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** Steven Stelth, one of the two main protagonists of the novel, started off as a wide-eyed idealist, but from Chapter 9 onwards, he gradually loses everything and nearly everyone in his life to the Pteranodon, the spirit of Death, or his own decisions over the course of the narrative. He is well and truly broken longe before the story ven even comes to its end.
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** After the loss of his wife Jessica and the near-death of his daughter Sarah, Peter Stelth joins the effort in hunting the Pteranodon up along the Western Australian coastline not only to avenge his fallen loved ones but to also keep an eye on his remaining son Steven, whose mental health is gradually deteriorating.
** Gerald Kelly, for the few scenes he's in, is pretty much cut from the same cloth. After being informed of each and every loss in his family to the Pteranodon, including his daughter Jessica, his sole reaction when he encounters the murderous reptile himself is to leap upon it with rage and attempt to kill it with his bare hands.
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** Daniel Nymph Junior and Trevor Lee are an experienced team of [=FBI=] agents and have been mission partners for years. Whenever there is a battle in the story, they always have each others' backs, in spite of the past and present frictions they have between them.
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* AffablyEvil:DeathAs much as Death enjoys punishing Steven for what he considers to be transgressions against him, he is completely amenable when he gives Steven a way out.
** After the loss of his wife Jessica and the near-death of his daughter Sarah, Peter Stelth joins the effort in hunting the Pteranodon up along the Western Australian coastline not only to avenge his fallen loved ones but to also keep an eye on his remaining son Steven, whose mental health is gradually deteriorating.
** Gerald Kelly, for the few scenes he's in, is pretty much cut from the same cloth. After being informed of each and every loss in his family to the Pteranodon, including his daughter Jessica, his sole reaction when he encounters the murderous reptile himself is to leap upon it with rage and attempt to kill it with his bare hands.
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** Daniel Nymph Junior and Trevor Lee are an experienced team of [=FBI=] agents and have been mission partners for years. Whenever there is a battle in the story, they always have each others' backs, in spite of the past and present frictions they have between them.
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%%** [[spoiler: Steven in the final fight]].
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** Steven Stelth, one of the two main protagonists of the novel, started off as a wide-eyed idealist, but from Chapter 9 onwards, he gradually loses everything and nearly everyone in his life to the Pteranodon, the spirit of Death, or his own decisions over the course of the narrative. He is well and truly broken longe before the story ven comes to its end.
** Trevor Lee was this before the story even began. Before he was an [=FBI=] agent, he worked in the [=CIA=], often pitting himself against terrorist threats troubling the United States, but a long campaign against an organisation known as the Agarrah brought him into conflict with its leader, Kamo Pak. That conflict ended tragically with his wife Marlene's murder and Trevor going so off the rails that it cut his career short. By the time he appears in ''The Fatal Dream'', he initially appears to have moved on, but it soon becomes clear that the emotional scars of that time are still there.
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A speculative romantic drama and action thriller novel written by Ian Hastings. It tells the story of two young want-to-be scientists, Steven Stelth and Wendy Johnson, meeting in an Advanced Mathematics class at Boston University, how they fall in love and go on to share a life together, establishing their careers and life goals. Unfortunately, when it appears they are about to overcome even Death itself with their experiments, they are confronted with the spirit of Death itself. What follows is a chain of events that lead to violence, revenge, misery, grief and doubt.
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Norman Gregson.
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* ActionDad: Peter Stelth and Gerald Kelly.
* ActionDuo:
** Daniel and Trevor
** Peter and Trevor
* AffablyEvil: Death
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** Daniel and Trevor
** Peter and Trevor
* AffablyEvil: Death
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* ArcVillain: Kamo Pak
* ArchEnemy:
** Trevor Lee and Kamo Pak
** Steven against Death and the Pteranodon
* AssholeVictim: Kamo Pak
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nearly every couple in this have a chance to show how much they care about one another.
* TheBait: Charles Stelth
* BatmanGrabsAGun: A forced example of this occurs with Steven at the end of Chapter 14.
* BestFriends:
** Steven, Brian and Vincent
** Wendy, Grace and Charlotte
** Steven, Daniel and Trevor
** Sarah and Brianna
* BetaCouple: Brian and Grace, Vincent and Charlotte, or Daniel and Sarah. Take your pick.
* ArchEnemy:
** Trevor Lee and Kamo Pak
** Steven against Death and the Pteranodon
* AssholeVictim: Kamo Pak
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nearly every couple in this have a chance to show how much they care about one another.
* TheBait: Charles Stelth
* BatmanGrabsAGun: A forced example of this occurs with Steven at the end of Chapter 14.
* BestFriends:
** Steven, Brian and Vincent
** Wendy, Grace and Charlotte
** Steven, Daniel and Trevor
** Sarah and Brianna
* BetaCouple: Brian and Grace, Vincent and Charlotte, or Daniel and Sarah. Take your pick.
