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* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Sticking his nose where it's not wanted, at no particular benefit to him, simply because it's the [[ForGreatJustice right thing to do]], is practically Tom's MO.
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* ReallyGetsAround: If there's a woman in the story, National or Ab'O, Tom will have bedded her before the last page.
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* TheChooserOfTheOne: Rynemon, the Belltree A.I. that Coloured the Captains.
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* TheChooserOfTheOne: Rynemon, Rynemonn, the Belltree A.I. that Coloured the Captains.
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In 1999, the Hollywood Theater of the Ear did a radio dramatization of "The Only Bird in Her Name."
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* HiveMind: [[spoiler: Dewi Dammo]] in "Marmordesse"
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* AGodAmI: Chiras Namarkon in "The Libary" [[spoiler: which he (almost) achieves through BrainUploading]]
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* AGodAmI: Chiras Namarkon in "The Libary" Library" [[spoiler: which he (almost) achieves through BrainUploading]]BrainUploading.]]
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* TheLancer: Ben Scarbo, Tom's kite-master.
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* AGodAmI: Chiras Namarkon in "The Libary" [[spoiler: which he (almost) achieves through BrainUploading]]
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* GrandFinale: The novella "Rynemonn" (later divided into three separate stories - "Coyote Struck by Lighting," "Coming Down" and "Sewing Whole Cloth") serves as this to the Blue Captain's story. Dowling has still published new stories taking place before its events.
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* GrandFinale: The novella "Rynemonn" (later divided into three separate stories - "Coyote Struck by Lighting," "Coming Down" and "Sewing Whole Cloth") serves as this to the Blue Captain's story. Dowling has still published new stories A Tom Rynosseros novel called ''Malgre'', taking place before its events. "Rynemonn'' has yet to be fully completed/published.
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* ArabianNights: The major influence on Blue Tyon's world.
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* GrandFinale: The novella "Rynemonn" (later divided into three separate stories - "Coyote Struck by Lighting," "Rynemonn" "Coming Down" and "Sewing Whole Cloth") serves as this to the Blue Captain's story. Dowling has still published new stories taking place before its events.
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* BolivianArmyEnding: The cycle ends on [[spoiler:''Rynosseros'' and the other six Coloured charvolants going into battle against a ''thousand'' tribal ships]]
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* LiteraryAllusionTitle: The name (and its idiosyncratic spelling) comes from the seventeenth century poem "Tom o'Bedlam":
---> But those that cross Tom Rynosseros.
---> Do what the panther dare not.
---> But those that cross Tom Rynosseros.
---> Do what the panther dare not.
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* TheChooserOfTheOne: The Belltree A.I. that Coloured the Captains.
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* GrandFinale: The three stories "Coyote Stuck by Lighting", "Rynemonn", and "Sewing Whole Cloth" (previously published as a single novella called "Rynemonn") serve as this to the Blue Captain's story. Dowling has still published new stories taking place before those three.
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* GrandFinale: The novella "Rynemonn" (later divided into three separate stories - "Coyote Stuck Struck by Lighting", "Rynemonn", Lighting," "Rynemonn" and "Sewing Whole Cloth" (previously published as a single novella called "Rynemonn") serve Cloth") serves as this to the Blue Captain's story. Dowling has still published new stories taking place before those three.its events.
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[[caption-width-right:193:But those that cross Tom Rynosseros...]]
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* GrandFinale: The three stories "Coyote Stuck by Lighting", "Rynemonn", and "Sewing Whole Cloth" (previously published as a single novella called "Rynemonn") serve as this to the Blue Captain's story. Dowling has still published new stories taking place before those three.
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* NoExportForYou: Only the first collection was released stateside.
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The series takes place a thousand years in the future. A mysterious cataclysmic has changed the balance of power in the world; in particular, Australia is now ruled by a congregation of its native Aboriginal tribes (referred to as Ab'o in the stories). Enter Tom Tyson, a national (white) freed from cyrosleep with much of his memories removed. Tom gains ownership of Rynosseros, a charvolant or sandship propelled by wind-power, and, due to the mysterious plans of a rouge A.I., is given a Colour, granting him living legend status in the Ab'o society, and free passage for Rynosseros to travel the continent.
