Line #18 Literature/SpaceGlass


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:From Left to Right: [[GentleGiant Bagok Grinch]], [[AFatherToHisMen Marvelous Dagon]], [[AndroidsArePeopleToo the Marauder]], [[DarkActionGirl Reeva Savaltenhein]], [[TheHeart Ameenzaleira Rüdcruuz]], [[TheAce Nicora Eidenburg]], [[TheStoic Ratroe Calaranzo]], and [[TheHero Bob Balter]]]]
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4	Space Glass, by author Kurt A. Russell, is an adventure story about four mercenaries who pursue a mad man across the galaxy.
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6	Thing is, the Blackstar Mercenaries barely function as a team, whereas the Extragalactic Enthusiasts are as close as family.
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8	It was first published to Amazon on June 12, 2021, as both an e-Book and a paperback.
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11	!!This book provides examples of:
12	%%* AcePilot: Nicora Eidenburg and Marvelous Dagon both show their expertise.
13	* AffablyEvil: Marvelous is quite the gentleman, and absolutely loving to his team.
14	* AiIsACrapshoot: Averted with the Marauder, who actually gives Ratroe a chance to survive during their second encounter, and cares deeply about his associates.
15	* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Bagok, Reeva, and the Marauder all had miserable lives, and they, with Marvelous help, were only trying to escape it.]]
16	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:Bagok, Reeva, and the Marauder all love Marvelous because of this]]. Also, Ratroe to Amy, who's kindness to him he finds unusual.
17	* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:By the end of the story, Amy, Bob, and all four of the Extragalactic Enthusiasts are dead, as well as a huge portion of the galaxy. The only happiness is that Ratroe gets to provide for his and Amy's families.]]
18	* BladeBelowTheShoulder: The Marauder's four arms end in blades.
19	* BlatantLies: Amy pulls this number twice, first with Ratroe after he pieces together that she has feelings for Bob, and then with Bob who absentmindedly asks if she likes Ratroe.
20	* BookEnds: The story begins and ends at the Blackstar Mercenary headquarters.
21	* BodyHorror: Polodium Sickness covers your body with green zigzagged lines, all the while paralyzing, blinding, and potentially killing you.
22	* CannotSpitItOut: Amy refuses to tell Bob about her crush on him, although she claims this is because she doesn't want to break Bob and Nicora up.
23	* DarkAndTroubledPast: Almost every character.
24	** Bob's [[spoiler:parents killed each other in front of him while he was still a child.]]
25	** Amy's brother was badly injured in the war, ending her happy childhood.
26	** Ratroe's family was plunged into poverty after their father abandoned them.
27	** Bagok was [[spoiler:considered a freak everywhere he went.]]
28	** Reeva was [[spoiler:thrown out by her family after slaughtering several people in self defense.]]
29	** and finally, the Marauder was [[spoiler:being used for target practice.]]
30	* DarkIsNotEvil: Ratroe certainly has a dark demeanor, yet his goals are heroic.
31	* DeadSidekick: [[spoiler:This happens to Marvelous as each of his closest companions die. He finally snaps and goes ballistic on the mercs after the Marauder dies.]]
32	* TheDeterminator: Marvelous Dagon. Also, Ratroe after finding his reason to stop Marvelous.
33	* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Amy dies in Ratroe's arms and Bob dies in Nicora's.]]
34	* DontMakeMeDestroyYou: Marvelous and the Marauder are both hesitant to fight the Blackstar Mercenaries, giving them almost every chance to withdraw.
35	* DwindlingParty: [[spoiler:The Blackstar Mercenaries lose Amy, and Marvelous loses Bagok, Reeva, and the Marauder in painful succession.]]
36	* EldritchAbomination: The World Eater.
37	* GentleGiant: Bob and Bagok both have shades of this, although Bagok more so.
38	* GentlemanAndAScholar: Marvelous is very well kempt, and also brilliant.
39	* GirlNextDoor: Amy.
40	* GotVolunteered: Nicora never actually gets the drive to pursue Marvelous, instead having to go along with the others because she's the pilot.
