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* AbusiveParents: After being stripped of his wizard powers, [[spoiler: Huntley]] pushed his daughter into casting dangerous, advanced spells far too young, using the sudden glut of his attention after years spent ignoring her for his career, to the point that [[spoiler: he used her to feed the glass god and let Kelly kill her.]]

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* AbusiveParents: After being stripped of his wizard powers, [[spoiler: Huntley]] pushed his daughter into casting dangerous, advanced spells far too young, using the sudden glut of his attention after years spent ignoring her for his career, career to manipulate her to the point that [[spoiler: he used her she was ''happy'' to feed fuel the glass god from her own life and let Kelly kill her.die for him.]]
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* AbusiveParents: After being stripped of his wizard powers, [[spoiler: Huntley]] pushed his daughter into casting dangerous, advanced spells far too young, using the sudden glut of his attention after years spent ignoring her for his career, to the point that [[spoiler: he used her to feed the glass god and let Kelly kill her.]]


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* WouldHurtAChild: When the chips are down, [[spoiler: Kelly Shiring kills the teenager powering the glass god.]] Not that she's happy about it; this is one of the few times she loses her perpetual peppy smile.
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* [[DeadlyEuphemism Deadly Euphemism]]: What Sharon and Rhys initially think Kelly means by "decontamination".

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* [[DeadlyEuphemism Deadly Euphemism]]: What Sharon and Rhys initially think Kelly means by "decontamination". (Subverted, however, as she really does just mean cleaning up.)
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* [[IAmLegion I Am Legion]]: The blue electric angels.

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* %%* [[IAmLegion I Am Legion]]: The blue electric angels.



** Also, [[spoiler:Zhanyi, the striga]].
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Matthew being trapped in the telephone lines.]]

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** %%** Also, [[spoiler:Zhanyi, the striga]].
* %%* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Matthew being trapped in the telephone lines.]]



* [[LetsGetDangerous Let's Get Dangerous]]: Rhys, most prominently. Kelly and Kevin also have their moments.
* [[MagicalSociety Magical Society]]: Many.
* [[TheMedic The Medic]]: Dr. Seah.
* [[MightyGlacier Mighty Glacier]]: Gretel.
* [[MotorMouth Motor Mouth]]: Kelly; Sharon.
* {{Necromancer}}: Mr. Roding.
* [[OccultBlueEyes Occult Blue Eyes]]: Matthew Swift. Other characters feel uncomfortable making direct eye contact.

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* %%* [[LetsGetDangerous Let's Get Dangerous]]: Rhys, most prominently. Kelly and Kevin also have their moments.
* %%* [[MagicalSociety Magical Society]]: Many.
* %%* [[TheMedic The Medic]]: Dr. Seah.
* %%* [[MightyGlacier Mighty Glacier]]: Gretel.
* %%* [[MotorMouth Motor Mouth]]: Kelly; Sharon.
* %%* {{Necromancer}}: Mr. Roding.
* %%* [[OccultBlueEyes Occult Blue Eyes]]: Matthew Swift. Other characters feel uncomfortable making direct eye contact.



* [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Our Angels Are Different]]

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* %%* [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Our Angels Are Different]]



* [[PoweredByAForsakenChild Powered by a Forsaken Child]]: The glass elemental.
* [[PowerIncontinence Power Incontinence]]: A few of the people who attend MA meetings, but Rhys and Jess specifically.
* [[PresentDay Present Day]]

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* %%* [[PoweredByAForsakenChild Powered by a Forsaken Child]]: The glass elemental.
* %%* [[PowerIncontinence Power Incontinence]]: A few of the people who attend MA meetings, but Rhys and Jess specifically.
* %%* [[PresentDay Present Day]]
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'''Magicals Anonymous''' is an UrbanFantasy series by Kate Griffin (a pen name of Creator/CatherineWebb]). It is a sequel to the [[MatthewSwift Matthew Swift]] series that follows a new protagonist, shaman Sharon Li.

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'''Magicals Anonymous''' is an UrbanFantasy series by Kate Griffin (a pen name of Creator/CatherineWebb]). It is a sequel to the [[MatthewSwift [[Literature/MatthewSwift Matthew Swift]] series that follows a new protagonist, shaman Sharon Li.
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* [[TearJerker Tear Jerker]]: [[spoiler: The death of the Builders. You'd think the [[MisfitMobilizationMoment first victory]] of Magicals Anonymous would be a triumphant scene, but [[DyingAlone the way the builders go]], you actually feel sorry for them.]]
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* [[BewareTheNiceOnes Beware the Nice Ones]]: At the end of ''The Glass God'', Sharon herself says that she's all about cups of tea and talking about your issues, and Matthew is fire and lightning and is probably the one who'll be remembered as a badass, but that doesn't make her an ''ounce'' less dangerous. Packs an extra punch because she says it [[spoiler: right after she's sacrificed Huntley to Old Man Bone and he realizes what she's done.]]

