1 | The series is filled with so many references that few people can recognize them all on their first read through. |
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3 | ! In General |
4 | * Beyond specific pop-culture references, the trilogy is filled to the brim with reference to Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology, with a few biblical references thrown in for good measure. |
5 | * And that's not even counting the sheer number of references to real-world historical figures or classic works of literature. |
6 | * On a more specific note, the first part of Antonia's last name (Gold children born from extramarital affairs are given hyphenated surnames) is [[Franchise/HarryPotter Severus]]. |
7 | ! Red Rising |
8 | * On his way to meet Mickey for the first time, Darrow walks past two Greens advertising a VR simulation of [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Osgiliath]] |
9 | * During the course of his education, Darrow mentions listening to audiobooks of ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'', ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'', ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'', ''Literature/TheIliad'', ''{{Literature/Ulysses}}'', ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'', ''{{Literature/Metamorphosis}}'', and ''{{Literature/Anabasis}}''. |
10 | * [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler Vlad Dracula]] gets a mention. |
11 | * Upon being told about the [=ArchGovernor's=] son, Darrow asks if the Jackal is supposed to be a predestined [[UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat Alexander]], [[UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar Caesar]], [[UsefulNotes/GenghisKhan Genghis]], or [[Literature/EndersGame Wiggin]] |
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13 | ! Golden Son |
14 | * While escaping from Luna, Darrow's response to a Blue telling him their odds of survival is [[Franchise/StarWars "Never tell me the odds."]] |
15 | * While he and Darrow take The Pax a few chapters later, Darrow says [[{{Film/Serenity}} "They can't stop the signal"]] |
16 | * When discissing the potential existence of aliens, Victra refers to a Drake-[[Creator/GeneRoddenberry Roddenberry]] [[ShownTheirWork equation.]] |
17 | * During the Iron Rain, Darrow describes the sight of a Gold shedding their thermal armor as looking like a [[Literature/ParadiseLost Miltonian angel.]] |
18 | ! Morning Star |
19 | * At the start of the book, Victra is imprisoned in cell 2187, [[Film/ANewHope the same cell number as Princess Leia]]. |
20 | * On page 64: |
21 | -->'''Sevro:''' [[Film/TheWarriors "Reaper! Reaper! Come out and play-e-ay"]] |
22 | * When listing the notable creations of Gold technology and Carvers, Quicksilver references [[Literature/TheHobbit Mirkwood]] |
23 | * Ragnar shoots down Cassius and Aja's ship with a [[Literature/StarshipTroopers Sarissa missile]]. |
24 | * Mustang's flagship is named [[Literature/JohnCarterOfMars Dejah Thoris]] |
25 | * After killing a Gold named Felica, Victra remarks [[{{Film/Friday}} "Bye]] [[MemeticMutation Felicia"]] |
26 | * When Darrow and Victra confront Roque on the bridge of the ''Colossus'', Victra says "You're in a corner, poet," referencing the famous Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey where most of England's greatest writers are buried. |
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