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Creator/JoelRosenberg's last novels before his death, the ''Paladins'' series consists of two books: ''Paladins'', published in 2004, and ''Knight Moves'', published in 2006.
The setting is an alternate Earth with fantasy elements; after defeating [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade Arthur the Tyrant]] at the Battle of Camlann, [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade Mordred the Great]] goes on to found a powerful, expansionist British Empire. Fast-forward several centuries, and England is one of three superpowers, alongside the Muslim Caliphate and the remnants of the Byzantine Empire.
Add to this mix mention of a [[GrimUpNorth Zone]] where dark powers dwell, some magic, and some extremely powerful [[TalkingWeapon 'live' swords]], both [[EvilWeapon Red]] and [[IncorruptiblePurePureness White]], borne (at least in England) by specially-trained [[TheOrder Knights of the Order of the Crown, Shield, and Dragon]].
Into all this comes a Hellenic fisherman who drags up a hitherto unknown Red sword in a fishing net and is promptly struck dead when he touches it, two Knights of the Order sent from England to investigate, a third retired Knight wandering the taverns of Pironesia, and the fisherman's teenaged son, who then go off and have adventures seeking the source of the Red swords and their connection to demonic horrors appearing hundreds of miles south of the Zone.
Not to be confused with the HeroShooter game ''VideoGame/{{Paladins}}''
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!!This series contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: In the background, at least, there is apparently at least one female Knight of the Order.
* BadassNormal: Cully doesn't have [[CoolSword Jenn]] anymore, but he's still got all the training.
* CoolSword: All of the live swords.
* DoomedHometown: [[spoiler:Niko's family]]
* EvilSword: Some Red swords, particularly the Khan and the Sandoval
* FarmBoy: Niko. Well, fisher-boy.
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Gray
** TheLancer: Cully
** TheBigGuy: Bear
** TheSmartGuy: Sigerson
** TheChick: Niko
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Live swords give their users incredible speed and strength, as well as allowing them to cause fires and explosions and such in the case of Red swords.
* RetiredBadass: Cully
Creator/JoelRosenberg's last novels before his death, the ''Paladins'' series consists of two books: ''Paladins'', published in 2004, and ''Knight Moves'', published in 2006.
The setting is an alternate Earth with fantasy elements; after defeating [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade Arthur the Tyrant]] at the Battle of Camlann, [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade Mordred the Great]] goes on to found a powerful, expansionist British Empire. Fast-forward several centuries, and England is one of three superpowers, alongside the Muslim Caliphate and the remnants of the Byzantine Empire.
Add to this mix mention of a [[GrimUpNorth Zone]] where dark powers dwell, some magic, and some extremely powerful [[TalkingWeapon 'live' swords]], both [[EvilWeapon Red]] and [[IncorruptiblePurePureness White]], borne (at least in England) by specially-trained [[TheOrder Knights of the Order of the Crown, Shield, and Dragon]].
Into all this comes a Hellenic fisherman who drags up a hitherto unknown Red sword in a fishing net and is promptly struck dead when he touches it, two Knights of the Order sent from England to investigate, a third retired Knight wandering the taverns of Pironesia, and the fisherman's teenaged son, who then go off and have adventures seeking the source of the Red swords and their connection to demonic horrors appearing hundreds of miles south of the Zone.
Not to be confused with the HeroShooter game ''VideoGame/{{Paladins}}''
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!!This series contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: In the background, at least, there is apparently at least one female Knight of the Order.
* BadassNormal: Cully doesn't have [[CoolSword Jenn]] anymore, but he's still got all the training.
* CoolSword: All of the live swords.
* DoomedHometown: [[spoiler:Niko's family]]
* EvilSword: Some Red swords, particularly the Khan and the Sandoval
* FarmBoy: Niko. Well, fisher-boy.
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Gray
** TheLancer: Cully
** TheBigGuy: Bear
** TheSmartGuy: Sigerson
** TheChick: Niko
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Live swords give their users incredible speed and strength, as well as allowing them to cause fires and explosions and such in the case of Red swords.
* RetiredBadass: Cully
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Creator/JoelRosenberg's last novels before his death, the ''Paladins'' series consists of two books: ''Paladins'', published in 2004, and ''Knight Moves'', published in 2006.
The setting is an alternate Earth with fantasy elements; after defeating [[HistoricalVillainUpgrade Arthur the Tyrant]] at the Battle of Camlann, [[HistoricalHeroUpgrade Mordred the Great]] goes on to found a powerful, expansionist British Empire. Fast-forward several centuries, and England is one of three superpowers, alongside the Muslim Caliphate and the remnants of the Byzantine Empire.
Add to this mix mention of a [[GrimUpNorth Zone]] where dark powers dwell, some magic, and some extremely powerful [[TalkingWeapon 'live' swords]], both [[EvilWeapon Red]] and [[IncorruptiblePurePureness White]], borne (at least in England) by specially-trained [[TheOrder Knights of the Order of the Crown, Shield, and Dragon]].
Into all this comes a Hellenic fisherman who drags up a hitherto unknown Red sword in a fishing net and is promptly struck dead when he touches it, two Knights of the Order sent from England to investigate, a third retired Knight wandering the taverns of Pironesia, and the fisherman's teenaged son, who then go off and have adventures seeking the source of the Red swords and their connection to demonic horrors appearing hundreds of miles south of the Zone.
Not to be confused with the HeroShooter game ''VideoGame/{{Paladins}}''
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!!This series contains examples of:
* ActionGirl: In the background, at least, there is apparently at least one female Knight of the Order.
* BadassNormal: Cully doesn't have [[CoolSword Jenn]] anymore, but he's still got all the training.
* CoolSword: All of the live swords.
* DoomedHometown: [[spoiler:Niko's family]]
* EvilSword: Some Red swords, particularly the Khan and the Sandoval
* FarmBoy: Niko. Well, fisher-boy.
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Gray
** TheLancer: Cully
** TheBigGuy: Bear
** TheSmartGuy: Sigerson
** TheChick: Niko
* InfinityPlusOneSword: Live swords give their users incredible speed and strength, as well as allowing them to cause fires and explosions and such in the case of Red swords.
* RetiredBadass: Cully
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