History Literature / TheSupernaturalist

''The Supernaturalist'' is a CyberPunk novel by Creator/EoinColfer. [[{{Dystopia}} In the future,]] 14-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from the [[OrphanageOfFear Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys]] in an accident that nearly takes his life. He is saved by a group of teenagers calling themselves "The Supernaturalists" because they seek to rid the world of strange, alien-like creatures that they call "Parasites" and believe are sucking the life out of the wounded or dying. However, they soon discover a horrifying secret that turns their world upside down and gets them caught in a web far more complicated than anything they've ever imagined before.

* ActionGirl: Mona Vasquez.

* BadassLongcoat: Stefan.
* BandOfBrothers

* ChekhovsGun: The metal plate in Cosmo's head.
--> '''Mona:''' "When your skin heals up, Ditto says you'll be able to head-butt your way through a brick wall."

--> '"Vatman:'" "Plasti-glass. Nothing short of an assault tank is going to get you out of here."

* {{Cyberpunk}}

* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Ditto.
* DoorstopBaby

* [[FiveManBand Four Man Band:]] Stefan is TheHero, Ditto is TheLancer and TheMedic, Mona is TheSmartGuy, and Cosmo is TheChick.
* [[spoiler: GoodAllAlong: The Parasites.]]
* IneffectualLoner: Stefan.

* LaResistance
* LineOfSightName: Cosmo Hill was named for the Cosmonaut Hill, place where he was found.
** Somewhat {{Lampshaded}}. "I once knew a man from San Fransico named Holden Gate. Guess where they found him?"

* TallDarkAndHandsome: Stefan.
* MagicalDefibrillator: Stefan restarts Cosmo's heart by shooting him in the chest with a Shocker round "strong enough to fry a rhinoceros" (notable for being much more powerful than the weaker versions used against the Parasites).
** To be fair, though, he had just had thousands of volts go through him and his heart ''was'' in fibrillation.

* OneOfTheBoys: Mona.

* PrivatelyOwnedSociety

--> '"Mona:'" "No way, Mamá!" she cried. "No way am I going to wear that dress!"
* [[spoiler:WeHaveBeenResearchingPhlebotinumForYears: Myishi have been researching Parasites for years.]]
* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Spoken by Cosmo, lampshaded by Ditto:
-->[=*=]FacePalm* "You had to say it, didn't you? You're jinxed now, for sure!"
* WrenchWench: Mona.

* BondOneLiner: [[spoiler:That was for Ziplock, [[BugsBunny Bugs.]]]]

** It could be intentional, given the two apparent mistakes (gettable-to with low-orbit spaceplace, and about to fall down) cancelling each other out.
* ShoutOut: To Colfer's other works.

** Unknowingly {{Lampshaded}} By a Myishi Vatman, as the metal plate is used to armor assault tanks.

* NamesTheSame: Ditto has no relation to [[{{Pokemon}} a certain shapeshifting purple blob.]]

** [[spoiler: They ''are'', however, damaging the Satellite, which is bad for pretty much everyone.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:The Parasites are more benevolent if anything, and it's not ''life'' they eat, it's ''pain.'' The Parasites exist to eat the pain of the dying so they'll have a more peaceful death.]]

''The Supernaturalist'' is a CyberPunk novel by EoinColfer. [[{{Dystopia}} In the future,]] 14-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from the [[OrphanageOfFear Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys]] in an accident that nearly takes his life. He is saved by a group of teenagers calling themselves "The Supernaturalists" because they seek to rid the world of strange, alien-like creatures that they call "Parasites" and believe are sucking the life out of the wounded or dying. However, they soon discover a horrifying secret that turns their world upside down and gets them caught in a web far more complicated than anything they've ever imagined before.

* EasterEgg: Does the name [[Literature/ArtemisFowl Stefan Bashkir]] tell you something? Do you remember Phonetix?
** And Myishi was the name of a character in ''TheWishList''.

** Stefan Bashkir is one of {{Literature/Artemis Fowl}}'s aliases, And Phonetix, a company that has a rivalry with Myishi, had a rivalry with Jon Spiro's Fission Chips in ''The Eternity Code''.
** Myishi is a scientist working for the demons in ''{{The Wish List}}''.

* SupportingProtagonist: Cosmo Hill is the protagonist, the story is far more Stefan's story.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Ditto is a huge fan of a new fast food craze called "pazzas," which are basically calzone stuffed with pasta shells and other various sauces. [[spoiler:The "vomit comet" incident in orbit doesn't do anything to lessen his love for pazzas.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: {{Subverted}}. Stephen is quite horrified to realize that [[spoiler: the shocker weapons he thought were destroying the parasites were actually causing them to multiply]], but then it turns out [[spoiler: that the parasites are actually quite a benevolent species, so this wasn't as bad as Stephen thought.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: {{Subverted}}. Stephen is quite horrified to realize that [[spoiler: the shocker weapons he thought were destroying the parasites were actually causing them to multiply]], but then it turns out [[spoiler: that the parasites are actually quite a benevolent species, so this wasn't as bad as Stephen thought.]]

''The Supernaturalist'' is a SciFi novel by EoinColfer. [[{{Dystopia}} In the future,]] 14-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from the [[OrphanageOfFear Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys]] in an accident that nearly takes his life. He is saved by a group of teenagers calling themselves "The Supernaturalists" because they seek to rid the world of strange, alien-like creatures that they call "Parasites" and believe are sucking the life out of the wounded or dying. However, they soon discover a horrifying secret that turns their world upside down and gets them caught in a web far more complicated than anything they've ever imagined before.

** Myishi is a scientist working for the demons in ''{{Literature/The Wish List}}''.

** Stefan Bashkir is one of {{Literature/ArtemisFowl}}'s aliases, And Phonetix, a company that has a rivalry with Myishi, had a rivalry with Jon Spiro's Fission Chips in ''The Eternity Code''.
** Myishi is a scientist working for the demons in ''{{Literature/TheWishList}}''.

* WakingNonSequitur: Mona Vasquez after reawakening in the [[Spoiler: Myishi Corporation's vat room.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: Those Parasites sure are creepy, aren't they? [[spoiler:As our heroes discover, however, they're more benevolent if anything, and it's not ''life'' they eat, it's ''pain.'' The Parasites exist to eat the pain of the dying so they'll have a more peaceful death.]]

* EasterEgg: Does the name [[ArtemisFowl Stefan Bashkir]] tell you something? Do you remember Phonetix?

''The Supernaturalist'' is a SciFi novel by EoinColfer. [[{{Dystopia}} In the future,]] 14-year-old Cosmo Hill escapes from the [[OrphanageOfFear Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys]] in an accident that nearly took his life. He is saved by a group of teenagers calling themselves "The Supernaturalists" because they seek to rid the world of strange, alien-like creatures that they call "Parasites" and believe are sucking the life out of the wounded or dying. However, they soon discover a horrifying secret that turns their world upside down and gets them caught in a web far more complicated than anything they've ever imagined before.