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->“I’m tired of being looked at like a freak because I ''believe.'' Well, get this straight, you stupid suit bastards. Get with belief, ''now, fast,'' or this country, this nation, this continent and this world are ''doomed.'' Get that through your fat politician ''heads,'' for Freya’s sake. I don’t care if you believe in the White God or Odin or fricking ''Vishnu!'' Just get some faith, fast, or find somebody to do your job who has it!”
-->'''--Janea, Asatru priestess'''
-->'''--Janea, Asatru priestess'''
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->"I'm tired of being looked at like a freak because I ''believe.'' Well, get this straight, you stupid suit bastards. Get with belief, ''now, fast,'' or this country, this nation, this continent and this world are ''doomed.'' Get that through your fat politician ''heads,'' for
-->'''--Janea,
-->-- '''Janea, Asatru priestess'''
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In ''Princess of Wands'', Barbara is an ordinary housewife who finds herself taking off on a vacation in Louisiana to get away from the every day grind. Following a whim, instead of continuing on to Baton Rouge (her intended destination) she takes [[Creator/RobertFrost the road less traveled]], and because of it finds herself stuck in a back-woods bayou town where sinister plans are afoot, and an EldritchAbomination threatens to be loosed from its long slumber.
''Queen of Wands'' follows about a year after ''Princess'', whose events have resulted in her joining the [[TitleDrop Special Circumstances]] unit, a group of people trained to handle supernatural hostiles. An attack on Janea when investigating unusual happenings in Tennessee leaves her in a special kind of coma, and it's up to Barbara and her friends to discover what happened, as well as rescue Janea's soul.
Ringo's primary motivation in this series is the defense of mainstream Christianity; Barbara is a pious-as-all-get-out churchgoer, a devoted StayInTheKitchen housewife... and more than experienced in multiple methods of asskicking from all over the world at the urging of her father, a veteran US Air Force pilot who later became a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Service_Officer Foreign Service Officer]]. She regularly visits the soapbox to state that the negatives that many have come to associate with religion are the domain of fanatics; fire-breathing preachers are jerks, nosy judgmental tattlers are jerks, etc. She doesn't fuss over her children and husband because she's an empty-headed slave, she does it because she loves them, warts and all (even her somewhat slovenly husband who'd rather host football with his buddies than indulge in his healthy lingerie-clad wife).
As of August 2012, there are two books to the series: ''Princess of Wands'' and ''Queen of Wands''.
''Queen of Wands'' follows about a year after ''Princess'', whose events have resulted in her joining the [[TitleDrop Special Circumstances]] unit, a group of people trained to handle supernatural hostiles. An attack on Janea when investigating unusual happenings in Tennessee leaves her in a special kind of coma, and it's up to Barbara and her friends to discover what happened, as well as rescue Janea's soul.
Ringo's primary motivation in this series is the defense of mainstream Christianity; Barbara is a pious-as-all-get-out churchgoer, a devoted StayInTheKitchen housewife... and more than experienced in multiple methods of asskicking from all over the world at the urging of her father, a veteran US Air Force pilot who later became a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Service_Officer Foreign Service Officer]]. She regularly visits the soapbox to state that the negatives that many have come to associate with religion are the domain of fanatics; fire-breathing preachers are jerks, nosy judgmental tattlers are jerks, etc. She doesn't fuss over her children and husband because she's an empty-headed slave, she does it because she loves them, warts and all (even her somewhat slovenly husband who'd rather host football with his buddies than indulge in his healthy lingerie-clad wife).
As of August 2012, there are two books to the series: ''Princess of Wands'' and ''Queen of Wands''.
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In ''Princess of Wands'', Barbara is an ordinary housewife who finds herself taking off on a vacation in Louisiana to get away from the every day grind. Following a whim, instead of continuing on to Baton Rouge (her intended destination) she takes [[Creator/RobertFrost the road less traveled]], traveled, and because of it finds herself stuck in a back-woods bayou town where sinister plans are afoot, and an EldritchAbomination threatens to be loosed from its long slumber.
''Queen of Wands'' was published in 2012 and follows about a year after ''Princess'', whose events have resulted in her joining the [[TitleDrop Special Circumstances]] unit, a group of people trained to handle supernatural hostiles. An attack on Janea when investigating unusual happenings in Tennessee leaves her in a special kind of coma, and it's up to Barbara and her friends to discover what happened, as well as rescue Janea's soul.
