James Bond | James Joyce | James Brown | James Cook | James Stewart | James II of England | James Garner | James | James Cameron | James Taylor | James Madison | James May | Henry James | James Cagney | James II | James Caan | D. H. Lawrence | James Earl Jones | Lawrence Ferlinghetti | LeBron James | Lawrence, Kansas | James Monroe | James Franco | James I | William James | James Wyatt | James, son of Zebedee | James Dean | Lawrence | James A. Garfield |
Card accredits two books in particular as being profoundly influential in the writing of this novel: Thailand: A Short History by David K. Wyatt and Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India by Lawrence James.