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* Thoughtcrime is usually associated with ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'', written in 1949. While Orwell may or may not have read it, the idea of punishing treasonous thoughts and encouraging people to report on their neighbours acting suspiciously was proposed as a serious rulership strategy in ''[[The Book of Lord Shang]]'', written between 400 and 200 BC.
* Many, many ''[[Animorphs]]'' fans seem to think that the concept of [[Puppeteer Parasite]] originated from the series. Examples can be found on this very wiki. The fact that it is a [[Characteristic Trope]] certainly isn't helping matters.
* Guess what I'm describing here: years after a world-changing event, a mysterious group causes humankind to evolve into a single entity, with sides of Apocalyptic imagery. I'm describing [[
* [[The Book of the Named]] predates ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' by about twenty years, though it has the disadvantage of having been almost entirely out of print from the mid nineties until recently. While most fans of the latter who get around to reading the former pick up on the differences very quickly, that hasn't stopped some who [[Did Not Do the Research]] from crying foul against Clare Bell.
** Not to mention [[Tailchaser's Song]], which is arguably even more like ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', though it owes a lot to [[Watership Down]] and [[Lord of the Rings]].
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