Ringo's primary motivation in this series is the defense of mainstream Christianity; Barbara is a pious-as-all-get-out churchgoer, a devoted StayInTheKitchen housewife... and more than experienced in multiple methods of asskicking from all over the world at the urging of her father, a veteran US Air Force pilot who later became a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Service_Officer Foreign Service Officer]]. She regularly visits the soapbox to state that the negatives that many have come to associate with religion are the domain of fanatics; fire-breathing preachers are jerks, nosy judgmental tattlers are jerks, etc. She doesn't fuss over her children and husband because she's an empty-headed slave, she does it because she loves them, warts and all (even her somewhat slovenly husband who'd rather host football with his buddies than indulge in his healthy lingerie-clad wife).
As of August 2012, there are two books to the series: ''Princess of Wands'' and ''Queen of Wands''.
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''Queen of Wands'' was published in 2012 and follows about a year after ''Princess'', whose events have resulted in her joining the [[TitleDrop Special Circumstances]] unit, a group of people trained to handle supernatural hostiles. An attack on Janea when investigating unusual happenings in Tennessee leaves her in a special kind of coma, and it's up to Barbara and her friends to discover what happened, as well as rescue Janea's soul.
As of August 2012, there are two books to the series: ''Princess of Wands'' and ''Queen of Wands''.
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* TheCameo: ''Queen Of Wands'' has a scene featuring Claudia and Artie from ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'', in reply to a copy of Ringo's ''[[Literature/LegacyOfTheAldenata Eye of the Storm]]'' being seen in a background bookcase in the series.
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* TheCameo: ''Queen Of Wands'' has a scene featuring Claudia and Artie from ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'', ''Series/Warehouse13'', in reply to a copy of Ringo's ''[[Literature/LegacyOfTheAldenata Eye of the Storm]]'' being seen in a background bookcase in the series.
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** Not the Devil, but [[spoiler:David Krake]] does make a deal with a demon for the purpose of [[spoiler:becoming a famous, good-selling author]] in ''Princess of Wands''.
** In the series in general, deals with demons and other supernatural nasties that involve letting the nasties loose on Earth keep the Special Circumstances teams quite busy.
** In the series in general, deals with demons and other supernatural nasties that involve letting the nasties loose on Earth keep the Special Circumstances teams quite busy.
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** Not the Devil, but [[spoiler:David Krake]] does make a deal with a demon for the purpose of [[spoiler:becoming a famous, good-selling author]] in ''Princess of Wands''.
**In the series in general, deals Deals with demons and other supernatural nasties that involve letting the nasties loose on Earth keep the Special Circumstances teams quite busy.
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* TheFundamentalist: Despite (or because of) the overall pro-religion stance of the series, this kind of character is consistently portrayed as villainous, and the trope is completely averted in the heroic main characters. For example, the "alternative" priest who worships a dragon god fills this role, [[ControlFreak jealously controlling his "flock"]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparring partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair. [invoked]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparring partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair. [invoked]
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* TheFundamentalist: Despite (or because of) Averted with the overall pro-religion stance of the series, this kind of character is consistently portrayed as villainous, and the trope is completely averted in the heroic heroic, main characters. characters, played straight several villains. For example, Barbara is a pious churchgoer but is not obnoxious or judgmental, and argues that the negatives that many have come to associate with religion are the domain of a loud minority of fanatic jerks (fire-breathing preachers, nosy judgmental tattlers, etc.) who are also disliked by most of Christians and are not representative of Christians or religious people in general. However, the "alternative" priest who worships a dragon god fills this role, [[ControlFreak jealously controlling his "flock"]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparring partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair. [invoked]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparring partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair.
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* {{Housewife}}: Barbara, although she's very seldom shown actually taking care of her children or home.
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* {{Housewife}}: Barbara, although she's very seldom shown actually taking care of her children or home. It is also made clear that she doesn't fuss over her children and husband because she's an empty-headed slave, she does it because she loves them, warts and all (even her somewhat slovenly husband who'd rather host football with his buddies than indulge in his healthy lingerie-clad wife).
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* MilitaryBrat: Barbara is second generation at least. Not only did she grow up on military bases world-wide, but her mother was a junior officer's wife with enough travel experience that she taught Barb to use Jim Beam as toothpaste in areas with bad plumbing.
