Trivia and Allusions
- Brust read the works of Carl von Clausewitz as research for this book
- The character of Cropper, Vlad's captain, was based on Brust's late poker friend Bruce Beesman
- The title for chapter ten: "Run away! Run away!" is a quote from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- The scene in which "javelin-throwers" are used against Vlad is the first mention of archery in Dragaera
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