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** [[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}}. | ** [[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 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]]''. | ||
** 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}}. | ** 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}}. | ||
* Lawrence Miles briefly considered releasing an expanded version of ''The Book of the War'' on CD-ROM.<ref name="SBJunused">[https://simonbjones.blogspot.com/2006/12/book-of-war-unused-material.html Book Of The War unused material]</ref> Though [[Mad Norwegian Press]]' other ''Faction Paradox'' books would be later be released as ebooks, CEO [[Lars Pearson]] said that the number of permissions that would be needed from the contributors made it untenable.<ref name="ebook discussion">[http://gallifreybase.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5668976&postcount=26 Re: Faction Paradox (Non-BBC) - Your Favourites]</ref> | * Lawrence Miles briefly considered releasing an expanded version of ''The Book of the War'' on CD-ROM.<ref name="SBJunused">[https://simonbjones.blogspot.com/2006/12/book-of-war-unused-material.html Book Of The War unused material]</ref> Though [[Mad Norwegian Press]]' other ''Faction Paradox'' books would be later be released as ebooks, CEO [[Lars Pearson]] said that the number of permissions that would be needed from the contributors made it untenable.<ref name="ebook discussion">[http://gallifreybase.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5668976&postcount=26 Re: Faction Paradox (Non-BBC) - Your Favourites]</ref> | ||
