![]() however, "a family matter" is a common and much older phase A Family Matter - "A Family Matter," by Miller, Walter M.The Secret People - The Secret People, by Wyndham, John (as John Beynon).Little Memento - "Little Memento," by Collier, John.Slaughterhouse Clive - Slaughterhouse Five, by Vonnegut, Kurt.Why Call Them Back From Retirement? - Why Call Them Back From Heaven?, by Simak, Clifford D.Die, Robot - I, Robot, by Asimov, Isaac.itself a reference to Happiness is a Warm Puppy, by Schulz, Charles M. Happiness Is A Warm Spaceship - Happiness is a Warm Spaceship, by Tiptree, James Jr.The Doom That Came To Roseway - "The Doom That Came To Sarnath," by Lovecraft, H.Passion Pills - Passion Pills Kornbluth Cyril M.although the expression "puppet master(s)" is much older The Puppet Masters - The Puppet Masters, by Heinlein, Robert A.The Demolished Woman - The Demolished Man, by Bester, Alfred. ![]() itself a reference to Exodus 2:22 in the King James Version of the Old Testament Stranger In A Strange Land - Stranger In A Strange Land, by Heinlein,.Comes Now The Power - "Comes Now the Power," by Zelazy, Roger.itself a possibly reference to A Passage to India, by Forster, E. Passage To Anywhere - "Passage to Anywhere," by Merwin, Sam Jr.Radio Free Monarch - Radio Free Albemuth, by Dick, Philip K.The City And The Stars - The City And The Stars, by Clarke, Arthur C.Signal Point In Space - "Signal Point in Space," by Bott, Henry.Brave New World - Brave New World, by Huxley, Aldous itself a reference to The Tempest, by Shakespeare.Salvager In The Sky - (?) Castle In The Sky, 1986 Studio Ghibli Film.Flowers For Sebastian - Flowers For Algernon Keyes, Daniel.Makes Space Suits, Won't Travel - Have Spacesuit, Will Travel Heinlein, Robert A.All Halcyon In A Day - All Summer In A Day Bradbury Ray (thanks to The Lying Earth - The Dying Earth Vance, Jack.The Illustrated Manual - The Illustrated Man Bradbury, Ray.Worst Contact - First Contact (?) 1996 Star Trek Movie.Star-Crossed Troopers - Starship Troopers Heinlein, Robert A.The Low Crusade - The High Crusade Anderson, Poul.BOLT With His Name - (?) Bullet With His Name Leiber, Fritz.Canid's Cradle - Cat's Cradle Vonnegut, Kurt.Space-Crime Continuum - (A word play on Space-Time Continuum, but is there a work by that name?).Fistful Of Digits - A Fistful Of Dollars Film by Sergio Leone.The Long Tomorrow - The Long Tomorrow Brackett, Leigh.Vulcan's Hammer - Lucifer's Hammer Niven, Larry & Pournelle, Jerry.The Amateur Alchemist - (?) The Neutronium Alchemist Hamilton, Peter F.The Grimm Tomorrow - The Grim Tomorrow Richmond, Mary.The Stainless Steel Rat - The Stainless Steel Rat Harrison, Harry.The Secret People - The Secret People Wyndham, John (as John Beynon).Slaughterhouse Clive - Slaughterhouse Five Vonnegut, Kurt.Why Call Them Back From Retirement? - Why Call Them Back From Heaven? Simak, Clifford D.OR Happiness Is A Warm Gun Lennon, John ? Happiness Is A Warm Spaceship - Happiness Is A Warm Puppy Schulz, Charles M.The Doom That Came To Roseway - The Doom That Came To Sarnath Lovecraft, H.P.The Puppet Masters - The Puppet Masters Heinlein, Robert A.The Demolished Woman - The Demolished Man Bester, Alfred.Stranger In A Strange Land - Stranger In A Strange Land Heinlein,.Radio Free Monarch - Radio Free Albemuth Dick, Philip K.The City And The Stars - The City And The Stars Clarke, Arthur C. ![]() Brave New World - Brave New World Huxley, Aldous.The missions I have encountered so far and the references I was able to work out, in reverse order of encountering them: So far, I was able to identify some of the works, but the list is incomplete. ![]() In the video game The Outer Worlds, most (or maybe all) quest/mission names refer to works of speculative fiction. ![]()
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