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* MilitaryBrat: Barbara is second generation at least. Not only did she grow up on military bases world-wide, but her mother was a junior officer's wife with enough travel experience that she taught Barb to use Jim Beam as toothpaste in areas with bad plumbing. Likweise, Barbara is experienced in multiple methods of asskicking from all over the world at the urging of her father, a veteran US Air Force pilot who later became a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Service_Officer Foreign Service Officer]].
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* NayTheist:
** The head of the US and Europe branch of Special Circumstances, Augustus Germaine, is well aware of the existence of gods and demons — they are, after all, the very reason for the existence of Special Circumstances — but doesn't follow any of them. In an organization composed of followers of many different belief systems, he usually moderates disputes between different faiths, as a neutral party.
** Special Agent Randall in ''Queen of Wands'', who has [[RageAgainstTheHeavens a much more]] GodIsEvil attitude.
** The head of the US and Europe branch of Special Circumstances, Augustus Germaine, is well aware of the existence of gods and demons — they are, after all, the very reason for the existence of Special Circumstances — but doesn't follow any of them. In an organization composed of followers of many different belief systems, he usually moderates disputes between different faiths, as a neutral party.
** Special Agent Randall in ''Queen of Wands'', who has [[RageAgainstTheHeavens a much more]] GodIsEvil attitude.
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* NayTheist:
**NayTheist: The head of the US and Europe branch of Special Circumstances, Augustus Germaine, is well aware of the existence of gods and demons — they are, after all, the very reason for the existence of Special Circumstances — but doesn't follow any of them. In an organization composed of followers of many different belief systems, he usually moderates disputes between different faiths, as a neutral party.
** Special Agent Randall in ''Queen of Wands'', who has [[RageAgainstTheHeavens a much more]] GodIsEvil attitude.party.
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** Special Agent Randall in ''Queen of Wands'', who has [[RageAgainstTheHeavens a much more]] GodIsEvil attitude.
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* ReligiousStereotype: If you've been around Pagans, you definitely notice this trope. All Wiccan characters are middle-aged hippies, all Asatruar act like they just got off a Viking ship, and you apparently cannot worship a fertility goddess without dressing/acting like a porn star 24/7. Justified in that only ''really'' hardcore faithful can slay demons — Special Circumstances scoured the Western world for talent, and was only able to locate a few ''dozen'' with enough devotion to kill an EldritchAbomination. [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny-Ears Demon Hunters!]]
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* ReligiousStereotype: If you've been around Pagans, you definitely notice this trope. All Wiccan characters are middle-aged hippies, all Asatruar act like they just got off a Viking ship, and you apparently cannot worship a fertility goddess without dressing/acting like a porn star 24/7.star. Justified in that only ''really'' hardcore faithful can slay demons — Special Circumstances scoured the Western world for talent, and was only able to locate a few ''dozen'' with enough devotion to kill an EldritchAbomination. [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny-Ears Demon Hunters!]]
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* StrawCharacter: You did see "John Ringo" mentioned above, yes?
** In particular, the rival publishing house at the con, in the second part of ''Princess of Wands''.
** In particular, the rival publishing house at the con, in the second part of ''Princess of Wands''.
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* StrawCharacter: You did see "John Ringo" mentioned above, yes?
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**In particular, the The rival publishing house at the con, in the second part of ''Princess of Wands''.
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As of August 2012 there are two books to the series: ''Princess of Wands'' and ''Queen of Wands''.
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As of August 2012 2012, there are two books to the series: ''Princess of Wands'' and ''Queen of Wands''.
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* BerserkButton: No matter how nice or accepting of other people's beliefs Barbara might be, do ''not'' diss Christianity in front of her.
* TheBigEasy: Detective Kelly Lockhart, from the first part of ''Princess of Wands'', works in the New Orleans Police Department
* TheBigEasy: Detective Kelly Lockhart, from the first part of ''Princess of Wands'', works in the New Orleans Police Department
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* BerserkButton: No matter how Barbara may be nice or and accepting of other people's beliefs Barbara might be, Barbara, but do ''not'' diss Christianity in front of her.
* TheBigEasy: Detective Kelly Lockhart, from the first part of ''Princess of Wands'', works in the New Orleans PoliceDepartmentDepartment.