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* BigBadEnsemble: Death, the Pteranodon and Kamo Pak
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* TheCavalryArrivesLate
* TheChessmaster: Death
* CoolTeacher: Doug Hodges. Nigel Terson. Vincent and Charlotte.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Steven brings the Pteranodon to life.
* CurbStompBattle: The usual result when the Pteranodon attacks an intended target.
* TheChessmaster: Death
* CoolTeacher: Doug Hodges. Nigel Terson. Vincent and Charlotte.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Steven brings the Pteranodon to life.
* CurbStompBattle: The usual result when the Pteranodon attacks an intended target.
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* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: A dying Pteranodon threatens that his revenge on the Stelths will continue in another form beyond his death. Whatever that form is is still yet to be known.]]
* EnemiesWithDeath: Steven
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: You'll see this in the Pteranodon's backstory.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Death
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon]]
* EveryoneChasingYou: Everyone hunts the Pteranodon.
* EnemiesWithDeath: Steven
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: You'll see this in the Pteranodon's backstory.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Death
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon]]
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* FallingInLoveMontage: Occurs at the end of Chapter One and the beginning of Chapter Two.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Kamo Pak's organisation, the Agarrah.
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* HeroicBSOD: This happens to Steven every time the Pteranodon injures or kills someone.
* HappilyMarried: Nearly every couple.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: University, actually.
* HumanChess: The spirit of Death considers the events in the novel as such.
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Wendy's spirit at the very end of the novel]]
* ImminentDangerClue: Steven discovers this in the final chapter.
* InfantImmortality: Averted.
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: A regular theme throughout the novel.
* KickTheDog: Death likes to do this to Steven a lot.
* LastVillainStand: Losing both the Pteranodon, his co-terrorists and his means of escape, Kamo Pak does this.
* LivingRelic: The Pteranodon
* MadBomber: Kamo Pak and his terrorists are said to be these.
* ManipulativeBastard: Death, again.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* {{Melodrama}}: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* MomentKiller: Norman Gregson in the lighter occasions; the Pteranodon and Death in the darker ones.
* MonumentalBattle: Late in the novel, a trap is set for the Pteranodon at the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
* TheMourningAfter
* MurderInc: The Agarrah
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon paraphrases this line]]
* HappilyMarried: Nearly every couple.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: University, actually.
* HumanChess: The spirit of Death considers the events in the novel as such.
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Wendy's spirit at the very end of the novel]]
* ImminentDangerClue: Steven discovers this in the final chapter.
* InfantImmortality: Averted.
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: A regular theme throughout the novel.
* KickTheDog: Death likes to do this to Steven a lot.
* LastVillainStand: Losing both the Pteranodon, his co-terrorists and his means of escape, Kamo Pak does this.
* LivingRelic: The Pteranodon
* MadBomber: Kamo Pak and his terrorists are said to be these.
* ManipulativeBastard: Death, again.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* {{Melodrama}}: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* MomentKiller: Norman Gregson in the lighter occasions; the Pteranodon and Death in the darker ones.
* MonumentalBattle: Late in the novel, a trap is set for the Pteranodon at the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
* TheMourningAfter
* MurderInc: The Agarrah
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon paraphrases this line]]
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* ThePowerOfLove: Steven and Wendy are true believers of this.
* PsychoForHire: Kamo Pak is said to be this by Trevor.
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
* ThePurge: The Pteranodon's objective in dealing with the Stelth family.
* PsychoForHire: Kamo Pak is said to be this by Trevor.
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
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* SerialKiller: The Pteranodon can be considered as this. Kamo Pak definitely qualifies.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Doug Hodges for Steven and Wendy, Vincent and Charlotte, and Brian and Grace.
** Jessica Stelth for Daniel and Sarah
** Anyone who supports any of the couples in times of trouble
* TragicHero: Steven Stelth, Daniel Nymph Junior and Trevor Lee.
* UnstoppableRage:
** Trevor in Chapter 15
** [[spoiler: Steven in the final fight]].
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: The sexist Norman Gregson's continual question about why Wendy wants Steven instead of him.
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* ShipperOnDeck:
** Doug Hodges for Steven and Wendy, Vincent and Charlotte, and Brian and Grace.
** Jessica Stelth for Daniel and Sarah
** Anyone who supports any of the couples in times of trouble
* TragicHero: Steven Stelth, Daniel Nymph Junior and Trevor Lee.
* UnstoppableRage:
** Trevor in Chapter 15
** [[spoiler: Steven in the final fight]].
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: The sexist Norman Gregson's continual question about why Wendy wants Steven instead of him.
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* MagnificentBastard: Death. Also Kamo Pak.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Norman Gregson.
* AbusiveParents: Wendy's father Donald sees his daughter as nothing but a tool to help him get higher in the world of finance.
* AbusiveParents: Wendy's father Donald sees his daughter as nothing but a tool to help him get higher in the world of finance.
* ActionDuo:
** Daniel and Trevor
** Peter and Trevor
* AffablyEvil: Death
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to all but Steven, there is an anonymous threat left out there by the Pteranodon, which will one day attack them.]]
