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* FTLTravelSickness: In ''Uncharted Stars'', when a starship begins a hyper jump, passengers who are properly prepared and bedded down only feel a sickening twist. If not so prepared, they suffer serious physical trauma, including unconsciousness, bleeding in the mouth and intense pain throughout their bodies.
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* ColdBloodedTorture: How his Jern's father was murdered.
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* AdjectiveAnimalAlehouse: The Diving Lokworm in ''Uncharted Stars''.
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''The Zero Stone'' and its sequel ''Uncharted Stars'' are ScienceFiction novels by AndreNorton, Creator/AndreNorton, about Murdoc Jern and the title MineralMacGuffin.
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* AirVentPassageway: ''Uncharted Stars. While on the pirate space station Waystar, Murdoc Jern's companion Eet enters the station's air ducts to do some snooping.
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* AirVentPassageway: ''Uncharted Stars.Stars''. While on the pirate space station Waystar, Murdoc Jern's companion Eet enters the station's air ducts to do some snooping.
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* CasualInterstellarTravel: Jern moves about freely. Even when he's a wanted man in ''Uncharted Stars'', Eet helps him locate a pilot off the records who can be paid in cash.
* MineralMacGuffin: The Zero Stone.
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* SecretTest: ''Uncharted Stars''. When Murdoc Jern infiltrates the criminal hideout Waystar by pretending to be his father Hywel Jern, a Waystar Veep puts him through a number of tests.
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* SecretTest: ''Uncharted Stars''. When Murdoc Jern infiltrates the criminal hideout Waystar by pretending to be his father Hywel Jern, a Waystar Veep puts him through a number of tests. With Eet's telepathy to inform him, Murdoc passes with flying colors.
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* AllNaturalGemPolish: the ship landing turns up crystals
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Jern on the Free Trader ship
* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Eet throws two minds together and it's unpleasant for both
* BloodFromTheMouth: How Jern knows Vondar died
* CasualInterstellarTravel: Jern moves about freely
* ColdBloodedTorture: How his father was murdered
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Jern on the Free Trader ship
* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Eet throws two minds together and it's unpleasant for both
* BloodFromTheMouth: How Jern knows Vondar died
* CasualInterstellarTravel: Jern moves about freely
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* AirVentPassageway: ''Uncharted Stars. While on the pirate space station Waystar, Murdoc Jern's companion Eet enters the station's air ducts to do some snooping.
* AllNaturalGemPolish:the The ship landing turns up crystals
crystals.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Jern on the Free Tradership
ship.
* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Eet throws two minds together and it's unpleasant forboth
both.
* BloodFromTheMouth: How Jern knows Vondardied
died.
* CasualInterstellarTravel: Jern moves aboutfreely
freely.
* ColdBloodedTorture: How his father wasmurderedmurdered.
* AllNaturalGemPolish:
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Jern on the Free Trader
* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Eet throws two minds together and it's unpleasant for
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* CasualInterstellarTravel: Jern moves about
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* ContrivedCoincidence: The captain of the Guild ship knows Jern
* CorruptChurch: The Green Robes not only practice HumanSacrifice, but influence the "random" selection
* DayHurtsDarkAdjustedEyes: When he reaches sanctuary
* DreamingTheTruth: That the Free Traders are hostile
* DueToTheDead: Eet and Jern discuss it
* EscapePod: Used for several purposes
* CorruptChurch: The Green Robes not only practice HumanSacrifice, but influence the "random" selection
* DayHurtsDarkAdjustedEyes: When he reaches sanctuary
* DreamingTheTruth: That the Free Traders are hostile
* DueToTheDead: Eet and Jern discuss it
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* ContrivedCoincidence: The captain of the Guild ship knows Jern
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* CorruptChurch: The Green Robes not only practice HumanSacrifice, but influence the "random"selection
selection.
* DayHurtsDarkAdjustedEyes: When he reachessanctuary
sanctuary.
* DreamingTheTruth: That the Free Traders arehostile
hostile.
* DueToTheDead: Eet and Jern discussit
it.
* EscapePod: Used for severalpurposespurposes.
* CorruptChurch: The Green Robes not only practice HumanSacrifice, but influence the "random"
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* DreamingTheTruth: That the Free Traders are
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* InMediasRes: Jern is fleeing Vondar's killers and HumanSacrifice
* LotteryOfDoom: The selection for HumanSacrifice
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Vondar dies shortly before the opening, violently
* MysteriousPast: Jern's father's
* TheNoseKnows: The natives on the planet hunt mostly by smell
* HungryJungle: The planet he escapes to on the EscapePod
* IntrepidMerchant: Vondar; Jern was his apprentice
* InMediasRes: Jern is fleeing Vondar's killers and HumanSacrifice
* LotteryOfDoom: The selection for HumanSacrifice
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Vondar dies shortly before the opening, violently
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* HumanSacrifice: The Green Robes pick out victims at random
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* HungryJungle: The planet he escapes to on theEscapePod
EscapePod.
* IntrepidMerchant: Vondar; Jern was hisapprentice
apprentice.
* InMediasRes: Jern is fleeing Vondar's killers andHumanSacrifice
HumanSacrifice.
* LotteryOfDoom: The selection forHumanSacrifice
HumanSacrifice.
* MentorOccupationalHazard: Vondar dies shortly before the opening,violently
violently.
* MysteriousPast: Jern'sfather's
father's.
* TheNoseKnows: The natives on the planet hunt mostly bysmellsmell.
* HungryJungle: The planet he escapes to on the
* IntrepidMerchant: Vondar; Jern was his
* InMediasRes: Jern is fleeing Vondar's killers and
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* SecretTest: ''Uncharted Stars''. When Murdoc Jern infiltrates the criminal hideout Waystar by pretending to be his father Hywel Jern, a Waystar Veep puts him through a number of tests.
* SeekingSanctuary: How Jernescaped
escaped.
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* ThePromise: Jern strikes a deal with Hory.
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* AFriendInNeed: Eet saves the Patrolman as well as Jern.
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* {{Revenge}}: The prospect of Jern seeking this does not trouble the Free Traders who get him away; it's nothing to them.
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* CasualInterstellarTravel: Jern moves about freely
* CorruptChurch: The Green Robes not only practice HumanSacrifice, but influence the "random" selection
* HumanSacrifice: The Green Robes pick out victims at random
* IntrepidMerchant: Vondar; Jern was his apprenctive
* InMediasRes: Jern is fleeing Vondar's killers and HumanSacrifice
* MentorOccuptionalHazard: Vondar dies shortly before the opening, violently
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* CasualInterstellarTravel: Jern moves about freely
* CorruptChurch: The Green Robes not only practice HumanSacrifice, but influence the "random" selection
* HumanSacrifice: The Green Robes pick out victims at random
* IntrepidMerchant: Vondar; Jern was his apprenctive
* InMediasRes: Jern is fleeing Vondar's killers and HumanSacrifice
* MentorOccuptionalHazard: Vondar dies shortly before the opening, violently
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