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* EatTheDog: When times are tough on the road, Thomas suggests that perhaps he and the others should eat their mule. Delphine refuses to hear of it.
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** Whenever an angel makes an appearance, witnesses are left astounded and comforted by their ethereal appearance.
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** Whenever an angel makes an appearance, arrives, witnesses are left astounded and comforted by their ethereal appearance.
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** Whenever an angel makes an appearance, witnesses are left astounded and comforted by their ethereal appearance.
** Subverted when Thomas notes the beauty of [[spoiler: Lucifer, who was once the most beautiful angel, as his lieutenants bring his battered body back to hell]].
** Subverted when Thomas notes the beauty of [[spoiler: Lucifer, who was once the most beautiful angel, as his lieutenants bring his battered body back to hell]].
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''Between Two Fires'' is a horror novel by Christopher Buehlman set during the Black Plague. It is 1348, and Medieval France is reeling under the effects of the plague and [[UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar their defeat by the English at Crécy]] two years earlier. Society has virtually collapsed and everyone is struggling to survive as the bodies of plague victims pile up. Thomas, a disgraced knight-turned-bandit, saves a young orphan girl from his former comrades, and the two journey together, following directions the girl says she receives from angels. They soon meet Mathieu, an alcoholic priest whose congregation has all died, and he joins them as they follow the girl's visions...and quickly learn that there is something far more terrible than the plague working against mankind.
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''Between Two Fires'' is a horror [[DarkFantasy Dark]]/HistoricalFantasy novel by Christopher Buehlman set during the Black Plague. It is 1348, and Medieval France is reeling under the effects of the plague and [[UsefulNotes/TheHundredYearsWar their defeat by the English at Crécy]] two years earlier. Society has virtually collapsed and everyone is struggling to survive as the bodies of plague victims pile up. Thomas, a disgraced knight-turned-bandit, saves a young orphan girl from his former comrades, and the two journey together, following directions the girl says she receives from angels. They soon meet Mathieu, an alcoholic priest whose congregation has all died, and he joins them as they follow the girl's visions...and quickly learn that there is something far more terrible than the plague working against mankind.
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* GoodCounterpart: Thomas' companions at the end of the book serve as a positive reflection to the people he was traveling with at the beginning. [[spoiler:Rather than bandits, they're farmers. One of them is referred to as the "portly one" in contrast to the more sinister "[[FatBastard fat one]]." And when they are approached by Delphine, their immediate response is to share food with her and take her with them without any intention to rape her at all.]]
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* GoodCounterpart: Thomas' companions at the end of the book serve as a positive reflection to the people he was traveling with at the beginning. [[spoiler:Rather than bandits, they're farmers. One of them is referred to as the "portly "plump one" in contrast to the more sinister "[[FatBastard fat one]]." one]]" from before. And when they are approached by Delphine, their immediate response is to bury her father like she asks and share food with her and take before taking her with them without any intention to rape her at all.]]
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: Everyone notes that there is something off about Delphine, even though she's just a little girl by all appearances. Thomas and Matthieu can't tell if she's a prophet, a saint, or a witch, and even the demons they encounter can't put their finger on what she really is either. [[spoiler:As it turns out, she is the Host to God.]]
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* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:God. The whole plot is implied to have been a ploy for God's forces to crush Lucifer's army, invade Hell, and pull as many damned souls out of it.]]
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* GodIsInept: The crux of the story is that God, for whatever reason, does not respond to the the fallen angels, even as they unleash their numerous calamities upon humanity and wage open war on Heaven.
* GodIsInept: The crux of the story is that God, for whatever reason, does not respond to the the fallen angels, even as they unleash their numerous calamities upon humanity and wage open war on Heaven. [[spoiler:Ultimately averted. As it turns out, God isn't inept; He's just playing a longer game.]]
* GoodCounterpart: Thomas' companions at the end of the book serve as a positive reflection to the people he was traveling with at the beginning. [[spoiler:Rather than bandits, they're farmers. One of them is referred to as the "portly one" in contrast to the more sinister "[[FatBastard fat one]]." And when they are approached by Delphine, their immediate response is to share food with her and take her with them without any intention to rape her at all.]]
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* HeroicBastard: Thomas's father wasn't married to his mother. (His wife pointed out to him that he's almost certainly the Comte de Givras's son, but the Comte never said anything.)
