When authors give shout outs to other great works, people, and events, it's usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary and Philosophical References
- The Book of Abraham the Mage (4.42)
- The Book of Abraham the Mage (4.42)
- England in the Age of Elizabeth (4.34)
- Nicholas Flamel, A Summary of Philosophy (20.10)
- J. R. R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings (3.20)
- Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (9.5)
- Charles Dickens, The Complete Works of Charles Dickens (1.29)
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (10.51)
- William Shakespeare, The Tempest (10.52)
- King Arthur (26.46)
- Hekate (character referenced throughout) (13.54)
- Bastet (character referenced throughout) (16.13)
- The Witch of Endor (character referenced throughout) (30.89)
- The Morrigan (character referenced throughout) (11.24)
- Scathach (character referenced throughout) (7.66)
Historical References
- The Great Fire of London, 1666 (5.63)
- Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Dr. Polidori visit a castle in Switzerland in 1816 and compose scary stories, from which would emerge Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Polidori's "The Vampyre". (9.5)
- Watson and Crick discover DNA, 1953 (11.39)
- Leonardo da Vinci (20.15)
- Dr. John Dee, b. 1527 (character referenced throughout) (4.35)
- Ireland's Great Famine, 1840s (5.68)
- Nicholas Flamel, b. 1330 (character referenced throughout) (4.39)
- Perenelle Flamel, b.1320 (character referenced throughout) (4.39)
- King Nebuchadnezzar (36.9)
- Alcatraz (10.80)
- The Taylor Trail, dinosaur footprints next to human footprints in the same piece of stone (10.42)
- Methuselah Tree (15.23)
Pop Culture References
- Lacrimosa (1.4)
- Amorphis (1.4)
- The New York Times Sunday Magazine (7.2)
- FOAF, "friend of a friend" (7.2)
- The X-Files theme (6.10)
- Candid Camera (19.8)
- Ojai Valley News (40.2)
- Ojai Online (40.3)
- David Copperfield (5.15)
- Quake (5.13)
- Doom (5.13)
- Unreal Tournament (5.13)
- Myst (5.13)
- The Simpsons (5.13)
- Shrek (5.13)
- Batman (5.13)
- X-Men (5.13)
- Superman (5.13)
- National Geographic (1.11)
- James Bond, 007 (20.7)
- Groucho Marx (30.17)
- Green Day (30.17)
- Lamb (30.17)
- Dido (30.17)
- Peter Gabriel (30.17)
- Genesis (30.17)
- Pink Floyd (30.17)
- Mike Oldfield (30.17)
- Brian Eno (30.17)
- Titanic (33.39)