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** ''Godswar'' trilogy (incomplete), set in Zarathan and overlapping with ''The Balanced Sword'';
** ''The Spirit Warriors'' trilogy (incomplete), set in Earth and Zarathan and overlapping with ''The Balanced Sword'' and ''Godswar'';
** ''The Spirit Warriors'' trilogy (incomplete), set in Earth and Zarathan and overlapping with ''The Balanced Sword'' and ''Godswar'';
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** ''Godswar'' trilogy (incomplete), (in progress), set in Zarathan and overlapping with ''The Balanced Sword'';
** ''The Spirit Warriors'' trilogy(incomplete), (in progress), set in Earth and Zarathan and overlapping with ''The Balanced Sword'' and ''Godswar'';
** ''The Spirit Warriors'' trilogy
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/TheBalancedSword'' trilogy (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth). This also includes the Demons of the Past trilogy, a space opera set in the deep past of the multiverse, and Legend, a superhero novel set about 15-20 years after the Jason Wood stories. Connections are visible in all of these, but the individual sets of stories can be read separately.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes in which Earth has a magical sister-world called Zarathan. Connections are visible between the works, but the individual sets of stories can be read separately. Works in this multiverse include:
** Literature/JasonWoodseries (set series, set in present-day Earth) and Earth;
** ''Literature/TheBalancedSword'' trilogy, set in present-day Zarathan;
** ''Godswar'' trilogy(set (incomplete), set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth). This also includes the Demons Zarathan and overlapping with ''The Balanced Sword'';
** ''The Spirit Warriors'' trilogy (incomplete), set in Earth and Zarathan and overlapping with ''The Balanced Sword'' and ''Godswar'';
** ''Demons of thePast Past'' trilogy, a space opera set in the deep past of the multiverse, and Legend, multiverse;
** ''Legend'', a superhero novel set about 15-20 years after the Jason Woodstories. Connections are visible in all of these, but the individual sets of stories can be read separately.stories.
** Literature/JasonWood
** ''Literature/TheBalancedSword'' trilogy, set in present-day Zarathan;
** ''Godswar'' trilogy
** ''The Spirit Warriors'' trilogy (incomplete), set in Earth and Zarathan and overlapping with ''The Balanced Sword'' and ''Godswar'';
** ''Demons of the
** ''Legend'', a superhero novel set about 15-20 years after the Jason Wood
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* CoversAlwaysLie: Attempted aversion that failed. One scene in "Diamonds Are Forever" was specifically written so that Baen books, [[ContemptibleCover notorious for]] [[SexyPackaging their covers]], would have a legitimate reason to have a cover showing an attractive woman in her underwear fighting a dragon. They didn't fall for it.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: Attempted aversion that failed. One scene in "Diamonds Are Forever" was specifically written so that Baen books, [[ContemptibleCover notorious for]] for [[SexyPackaging their covers]], would have a legitimate reason to have a cover showing an attractive woman in her underwear fighting a dragon. They didn't fall for it.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/TheBalancedSword'' trilogy (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth). There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/TheBalancedSword'' trilogy (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth). There are This also several more unpublished novels includes the Demons of the Past trilogy, a space opera set in this multiverse; some the deep past of the multiverse, and Legend, a superhero novel set about 15-20 years after the Jason Wood stories. Connections are visible in all of these, but the individual sets of stories can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar.read separately.
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In March and April 2014 he ran a successful [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/420370544/polychrome-an-oz-based-novel Kickstarter campaign]] to publish his [[Literature/LandofOz Oz]] novel ''Polychrome''.
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In March and April 2014 he ran a successful [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/420370544/polychrome-an-oz-based-novel Kickstarter campaign]] to publish his [[Literature/LandofOz Oz]] novel ''Polychrome''.
''Polychrome''. In June-July 2019, he successfully ran another Kickstarter campaign to write the next book in his Grand Central Arena universe.
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* ''Princess Holy Aura'', with a publishing date of December 2017. It is Spoor's take on the MagicalGirlWarrior.
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* ''Princess Holy Aura'', with a publishing date of December 2017.Aura''. It is Spoor's take on the MagicalGirlWarrior.
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* Literature/PrincessHolyAura
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* ''Princess Holy Aura'', with a publishing date of December 2017.
2017. It is Spoor's take on the MagicalGirlWarrior.
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* ''Princess Holy Aura'', with a publishing date of December 2017.
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* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'', was released in 2013, and third book, ''Challenges of the Deeps'' will be released in March, 2017.
