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* ''Literature/TheBerenstainBearsBigChapterBooks'': Name-only version in ''The Berenstain Bears and the Red-Handed Thief'' -- when Too-Tall and his gang are called into Principal Honeycomb's office for a talk with he and Vice-Principal Grizzmeyer, Too-Tall namedrops Miss Glitch as part of an incident he ''wasn't'' the instigator for ("What about the time Gil Grizzwold dumped a can of trash all over Miss Glitch's car?"). Miss Glitch is later properly introduced in ''The Berenstain Bears and the School Scandal Sheet'', and becomes a recurring character in the series.
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* ''Literature/OneEightHundredWhereRYou'': Dr. Cyrus Krantz is namedropped in the "Internal Memorandum" at the end of book 1, well before appearing in person at the end of book 3 and having important roles in books 4 and 5.
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* ''Literature/OneEightHundredWhereRYou'': Dr. Cyrus Krantz is namedropped ''Literature/WingsOfFire'': Qibli debuted as a minor character in ''The Brightest Night'' before becoming a main character in the "Internal Memorandum" at second arc. Additionally, several of the end of book 1, well before appearing [[HumansByAnyOtherName scavengers]] in person at the end of book 3 and having important ''Legends: Dragonslayer'' originally appeared with minor roles in books 4 and 5.
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** The Lovegood family is also mentioned in the fourth book as one of the families at the Quiddich World Cup.
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* ''Literature/HollowKingdom2019'': [[spoiler: The One Who Opens Doors]] appears for the first time in the fourth chapter, albeit unidentified as such. He isn't properly introduced for another twenty chapters.
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* ''Literature/OneEightHundredWhereRYou'': Dr. Cyrus Krantz is namedropped in the "Internal Memorandum" at the end of book 1, well before appearing in person at the end of book 3 and having important roles in books 4 and 5.
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* The novella "Literature/ColdSnap" by Creator/KimNewman features guest appearances by characters from every novel Newman had published up to that point -- and one from ''An English Ghost Story'', the next novel he published after "Cold Snap".
* There's a phenomenon in the ''Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse'' where a new Doctor will cameo in the stories of earlier Doctors before their own series begins. It happened with the Eighth Doctor, who cameoed in the Seventh Doctor's ''[[Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures New Adventures]]'' before the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' began; with the Ninth Doctor, who cameoed in the ''Eighth Doctor Adventures'' before the revival series began; and with the Thirteenth Doctor, who cameoed in ''The Missy Chronicles'' and the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E1Rose "Rose"]] {{novelization}} before her first series.
* ''Literature/ForestKingdom'': The ''Hawk & Fisher'' spinoff series' book 4 (''Wolf in the Fold'') marks the first appearance in Green's work of Razor Eddie, who later becomes a supporting character in the ''Literature/{{Nightside}}'' series.
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
** Sirius Black is mentioned in the first chapter of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''. Despite having a pretty important role in the backstory and in Harry's life, he isn't mentioned again until two books later, as the titular character in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''.
** Bellatrix Lestrange first appears in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' in just one scene, the Pensieve flashback to Barty Crouch Jr.'s trial. She isn't named but it's definitely her, as she's bragging about torturing the Longbottoms while also proclaiming undying loyalty to Voldemort. She is a pivotal character in the last three books.
*** Many Death Eaters who become more prominent in the next book, such as Antonin Dolohov and Augustus Rookwood, are also first mentioned in the Pensieve scene, as is Travers who becomes more prominent in the final novel.
** Mundungus Fletcher is mentioned twice before his first proper appearance in the fifth book: first in the second book [[DirtyCoward trying to hex Arthur Weasley when his back was turned]] [[EstablishingCharacterMoment during a Ministry raid of illegally enchanted goods]], then in the fourth book trying to get compensated for the destruction of a luxury tent he never owned.
** The Lovegood family is also mentioned in the fourth book as one of the families at the Quiddich World Cup.
** Mrs. Figg is mentioned early in the first book, and does not appear (and have her backstory fleshed out) until the fifth.
** Dumbledore briefly mentions that his brother was once accused of performing inappropriate charms on a goat in the fourth book. The owner of the Hog's Head is mentioned in book 5, as is the fact that the Hog's Head itself smells faintly of goats, and he strikes Harry as being vaguely familiar. It is not until the 7th book that Aberforth Dumbledore appears, and is revealed to be the owner of the Hog's Head.
** Several creatures in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' were mentioned in ''Literature/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' prior to their appearances, and even Thestrals earned a minor, blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference under "Winged Horse".
