Thomas Pynchon novels

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. is an American novelist born in 1937. His postmodern novels V. and The Crying of Lot 49 were published in 1963 and 1966, respectively.

Connections to V. and The Crying of Lot 49
The John Larroquette Show Star Trek
 * The bus terminal featured in The John Larroquette Show was constructed by the Yoyodyne corporation from Thomas Pynchon's V. and The Crying of Lot 49.
 * Propulsion systems developed by V. and The Crying of Lot 49 's Yoyodyne corporation appear throughout the Star Trek franchise.