Since then, its main influence has been its appearances in science fiction, most notably in David Weber's Honorverse military science fiction book series.
New York Times best selling author David Weber used the book as a recurring motif in the Honor Harrington novel At All Costs, with a brief footnote about his own childhood love for the book.
Queen Berry becomes romantically involved with Hugh Arai, who after being freed from slavery by Jeremy X from the Audubon Ballroom worked as a commando for the Beowulf Biological Survey Corps (BSC), and was assigned by Jeremy X as Berry's bodyguard.