* TheBigEasy: Detective Kelly Lockhart, from the first part of ''Princess of Wands'', works in the New Orleans Police
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** Not the Devil, but [[spoiler:David Krake]] does make a deal with a demon for the purpose of [[spoiler:becoming a famous, good-selling author]], in ''Princess of Wands''.
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** Not the Devil, but [[spoiler:David Krake]] does make a deal with a demon for the purpose of [[spoiler:becoming a famous, good-selling author]], author]] in ''Princess of Wands''.
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* TheFundamentalist: Despite (or because of) the overall pro-religion stance of the series, this kind of character is consistently portrayed as villainous, and the trope is completely averted in the heroic main characters. For example, the "alternative" priest who worships a dragon god fills this role, jealously controlling his "flock".
* Foreshadowing: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparing partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair. [invoked]
* Foreshadowing: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparing partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair. [invoked]
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* TheFundamentalist: Despite (or because of) the overall pro-religion stance of the series, this kind of character is consistently portrayed as villainous, and the trope is completely averted in the heroic main characters. For example, the "alternative" priest who worships a dragon god fills this role, [[ControlFreak jealously controlling his "flock".
"flock"]].
*Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparing sparring partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair. [invoked]
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** The head of the US and Europe branch of Special Circumstances, Augustus Germaine, is well aware of the existence of gods and demons -- they are, after all, the very reason for the existence of Special Circumstances -- but doesn't follow any of them. In an organization composed of followers of many different belief systems, he usually moderates disputes between different faiths, as a neutral party.
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** The head of the US and Europe branch of Special Circumstances, Augustus Germaine, is well aware of the existence of gods and demons -- — they are, after all, the very reason for the existence of Special Circumstances -- — but doesn't follow any of them. In an organization composed of followers of many different belief systems, he usually moderates disputes between different faiths, as a neutral party.
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* BerserkButton: No matter how nice or accepting of other peoples beliefs Barbara might be do ''not'' diss Christianity in front of her
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* BerserkButton: No matter how nice or accepting of other peoples people's beliefs Barbara might be be, do ''not'' diss Christianity in front of herher.
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** Not the Devil, but [[spoiler:David Krake]] does make a deal with a demon for the purpose of [[spoiler:becoming a famous, good selling author]], in ''Princess of Wands''.
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** Not the Devil, but [[spoiler:David Krake]] does make a deal with a demon for the purpose of [[spoiler:becoming a famous, good selling good-selling author]], in ''Princess of Wands''.
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%%* EasyEvangelism: Averted. This ''is'' a series that aims to present Christianity in a non-assholish light, after all.
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* TheFundamentalist: Averted. The "alternative" priest who worships a dragon god fills this role, jealously controlling his "flock".
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* TheFundamentalist: Averted. The Despite (or because of) the overall pro-religion stance of the series, this kind of character is consistently portrayed as villainous, and the trope is completely averted in the heroic main characters. For example, the "alternative" priest who worships a dragon god fills this role, jealously controlling his "flock".
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** Special Agent Randall in ''Queen of Wands'' who has a much more GodIsEvil attitude.
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** Special Agent Randall in ''Queen of Wands'' Wands'', who has [[RageAgainstTheHeavens a much more more]] GodIsEvil attitude.
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* ReallyGetsAround: Janea is quite comfortable with having many different sexual partners, without hard feelings towards any former lovers
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* ReallyGetsAround: Janea is quite comfortable with having many different sexual partners, without hard feelings towards any former loverslovers.
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* ReligiousStereotype: If you've been around Pagans, you definitely notice this trope. All Wiccan characters are middle-aged hippies, all Asatruar act like they just got off a Viking ship, and you apparently cannot worship a fertility goddess without dressing/acting like a porn star 24/7. Justified in that only ''really'' hardcore faithful can slay demons - Special Circumstances scoured the Western world for talent, and was only able to locate a few ''dozen'' with enough devotion to kill an EldritchAbomination. [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny-Ears Demon Hunters!]]
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* ReligiousStereotype: If you've been around Pagans, you definitely notice this trope. All Wiccan characters are middle-aged hippies, all Asatruar act like they just got off a Viking ship, and you apparently cannot worship a fertility goddess without dressing/acting like a porn star 24/7. Justified in that only ''really'' hardcore faithful can slay demons - — Special Circumstances scoured the Western world for talent, and was only able to locate a few ''dozen'' with enough devotion to kill an EldritchAbomination. [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny-Ears Demon Hunters!]]
