Allusions/references To Actual History, Geography and Current Science
New Syon House in the story is a fictional building in London. Syon House is a real mansion by the Thames, opposite Kew.
Bodega Bay is well known as the site for much of the filming of the movie The Birds. It is also close to Drake's Bay, once thought to be the site of Sir Francis Drake's landing on the American mainland. One of the main plot points of this series is the discovery of certain artifacts on Santa Catalina by members of the Drake expedition.
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