Bye Bye Braverman called him "The Joyce of Brighton Beach," suggesting by analogy a comparison between Markfield and this quintessentially Jewish neighborhood and the essential literary synergy between James Joyce and his native Dublin, but also suggesting other connections. The structure of Markfield's "To an Early Grave", and therefore of the movie based upon it, is to some extent a comic parallel of Joyce's novel "Ulysses", specifically "Episode 6" (which is commonly known as the "Hades" chapter) where protagonist Leopold Bloom and three friends travel in a carriage to attend the funeral of Patrick "Paddy" Dignam who has died in a drunken stupor.
Encounters in the Phoenix Quadrant Encounters in the Phoenix Quadrant Encounters in the Phoenix Quadrant is a 1980 role-playing game supplement for "Traveller" published by Group One. "Encounters in the Phoenix Quadrant" is a play aid for "Traveller" that describes three new ship types - a deep space miner, a Springer freighter, and an exploration ship - and their crews. William A. Barton reviewed "Encounters in the Phoenix Quadrant" in "The Space Gamer" No. 31. Barton commented that "Overall, the wealth of detailed information on ships and their crews makes "Encounters in the Phoenix Quadrant" a worthwhile purchase for almost any "Traveller" player or referee.