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Galatea in 2-D is a fantasy novel by Aaron Allston in which the hero discovers that his drawings can be brought to life. Unfortunately, he lets this slip to The Rival who sets out to eliminate him.

Tropes included

• Achilles Heel: Literal, since you can paint Achilles
• Action Girl: Penny
• Alpha Bitch
• Art Initiates Life: the plot
• Battle Couple: Red and Penny
• Bearer of Bad News
• Bluff The Impostor
• The Cape: You can paint one.
• The Casanova
• Classical Mythology: a nymph, Achilles, Medea. . . .
• Clingy Jealous Girl
• Cold-Blooded Torture: In an attempt to get knowledge.
• Cool Old Guy
• Convection Schmonvection: Justified. If the artist didn't think of it, it didn't happen.
• Deadly Doctor
• Divided We Fall
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones
• Evil Weapon
• Fiery Red Head
• Flaw Exploitation: They know that Kevin will attend a con in person, for the adoring fans.
• Fractured Fairy Tale: Penny and Achilles do not follow their own legend. Fortunately.
• French Maid
• A Friend in Need
• Genre Savvy: Deducing Red's Achilles Heel. (Though fortunately not all the legends of Achilles are accurate)
• Green-Eyed Monster
• Haunted House
• I Gave My Word
• It's All About Me
• Just Between You and Me
• Magical Girlfriend: Much to his horror
• Magic Land
• Magic-Powered Pseudoscience
• My God, What Have I Done?
• No Name Given
• Papa Wolf
• Pygmalion Plot
• Real Men Wear Pink
• The Rival
• Servant Race
• Shallow Love Interest
• Spoiled Brat
• Squick: In universe, on discovering the actual legend of Achilles and Penthesilea , which fortunately, the painted characters do not follow. Achilles killed Penthesilea. And raped her corpse.
• The Trojan War
• What Measure Is a Mook?
• What Measure Is a Non-Human?
• Zombie Apocalypse

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