** Blaise Zabini is mentioned as the last new Hogwarts student to be sorted in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''.
** Gwenog Jones appeared as a ''Wizard of the Month'' (and in [[VideoGame/HarryPotter Famous Wizard cards]]) about a year before her book debut in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''.
* Johanna Mason gets a brief mention in ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', then appears in the flesh ([[NakedOnArrival um]]), a book later. Delly Cartwright is mentioned in the first part of the first book in passing, but doesn't appear until the middle of the third.
* In the ''Literature/JamesBond'' novel ''Literature/NeverDreamOfDying'', a minion for the NebulousEvilOrganisation The Union visits the client who hired them for their latest EvilPlan for a business transaction. Said Client is one Goro Yoshida, the BigBad of the next ''Bond'' novel ''Literature/TheManWithTheRedTattoo''.
* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Hailey Heleti is fully introduced in ''Literature/ManaMutationMenace'' but her first appearance is actually in ''Literature/AMagesPower''. That girl at the head of a girl posse in Roalt castle with the Heleti crest? That's her.
* ''Literature/LivInTheFuture'': Liv's pet kitten Agent Spaghetti appears in her dream at the beginning of the first chapter before showing up at the pet rental in Chapter 3.
* Literature/MickeyHaller, introduced in ''Literature/TheLincolnLawyer'' in 2005, might be one of the relatives Literature/HarryBosch met in the flashback featured in ''Literature/TheBlackIce'' in 1993.
* ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'': In Clary's dream in ''Literature/CityOfAshes'', [[spoiler: she sees Jace standing with white wings (a reference to his angel blood) and, behind her, a dark-haired boy with blood-tipped wings - Sebastian]].
* In ''Literature/RangersApprentice'', there are mentions of a new sail design by a half-Araluen, half-Skandian boy that can sail into the wind, named after the ''Heron'', the boat in which the plan was first included. The ''Heron'' and its half-Araluen skirl Hal is the main focus of spin-off series ''Literature/{{Brotherband}}''.
* ''Literature/StarTrekNewFrontier'' characters [=Mark McHenry=], Soleta, Tania Tobias and Zak Kebron appear in the ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]'' prequel series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy''.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'': Poe Dameron, one of the main characters in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', is first mentioned in the epilogue of the novel ''Literature/MovingTarget''. An additional reference to him is made in the comic book ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsShatteredEmpire Shattered Empire]]'', which is an {{Interquel}} between ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' and ''The Force Awakens''.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' novels ''Literature/TidesOfDarkness'' and ''Literature/BeyondTheDarkPortal'', novelizations of the RealTimeStrategy ''Warcraft II'' and its expansion respectively, have this in spades, not only featuring characters from that time period that were only introduced in ''Warcraft III'' and beyond, but also updating the story itself in the light of retcons and heavy additions to the canon in later games. They're almost "the Second War as seen through the prism of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''". Let's just say that the flashback in ''The Frozen Throne'' in which Gul'dan wanders into the Tomb of Sargeras is recited almost verbatim in the first book, and Auchindoun plays a much more extended role in the second, along with the introduction of the "new" draenei.
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* There's a phenomenon in the ''Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse'' where a new Doctor will cameo in the stories of earlier Doctors before their own series begins. It happened with the Eighth Doctor, who cameoed in the Seventh Doctor's ''[[Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures New Adventures]]'' before the ''Literature/EighthDoctorAdventures'' began; with the Ninth Doctor, who cameoed in the ''Eighth Doctor Adventures'' before the revival series began; and with the Thirteenth Doctor, who cameoed in ''The Missy Chronicles'' and the [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E1Rose "Rose"]] {{novelization}} before her first series.
* ''Literature/ForestKingdom'': The ''Hawk & Fisher'' spinoff series' book 4 (''Wolf in the Fold'') marks the first appearance in Green's work of Razor Eddie, who later becomes a supporting character in the ''Literature/{{Nightside}}'' series.
* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
** Sirius Black is mentioned in the first chapter of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''. Despite having a pretty important role in the backstory and in Harry's life, he isn't mentioned again until two books later, as the titular character in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban''.
** Bellatrix Lestrange first appears in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'' in just one scene, the Pensieve flashback to Barty Crouch Jr.'s trial. She isn't named but it's definitely her, as she's bragging about torturing the Longbottoms while also proclaiming undying loyalty to Voldemort. She is a pivotal character in the last three books.
