Battle of the Ligurian Sea which struck "TA24". "Meteor"s commander, Richard Pankhurst, saw a "geyser of flame and metal" and "TA24" sank just after 04:00, losing 30 men in 13 minutes. This was the German "Kriegsmarine"'s last surface action of the war. The British destroyers ended any possibility of German deep water offensive operations in the Ligurian Sea, let alone anywhere else in the Mediterranean. The engagement was also the last surface naval action the British fought in the western theatre and the last substantial surface action fought on the Mediterranean Sea. "TA32" was damaged but managed to escape; she was scuttled by her crew
The Arm of the Starfish "The Arm of the Starfish" appearing just three years after "A Wrinkle in Time". The final book in the O'Keefe series, "An Acceptable Time", is also the final book of the Time Quintet. The Murry-O'Keefe books have further connections with other L'Engle titles. The Austin family books have three major crossover characters in common with the O'Keefe books, two of whom are introduced in "The Arm of the Starfish". Canon Tallis meets the Austins in "The Young Unicorns", which takes place a few months after "Starfish". Adam Eddington meets Vicky Austin the following summer in "A Ring of Endless Light",