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* The [[Our Orcs Are Different|koloss]] and [[Face Stealer|kandra]] from ''[[Mistborn]]'' both turned out to be transformed humans. |
* The [[Our Orcs Are Different|koloss]] and [[Face Stealer|kandra]] from ''[[Mistborn]]'' both turned out to be transformed humans. |
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* In [[The Hobbit]], Gollum is described as a strange and nasty creature of undefined origins. In [[Lord of the Rings]], we get to know he's in fact a hobbit whose appearance was twisted by centuries of exposure to the [[Artifact of Doom|One Ring]]. |
* In [[The Hobbit]], Gollum is described as a strange and nasty creature of undefined origins. In [[Lord of the Rings]], we get to know he's in fact a hobbit whose appearance was twisted by centuries of exposure to the [[Artifact of Doom|One Ring]]. |
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* [[Alastair Reynolds]]' short story ''Merlin's Gun'', the second with the title character, expands on the nature of the shadowy civilisation that was only said in the first story to have 'come from near the galaxy's core' -- they are cybernetic (and seemingly nuclear-powered and space-worthy) humans. The misinformation about their alien origins (although they could have more latterly come from the core, much time had elapsed) underscores the point of the story, which is about humans being shortsighted. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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