Well, aren't they contemporary books, which means they're certainly going to have some similarities between them and real life, right?

I don't buy much into prophecy and prediction as they're always so very vague. You want me to believe? Tell me that on August 9, 2010 a rapacious monkey will break from his cage at some Chinese Zoo and will accost visiting foreign leader, Kim Jong Il. The subsequent photos of Jong Il being molested by the monkey sparks a war the likes of which the world as never known. If that happens, I'll follow the guy till my feet wear off.

However, this "...one bird belonging to two, struck by the blinding hail and fury of the crooked wren..." shit isn't going to cut it.

I mean, I can make any picture I want while looking at the night time sky as long as I only count certain stars.