* ArcVillain: Kamo Pak
* ArchEnemy:
** Trevor Lee and Kamo Pak
** Steven against Death and the Pteranodon
* AssholeVictim: Kamo Pak
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nearly every couple in this have a chance to show how much they care about one another.
** Daniel and Trevor
** Peter and Trevor
* AffablyEvil: Death
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to all but Steven, there is an anonymous threat left out there by the Pteranodon, which will one day attack them.]]
* ArcVillain: Kamo Pak
* ArchEnemy:
** Trevor Lee and Kamo Pak
** Steven against Death and the Pteranodon
* AssholeVictim: Kamo Pak
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nearly every couple in this have a chance to show how much they care about one another.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: A forced example of this occurs with Steven at the end of Chapter 14.
* BestFriends:
** Steven, Brian and Vincent
** Wendy, Grace and Charlotte
** Steven, Daniel and Trevor
** Sarah and Brianna
* BetaCouple: Brian and Grace, Vincent and Charlotte, or Daniel and Sarah. Take your pick.
* BigBad: Although the Pteranodon is doing the actual killing and is the one all the heroes are against, the main villain is actually Death.
* BigBadEnsemble: Death, the Pteranodon and Kamo Pak
* BigWordShout: The story is filled to the brim with them.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Steven does kill the Pteranodon in the end, but all but two of his family members are dead, Trevor has been killed, and the Pteranodon leaves a dying threat behind that one day his revenge on the Stelths would be completed.]]
* BestFriends:
** Steven, Brian and Vincent
** Wendy, Grace and Charlotte
** Steven, Daniel and Trevor
** Sarah and Brianna
* BetaCouple: Brian and Grace, Vincent and Charlotte, or Daniel and Sarah. Take your pick.
* BigBad: Although the Pteranodon is doing the actual killing and is the one all the heroes are against, the main villain is actually Death.
* BigBadEnsemble: Death, the Pteranodon and Kamo Pak
* BigWordShout: The story is filled to the brim with them.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Steven does kill the Pteranodon in the end, but all but two of his family members are dead, Trevor has been killed, and the Pteranodon leaves a dying threat behind that one day his revenge on the Stelths would be completed.]]
* TheChessmaster: Death
* CoolTeacher: Doug Hodges. Nigel Terson. Vincent and Charlotte.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Steven brings the Pteranodon to life.
* CoolTeacher: Doug Hodges. Nigel Terson. Vincent and Charlotte.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Steven brings the Pteranodon to life.
* CycleOfRevenge: The Pteranodon sets out to kill the Stelth family. one it leaves alive for the moment becomes determined to avenge their fallen relatives and friends.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: A dying Pteranodon threatens that his revenge on the Stelths will continue in another form beyond his death. Whatever that form is is still yet to be known.]]
* EnemiesWithDeath: Steven
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: You'll see this in the Pteranodon's backstory.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Death
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon]]
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: A dying Pteranodon threatens that his revenge on the Stelths will continue in another form beyond his death. Whatever that form is is still yet to be known.]]
* EnemiesWithDeath: Steven
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: You'll see this in the Pteranodon's backstory.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Death
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon]]
* ExtremelyShortTimeSpan: The first third of the book occurs over the space of nine years; the rest unfolds in less than two months.
* FallingInLoveMontage: Occurs at the end of Chapter One and the beginning of Chapter Two.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Kamo Pak's organisation, the Agarrah.
* FallingInLoveMontage: Occurs at the end of Chapter One and the beginning of Chapter Two.
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Kamo Pak's organisation, the Agarrah.
* GainingTheWillToKill: A large factor in Steven's struggle to keep his family and friends alive.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Steven's goal in life is to create new forms of animal life. Trying to complete said goal backfires in more than one way.
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Steven's goal in life is to create new forms of animal life. Trying to complete said goal backfires in more than one way.
* HappilyMarried: Nearly every couple.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: University, actually.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: University, actually.
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Wendy's spirit at the very end of the novel]]
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: A regular theme throughout the novel.
* KickTheDog: Death likes to do this to Steven a lot.
* KickTheDog: Death likes to do this to Steven a lot.
* LivingRelic: The Pteranodon
* MadBomber: Kamo Pak and his terrorists are said to be these.
* MagnificentBastard: Death. Also Kamo Pak.
* ManipulativeBastard: Death, again.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* Melodrama: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* MomentKiller: Norman Gregson in the lighter occasions; the Pteranodon and Death in the darker ones.
* MadBomber: Kamo Pak and his terrorists are said to be these.
* MagnificentBastard: Death. Also Kamo Pak.
* ManipulativeBastard: Death, again.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* Melodrama: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* MomentKiller: Norman Gregson in the lighter occasions; the Pteranodon and Death in the darker ones.
* TheMourningAfter
* MurderInc: The Agarrah
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon paraphrases this line]]
* MurderInc: The Agarrah
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon paraphrases this line]]
* NightmareSequence: Death delivers these to Steven every time the Pteranodon kills one of his family. Also doubles as ThatWasNotADream.