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* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'', was released in 2013, and third book, ''Challenges of the Deeps'' will be was released in March, 2017.
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* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'', was released in 2013, and third book, ''Challenges of the Deeps'' is under contract.
will be released in March, 2017.
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* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with Creator/EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to Mars. Another novel set in the same universe, ''Castaway Planet'' has been released, and a second ''Castaway Odyssey'' is under contract and currently being written.
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* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with Creator/EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). ''Portal''. Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to Mars. Another novel Mars.
* The ''Castaway'' series, also co-written with Eric Flint and set in the sameuniverse, universe. The first two books are ''Castaway Planet'' has been released, and a second ''Castaway Odyssey'' is under contract and currently being written.Odyssey''.
* The ''Castaway'' series, also co-written with Eric Flint and set in the same
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth), the first of a trilogy. There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar. ''Phoenix in Shadow'' was published in May of 2015, and ''Phoenix Ascendent'' will probably be released in 2016.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' ''Literature/TheBalancedSword'' trilogy (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth), the first of a trilogy.Earth). There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar. ''Phoenix in Shadow'' was published in May of 2015, and ''Phoenix Ascendent'' will probably be released in 2016.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth), the first of a trilogy. There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar. ''Phoenix in Shadow'' will be published in May of 2015, and ''Phoenix Ascendent'' will probably to be released in 2016.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth), the first of a trilogy. There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar. ''Phoenix in Shadow'' will be was published in May of 2015, and ''Phoenix Ascendent'' will probably to be released in 2016.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth), the first of a trilogy. There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar. ''PhoenixInShadow'' will be published in May of 2015, and ''PhoenixAscendent'' will probably to be released in 2016.
* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to Mars. Another novel set in the same universe, ''CastawayPlanet'' has been released, and a second ''CastawayOdyssey'' is under contract and currently being written.
* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to Mars. Another novel set in the same universe, ''CastawayPlanet'' has been released, and a second ''CastawayOdyssey'' is under contract and currently being written.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth), the first of a trilogy. There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar. ''PhoenixInShadow'' ''Phoenix in Shadow'' will be published in May of 2015, and ''PhoenixAscendent'' ''Phoenix Ascendent'' will probably to be released in 2016.
2016.
* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written withEricFlint: Creator/EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to Mars. Another novel set in the same universe, ''CastawayPlanet'' ''Castaway Planet'' has been released, and a second ''CastawayOdyssey'' ''Castaway Odyssey'' is under contract and currently being written.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth). There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar. Two Sequels to ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' are under contract and probably to be released in 2015 and 2016.
* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to Mars.
* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'', is already available in pre-release ("e-ARC", or electronic advance reader's copy) form and will be released officially on November 5th, 2013.
* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to Mars.
* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'', is already available in pre-release ("e-ARC", or electronic advance reader's copy) form and will be released officially on November 5th, 2013.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth).Earth), the first of a trilogy. There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar. Two Sequels to ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' are under contract ''PhoenixInShadow'' will be published in May of 2015, and ''PhoenixAscendent'' will probably to be released in 2015 and 2016.
* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission toMars.
Mars. Another novel set in the same universe, ''CastawayPlanet'' has been released, and a second ''CastawayOdyssey'' is under contract and currently being written.
* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'',is already available in pre-release ("e-ARC", or electronic advance reader's copy) form and will be was released officially on November 5th, 2013.
in 2013, and third book, ''Challenges of the Deeps'' is under contract.
* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to
* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'',
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In March and April 2014 he ran a successful [[href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/420370544/polychrome-an-oz-based-novel Kickstarter campaign]] to publish his [[Literature/LandofOz Oz]] novel ''Polychrome''.
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In March and April 2014 he ran a successful [[href="https://www.[[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/420370544/polychrome-an-oz-based-novel Kickstarter campaign]] to publish his [[Literature/LandofOz Oz]] novel ''Polychrome''.
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In March and April 2014 he ran a successful [[href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/420370544/polychrome-an-oz-based-novel Kickstarter campaign]] to publish his [[Literature/LandofOz Oz]] novel ''Polychrome''.
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* ContemptibleCover: He gets annoyed every time someone brings up the Flame-Farting Tyrannosaur cover from Literature/{{Boundary}}. [[SelfDemonstratingArticle So of course some people bring it up all the time for amusement value.]]
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* ContemptibleCover: He gets annoyed every time someone brings up the Flame-Farting Tyrannosaur cover from Literature/{{Boundary}}. [[SelfDemonstratingArticle So of course some people bring it up all the time for amusement value.]]
