This is a fan translation of Captain French, or the Quest for Paradise (Капитан Френч, или Поиски рая) by Mikhail Akhmanov and Christopher Nicholas Gilmore.
Appendix 1
Literary References
Chapter 1
Murphy: A planet mentioned in James Blish's novelette Earthman, Come Home from the Cities in Flight series.
Pernian pterogeckos: Flying dragon-like telepathic lizards; described in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books.
Chapter 2
Barsoom: The name for Mars in the language of its natives in Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom novels.
Crystalsilk: Mentioned in the novels of A. Bertram Chandler.
Biosculpture: Created by Poul Anderson.
"…some shadowy Indonesian spice and drink export company…": The Solar Spice and Liquors Company from Poul Anderson's Technic History.
Chapter 3
Eden: The name of a planet from the eponymous novel by Stanisław Lem.
Trantor: The capital world of the Galactic Empire, as described in Isaac Asimov's Foundation books.
Tranai: A planet from Robert Sheckley's story "A Ticket to Tranai".
Killashandra: A character from Anne McCaffrey's Crystal Singer series.
Annette McCloskey: American writer Anne McCaffrey, whose name has been distorted over twenty millennia.
Lazarus Long: A character from a number of Robert A. Heinlein's novels.
Chapter 4
No references.
Chapter 5
Shard: A pirate captain from The Book of Wonder by Lord Dunsany.
Chapter 6
Chaurles Perry: French author Charles Perrault, whose name has been distorted over twenty millennia.
Asta Linren: Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, whose name has been distorted over twenty millennia.
Bob Harvard: American author Robert E. Howard, whose name has been distorted over twenty millennia. He is known for creating Conan the Barbarian.
Bondy with two zeroes and a seven: James Bond, Agent 007.
Philip Farmer Three Stars blaster: Named after Philip José Farmer, the author of the Riverworld books.
Chapter 7
The Simmons-Hyperion Hotel: Named after Dan Simmons, the author of the Hyperion Cantos.
Massaraksh: A curse word used on the planet Saraksh in Arkady and Boris Strugatsky's novel Prisoners of Power.
Zodanga: The name of a Martian city in Edgar Rice Burroughs's Barsoom novels.
Jones of the Asgard: Max Jones is the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's novel Starman Jones. His ship is called the Asgard.
Chapter 8
No references.
Chapter 9
No references.
Chapter 10
No references.
Chapter 11
Klerak Belug: The name of the cannibal leader in Poul Anderson's novella Among Thieves.
Chapter 12
Viola Siderea: A robber planet from Cordwainer Smith's short story "Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons".
Davis from the Four Rooks: A character from one of Roger Zelazny's novellas.
Edward Smith from the Skylark of Space: Named after E. E. "Doc" Smith, who wrote the novel The Skylark of Space.
Chapter 13
No references.
Chapter 14
"The most sacred of them required all illustrious nobles to have a life companion in the form of a big white bird, which had descended from mutated cockatoo parrots, gifted with empathy and even partly psychic": This story was inspired by Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern novels.
Solaris: The name of the planet in the eponymous novel by Stanisław Lem.
Chapter 15
No references.
Chapter 16
No references.
Chapter 17
Aurora: A planet in Isaac Asimov's Robot series.
Chapter 18
No references.
Chapter 19
No references.
Chapter 20
The Space Beagle: The name of the ship in the novel The Voyage of the Space Beagle by A. E. van Vogt.
Chapter 21
The Magellanic Cloud bar: Named after the eponymous novel by Stanisław Lem.
Chapter 22
No references.
Chapter 23
The Lensmen Service: The Lensmen are a kind of galactic police in E. E. "Doc" Smith's Lensmen series.
Chapter 24
U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men: A fictional corporation in Isaac Asimov's Robot series.
Asimov: Refers to the American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov.
Calvin: Dr. Susan Calvin is a character in Isaac Asimov's Robot series.
Zoe Cornwall: Character from the Richard Blade books started by Jeffrey Lord and continued by other writers.
Barra Sarinoma: Character from the Richard Blade books started by Jeffrey Lord and continud by other writers.
Amazing Fashion: Refers to the well-known American science fiction magazine Amazing Stories.
Melnon: The name comes from the Richard Blade novel The Towers of Melnon.
Chapter 25
No references.