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* HeroicBastard: Thomas's father wasn't married to his mother. (His His wife pointed out to him that he's almost certainly the Comte de Givras's son, but the Comte never said anything.)
* HumanoidAbomination: Numerous people the characters encounter are implied to be demons trying to tempt them off their path or just hinder them otherwise. They appear perfectly human, but they always give away some sign of their demonic nature, such as changing their coat of arms or suddenly disappearing the moment no one is watching.
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* HumanoidAbomination: Numerous people the characters encounter are implied to be demons trying to tempt them off their path or just hinder them otherwise. They appear perfectly human, but they always give away some sign of their demonic nature, such as changing their coat of arms or suddenly disappearing the moment no one is watching.
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* UndyingLoyalty: Thomas lived his whole life devoted to the Comte de Givras, and still retains love and respect for him even after his death.
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** The leader of the English ''routiers'' vehemently lectures his men after discovering they shot a young page in their latest raid, promising to kill anyone who harms women or children while they're looting.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: The demons who hound the protagonists mostly try to act friendly when tempting or tricking them, but their predatory natures and viciously short tempers always give them away.
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* MeaningfulName: Crossed with IronicName: Chretien d'Evreux's first and last names mean "follower of Christ" and "brave strong boar" respectively, when he's a cowardly usurper who leveraged the Church's rites to depose of a more virtuous rival. More appropriately, his first name is also the origin of the derogatory term "cretin."
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* OhCrap: Hell's reaction when they sense that [[spoiler:Delphine is about to resurrect the true Pope]].
--> [[spoiler:THAT CUNT FROM PARIS IS IN THE CELLAR WITH HIM]]
--> [[spoiler:THAT CUNT FROM PARIS IS IN THE CELLAR WITH HIM]]
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* AwakenTheSleepingGiant: The Black Plague is an effort by the armies of Hell to ''avoid'' this -- in the book's opening, Lucifer wishes to overthrow Heaven before Judgment Day but without incurring God's wrath, so he antagonizes humanity to see if God retaliates, believing that if He remains silent then the throne of Heaven is empty and vulnerable. [[spoiler:It turns out God was just acting more subtly than Lucifer expected, and sure enough, once He and the Heavenly Host manifest then the forces of Hell are instantly routed and Lucifer himself is slain]].
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* GodIsGood: [[InMysteriousWays Their methods notwithstanding]], God and the Host are always portrayed benevolently, and their least manifestation grants relief from the filth and death that's choking France. [[spoiler:Near the end of the book, He descends to Hell personally in the shape of Delphine to save Thomas]].
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* HopeSpot: Hell turns out to run on these. When the damned grow numb to their tortures, the devils either come up with one even worse, or grant the damned just enough relief or hope of rescue to make the pain start all over again.
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* SoreLoser: The forces of Hell are seldom graceful in defeat. [[spoiler:When the Host banishes them from Avignon, they respond by damning ''all'' the souls they can grab, guilty or innocent, which includes Thomas]].
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* TheAtoner: While he hides it behind an angry attitude and biting sense of humor, Thomas is stricken with a lot of guilt and self-loathing for the crimes he committed or allowed during his time as an outlaw. Implicitly, the reason why he helps Delphine on her pilgrimage and perform other acts of heroism is to regain his honor as a knight.
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* AmbitionIsEvil: Chretien has his sights set for the French crown, and to achieve it, he's willing to commit many foul deeds, such as seizing lands neighboring those already granted to him and bribing corrupt church officials into excommunicating knights who committed no crimes to legitimize his rule over said seized lands. It's these actions, combined with his seduction of Marguerite, that earns Chretien Thomas' enmity.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Despite Thomas' anger and cynicism, he still can't shake off doing altruistic things still befitting of a virtuous knight, such as saving a girl from being raped, burying her father even if it puts him at risk of catching the plague, trying to find her a home, slaying a demon that's terrorizing a village, and so on.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Despite Thomas' anger and cynicism, he still can't shake off doing altruistic things still befitting of a virtuous knight, such as saving a girl from being raped, burying her father even if it puts him at risk of catching the plague, trying to find her a home, slaying a demon that's terrorizing a village, and so on.
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* {{Hunk}}: Thomas is described as tall, muscular, and handsome. Of note was Marguerite's reaction to him. She was initially disappointed to be wed to a man of low birth and education, but the moment she saw how brawny he was, she became "dressed for the oven."