* OneBulletLeft: Literal example. At the end of the novel, Steven considers using the last bullet in his gun to kill himself.
* OneBulletLeft: Literal example. At the end of the novel, Steven considers using the last bullet in his gun to kill himself.
* ThePowerOfLove: Steven and Wendy are true believers of this.
* PsychoForHire: Kamo Pak is said to be this by Trevor.
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
* PsychoForHire: Kamo Pak is said to be this by Trevor.
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon is killed, but Steven's life is lying in ruins. He has given up his life and career in America. All but two of his family have been slain. He has severed ties with his friends back in Boston. And then there's the Pteranodon's last words.]]
* SerialKiller: The Pteranodon can be considered as this. Kamo Pak definitely qualifies.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Doug Hodges for Steven and Wendy, Vincent and Charlotte, and Brian and Grace.
** Jessica Stelth for Daniel and Sarah
** Anyone who supports any of the couples in times of trouble
* TragicHero: Steven Stelth, Daniel Nymph Junior and Trevor Lee.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Doug Hodges for Steven and Wendy, Vincent and Charlotte, and Brian and Grace.
** Jessica Stelth for Daniel and Sarah
** Anyone who supports any of the couples in times of trouble
* TragicHero: Steven Stelth, Daniel Nymph Junior and Trevor Lee.
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** [[spoiler: Steven in the final fight]]
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Norman Gregson.
* AbusiveParents: Wendy's father Donald sees his daughter as nothing but a tool to help him get higher in the world of finance.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: A forced example of this occurs with Steven at the end of Chapter 14.
* BigWordShout: The story is filled to the brim with them.
* CycleOfRevenge: The Pteranodon sets out to kill the Stelth family. one it leaves alive for the moment becomes determined to avenge their fallen relatives and friends.
* ExtremelyShortTimeSpan: The first third of the book occurs over the space of nine years; the rest unfolds in less than two months.
* GainingTheWillToKill: A large factor in Steven's struggle to keep his family and friends alive.
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Wendy's spirit at the very end of the novel]]
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: A regular theme throughout the novel.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* Melodrama: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* OneBulletLeft: Literal example. At the end of the novel, Steven considers using the last bullet in his gun to kill himself.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: A dying Pteranodon threatens that his revenge on the Stelths will continue in another form beyond his death. Whatever that form is is still yet to be known.]]
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
* SerialKiller: The Pteranodon can be considered as this. Kamo Pak definitely qualifies.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nearly every couple in this have a chance to show how much they care about one another.
* BetaCouple: Brian and Grace, Vincent and Charlotte, or Daniel and Sarah. Take your pick.
* HappilyMarried: Nearly every couple.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: University, actually.
* MomentKiller: Norman Gregson in the lighter occasions; the Pteranodon and Death in the darker ones.
* TheMourningAfter
* ThePowerOfLove: Steven and Wendy are true believers of this.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Doug Hodges for Steven and Wendy, Vincent and Charlotte, and Brian and Grace.
** Jessica Stelth for Daniel and Sarah
** Anyone who supports any of the couples in times of trouble
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Norman Gregson.
* AbusiveParents: Wendy's father Donald sees his daughter as nothing but a tool to help him get higher in the world of finance.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: A forced example of this occurs with Steven at the end of Chapter 14.
* BigWordShout: The story is filled to the brim with them.
* CycleOfRevenge: The Pteranodon sets out to kill the Stelth family. one it leaves alive for the moment becomes determined to avenge their fallen relatives and friends.
* ExtremelyShortTimeSpan: The first third of the book occurs over the space of nine years; the rest unfolds in less than two months.
* GainingTheWillToKill: A large factor in Steven's struggle to keep his family and friends alive.
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Wendy's spirit at the very end of the novel]]
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: A regular theme throughout the novel.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* Melodrama: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* OneBulletLeft: Literal example. At the end of the novel, Steven considers using the last bullet in his gun to kill himself.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: A dying Pteranodon threatens that his revenge on the Stelths will continue in another form beyond his death. Whatever that form is is still yet to be known.]]
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
* SerialKiller: The Pteranodon can be considered as this. Kamo Pak definitely qualifies.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nearly every couple in this have a chance to show how much they care about one another.
* BetaCouple: Brian and Grace, Vincent and Charlotte, or Daniel and Sarah. Take your pick.
* HappilyMarried: Nearly every couple.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: University, actually.
* MomentKiller: Norman Gregson in the lighter occasions; the Pteranodon and Death in the darker ones.
* TheMourningAfter
* ThePowerOfLove: Steven and Wendy are true believers of this.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Doug Hodges for Steven and Wendy, Vincent and Charlotte, and Brian and Grace.
** Jessica Stelth for Daniel and Sarah
** Anyone who supports any of the couples in times of trouble
to:
** [[spoiler: Steven in the final fight]]
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Norman Gregson.
