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Siberian Red (UK title)/Archive 17 (US title)
The Red Moth
A new book, Berlin Red, is due to be published in 2016.
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* BombThrowingAnarchist: Chief Inspector Vassileyev, Pekkala's boss during his time in the okhrana, lost his right leg to one of these.
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* BombThrowingAnarchist: Chief Inspector Vassileyev, Pekkala's boss during his time in the okhrana, Okhrana, lost his right leg to one of these.
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* BombThrowingAnarchist: Chief Inspector Vassileyev, Pekkala's boss during his time in the okhrana, lost his right leg to one of these.
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New book was released last year.
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* RoyallyScrewed: as seen in Pekkala's memories, the czarina Alexandra was so anxious and depressed that she took cocaine, which only worsened her symptoms, the four imperial princesses were at best indifferent to their situation, at worse in full nervous breakdown, and the crown prince suffered from hemophilia.
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* RoyallyScrewed: RoyallyScrewedUp: as seen in Pekkala's memories, the czarina Alexandra was so anxious and depressed that she took cocaine, which only worsened her symptoms, the four imperial princesses were at best indifferent to their situation, at worse in full nervous breakdown, and the crown prince suffered from hemophilia.
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* Adorkable: he may be a NKVD officer and a bit awkward around Pekkala at the beginning, but Kirov is a very nice guy who genuinely cares for the inspector, loves cooking and likes his aromatic herbs so much he has turned his office into a giant greenhouse.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: as the story deals with the NKVD and the Okhrana, the trope is hardly avoidable. Cigarette burns are a favourite of both services.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Pekkala makes sure to teach all his tricks to Kirov and not to involve him with his most illegal deeds, while the major would literally do anything for his boss (including travelling to Siberia in mid-winter and taking a crash-course in parachute jump); add the fact that Kirov spends a lot of time cooking for Pekkala and regularly berates him for wearing old-fashionned and shabby clothes, and their relationship looks really sweet.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Stalin is an adept of manipulation as a management method. Surprisingly, Nicholas II also used this against many of his officers and servants, Pekkala included.
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* RoyallyScrewed: as seen in Pekkala's memories, the czarina Alexandra was so anxious and depressed that she took cocaine, which only worsened her symptoms, the four imperial princesses were at best indifferent to their situation, at worse in full nervous breakdown, and the crown prince suffered from hemophilia.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: plenty, from Nicholas II to Stalin, also staring the imperial children, Rasputin and many others.
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* UnwittingPawn: when the imperial government fell, [[spoiler:the czar deliberately sacrificed Pekkala, telling the Communists where to find and arrest him, so they would focus on breaking the inspector rather than torturing the czar and his family]]
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* UnwittingPawn: when the imperial government fell, [[spoiler:the czar deliberately sacrificed Pekkala, telling the Communists where to find and arrest him, so they would focus on breaking the inspector rather than torturing the czar and his family]]
family. Nicholas II was hoping to remain safe and escape with the secret reserves of gold he had sent to Siberia.]]
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* UnwittingPawn: when the imperial government fell, [[spoiler:the czar deliberately sacrificed Pekkala, telling the Communists where to find and arrest him, so they would focus on breaking the inspector rather than torturing the czar and his family]]
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Then the Russian Revolution happened. Pekkala was captured and thrown in a gulag, where he stayed for years. He finally got out when Stalin called for him to reinstate the title of the Emerald Eye. Now Pekkala is the Soviet Union’s top investigator, and committed to stopping threats to the communist state…
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Then the Russian Revolution happened. Pekkala was captured and thrown in into a gulag, where he stayed for years.ten years, living in solitary. He finally got out when Stalin called for him to reinstate the title of the Emerald Eye. Now Pekkala is the Soviet Union’s top investigator, and committed to stopping threats to the communist state…
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* HumanPopsicle: something that often happened to the gulag prisonners, according to Pekkala's memories.
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* ShoutOut: Pekkala is often believed to have supernatural powers, due to being from Finland. Now, where did we met a character named Pekkala with magical powers ?
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** also between Pekkala and Stalin: when the Emerald Eye was arrested, it was Stalin [[spoilers: who kept him captive and tortured him.]]
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** also between Pekkala and Stalin: when the Emerald Eye was arrested, it was Stalin [[spoilers: [[spoiler: who kept him captive and tortured him.]]
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Written by Sam Eastland. Inspector Pekkala used to be one of the most powerful people in Imperial Russia. As the Emerald Eye, he could investigate into and uncover any threat to the state, and he answered only to the czar.
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Written by Sam Eastland. Inspector Pekkala used to be one of the most powerful people in Imperial Russia. As Known as the Emerald Eye, he could investigate into and uncover any threat to the state, and he answered only to the czar.
