Questions tagged [title-explanation]
For questions about the titles of SFF works. A common question of this type would be "why did such-and-such a work have this title?" Do not use this tag for questions seeking the title of an unknown work; instead, use [story-identification]. Always use in conjunction with the specific work tag in question.
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Why was the title of Rivers of London changed to Midnight Riot?
The novel Rivers of London, originally published in Britain, was published in the US under the title Midnight Riot.
Why was the title changed for the US audience?
(Presumably it can't be because "...
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Is A. C. Clarke's "Death and the Senator" really a jab at William Proxmire?
I've seen this claimed repeatedly, but no authoritative evidence, and I am not convinced. Was Proxmire really that famous as anti-space crusader by May 1961 (minus however long the story was in the ...
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What is "Found" referring to in the title of Margaret Peterson Haddix's book?
In the book Found, Jonah finds out that he isn't who he thought he was. In fact, he's not from the modern times at all. The people from the future are fighting over him and the other kids like him, ...
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Meaning of Matango in Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People?
I posted this in the Japanese stack exchange but the word appears to be made up based on early feedback and google translate.
https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Matango#Name indicates this is a variation of ...
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