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** In ''Queen of Wands'' the Speaker of the House, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed clearly meant to represent Rep. Nancy Pelosi]] is set up for this.
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** In ''Queen of Wands'' Wands'', the Speaker of the House, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed clearly meant to represent Rep. Nancy Pelosi]] Pelosi]], is set up for this.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparing partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair. [invoked]
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Foreshadowing: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparing partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair. [invoked]
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* CIAEvilFBIGood: The Special Circumstances unit is a department of the FBI, and are [[BlackAndWhiteMorality very clearly "good"]].
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* SuddenlySexuality: At the very end of ''Queen of Wands'' it's revealed [[spoiler: that Barbara's husband is cheating on her with another man]]
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Dewicking per TRS decision.
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* BiTheWay: At the end of ''Queen of Wands'', [[spoiler:Barbara's husband Mark]], mentioned in a tearful admission [[spoiler:of adultery to Barbara.]]
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* GodIsGood
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* TheBigEasy: Detective Mark Kelly, from the first part of ''Princess of Wands'', works in the New Orleans Police Department
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* TheBigEasy: Detective Mark Kelly, Kelly Lockhart, from the first part of ''Princess of Wands'', works in the New Orleans Police Department
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->“I’m tired of being looked at like a freak because I ''believe.'' Well, get this straight, you stupid suit bastards. Get with belief, ''now, fast,'' or this country, this nation, this continent and this world are ''doomed.'' Get that through your fat politician ''heads,'' for Freya’s sake. I don’t care if you believe in the White God or Odin or fricking ''Vishnu!'' Just get some faith, fast, or find somebody to do your job who has it!”
-->'''--Janea, Asatru priestess'''
-->'''--Janea, Asatru priestess'''
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* MilitaryBrat: Barbara is second generation at least. Not only did she grow up on military bases world-wide, but her mother was a junior officer's wife with enough travel experience that she taught Barb to use Jim Beam as toothpaste in areas with bad plumbing.
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* StrawmanPolitical: You did see "John Ringo" mentioned above, yes?
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* StrawmanPolitical: StrawCharacter: You did see "John Ringo" mentioned above, yes?
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UrbanFantasy focusing on a Christian housewife and mother, Barbara Everette, forced into dealing with supernatural villains, written by Creator/JohnRingo. The Special Circumstances refers to an "under the radar" organization within the [[AmericanLawEnforcement FBI]] specifically tasked with investigating supernatural crimes that more conventional, "mundane" methods are ill-prepared to handle.
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UrbanFantasy focusing on a Christian housewife and mother, Barbara Everette, forced into dealing with supernatural villains, written by Creator/JohnRingo. The Special Circumstances refers to an "under the radar" organization within the [[AmericanLawEnforcement [[UsefulNotes/AmericanLawEnforcement FBI]] specifically tasked with investigating supernatural crimes that more conventional, "mundane" methods are ill-prepared to handle.
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a bit of cleanup, will do more after some sleep.
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* ActionMom: Barbara Everette
* AllMonksKnowKungFu: subverted
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Averted.
* AllMonksKnowKungFu: subverted
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Averted.
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* ActionMom: Barbara Everette
Everette cares for a family of three children and a husband who doesn't seem much more than a child himself, is a martial artist, knows guns and shoots regularly, and on occasion battles supernatural beasts.
* AllMonksKnowKungFu:subverted
* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Averted.The few monks that are mentioned as being part of the Special Circumstances unit are not actually martial artists, being strictly pacifist.
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* BeliefMakesYouStupid: Averted.
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* ChristianityIsCatholic: averted
* ChurchMilitant: sorta. While they do "kick ass for the Lord" (or whatever deity[ies] they worship), it's not done specifically in service to their religion.
* ChurchMilitant: sorta. While they do "kick ass for the Lord" (or whatever deity[ies] they worship), it's not done specifically in service to their religion.
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* ChristianityIsCatholic: averted
Averted. Several different denominations of Christianity are mentioned, but none have details conflated with one another.
* ChurchMilitant:sorta. While they the Special Circumstances personnel do "kick ass for the Lord" (or whatever deity[ies] they worship), it's not done specifically in service to their religion.religion. The one exception is the associated Roman Catholic Church group Opus Dei, which is treated as a SWAT team for the Church, and whose presence is noted to mean that there's some serious trouble ahead.