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* TheCoroner: Pekkala’s dad. Working with him is how Pekkala learned to identify causes of death in his investigations.
* HoYay: Admit it. Pekkala and his assistant, Kirov sometimes quarrel together like a married couple, despite both being completely straight men.
* HoYay: Admit it. Pekkala and his assistant, Kirov sometimes quarrel together like a married couple, despite both being completely straight men.
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* TheCoroner: Pekkala’s dad. Working with him is how Pekkala learned to identify causes of death in his investigations.
investigations.
* EnemyMine: Pekkala makes very clear he can't stand Rasputin, but it does not prevent him from helping the "mad monk" from time to time, while Rasputin likes giving the inspector some tips on how to deal with the imperial family.
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* HoYay: Admit it. Pekkala and hisassistant, assistant Kirov sometimes quarrel together like a an old married couple, despite both being completely straight men.
* EnemyMine: Pekkala makes very clear he can't stand Rasputin, but it does not prevent him from helping the "mad monk" from time to time, while Rasputin likes giving the inspector some tips on how to deal with the imperial family.
** also between Pekkala and Stalin: when the Emerald Eye was arrested, it was Stalin [[spoilers: who kept him captive and tortured him.]]
* HoYay: Admit it. Pekkala and his
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* CelibateHero: both Pekkala and Kirov are single and more or less married to their job. Kirov seems to get a girl from time to time, but Pekkala really lives like a monk.
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Then the Russian Revolution happened. Pekkala was captured and throne thrown in a gulag, where he stayed for years. He finally got out when Stalin called for him to reinstate the title of the Emerald Eye. Now Pekkala is the Soviet Union’s top investigator, and committed to stopping threats to the communist state…
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TheRemnant: The Comitati in Book 3 sure seem to think this.
HoYay: Admit it. Pekkala and his assistant, Kirov sometimes quarrel together like a married couple, despite both being completely straight men.
MercyKill: Pekkala does this to a prisoner, because the alternative was for him to go to a gulag where he would be experimented on like a live lab rat.
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*IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: before the October Revolution, Pekkala was living with a young teacher named Illya, and was captured by the Communists before he could propose. When Stalins finally frees him, the inspector considers leaving Russia for France, where Illya is now living, but learning she is happily married with a child, he decides to remain in Moscow and let her believe he is dead.
*MercyKill: Pekkala does this to a prisoner, because the alternative was for him to go to a gulag where he would be experimented on like a live lab
*TheRemnant: The Comitati in Book 3 sure seem to think this.
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*BullyingADragon: both Pekkala and Stalin's secretary are fond of doing this... to Stalin himself, no less.
*TheCoroner: Pekkala’s dad. Working with him is how Pekkala learned to identify causes of death in his investigations.
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TheRemnant: The Comitati in Book 3 sure seem to think this.
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TheRemnant: The Comitati in Book 3 sure seem to think this.this.
HoYay: Admit it. Pekkala and his assistant, Kirov sometimes quarrel together like a married couple, despite both being completely straight men.
MercyKill: Pekkala does this to a prisoner, because the alternative was for him to go to a gulag where he would be experimented on like a live lab rat.
HoYay: Admit it. Pekkala and his assistant, Kirov sometimes quarrel together like a married couple, despite both being completely straight men.
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Written by Sam Eastland. Inspector Pekkala used to be one of the most powerful people in Imperial Russia. As the Emerald Eye, he could investigate into and uncover any threat to the state, and he answered only to the czar.
Then the Russian Revolution happened. Pekkala was captured and throne in a gulag, where he stayed for years. He finally got out when Stalin called for him to reinstate the title of the Emerald Eye. Now Pekkala is the Soviet Union’s top investigator, and committed to stopping threats to the communist state…
The three books so far are:
Eye of the Red Czar
Shadow Pass
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!! Inspector Pekkala contains examples of:
BadassNormal: Pekkala.
TheCoroner: Pekkala’s dad. Working with him is how Pekkala learned to identify causes of death in his investigations.
TheRemnant: The Comitati in Book 3 sure seem to think this.
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Then the Russian Revolution happened. Pekkala was captured and throne in a gulag, where he stayed for years. He finally got out when Stalin called for him to reinstate the title of the Emerald Eye. Now Pekkala is the Soviet Union’s top investigator, and committed to stopping threats to the communist state…
The three books so far are:
Eye of the Red Czar
Shadow Pass
Archive 17
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!! Inspector Pekkala contains examples of:
BadassNormal: Pekkala.
TheCoroner: Pekkala’s dad. Working with him is how Pekkala learned to identify causes of death in his investigations.
TheRemnant: The Comitati in Book 3 sure seem to think this.
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