Influences
Like many other books written by Pike, this book is clearly influenced by The Bible, and Hindu philosophy as well as modern day Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism, as shown in Sati's philosophy and persona which is a mixture of these beliefs. With the Hinduism, the name may be derived from a Hindu goddess named "Sati", however it is never mentioned in the book.
Interestingly, there are many similarities between the character, Sati, and the similarly named Sita from Pike's The Last Vampire series written later: both are blonde, blue-eyed young females with supernatural powers, and have beliefs similar to those of Hinduism (Sita practises Hinduism).
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