Quote:Yeah, in the first book in particular, the hero cites that song -- he actually refers to himself as "Winterborn" at one point, and somebody who knows the song gets really fierce about not invoking that kind of bad omen.
I was _certain_ that this was a reference to the John Ringo series of books that have become known as the 'Kildar' novels
If you read nothing else of this series, read the disclaimer ("All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional....") for Kildar. Ringo goes into a quite bit more detail about that, including the statement from his mother. Admittedly, one sentence in the disclaimer is a partial spoiler, but what the hell.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.