* ChurchMilitant:
* CouldntFindAPen: The demon summoned [[spoiler:by David Krake]] in the second part of ''Princess of Wands'' uses the blood of some of his victims to continue the runes that his summoner wasn't able to finish [[spoiler:after taking three arrows to the head]].
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** In ''Queen of Wands'', [[spoiler:Janea, in the metaphorical version of [=DragonCon=],]] has to remind Kelly Lockhart of where to find her eyes. His response: "I've made my decision."
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** In ''Queen of Wands'', [[spoiler:Janea, in the metaphorical version of [=DragonCon=],]] has to remind Kelly Lockhart of where to find her eyes. His response: response, echoing his appearance in the first book: "I've made my decision."
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: In the Convention story from ''Princess of Wands'', several regular Baen fans and authors are killed, including the fictional stand-in for Ringo himself.
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a bit more context for stuff, +1 entry as I reread the series
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* TheLoad: Barbara's husband.
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* TheLoad: Barbara's husband.husband is depicted as a whiny, lazy slob whenever Barbara isn't present to steer him towards taking better care of things (including himself).
* MagicalNegro: In ''Princess of Wands'', a black mystical woman who tells fortunes points Detective Lockhart towards the swamps in search of a pimp to question about a murder, and along with warning him to watch out for danger tells him to keep an eye out for Barbara, who's only indirectly identified by the sign of a Tarot card, the [[TitleDrop Princess of Wands]].
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* MsFanservice: Janea
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* MsFanservice: JaneaJanea looks good, and hasn't any problems with showing off her body.
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* OddFriendship: Barbara and Janea
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* ReligionIsMagic
* ReallyGetsAround: Janea
* ReligionIsMagic
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* OddFriendship: Barbara Barbara, an upright Christian woman, and Janea
Janea, a hedonistic exhibitionist who worships a pagan god.
* ReallyGetsAround:Janea
Janea is quite comfortable with having many different sexual partners, without hard feelings towards any former lovers
*ReligionIsMagicReligionIsMagic: The faith of members of the Special Circumstances group allows them to channel energies that have the same basic function as magic in other settings.
* ReallyGetsAround:
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** In ''Queen of Wands'' the Speaker of the House, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed clearly meant to represent Pelosi]] is set up for this.
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** In ''Queen of Wands'' the Speaker of the House, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed clearly meant to represent Rep. Nancy Pelosi]] is set up for this.
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Also, a Useful Notes page.
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* AmericanChurches: The hero is Episcopalian.
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Now that I\'ve read the Ravencon AAR, it\'s not really all that relevant. TLDR: ambush by liberal at a panel Ringo was a participant in, due to scheduler not being aware of political concerns..
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: At the beginning of ''Princess'', Barbara's martial arts sparing partner says, after watching her warm-up exercises, that he was gay. She calls him on it, the narration commenting that he's married and has five children from two different marriages, and that "[i]f he was gay, it was a very closet condition." Fast forward to the end of ''Queen'', when it's revealed that [[spoiler:her husband, with whom she's had three children]] is having a homosexual affair. [invoked]
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: The middle section of ''Princess of Wands'' was inspired by the events at [=RavenCon=], a ScienceFiction convention, in 2006. Needless to say, there was no battle with a demon at [=RavenCon=].
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* ReligiousStereotype: If you've been around Pagans, you definitely notice this trope. All Wiccan characters are middle-aged hippies, all Asatruar act like they just got off a Viking ship, and you apparently cannot worship a fertility goddess without dressing/acting like a porn star 24/7.
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* ReligiousStereotype: If you've been around Pagans, you definitely notice this trope. All Wiccan characters are middle-aged hippies, all Asatruar act like they just got off a Viking ship, and you apparently cannot worship a fertility goddess without dressing/acting like a porn star 24/7. Justified in that only ''really'' hardcore faithful can slay demons - Special Circumstances scoured the Western world for talent, and was only able to locate a few ''dozen'' with enough devotion to kill an EldritchAbomination. [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny-Ears Demon Hunters!]]
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If not intentional, then not a Shout Out, so please Repair Dont Respond. Also, moving Write Who You Know to Trivia.Special Circumstances
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* ShoutOut:
** Quite a few, many of the TakeThat variety, in the sci-fi con story in ''Princess of Wands''.
** In ''Queen of Wands'', there's mention of [[Literature/PaladinOfShadows a group of Asatru covering the Caucasus [for Special Circumstances issues]. Led by a demon-possessed former SEAL.]]