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The series takes place a thousand years in the future. A mysterious cataclysmic has changed the balance of power in the world; in particular, Australia is now ruled by a congregation of its native Aboriginal tribes (referred to as Ab'o Ab'O in the stories). Enter Tom Tyson, a national (white) freed from cyrosleep with much of his memories removed. Tom gains ownership of Rynosseros, ''Rynosseros'', a charvolant or sandship propelled by wind-power, and, due to the mysterious plans of a rouge A.I., is given a Colour, granting him living legend status in the Ab'o Ab'O society, and free passage for Rynosseros ''Rynosseros'' to travel the continent.
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: Bolo May, [[spoiler: described as the [[ChurchMilitant Witchfinder General]] of the Ab'o nations and is established as an adversary to the Captains in in the first chronological story ''Colouring the Captains'', - and is dispatched by a KillSat in the same story.]]
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: Bolo May, [[spoiler: described as the [[ChurchMilitant Witchfinder General]] of the Ab'o nations and is established as an adversary to the Captains in in the first chronological story ''Colouring "Colouring the Captains'', Captains", - and is dispatched by a KillSat in the same story.]]
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: Bolo May, [[spoiler: described as the [[ChurchMilitant Witchfinder General]] of the Ab'o nations and is established as an adversary to the Captains in in the first chronological story ''Colouring the Captains'', -and - and is dispatched by a KillSat in the same story.]]
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* TomTheDarkLord: The villainous characters, like Bolo May and Dewi Dammo, tend to have fairly innocuous names.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/CordwainerSmith's ''Instrumentality of Man.''
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/CordwainerSmith's ''Instrumentality of Man.''''
* WoodenShipsAndIronMen: Very much in the spirit of these kinds of stories.
* WoodenShipsAndIronMen: Very much in the spirit of these kinds of stories.
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* IHaveManyNames: Tom Tyson, Tom Rynosseros, Blue Tyson, Madhouse Tom...
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* IHaveManyNames: Tom Tyson, Tom Rynosseros, Blue Tyson, Madhouse Tom...Tom...
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/CordwainerSmith's ''Instrumentality of Man.''
* SpiritualSuccessor: To Creator/CordwainerSmith's ''Instrumentality of Man.''
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The series takes place a thousand years in the future. A mysterious cataclysmic has changed the balance of power in the world; in particular, Australia is now ruled by a congregation of its native Aboriginal tribes (refereed (referred to as Ab'o in the stories). Enter Tom Tyson, a national (white) freed from cyrosleep with much of his memories removed. Tom gains ownership of Rynosseros, a charvolant or sandship propelled by wind-power, and, due to the mysterious plans of a rouge A.I., is given a Colour, granting him living legend status in the Ab'o society, and free passage for Rynosseros to travel the continent.
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The series takes place a thousand years in the future. A mysterious cataclysmic has changed the balance of power in the world; in the particular, Australia is now ruled by a congregation of its native Aboriginal tribes (refereed to as Ab'o in the stories). Enter Tom Tyson, a national (white) freed from acyrosleep with much of his memories removed. Tom gains ownership of Rynosseros, a charvolant or sandship propelled by wind-power, and, due to the mysterious plans of a rouge A.I., is given a Colour, granting him living legend status in the Ab'o society, and free passage for Rynosseros to travel the contient.
Most of the stories are stand-alones of various adventures or characters encountered by Tom as he seeks for his past, or just highlighting the world itself. Dowling's writing is rich, poetic, and not for the causal reader.
Most of the stories are stand-alones of various adventures or characters encountered by Tom as he seeks for his past, or just highlighting the world itself. Dowling's writing is rich, poetic, and not for the causal reader.
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The series takes place a thousand years in the future. A mysterious cataclysmic has changed the balance of power in the world; in the particular, Australia is now ruled by a congregation of its native Aboriginal tribes (refereed to as Ab'o in the stories). Enter Tom Tyson, a national (white) freed from acyrosleep cyrosleep with much of his memories removed. Tom gains ownership of Rynosseros, a charvolant or sandship propelled by wind-power, and, due to the mysterious plans of a rouge A.I., is given a Colour, granting him living legend status in the Ab'o society, and free passage for Rynosseros to travel the contient.continent.