41	* GroinAttack: Reeva gets Ratroe twice with this, first when he's pinning her down, then again when he has her in a chokehold. Nicora and the professor's daughter also try this on Marvelous Dagon, but they're stopped short.
42	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Amy plays this straight, being the kindest character in the cast, and also having the brightest blond. Subverted with Nicora, who is quite a jerk. Also goes both ways with Marvelous, who adores his team, but also beats his enemies savagely.
43	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Amy uses a Polodium Missle Launcher to save Bob, which kills her.]]
44	* HiddenHeartOfGold: Ratroe shows it to Amy, who reminds him of his little siblings.
45	* HumanoidAbomination: It's implied that this is what people see Bagok Grinch as.
46	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Nicora is stabbed through by the Marauder twice, the first time paralyzing her and knocking her out of commission for awhile, and the second time nearly killing her.]]
47	* ItCanThink: Nicora is thrown off guard by the realization that the Marauder can speak.
48	* IWillPunishYourFriendForYourFailure: Marvelous says this to Bob after giving him a [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] on the Albatross.
49	* TheJuggernaut: Bagok Grinch shrugs off most of the mercs attacks, only being truly affected by Ratroe's sniper rounds.
50	* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: A favorite move of Marvelous'.
51	* KindheartedSimpleton: Bagok to his friends.
52	* MarkOfShame: Reeva's Mark of the Killer, which signifies that she's killed at least ten innocent people.
53	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Marauder. Also, the World Eater.
54	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Bob's attempt to help the professor's daughter ends up getting her beaten worse.
55	* NighInvulnerability: Several examples.
56	** After their full onslaught of weaponry, Bagok Grinch was only damaged by Ratroe's sniper rounds.
57	** The Marauder can regenerate and is resistant to most attacks, only getting stumbled most of the time.
58	** The only way to [[spoiler:defeat the World Eater was to get it to eat itself]], being completely resistant to all other attacks.
59	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Another of Marvelous Dagon's favorite techniques.
60	** Marvelous delivers one to the professor's daughter, then one to Bob immediately after.
61	** Reeva gives one to Bob after he [[spoiler:disables the Marauder]].
62	** Marvelous gives another to Bob during the Chapter 10 fight.
63	** He dishes one out to Ratroe, Nicora, and Bob after unleashing the World Eater.
64	** And another during the Albatross battle, to Bob.
65	** Finally, Bob gives one to Marvelous during their final battle.
66	* OhCrap: Twice, first when the mercs find that a rock worm has [[spoiler:eaten the Aggressor]] and second when they see the World Eater.
67	* OnlyOneName: The Marauder, although one could argue his first name is "the".
68	* ParentalAbandonment: Ratroe's father left him, Bob's parents [[spoiler:killed each other]], and Bagok's parents were eaten.
69	* ThePowerOfFriendship: The Extragalactic Enthusiasts use this often, with each member getting stronger and ragier [[spoiler:after each death]]. Amy also does her best fighting when her friends are in danger.
70	* PromotionToParent: Effectively, Ratroe, thanks to his father leaving.
71	* RageBreakingPoint: Marvelous, after [[spoiler:the Marauder dies]].
72	* RedEyesTakeWarning: The Marauder has these, and is the second most powerful member of the Extragalactic Enthusiasts.
73	* RobotBuddy: The Marauder to Bagok and Reeva.
74	* SavageWolves: The Razor Wolves of Poison.
75	* TheShangriLa: Oracle Mountain.
76	* ThisIsUnforgivable: Ratroe's reaction to learning that Marvelous beat up a teenager.
77	* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Marvelous hopes surrendering the World Eater will let him join his adoptive children in Heaven.]]
78	* TragicDream: [[spoiler:Marvelous wants to take Bagok, Reeva, and the Marauder to a new galaxy, to get them away from the ruthless galaxy they currently live in, but extragalactic travel is nigh impossible.]]
79	* TrueCompanions: Amy likes to think the Blackstar Mercenaries are, though the Extragalactic Enthusiasts qualify more.
80	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Marvelous does very cruel things and murders a great many people, but it's all to [[spoiler:give Bagok, Reeva, and the Marauder better lives]].

Context Literature / SpaceGlass