* AbusiveParents: Wendy's father Donald sees his daughter as nothing but a tool to help him get higher in the world of finance.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: A forced example of this occurs with Steven at the end of Chapter 14.
* BigWordShout: The story is filled to the brim with them.
* CycleOfRevenge: The Pteranodon sets out to kill the Stelth family. one it leaves alive for the moment becomes determined to avenge their fallen relatives and friends.
* ExtremelyShortTimeSpan: The first third of the book occurs over the space of nine years; the rest unfolds in less than two months.
* GainingTheWillToKill: A large factor in Steven's struggle to keep his family and friends alive.
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Wendy's spirit at the very end of the novel]]
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: A regular theme throughout the novel.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* Melodrama: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* OneBulletLeft: Literal example. At the end of the novel, Steven considers using the last bullet in his gun to kill himself.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: A dying Pteranodon threatens that his revenge on the Stelths will continue in another form beyond his death. Whatever that form is is still yet to be known.]]
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
* SerialKiller: The Pteranodon can be considered as this. Kamo Pak definitely qualifies.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nearly every couple in this have a chance to show how much they care about one another.
* BetaCouple: Brian and Grace, Vincent and Charlotte, or Daniel and Sarah. Take your pick.
* HappilyMarried: Nearly every couple.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: University, actually.
* MomentKiller: Norman Gregson in the lighter occasions; the Pteranodon and Death in the darker ones.
* TheMourningAfter
* ThePowerOfLove: Steven and Wendy are true believers of this.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Doug Hodges for Steven and Wendy, Vincent and Charlotte, and Brian and Grace.
** Jessica Stelth for Daniel and Sarah
** Anyone who supports any of the couples in times of troublefight]].
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Norman Gregson.
* AbusiveParents: Wendy's father Donald sees his daughter as nothing but a tool to help him get higher in the world of finance.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: A forced example of this occurs with Steven at the end of Chapter 14.
* BigWordShout: The story is filled to the brim with them.
* CycleOfRevenge: The Pteranodon sets out to kill the Stelth family. one it leaves alive for the moment becomes determined to avenge their fallen relatives and friends.
* ExtremelyShortTimeSpan: The first third of the book occurs over the space of nine years; the rest unfolds in less than two months.
* GainingTheWillToKill: A large factor in Steven's struggle to keep his family and friends alive.
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Wendy's spirit at the very end of the novel]]
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: A regular theme throughout the novel.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* Melodrama: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* OneBulletLeft: Literal example. At the end of the novel, Steven considers using the last bullet in his gun to kill himself.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: A dying Pteranodon threatens that his revenge on the Stelths will continue in another form beyond his death. Whatever that form is is still yet to be known.]]
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
* SerialKiller: The Pteranodon can be considered as this. Kamo Pak definitely qualifies.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nearly every couple in this have a chance to show how much they care about one another.
* BetaCouple: Brian and Grace, Vincent and Charlotte, or Daniel and Sarah. Take your pick.
* HappilyMarried: Nearly every couple.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: University, actually.
* MomentKiller: Norman Gregson in the lighter occasions; the Pteranodon and Death in the darker ones.
* TheMourningAfter
* ThePowerOfLove: Steven and Wendy are true believers of this.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Doug Hodges for Steven and Wendy, Vincent and Charlotte, and Brian and Grace.
** Jessica Stelth for Daniel and Sarah
** Anyone who supports any of the couples in times of trouble
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* EnemiesWithDeath: Steven
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Steven's goal in life is to create new forms of animal life. Trying to complete said goal backfires in more than one way.
* LivingRelic: The Pteranodon
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Kamo Pak's organisation, the Agarrah.
* TragicHero: Steven Stelth, Daniel Nymph Junior and Trevor Lee.
* ActionDuo:
** Daniel and Trevor
** Peter and Trevor
* BestFriends:
** Steven, Brian and Vincent
** Wendy, Grace and Charlotte
** Steven, Daniel and Trevor
** Sarah and Brianna
* PsychoForHire: Kamo Pak is said to be this by Trevor.
* MurderInc: The Agarrah
* CoolTeacher: Doug Hodges. Nigel Terson. Vincent and Charlotte.
* AffablyEvil: Death
* ArcVillain: Kamo Pak
* ArchEnemy:
** Trveor Lee and Kamo Pak
** Steven against Death and the Pteranodon
* AssholeVictim: Kamo Pak
* BigBad: Although the Pteranodon is doing the actual killing and is the one all the heroes are against, the main villain is actually Death.
* BigBadEnsemble: Death, the Pteranodon and Kamo Pak
* TheChessmaster: Death
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Steven brings the Pteranodon to life.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: You'll see this in the Pteranodon's backstory.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Death
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon]]
* KickTheDog: Death likes to do this to Steven a lot.
* MadBomber: Kamo Pak and his terrorists are said to be these.
* MagnificentBastard: Death. Also Kamo Pak.
* ManipulativeBastard: Death, again.