Most of the stories are stand-alones of various adventures or characters encountered by Tom as he seeks for his past, or just highlighting the world itself. Dowling's writing is rich, poetic, and not for the [[ViewersAreGeniuses causalreader.
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Most of the stories are stand-alones of various adventures or characters encountered by Tom as he seeks for his past, or just highlighting the world itself. Dowling's writing is rich, poetic, and not for the [[ViewersAreGeniuses causal
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* DiscOneFinalBoss: Bolo May, [[spoiler: described as the [[ChurchMilitant Witchfinder General]] of the Ab'o nations and established as an adversary to the Captains in in the first chronological story ''Colouring the Captains'', -and is dispatched by a KillStat KillSat in the same story.]]
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* AwesomeAussie: The whole cast.
* TheChosenOne: Tom is the last of the Coloured Captains, and has special significance as the Blue Captain.
* TheChoserOfTheOne: The Belltree A.I. that Coloured the Captains.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Bolo May, [[spoiler: described as the [[ChurchMilitant Witchfinder General]] of the Ab'o nations and established as an adversary to the Captains in in the first chronological story ''Colouring the Captains'', -and is dispatched by a KillStat in the same story.]]
* IHaveManyNames: Tom Tyson, Tom Rynosseros, Blue Tyson, Madhouse Tom...
* AwesomeAussie: The whole cast.
* TheChosenOne: Tom is the last of the Coloured Captains, and has special significance as the Blue Captain.
* TheChoserOfTheOne: The Belltree A.I. that Coloured the Captains.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Bolo May, [[spoiler: described as the [[ChurchMilitant Witchfinder General]] of the Ab'o nations and established as an adversary to the Captains in in the first chronological story ''Colouring the Captains'', -and is dispatched by a KillStat in the same story.]]
* IHaveManyNames: Tom Tyson, Tom Rynosseros, Blue Tyson, Madhouse Tom...
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The series takes place a thousand years in the future. A mysterious cataclysmic has changed the balance of power in the world; in the particular, Australia is now ruled by a congregation of its native Aboriginal tribes (refereed to as Ab'o in the stories). Enter Tom Tyson, a national (white) freed from acyrosleep with much of his memories removed. Tom gains ownership of Rynosseros, a charvolant or sandship, and sandship propelled by wind-power, and, due to the mysterious plans of a rouge A.I. , is given a Colour, granting him living legend status in the Ab'o society, and free passage for Rynosseros to travel the contient.
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''The Adventures of Tom Rynosseros'' is a lengthy story cycle written by the Australian writer Terry Dowling. The first story "The Only Bird in Her Name" was published in 1985, the latest "The Library" was published in 2009.
The series takes place a thousand years in the future. A mysterious cataclysmic has changed the balance of power in the world; in the particular, Australia is now ruled by a congregation of its native Aboriginal tribes (refereed to as Ab'o in the stories). Enter Tom Tyson, a national (white) freed from acyrosleep with much of his memories removed. Tom gains ownership of Rynosseros, a charvolant or sandship, and due to the mysterious plans of a rouge A.I. is given a Colour, granting living legend in the Ab'o society, and free passage for Rynosseros to travel the contient.
Most of the stories are stand-alones of various adventures or characters encountered by Tom as he seeks for his past, or just highlighting the world itself. Dowling's writing is rich, poetic, and not for the causal reader.
The series takes place a thousand years in the future. A mysterious cataclysmic has changed the balance of power in the world; in the particular, Australia is now ruled by a congregation of its native Aboriginal tribes (refereed to as Ab'o in the stories). Enter Tom Tyson, a national (white) freed from acyrosleep with much of his memories removed. Tom gains ownership of Rynosseros, a charvolant or sandship, and due to the mysterious plans of a rouge A.I. is given a Colour, granting living legend in the Ab'o society, and free passage for Rynosseros to travel the contient.
Most of the stories are stand-alones of various adventures or characters encountered by Tom as he seeks for his past, or just highlighting the world itself. Dowling's writing is rich, poetic, and not for the causal reader.
