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* Samkim and Arula in the [[Redwall]] book ''Salamandastron'' are modifications of the names of two fans, Samantha Kim and Laura. |
* Samkim and Arula in the [[Redwall]] book ''Salamandastron'' are modifications of the names of two fans, Samantha Kim and Laura. |
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* The "Gameras" of John Scalzi's ''[[Old Mans War|Old Man's War]]'' series are named after classic sci-fi authors. Since the series takes place in the far future, one of them is named after [[Charles Stross|a contemporary writer who has not yet been judged "classic"]]. |
* The "Gameras" of John Scalzi's ''[[Old Mans War|Old Man's War]]'' series are named after classic sci-fi authors. Since the series takes place in the far future, one of them is named after [[Charles Stross|a contemporary writer who has not yet been judged "classic"]]. |
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* In [[Esther Friesner]]'s ''Majyk by...'' series, the three village idiots are named Lorrenz, Wot, and Evvon, a shout-out to author [[ |
* In [[Esther Friesner]]'s ''Majyk by...'' series, the three village idiots are named Lorrenz, Wot, and Evvon, a shout-out to author [[Lawrence Watt-Evans]]. |
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* Taken to an art form in Bill Fitzhugh's ''Pest Control'', whose lead is named Bob Dillon. It didn't make for a happy childhood. He spends the entire book being confused with [[Bob Dylan]], even by ''the CIA''. |
* Taken to an art form in Bill Fitzhugh's ''Pest Control'', whose lead is named Bob Dillon. It didn't make for a happy childhood. He spends the entire book being confused with [[Bob Dylan]], even by ''the CIA''. |
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* A [[William Gibson]] / [[Bruce Sterling]] novel ''[[The Difference Engine]]'' featured a character named [[Godwin's Law|Michael Godwin]]. |
* A [[William Gibson]] / [[Bruce Sterling]] novel ''[[The Difference Engine]]'' featured a character named [[Godwin's Law|Michael Godwin]]. |
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* ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' makes a brief mention of Lord [[Sdrawkcab Name|Trebor Jordayne]] of the Tor. His heraldic symbol is a quill, and he apparently has an interesting theory that [[The Wheel of Time|time is a wheel]]. |
* ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' makes a brief mention of Lord [[Sdrawkcab Name|Trebor Jordayne]] of the Tor. His heraldic symbol is a quill, and he apparently has an interesting theory that [[The Wheel of Time|time is a wheel]]. |
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* M'chel Riss of ''[[Star Risk, Ltd.]]'' is named after author [[Chris Bunch]]'s friend Michelle Rice. |
* M'chel Riss of ''[[Star Risk, Ltd.]]'' is named after author [[Chris Bunch]]'s friend Michelle Rice. |
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* In ''The [[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' radio drama and early versions of the novel, author Douglas Adams mentions a classmate named Paul Neil Milne Johnstone whom he considers the worst poet in the universe. ([[Beyond the Impossible|He's worse than Vogons!]]} The named was eventually changed to Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings in the later editions of the novel, the [[The |
* In ''The [[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'' radio drama and early versions of the novel, author Douglas Adams mentions a classmate named Paul Neil Milne Johnstone whom he considers the worst poet in the universe. ([[Beyond the Impossible|He's worse than Vogons!]]} The named was eventually changed to Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings in the later editions of the novel, the [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (TV series)|TV series]] and the [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (film)|movie]]. |
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