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* [[Captain Obvious|Obviously]], ''[[Narnia]]'' is the basis for the [[Show Within a Show]] that provides the title. |
* [[Captain Obvious|Obviously]], ''[[Narnia]]'' is the basis for the [[Show Within a Show]] that provides the title. |
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* [[Word of God]] is that Quentin was named after a character in ''[[The Sound and |
* [[Word of God]] is that Quentin was named after a character in ''[[The Sound and the Fury]]''. |
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* The five Chatwin children are named after real-life intrepid explorer Bruce Chatwin. |
* The five Chatwin children are named after real-life intrepid explorer Bruce Chatwin. |
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* The great field of grass that is known as "The Sea" is a play on the Dothraki Sea in George R.R. Martin’s ''Song of Ice and Fire''. |
* The great field of grass that is known as "The Sea" is a play on the Dothraki Sea in George R.R. Martin’s ''Song of Ice and Fire''. |
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 11 April 2017
A list of Shout Outs in The Magicians.
- Obviously, Narnia is the basis for the Show Within a Show that provides the title.
- Word of God is that Quentin was named after a character in The Sound and the Fury.
- The five Chatwin children are named after real-life intrepid explorer Bruce Chatwin.
- The great field of grass that is known as "The Sea" is a play on the Dothraki Sea in George R.R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire.
- One particular scene is explicitly borrowed from In Search of Lost Time, where Marcel stumbles on a lesbian couple having a sado-masochistic affair.
- A marble nicknamed "Rakshasa" refers to an old D&D character in the Monster Manual.
- Sir Hotspots is actually a reference to Martin Tenbones in Sandman.
- Amelia Popper’s Practical Exercises for Young Magicians refers to a similar David Popper's books on the cello.
- "Ricky, the man behind the counter", is named for great magician and magic scholar Ricky Jay.
- The use of the word "coolth" a story titled Beauty and the Beasts. Most editors try to take it out.