* FallingInLoveMontage: Occurs at the end of Chapter One and the beginning of Chapter Two.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to all but Steven, there is an anonymous threat left out there by the Pteranodon, which will one day attack them.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Steven does kill the Pteranodon in the end, but all but two of his family members are dead, Trevor has been killed, and the Pteranodon leaves a dying threat behind that one day his revenge on the Stelths would be completed.]]
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon is killed, but Steven's life is lying in ruins. He has given up his life and career in America. All but two of his family have been slain. He has severed ties with his friends back in Boston. And then there's the Pteranodon's last words.]]
* NightmareSequence: Death delivers these to Steven every time the Pteranodon kills one of his family. Also doubles as ThatWasNotADream.
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon paraphrases this line]]
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Steven's goal in life is to create new forms of animal life. Trying to complete said goal backfires in more than one way.
* LivingRelic: The Pteranodon
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Kamo Pak's organisation, the Agarrah.
* TragicHero: Steven Stelth, Daniel Nymph Junior and Trevor Lee.
* ActionDuo:
** Daniel and Trevor
** Peter and Trevor
* BestFriends:
** Steven, Brian and Vincent
** Wendy, Grace and Charlotte
** Steven, Daniel and Trevor
** Sarah and Brianna
* PsychoForHire: Kamo Pak is said to be this by Trevor.
* MurderInc: The Agarrah
* CoolTeacher: Doug Hodges. Nigel Terson. Vincent and Charlotte.
* AffablyEvil: Death
* ArcVillain: Kamo Pak
* ArchEnemy:
** Trveor Lee and Kamo Pak
** Steven against Death and the Pteranodon
* AssholeVictim: Kamo Pak
* BigBad: Although the Pteranodon is doing the actual killing and is the one all the heroes are against, the main villain is actually Death.
* BigBadEnsemble: Death, the Pteranodon and Kamo Pak
* TheChessmaster: Death
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Steven brings the Pteranodon to life.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: You'll see this in the Pteranodon's backstory.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Death
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon]]
* KickTheDog: Death likes to do this to Steven a lot.
* MadBomber: Kamo Pak and his terrorists are said to be these.
* MagnificentBastard: Death. Also Kamo Pak.
* ManipulativeBastard: Death, again.
* FallingInLoveMontage: Occurs at the end of Chapter One and the beginning of Chapter Two.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to all but Steven, there is an anonymous threat left out there by the Pteranodon, which will one day attack them.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Steven does kill the Pteranodon in the end, but all but two of his family members are dead, Trevor has been killed, and the Pteranodon leaves a dying threat behind that one day his revenge on the Stelths would be completed.]]
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon is killed, but Steven's life is lying in ruins. He has given up his life and career in America. All but two of his family have been slain. He has severed ties with his friends back in Boston. And then there's the Pteranodon's last words.]]
* NightmareSequence: Death delivers these to Steven every time the Pteranodon kills one of his family. Also doubles as ThatWasNotADream.
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon paraphrases this line]]
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* CompleteMonster: The Pteranodon to an extent; Kamo Pak and Death however have no qualms or mercy.
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* AffablyEvil: Death
* ArcVillain: Kamo Pak
* ArchEnemy:
** Trveor Lee and Kamo Pak
** Steven against Death and the Pteranodon
* AssholeVictim: Kamo Pak
* BigBad: Although the Pteranodon is doing the actual killing and is the one all the heroes are against, the main villain is actually Death.
* BigBadEnsemble: Death, the Pteranodon and Kamo Pak
* TheChessmaster: Death
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Steven brings the Pteranodon to life.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: You'll see this in the Pteranodon's backstory.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Death
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon]]
* KickTheDog: Death likes to do this to Steven a lot.
* MadBomber: Kamo Pak and his terrorists are said to be these.
* MagnificentBastard: Death. Also Kamo Pak.
* ManipulativeBastard: Death, again.
* FallingInLoveMontage: Occurs at the end of Chapter One and the beginning of Chapter Two.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to all but Steven, there is an anonymous threat left out there by the Pteranodon, which will one day attack them.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Steven does kill the Pteranodon in the end, but all but two of his family members are dead, Trevor has been killed, and the Pteranodon leaves a dying threat behind that one day his revenge on the Stelths would be completed.]]
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon is killed, but Steven's life is lying in ruins. He has given up his life and career in America. All but two of his family have been slain. He has severed ties with his friends back in Boston. And then there's the Pteranodon's last words.]]
* NightmareSequence: Death delivers these to Steven every time the Pteranodon kills one of his family. Also doubles as ThatWasNotADream.
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon paraphrases this line]]
* ArcVillain: Kamo Pak
* ArchEnemy:
** Trveor Lee and Kamo Pak
** Steven against Death and the Pteranodon
* AssholeVictim: Kamo Pak
* BigBad: Although the Pteranodon is doing the actual killing and is the one all the heroes are against, the main villain is actually Death.
