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[Zach055]

I am not sure if this has been brought up before, but I will post it anyway. The title explains the post, so here are two links. The first link is to the TLJ Azadi, and the second link is to a Wikipedia article about the persian word.

 

http://tlj.wikia.com/wiki/Azadi

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azadi

[wandrew]

Yep, there's been a bit of discussion on the possible links. We tried to incorporate a bit of it into the article on TLJ Wiki you linked to; read on and let us know what you think!

[April_R.]

Yeah, it means freedom. 

 

 

And here's a picture of Azadi Tower under construction in Tehran:

 

[wandrew]

You should see what's beneath.

[Babel-17]

https://en.wikipedia...r_of_Games#Azad

I see now that the wiki mentions the connection. Hmm, I'm waiting to see if Chapters really starts to give a tip of the hat to The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. If Wolf starts exhibiting stigmata ... lol

The similarity to people dropping out with Chew-Z and Can-D is one I noted, albeit it's gotten to be something of a trope. Got to give PKD credit for the trailblazing though.

https://en.wikipedia...Palmer_Eldritch

Trivia: The game Halo also gave a nod to Iain M. Banks.

https://en.wikipedia...tural_influence