*** Many Death Eaters who become more prominent in the next book, such as Antonin Dolohov and Augustus Rookwood, are also first mentioned in the Pensieve scene, as is Travers who becomes more prominent in the final novel.
** Mundungus Fletcher is mentioned twice before his first proper appearance in the fifth book: first in the second book [[DirtyCoward trying to hex Arthur Weasley when his back was turned]] [[EstablishingCharacterMoment during a Ministry raid of illegally enchanted goods]], then in the fourth book trying to get compensated for the destruction of a luxury tent he never owned.
** The Lovegood family is also mentioned in the fourth book as one of the families at the Quiddich World Cup.
** Mrs. Figg is mentioned early in the first book, and does not appear (and have her backstory fleshed out) until the fifth.
** Dumbledore briefly mentions that his brother was once accused of performing inappropriate charms on a goat in the fourth book. The owner of the Hog's Head is mentioned in book 5, as is the fact that the Hog's Head itself smells faintly of goats, and he strikes Harry as being vaguely familiar. It is not until the 7th book that Aberforth Dumbledore appears, and is revealed to be the owner of the Hog's Head.
** Several creatures in ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Order of the Phoenix]]'' were mentioned in ''Literature/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'' prior to their appearances, and even Thestrals earned a minor, blink-and-you'll-miss-it reference under "Winged Horse".
** Blaise Zabini is mentioned as the last new Hogwarts student to be sorted in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone''.
** Gwenog Jones appeared as a ''Wizard of the Month'' (and in [[VideoGame/HarryPotter Famous Wizard cards]]) about a year before her book debut in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince''.
* Johanna Mason gets a brief mention in ''Literature/TheHungerGames'', then appears in the flesh ([[NakedOnArrival um]]), a book later. Delly Cartwright is mentioned in the first part of the first book in passing, but doesn't appear until the middle of the third.
* In the ''Literature/JamesBond'' novel ''Literature/NeverDreamOfDying'', a minion for the NebulousEvilOrganisation The Union visits the client who hired them for their latest EvilPlan for a business transaction. Said Client is one Goro Yoshida, the BigBad of the next ''Bond'' novel ''Literature/TheManWithTheRedTattoo''.
* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': Hailey Heleti is fully introduced in ''Literature/ManaMutationMenace'' but her first appearance is actually in ''Literature/AMagesPower''. That girl at the head of a girl posse in Roalt castle with the Heleti crest? That's her.
* ''Literature/LivInTheFuture'': Liv's pet kitten Agent Spaghetti appears in her dream at the beginning of the first chapter before showing up at the pet rental in Chapter 3.
* Literature/MickeyHaller, introduced in ''Literature/TheLincolnLawyer'' in 2005, might be one of the relatives Literature/HarryBosch met in the flashback featured in ''Literature/TheBlackIce'' in 1993.
* ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'': In Clary's dream in ''Literature/CityOfAshes'', [[spoiler: she sees Jace standing with white wings (a reference to his angel blood) and, behind her, a dark-haired boy with blood-tipped wings - Sebastian]].
* In ''Literature/RangersApprentice'', there are mentions of a new sail design by a half-Araluen, half-Skandian boy that can sail into the wind, named after the ''Heron'', the boat in which the plan was first included. The ''Heron'' and its half-Araluen skirl Hal is the main focus of spin-off series ''Literature/{{Brotherband}}''.
* ''Literature/StarTrekNewFrontier'' characters [=Mark McHenry=], Soleta, Tania Tobias and Zak Kebron appear in the ''[[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration TNG]]'' prequel series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation - Starfleet Academy''.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'': Poe Dameron, one of the main characters in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', is first mentioned in the epilogue of the novel ''Literature/MovingTarget''. An additional reference to him is made in the comic book ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsShatteredEmpire Shattered Empire]]'', which is an {{Interquel}} between ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' and ''The Force Awakens''.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' novels ''Literature/TidesOfDarkness'' and ''Literature/BeyondTheDarkPortal'', novelizations of the RealTimeStrategy ''Warcraft II'' and its expansion respectively, have this in spades, not only featuring characters from that time period that were only introduced in ''Warcraft III'' and beyond, but also updating the story itself in the light of retcons and heavy additions to the canon in later games. They're almost "the Second War as seen through the prism of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''". Let's just say that the flashback in ''The Frozen Throne'' in which Gul'dan wanders into the Tomb of Sargeras is recited almost verbatim in the first book, and Auchindoun plays a much more extended role in the second, along with the introduction of the "new" draenei.
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