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth). There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth). There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar. Two Sequels to ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' are under contract and probably to be released in 2015 and 2016.
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* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'', is under contract already available in pre-release ("e-ARC", or electronic advance reader's copy) form and likely to will be published somewhere in released officially on November 5th, 2013.
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* ContemptibleCover: He gets annoyed every time someone brings up the Flame-Farting Tyrannosaur cover from Literature/{{Boundary}}. [[SelfDemonstratingArticle So of course some people bring it up all the time for amusement value.]]
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Phoenix Rising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth, due for release in November 2012). There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar.
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* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Phoenix Rising'' ''Literature/PhoenixRising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth, due for release in November 2012).Earth). There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar.
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Ryk E. Spoor is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.
His major universes are:
* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Phoenix Rising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth, due for release in November 2012). There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar.
* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to Mars.
* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'', is under contract and likely to be published somewhere in 2013.
Spoor is also well-known on Usenet groups such as rec.arts.sf.written and rec.arts.anime.misc as "Sea Wasp".
[[http://grandcentralarena.com/ His web site]], [[http://seawasp.livejournal.com/ his LiveJournal]]. Some of his stories are freely available [[http://www.webscription.net/s-98-ryk-spoor.aspx?CategoryFilterID=1&ManufacturerFilterID=0& at the Baen Free Library]] or serialized on his blog.
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!!Works by Ryk E. Spoor with their own trope pages include:
* Literature/JasonWood series
* Literature/{{Boundary}} series
* ''Literature/GrandCentralArena''
!!Tropes in other works:
* CoversAlwaysLie: Attempted aversion that failed. One scene in "Diamonds Are Forever" was specifically written so that Baen books, [[ContemptibleCover notorious for]] [[SexyPackaging their covers]], would have a legitimate reason to have a cover showing an attractive woman in her underwear fighting a dragon. They didn't fall for it.
* MeaningfulRename: One of the main characters in ''Phoenix Reborn'' comes from a culture where a person is given one name when they are born, and chooses a second name that has some personal significance when they become an adult.
* OurMonstersAreDifferent: "Diamonds Are Forever", which has some stylistic and thematic similarities to the Jason Wood stories (although there's no character overlap and officially it's not part of the same world), has OurDragonsAreDifferent and thoroughly averts OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame.
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His major universes are:
* A [[TheMultiverse multiverse]] that includes the Literature/JasonWood series (set in present-day Earth) and ''Phoenix Rising'' (set in the magical universe-equivalent of Earth, due for release in November 2012). There are also several more unpublished novels in this multiverse; some can be found in serialized form in his Paradigms Lost forum on Baen's Bar.
* The ''Boundary'' series, co-written with EricFlint: ''Boundary'', ''Threshold'', and ''Portal'' (upcoming, early 2013). Discovery of alien archaeological artifacts drives a mission to Mars.
* ''Grand Central Arena''. The good news: FTL travel is possible. The bad news: You don't get to travel through interstellar space, you get to enter the Arena and play by the {{Precursors}}' rules. A sequel, ''Spheres of Influence'', is under contract and likely to be published somewhere in 2013.
Spoor is also well-known on Usenet groups such as rec.arts.sf.written and rec.arts.anime.misc as "Sea Wasp".
[[http://grandcentralarena.com/ His web site]], [[http://seawasp.livejournal.com/ his LiveJournal]]. Some of his stories are freely available [[http://www.webscription.net/s-98-ryk-spoor.aspx?CategoryFilterID=1&ManufacturerFilterID=0& at the Baen Free Library]] or serialized on his blog.
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!!Works by Ryk E. Spoor with their own trope pages include:
* Literature/JasonWood series
* Literature/{{Boundary}} series
* ''Literature/GrandCentralArena''
!!Tropes in other works:
* CoversAlwaysLie: Attempted aversion that failed. One scene in "Diamonds Are Forever" was specifically written so that Baen books, [[ContemptibleCover notorious for]] [[SexyPackaging their covers]], would have a legitimate reason to have a cover showing an attractive woman in her underwear fighting a dragon. They didn't fall for it.
* MeaningfulRename: One of the main characters in ''Phoenix Reborn'' comes from a culture where a person is given one name when they are born, and chooses a second name that has some personal significance when they become an adult.
* OurMonstersAreDifferent: "Diamonds Are Forever", which has some stylistic and thematic similarities to the Jason Wood stories (although there's no character overlap and officially it's not part of the same world), has OurDragonsAreDifferent and thoroughly averts OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame.
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