 References range from occasional quotations—an auto mechanic quotes Teilhard in Philip K. Dick's "A Scanner Darkly"—to serving as the philosophical underpinning of the plot, as Teilhard's work does in Julian May's 1987–94 Galactic Milieu Series.Teilhard also plays a major role in Annie Dillard's 1999 "For the Time Being".Teilhard is mentioned by name and the Omega Point briefly explained in Arthur C. Clarke's and Stephen Baxter's "The Light of Other Days".