History Literature / AssociatedSpace

* AuthorAppeal: The author is a big fan of UsedFuture, [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]], and [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bastards]], so of course his fiction contains all three in big heaping helpings.

** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] by having their ship run out of gas, otherwise, their stolen craft seem to be curiously well-stocked.

* MeaningfulName: Fatebane, [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because he chose it himself as part of his home planet's coming-of-age ceremony.

* SpaceJews: Coronado Salazar, one of Fatebane's underground contacts. As the author himself is a recent convert to Judaism, some sort of [[InSpace Jews In Space]] was [[AuthorAppeal inevitable]].

* SpaceDoesNotWorkThatWay: A fairly mild case, and the author does at least try to have his technobabble make at least SOME sense, but in a universe powered by RuleOfCool and RefugeInAudacity, a few physics blunders are forgivable.

** Yep, it was.

** Of course, this is ignored when dealing with "plasma bolts" for the Piccone .125 Plasma Cannon. Perhaps short range is fine?

** The name '''Sarmatia''' should give away it.
*** Now how many people get that reference?
* ShoutOut: Multiple references to previous writing projects by the same author, his friends, and obscure sources of inspiration.
** For example, ''Righteous Indignation'' was the name of [[ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars Bucky O'Hare's]] ship in that underappreciated comic bok and Western Animation TV show from the 80's.

** Sure, the character's a late-night jewelry store owner, but it's not like he's wearing a yarmulke and tzitzis.

* XanatosSpeedChess: Fatebane has an objective, but the plan falls apart once he drives it off the lot, so he has to make quick adjustments all the time. Sometimes, though, he plans [[IndyPloy so quickly]] to doubt he had a plan in the first place.
* YouFailHistoryForever: At least, Fatebane does. See FutureImperfect above.

* YouFailHistoryForever: At least, Fatebane does. See FutureImperfect above.

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* HulkSpeak: The chapter ?Me Doctor? features a Sarmatian medic who talks like [[TheLoneRanger Tonto]].

''Associated Space'' is a novel by Marcus Johnston, co-creator of ''TechInfantry'' and ''The Spectrum Wars'', as well the ''Astonia'' and ''Dutch In Space'' universes. He is a Troper himself.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Not only to multiple previous projects by the same author, but it has been compared to the ''Literature/{{Retief}}'' novels of Creator/KeithLaumer and TheStainlessSteelRat novels of Creator/HarryHarrison.

If you want to read it, you can either purchase it on {{Amazon}}, or, if you're too poor, write him at marc@ohio.usa.com. The author may be merciful.

AssociatedSpace is a novel by Marcus Johnston, co-creator of ''TechInfantry'' and ''The Spectrum Wars'', as well the ''Astonia'' and ''Dutch In Space'' universes. He is a Troper himself.

The story concerns the "miraculous adventures" of [[MeaningfulName Fatebane]], a covert operations specialist about 800 years in the future, working for one political faction in the [[TheFederation Terran Associated States]]. What starts out as a regular mission turns out to go awry, getting him dragged into a plot to prevent a civil war, and the destruction of the Association along with it. Of course, nothing ever goes according to plan... if there was a plan to begin with. Can Fatebane reunite two star-crossed lovers, save the universe, and live to collect his paycheck?

If you want to read it, you can either purchase it on Amazon, or if you're too poor, write him at marc@ohio.usa.com. The author may be merciful.

Tropes Present in Associated Space:

* AuthorAppeal: The author is a big fan of UsedFuture, [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]], and [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bastards]], so of course his fiction contains all three in big heaping helpings.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Not only to multiple previous projects by the same author, but it has been compared to the ''Literature/{{Retief}}'' novels of Creator/KeithLaumer and TheStainlessSteelRat novels of HarryHarrison.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Not only to multiple previous projects by the same author, but it has been compared to the ''Literature/{{Retief}}'' novels of KeithLaumer and TheStainlessSteelRat novels of HarryHarrison.

AssociatedSpace is an ongoing novel project by Albigensia, the online handle of Marcus Johnston, co-creator of ''TechInfantry'' and ''The Spectrum Wars'', as well the ''Astonia'' and ''Dutch In Space'' universes. He has recently become a Troper himself.

The story has finished, but since the author himself has pulled this story from LiveJournal, if you want to read it... eh, write him at marc@ohio.usa.com.

** For example, ''Righteous Indignation'' was the name of BuckyOHare's ship in that underappreciated comic bok and Western Animation TV show from the 80's.

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** For example, ''Righteous Indignation'' was the name of [[BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars Bucky O'Hare's]] ship in that underappreciated Western Animation TV show from the 80's.

* SpiritualSuccessor: Not only to multiple previous projects by the same author, but it has been compared to the ''Retief'' novels of KeithLaumer and TheStainlessSteelRat novels of HarryHarrison.

* BigDamnVillains: Fatebane goes out of his way to not kill the legions of guards, soldiers, and civilians who are just trying to do their job, but [[spoiler:when the Emperor's too stubborn to surrender, he has to flatten the Volsian capital city with more nukes than are in God's own arsenal.]]