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- ↑ Locus Index of Hugo nominees and winners
- ↑ Ansible #161
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Anders, Charlie Jane. "Doctor Who's Paul Cornell Tells io9 Why Darkness Is Overrated" io9 Sep 8 2008