* BigBadEnsemble: Death, the Pteranodon and Kamo Pak
* TheChessmaster: Death
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Steven brings the Pteranodon to life.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: You'll see this in the Pteranodon's backstory.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Death
* EvilSoundsRaspy: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon]]
* KickTheDog: Death likes to do this to Steven a lot.
* MadBomber: Kamo Pak and his terrorists are said to be these.
* MagnificentBastard: Death. Also Kamo Pak.
* ManipulativeBastard: Death, again.
* FallingInLoveMontage: Occurs at the end of Chapter One and the beginning of Chapter Two.
* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to all but Steven, there is an anonymous threat left out there by the Pteranodon, which will one day attack them.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Steven does kill the Pteranodon in the end, but all but two of his family members are dead, Trevor has been killed, and the Pteranodon leaves a dying threat behind that one day his revenge on the Stelths would be completed.]]
* PyrrhicVictory: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon is killed, but Steven's life is lying in ruins. He has given up his life and career in America. All but two of his family have been slain. He has severed ties with his friends back in Boston. And then there's the Pteranodon's last words.]]
* NightmareSequence: Death delivers these to Steven every time the Pteranodon kills one of his family. Also doubles as ThatWasNotADream.
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: [[spoiler: The Pteranodon paraphrases this line]]
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* CycleofRevenge: The Pteranodon sets out to kill the Stelth family. one it leaves alive for the moment becomes determined to avenge their fallen relatives and friends.
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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Nearly every couple in this have a chance to show how much they care about one another.
* BetaCouple: Brian and Grace, Vincent and Charlotte, or Daniel and Sarah. Take your pick.
* HappilyMarried: Nearly every couple.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: University, actually.
* MomentKiller: Norman Gregson in the lighter occasions; the Pteranodon and Death in the darker ones.
* TheMourningAfter
* ThePowerOfLove: Steven and Wendy are true believers of this.
* ShipperOnDeck:
** Doug Hodges for Steven and Wendy, Vincent and Charlotte, and Brian and Grace.
** Jessica Stelth for Daniel and Sarah
** Anyone who supports any of the couples in times of trouble
* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: The sexist Norman Gregson's continual question about why Wendy wants Steven instead of him.
* EnemiesWithDeath: Steven
* GoneHorriblyWrong: Steven's goal in life is to create new forms of animal life. Trying to complete said goal backfires in more than one way.
* LivingRelic: The Pteranodon
* FarEastAsianTerrorists: Kamo Pak's organisation, the Agarrah.
* TragicHero: Steven Stelth, Daniel Nymph Junior and Trevor Lee.
* ActionDuo:
** Daniel and Trevor
** Peter and Trevor
* BestFriends:
** Steven, Brian and Vincent
** Wendy, Grace and Charlotte
** Steven, Daniel and Trevor
** Sarah and Brianna
* PsychoForHire: Kamo Pak is said to be this by Trevor.
* MurderInc: The Agarrah
* CoolTeacher: Doug Hodges. Nigel Terson. Vincent and Charlotte.
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* SaveTheVillain: A minor example. A group of terrorists capture the Pteranodon and because the heroes are outnumbered, Trevor sees no choice but to set the creature free in the hope that it will take on the terrorists. [[spoiler: It works.]]
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* SaveTheVillain: A minor example. A group of terrorists capture the Pteranodon and because the heroes are outnumbered, Trevor sees no choice but to set the creature free in the hope that it will take on the terrorists. [[spoiler: It works.]]]]
* UnstoppableRage:
** Trevor in Chapter 15
** [[spoiler: Steven in the final fight]]
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Norman Gregson.
* AbusiveParents: Wendy's father Donald sees his daughter as nothing but a tool to help him get higher in the world of finance.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: A forced example of this occurs with Steven at the end of Chapter 14.
* BigWordShout: The story is filled to the brim with them.
* CycleofRevenge: The Pteranodon sets out to kill the Stelth family. one it leaves alive for the moment becomes determined to avenge their fallen relatives and friends.
* ExtremelyShortTimeSpan: The first third of the book occurs over the space of nine years; the rest unfolds in less than two months.
* GainingTheWillToKill: A large factor in Steven's struggle to keep his family and friends alive.
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Wendy's spirit at the very end of the novel]]
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: A regular theme throughout the novel.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* Melodrama: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* OneBulletLeft: Literal example. At the end of the novel, Steven considers using the last bullet in his gun to kill himself.
* CompleteMonster: The Pteranodon to an extent; Kamo Pak and Death however have no qualms or mercy.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: A dying Pteranodon threatens that his revenge on the Stelths will continue in another form beyond his death. Whatever that form is is still yet to be known.]]
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
* UnstoppableRage:
** Trevor in Chapter 15
** [[spoiler: Steven in the final fight]]
* AbhorrentAdmirer: Norman Gregson.
* AbusiveParents: Wendy's father Donald sees his daughter as nothing but a tool to help him get higher in the world of finance.
* BatmanGrabsAGun: A forced example of this occurs with Steven at the end of Chapter 14.
* BigWordShout: The story is filled to the brim with them.
