars novels that existed at that time.  After I exhausted the then current run of books (there were only about 5 or 6 of them), I decided to read the novelizations of the original trilogy.  I no longer own those novels so I can't look up the reference, but I recall that during the beginning of A New Hope, when Luke and Obi-Wan rode into Mos Eisley on Luke's land speeder, Lucas mentioned something of there being a "dog barking".  This always struck me as odd because this was a reference to an animal from Earth in a universe where clearly most creatures were completely unique.  After noticing the reference to a dog I then noticed on my next viewing of ESB that there was a snake on Dagobah.  This has made me curious for years.  What other Earth-based creatures have made their way into the "official" Star Wars universe and where do they appear?
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The question "" got me to wondering how many wizards and witches there were on the planet during the events of the Harry Potter series.    Was there any information given regarding this, either in the books or from JK Rowling herself? If there is not, then a best guess calculation would suffice.
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From GoF scene where Death Eaters are returning after Voldemort's return, there seems to be VERY few of them (don't recall exact # but my impression was between a dozen and two dozen).   Also, Order of Phoenix seems to have fairly few members as well.  These are probably the "officer/elite corps" of the bigger fight. Is there any estimate of how many actual participating fighters were there on both sides in the original conflict? I'm fine with either human-only totals, or overall (e.g. count giants on Voldemort's side).  On the Death Eater side, you can count/not count Imperioused people if any info like that is available.
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Where do we first see/read about a lightsaber in the Star Wars universe (EU and Legends count)?    I mean this from an in-universe chronological perspective, not publication/release order.  It’s a simple question, but I've searched some existing question and answers on here and a few other sites online (yes, including wookieepedia...) but have not found anything useful yet.
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What is the correct term for a book that sits alongside another book in time and universe, sharing some characters and events? Not after (a sequel) or before (a prequel), but parallel.  Example: I've just read "Ender's Shadow". It's a [something] of "Ender's Game".
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Beware of minor spoilers if you know nothing about the  story.  How accurate is the series ? All the trials/hearings were televised (according to the series, if I'm not mistaken), and I'm guessing most of the facts are now public as well, since almost all major players wrote books about it.  Is the actual story known (do books agree on the same version of meetings and discussions), and is the series true to its story? Or is there a lot of creative liberty from the directors and writers? Do the hearings follow the original script and the defense made by the Dream Team and the offense?
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I'm looking for a book I read in Junior High (probably) about a world where everyone was basically the same race.  One genetically pure male and female teenager of each race still exists.  They are transporting a genetically pure boy to meet his genetically pure female counterpart and accidentally introduce him to a genetically pure female of a different race.  And, of course, chaos ensues.  Any thoughts?
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I finished the first book recently, and am watching the movie. It threw me that the navigators look like they do in the movie.  I don't remember them being non-humanoid, and if they were I missed it.  So, in the novels, are they? And if so, where is it first mentioned? Please avoid spoilers.
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I really want to reread a book I read years ago. I can't remember the title, but I remember that for most of the book it just appears to be a classic fantasy book, but part way through the main character finds a ruined city and a robot, and it turns out it is a post-apocalyptic future several millennia after a nuclear war. Does anyone know what book this is? I really want to read it again.  As a side note, it could be by Philip K. Dick, but I'm not positive on that one.
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With the (relatively) recent release of the third game and the recommendation of a friend, I'd like to discover this universe.  I know there are several media; the books, the video games (though to be honest, I don't intend to play the first video game) and a TV series (also still unsure about that one), but I know almost nothing about how they intervene together storywise.  The books alone have me a little confused, given that the numbering of the edition I'm planning to buy (from the french editor Milady) doesn't seem to exactly match the original order of release:     Season of Storms (2013)   1. The Last Wish (1993)   2. Sword of Destiny (1992)   3. Blood of Elves (1994)   4. Time of Contempt (1995)   5. Baptism of Fire (1996)   6. The Swallow's Tower (1997)   7. Lady of the Lake (1999)   So, what is the best order, potentially mixing the various media, to discover the saga ?
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In The Matrix Revolutions, when Neo and Trinity are trying to get to the Machine City, when the Machines launch weapons against them, Neo is able to destroy some of the incoming weapons. This is in the real world at this point, not in the Matrix.  How does Neo have any powers against the machines outside of the Matrix? Addendum: I'm looking for in universe answers only.  I would think that would be obvious, but I'm adding this after an answer that is essentially, &quot;It's a movie...&quot;
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My son was telling me about a book that he read last year in class that had a picture of a bee on the cover, but where its abdomen is a syringe (with the needle in place of a stinger). It was kind of post-apocalyptic where people were being driven insane by bee stings or something. Somehow he's not even sure of the major plot points. :)  Anyway, we would like to figure out the title and author of this book. Apparently it is fairly recent, and a second book in the series was released this year.
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In , the nation of Panem (implied to be North America after some sort of post apocalyptic scenario) is divided into 13 districts and the Capitol. District 12 is hinted to be in the Appalachia Mountains, and the Capitol is hinted to be in the Rocky Mountains. District 13, which was destroyed, is described as "east of District 12", which made me think it's where Washington D.C. is today.  The other districts, however, were mostly ignored, and almost no detail was provided as to their locations in the books. Has there been any supplemental information that reveals where the districts are?
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After spending some time reading  I was convinced to buy the book.  I've ordered what I think is the  in my local bookstore (yay local) and it seems to relate to the first one or two years of of web content, but I can't be sure.  My question is: "how does the book series line up with the Web comic?"  Does it contain specific episodes/adventures, relate to strips from a specific time-span or is it simply an assortment of episodes?  UPDATE: They are amazing.  It is interplanetary war in the introduction!!!!  Yes!
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After the downfall of Voldemort, what happened to the Death Eaters?  They committed many crimes, including mass murder and torture. Nothing in the books made mention of their punishments. What happened?