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* OminousKnock: The Ones Who Knock by Night are thusly named because they always announce their presence by knocking on doors and killing whoever answers them. As residents grew savvy enough to not open their doors, they start employing other methods to trick people into opening up, such as pretending to be a woman screaming for someone to help save her crying baby.
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* OminousKnock: OminousKnocking: The Ones Who Knock by Night are thusly named because they always announce their presence by knocking on doors and killing whoever answers them. As residents grew savvy enough to not open their doors, they start employing other methods to trick people into opening up, such as pretending to be a woman screaming for someone to help save her crying baby.
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* MoralityPet: Delphine and to a lesser extent, Mathieu serve as this for Thomas. Their presence helps him calm his anger and encourage him to become a more heroic figure after he spent a long time committing thievery and murder and tolerating rape while in the company of bandits. He even makes a point to avoid killing people simply because Delphine doesn't want him to.
* OminousKnock: The Ones Who Knock by Night are thusly named because they always announce their presence by knocking on doors and killing whoever answers them. As residents grew savvy enough to not open their doors, they start employing other methods to trick people into opening up, such as pretending to be a woman screaming for someone to help save her crying baby.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: While he was a part of Godefroy's merry band, Thomas was willing to help them rob, ransack, and murder others, but rape was the one line he refused to cross and only tolerated with great reluctance. Godefroy making an attempt on Delphine was the last straw that prompted him to betray them.
* TookALevelInKindness: Thomas starts off as an angry and nihilistic man who lives only for survival and revenge, and displays an uncaring attitude towards others, particularly Delphine. He softens up over the course of the story, displays more camaraderie toward his companions, and more devoted to Delphine's seemingly holy mission. [[spoiler:By the end of the story, he becomes a full-fledged GoodShepherd.]]
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* UndeadAbomination: [[spoiler: The BodyOfBodies that appears in Avignon during the climax]].
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** [[spoiler: The BodyOfBodies that appears in Avignon during the climax]].
** [[spoiler: The BodyOfBodies that appears in Avignon during the climax]].
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* GodIsInept: The crux of the story is that God, for whatever reason, does not respond the the fallen angels, even as they unleash their numerous calamities upon humanity and wage open war on Heaven.
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* HaveYouSeenMyGod: God has disappeared from Heaven and not even the angels know where He has gone. This gives Lucifer the impetus to reignite his war and rain hell upon humanity.
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* ImAHumanitarian: The city of Nemours which has isolated itself and refuses to let anyone enter or leave the city, is largely getting by by having the living eat the dead.
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* ImAHumanitarian: The city of Nemours Nemours, which has isolated itself and refuses to let anyone enter or leave the city, it, is largely getting by by having the living eat the dead.
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* ImAHumanitarian: The city of Nemours which has isolated itself and refuses to let anyone enter or leave the city, is largely getting by by having the living eat the dead.
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* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler: the demon in charge of judging Thomas's soul in Hell, itself a damned soul whose punishment is to condemn the undeserving to eternal torment. Thomas tries to reason with it, and though the demon is agreeable, it says it is far more afraid of its masters than Thomas can understand, and devours him anyway.]]
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* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:The demon in charge of judging Thomas's soul in Hell, itself a damned soul whose punishment is to condemn the undeserving to eternal torment. Thomas tries to reason with it, and though the demon is agreeable, it says it is far more afraid of its masters than Thomas can understand, and devours him anyway.]]
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* StupidEvil: Some of the lesser demons the trio encounter fail to serve as competent arbiters of temptation because they make their evil natures too obvious. Of special note is the group of supposed crusaders who offer to let Thomas accompany them to Avignon at the cost of leaving his companions behind. The slightest amount of hesitation is enough to turn them hostile.
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* YouAreWorthHell: [[spoiler:When Delphine's divine aspect comes to pull Thomas' soul from out of Hell, she gives him the choice to either remember her, the journey they took together, and all the hardship they experienced including the torture he suffered in Hell, or to forget it all, including the aforementioned torment. Thomas chooses the former, retaining his memories, both the good and bad, purely out of his love for Delphine.]]
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* YouAreWorthHell: [[spoiler:When Delphine's divine aspect comes to pull Thomas' soul from out of Hell, she gives him the choice to either remember her, the journey they took together, and all the hardship they experienced including the torture he suffered in Hell, or to forget it all, including all and be free of the aforementioned torment. Thomas chooses the former, retaining his memories, both the good and bad, purely out of his love for Delphine.]]