*** The author [[https://www.facebook.com/john.ringo.90857/posts/10152337535310887?comment_id=10152338040940887&offset=50&total_comments=182 has claimed]] this was not deliberate.
** Quite a few, many of the TakeThat variety, in the sci-fi con story in ''Princess of Wands''.
** In ''Queen of Wands'', there's mention of [[Literature/PaladinOfShadows a group of Asatru covering the Caucasus [for Special Circumstances issues]. Led by a demon-possessed former SEAL.]]
*** The author [[https://www.facebook.com/john.ringo.90857/posts/10152337535310887?comment_id=10152338040940887&offset=50&total_comments=182 has claimed]] this was not deliberate.
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* ShoutOut:
**ShoutOut: Quite a few, many of the TakeThat variety, in the sci-fi con story in ''Princess of Wands''.
** In ''Queen of Wands'', there's mention of [[Literature/PaladinOfShadows a group of Asatru covering the Caucasus [for Special Circumstances issues]. Led by a demon-possessed former SEAL.]]
*** The author [[https://www.facebook.com/john.ringo.90857/posts/10152337535310887?comment_id=10152338040940887&offset=50&total_comments=182 has claimed]] this was not deliberate.Wands''.
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** In ''Queen of Wands'', there's mention of [[Literature/PaladinOfShadows a group of Asatru covering the Caucasus [for Special Circumstances issues]. Led by a demon-possessed former SEAL.]]
*** The author [[https://www.facebook.com/john.ringo.90857/posts/10152337535310887?comment_id=10152338040940887&offset=50&total_comments=182 has claimed]] this was not deliberate.
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* TitleDrop: Barbara's T-shirt is prophesied by a voodoo priestess.
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* TitleDrop: Barbara's T-shirt is prophesied by a voodoo priestess.priestess in the first book.
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* WarriorMonk
* WriteWhoYouKnow: As with most other Ringo works, fans from the [[Creator/BaenBooks Baen's Bar]] forum "Ringo's Tavern" get featured here and there, particularly at the convention in the second story of ''Princess'', and again in [[spoiler:the metaphorical [=DragonCon=] in]] ''Queen of Wands''.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: As with most other Ringo works, fans from the [[Creator/BaenBooks Baen's Bar]] forum "Ringo's Tavern" get featured here and there, particularly at the convention in the second story of ''Princess'', and again in [[spoiler:the metaphorical [=DragonCon=] in]] ''Queen of Wands''.
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* WarriorMonk
* WriteWhoYouKnow: As with most other Ringo works, fans fromWarriorMonk: The spirituality of the [[Creator/BaenBooks Baen's Bar]] forum "Ringo's Tavern" get featured here and there, particularly at the convention in the second story Special Circumstances team is an essential part of ''Princess'', and again in [[spoiler:the metaphorical [=DragonCon=] in]] ''Queen of Wands''.their ability to kick supernatural ass. Insufficiently strong faith risks defeat.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: As with most other Ringo works, fans from
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Ringo said he didn\'t mean it. Really.
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*** The author [[https://www.facebook.com/john.ringo.90857/posts/10152337535310887?comment_id=10152338040940887&offset=50&total_comments=182 has claimed]] this was not deliberate.
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YMMV trope with a Zero Context Example entry, and misuse respectively.
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* CriticalResearchFailure: Ringo knows far more about the military than he does about religion and it shows.
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* ObviousBeta: ''Queen of Wands'' could have benefited from a few more rounds of editing before going to print.
** Hjalmar's name changes to Wulfric and then back a couple of times between scenes.
** Hjalmar's name changes to Wulfric and then back a couple of times between scenes.
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** Hjalmar's name changes to Wulfric and then back a couple of times between scenes.
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* StrawmanPolitical: You did see "John Ringo" mentioned above, yes? In particular, the rival publishing house at the con, in the second part of ''Princess of Wands''.
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* StrawmanPolitical: You did see "John Ringo" mentioned above, yes? yes?
** In particular, the rival publishing house at the con, in the second part of ''Princess of Wands''.
** In particular, the rival publishing house at the con, in the second part of ''Princess of Wands''.