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 * Besides its continuity connections to the Doctor Who universe, ''The Book of the War'' also included references to many stories from other genres and fictional universes:
 ** The term "[[Violent Unknown Event]]" was borrowed from {{w|Peter Greenaway}}'s 1980 film {{wi|The Falls (1980 film)|The Falls}}.
-** The self-mutilating [[Eremite]]s and their [[Labyrinth (The Book of the War)|Labyrinth]] mirror the {{iw|cenobite|Cenobites}} from {{w|Clive Barker}}'s {{wi|Hellraiser (franchise)|Hellraiser}} franchise.
+** The self-mutilating [[Eremite]]s and their [[Labyrinth (The Book of the War)|Labyrinth]] mirror the {{iw|cenobite|Cenobites}} from {{w|Clive Barker}}'s {{wi|Hellraiser (franchise)|Hellraiser}} franchise. Other references to Barker's works include the names of the [[Order of the Weal]] and the [[Immaculata]].
-** The effects of [[praxis]] reference {{w|Melange (fictional drug)|the spice}} from the classic science fiction novel {{wi|Dune (novel)|Dune}}, as does the story of [[Robert Scarratt]]'s defusal of a native uprising on [[House Xianthellipse]]'s praxis-supplying planet.
+** The effects of [[praxis]] reference {{w|Melange (fictional drug)|melange}} from the classic science fiction novel {{wi|Dune (novel)|Dune}}, as does the story of [[Robert Scarratt]]'s defusal of a native uprising on [[House Xianthellipse]]'s praxis-supplying planet.
 ** [[Investigator]] [[Eighteen (The Book of the War)|Eighteen]]'s sham trials of new [[Celestis]] agents references the role of "Conductor 71" in the classic film {{wi|A Matter of Life and Death}}.
-** Several elements of the setting are borrowed in homage to the setting of {{wi|The Big Time (novel)|The Big Time}}. These parallels were further developed in the ''Faction Paradox'' anthology ''[[The Book of the Enemy (anthology)|The Book of the Enemy]]''.
+** Several elements are borrowed in homage to {{wi|The Big Time (novel)|The Big Time}}. These parallels were further developed in the ''Faction Paradox'' anthology ''[[The Book of the Enemy (anthology)|The Book of the Enemy]]''.
 ** The 1805 novel {{wi|The Manuscript Found in Saragossa}} is mentioned as a legitimate account of a [[praxis]] fugue.
 ** The unreachability of the [[Mornington Crescent tube station]] in the [[Stacks]] pays homage to the 1970s comedy panel game {{wi|I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue}}, which originated the game {{wi|Mornington Crescent (game)|Mornington Crescent}}.