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Ender
in Exile, and Speaker for the Dead, by Orson Scott Card.
     

Foom
    Something more than Boom, and much more final.
From the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy series. "…the universe going
foom…"
     

Slugfest
    Slugging it out the hard way. Where there
is no deviousness, guile, deception, carefully arranged trap, or other device
designed to make a battle one sided, you end up with two combatants fighting it
out in the most brutal way possible, like two fighters in a ring, using only
their fists.
     

Thunderbolt
    The Thunderbolt was an American fighter
during World War 2. It was also a fighter in the computer game Wing Commander
4.
     

Broadsword
    The Broadsword was a bomber in the computer
games Wing Commander 2, and Wing Commander Privateer.
     

Mundanes
    Ordinary beings, especially humans.
Possessing no special gifts of any kind. From the square screen tv series
Babylon 5.
     

Ninety Nine
    From the square screen tv series, Get
Smart. As in: "Good thinking Ninety Nine."
     

I've never met anyone who didn’t
matter
    From New Who, Twelfth Doctor. (Matt Smith)
     

Alpha Team Descriptions, by
Thirteen
    Annabelle Smith is like an older version of
Amanda Tapping, from Stargate SG1, and Sanctuary, just grey the hair.
    Amanda and Aleesha Peck, the twins, are the
spitting image of Karen Gillan from Doctor Who, only with short dark hair.
    Alison is close to Tricia Helfer from BSG,
only with straight blonde hair.
    BA is a slightly more solid version of Zoe
Saldana, from Avatar and the first Trek Reboots.
    Aline looks like a younger Grace Park, also
from BSG.
    Alana also looks like a BSG actor, being
close to Katee Sackhoff, but not as outgoing.
    Agatha has the dark lean looks of Sarah
Shahi, from Person of Interest.
    Abigail has the dark, more rounded look of
Taraji P Henson, also from Person of Interest.
    George is epitomized by John
Gallagher Jr., from Newsroom, only with more attitude.
    Jane looks like Amy Acker, from Person of Interest, only
with short mousy brown hair.
     

Dreams teach
    From a Stargate SG1 episode, where Daniel
dreams the consequences of a choice, which leads to disaster, teaching him to
make a better choice.
     

Karn
    Karn was a planet in the Doctor Who
universe. The 'Sisterhood' lived there. Very little is known of them, as they
were only in a fourth Doctor Series (The Brain of Morbius), and a mini-episode
for the fiftieth year celebrations, featuring the eighth doctor's regeneration
into nine. (Eight was only in the one telemovie, which forms a bridge between
Classic Who, and New Who. Nine was only in the episode The Day of the Doctor.)
    There is speculation the Sisterhood was an
offshoot of the Doctor's race, before time travel began. But as far as is
known, there is no canon source to confirm this.
    The sisterhood's main charge was to guard
the elixir of life, which co-incidentally could help a Timelord through a
regeneration crisis.
     

Who else, numb nuts?
    Said by Grace, to Jake, in the flat screen
Avatar, the first time he sees her in an avatar body.
     

The Mage-King's books
    Starship Mage, by Glynn Stewart. Instead of
the FTL or jump drive, space travel between star systems is done by rune driven
magic.
    Magician, by Raymond Feist. Travel between
worlds is done by the use of a rift through space and time. Same principle as a
jump point or a space gate, but instead is located on a planet and people can
walk straight through.
     

Jack Deth
    Jack Deth was a character in the Trancers
square and flat screen movie series. He travelled to the past, using a drug
which shifted his consciousness into one of his ancestors, giving him control
of their bodies while he was there.
     

Miriam description, by Thirteen
    Miriam looks like Nicole De Boer, as she
was in Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Only projecting a lot
more authority and command presence.
     

Corridor Dreams
    The Corridor from which Jon dreams he walks
down, was an actual corridor in the hotel the author stayed in, whilst in
Abadania