* CycleofRevenge: The Pteranodon sets out to kill the Stelth family. one it leaves alive for the moment becomes determined to avenge their fallen relatives and friends.
* ExtremelyShortTimeSpan: The first third of the book occurs over the space of nine years; the rest unfolds in less than two months.
* GainingTheWillToKill: A large factor in Steven's struggle to keep his family and friends alive.
* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Wendy's spirit at the very end of the novel]]
* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier: A regular theme throughout the novel.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler: Wendy's. Also Doug's.]]
* Melodrama: Completely loaded with it from beginning to end.
* OneBulletLeft: Literal example. At the end of the novel, Steven considers using the last bullet in his gun to kill himself.
* CompleteMonster: The Pteranodon to an extent; Kamo Pak and Death however have no qualms or mercy.
* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler: A dying Pteranodon threatens that his revenge on the Stelths will continue in another form beyond his death. Whatever that form is is still yet to be known.]]
* PsychologicalHorror: Death puts Steven through this as punishment (or revenge).
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain:
** [[spoiler: When the Pteranodon kills Brianna Brask, it gets her husband, the Premier of Western Australia, so infuriated that he breaks regulations to get the resources he wants to hunt it down. Both matters are brought to the attention of the Federal Government, who later devote whatever resources to bring the reptile down.]]
** The spirit of Death's excessive determination for revenge on Steven forces other divine powers to intercede against him.
* OnlyICanKillHim: Because of a deal he makes with Death, Steven has to kill the Pteranodon himself in order to save the surviving members of his family.
* ThePurge: The Pteranodon's objective in dealing with the Stelth family.
* SaveTheVillain: A minor example. A group of terrorists capture the Pteranodon and because the heroes are outnumbered, Trevor sees no choice but to set the creature free in the hope that it will take on the terrorists. [[spoiler: It works.]]
** [[spoiler: When the Pteranodon kills Brianna Brask, it gets her husband, the Premier of Western Australia, so infuriated that he breaks regulations to get the resources he wants to hunt it down. Both matters are brought to the attention of the Federal Government, who later devote whatever resources to bring the reptile down.]]
** The spirit of Death's excessive determination for revenge on Steven forces other divine powers to intercede against him.
* OnlyICanKillHim: Because of a deal he makes with Death, Steven has to kill the Pteranodon himself in order to save the surviving members of his family.
* ThePurge: The Pteranodon's objective in dealing with the Stelth family.
* SaveTheVillain: A minor example. A group of terrorists capture the Pteranodon and because the heroes are outnumbered, Trevor sees no choice but to set the creature free in the hope that it will take on the terrorists. [[spoiler: It works.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The entire novel from Chapter 9 onwards seems to be a casefile of this.
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A speculative romantic drama and action thriller novel written by Ian Hastings. It tells the story of two young want-to-be scientists, Steven Stelth and Wendy Johnson, meeting in an Advanced Mathematics class at Boston University, how they fall in love and go on to share a life together, establishing their careers and life goals. Unfortunately, when it appears they are about to overcome even Death itself with their experiments, they are confronted with the spirit of Death itself. What follows is a chain of events that lead to violence, revenge, misery, grief and doubt.
* ActionDad: Peter Stelth and Gerald Kelly.
* TheBait: Charles Stelth
* TheCavalryArrivesLate
* CurbStompBattle: The usual result when the Pteranodon attacks an intended target.
* EveryoneChasingYou: Everyone hunts the Pteranodon.
* Final Battle: After two terrific showdowns, one at the Zuytdorp cliffs and the other at Sydney Harbour, the story concludes with a simplistic but nevertheless emotional
* HeroicBSOD: This happens to Steven every time the Pteranodon injures or kills someone.
* HumanChess: The spirit of Death considers the events in the novel as such.
* ImminentDangerClue: Steven discovers this in the final chapter.
* InfantImmortality: Averted.
* LastVillainStand: Losing both the Pteranodon, his co-terrorists and his means of escape, Kamo Pak does this.
* MonumentalBattle: Late in the novel, a trap is set for the Pteranodon at the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
* ActionDad: Peter Stelth and Gerald Kelly.
* TheBait: Charles Stelth
* TheCavalryArrivesLate
* CurbStompBattle: The usual result when the Pteranodon attacks an intended target.
* EveryoneChasingYou: Everyone hunts the Pteranodon.
* Final Battle: After two terrific showdowns, one at the Zuytdorp cliffs and the other at Sydney Harbour, the story concludes with a simplistic but nevertheless emotional
* HeroicBSOD: This happens to Steven every time the Pteranodon injures or kills someone.
* HumanChess: The spirit of Death considers the events in the novel as such.
* ImminentDangerClue: Steven discovers this in the final chapter.
* InfantImmortality: Averted.
* LastVillainStand: Losing both the Pteranodon, his co-terrorists and his means of escape, Kamo Pak does this.
* MonumentalBattle: Late in the novel, a trap is set for the Pteranodon at the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