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* [[BewareTheNiceOnes Beware the Nice Ones]]: At the end of ''The Glass God'', Sharon herself says that she's all about cups of tea and talking about your issues, issues and trying to understand your fellow beings' point of view, and Matthew is fire and lightning and is probably the one who'll be remembered as a badass, but that doesn't make her an ''ounce'' less dangerous. Packs an extra punch because she says it [[spoiler: right after she's sacrificed Huntley to Old Man Bone and he realizes what she's done.]]

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* [[BarrierMaiden Barrier Maiden]]: Greydawn.

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* [[BarrierMaiden Barrier Maiden]]: Greydawn.Greydawn
* [[BewareTheNiceOnes Beware the Nice Ones]]: At the end of ''The Glass God'', Sharon herself says that she's all about cups of tea and talking about your issues, and Matthew is fire and lightning and is probably the one who'll be remembered as a badass, but that doesn't make her an ''ounce'' less dangerous. Packs an extra punch because she says it [[spoiler: right after she's sacrificed Huntley to Old Man Bone and he realizes what she's done.]]
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'''Magicals Anonymous''' is an UrbanFantasy series by Kate Griffin (a pen name of [[CatherineWebb Catherine Webb]]). It is a sequel to the [[MatthewSwift Matthew Swift]] series that follows a new protagonist, shaman Sharon Li.

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'''Magicals Anonymous''' is an UrbanFantasy series by Kate Griffin (a pen name of [[CatherineWebb Catherine Webb]]).Creator/CatherineWebb]). It is a sequel to the [[MatthewSwift Matthew Swift]] series that follows a new protagonist, shaman Sharon Li.
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'''Magicals Anonymous''' is an Urban Fantasy series created by Kate Griffin (a pen name of [[CatherineWebb Catherine Webb]]). It is a sequel to the [[MatthewSwift Matthew Swift]] series that follows a new protagonist, shaman Sharon Li.

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'''Magicals Anonymous''' is an Urban Fantasy UrbanFantasy series created by Kate Griffin (a pen name of [[CatherineWebb Catherine Webb]]). It is a sequel to the [[MatthewSwift Matthew Swift]] series that follows a new protagonist, shaman Sharon Li.
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* RousingSpeech: A later "scholar's" version of Sharon's Rousing Speech is contrasted with what she really said.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Swift gives an actual one over Sharon's phone.
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: And how!
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* [[OhCrap Oh Crap]]: Happens in ''The Glass God'' when the lights go out.

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* [[OhCrap Oh Crap]]: Happens in ''The Glass God'' when the lights go out.out while they're in a room with someone who turns into a monster in the dark.

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Magicals Anonymous is an Urban Fantasy series created by Kate Griffin (a pen name of [[CatherineWebb Catherine Webb]]). It is a sequel to the [[MatthewSwift Matthew Swift]] series that follows a new protagonist, shaman Sharon Li.

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Magicals Anonymous '''Magicals Anonymous''' is an Urban Fantasy series created by Kate Griffin (a pen name of [[CatherineWebb Catherine Webb]]). It is a sequel to the [[MatthewSwift Matthew Swift]] series that follows a new protagonist, shaman Sharon Li.



* [[AmbitionIsEvil Ambition is Evil]]: [[spoiler:Arthur Huntley.]]

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* [[AmbitionIsEvil Ambition is Is Evil]]: [[spoiler:Arthur Huntley.]]



* [[BlessedWithSuck Blessed With Suck]]: Magicals Anonymous exists for people like this.

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* [[BlessedWithSuck Blessed With with Suck]]: Magicals Anonymous exists for people like this.



* [[DoctorsOrders Doctors Orders]]: Where Dr. Seah is involved, this is bound to happen.

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* [[TheChosenOne The Chosen One]]: Rhys says he was "almost" this for the urban druids.
* [[DoctorsOrders Doctors Doctor's Orders]]: Where Dr. Seah is involved, this is bound to happen.



* [[FluffyTheTerrible Fluffy The Terrible]]: Dog.
* [[GoOutWithASmile Go Out With A Smile]]: [[spoiler:Edna.]]
* [[GoodIsNotNice Good is Not Nice]]: Most Aldermen characters fall under this. They may be polite, but they will not hesitate when confronted.

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* [[FluffyTheTerrible Fluffy The the Terrible]]: Dog.
* [[GoOutWithASmile Go Out With A with a Smile]]: [[spoiler:Edna.]]
* [[GoodIsNotNice Good is Is Not Nice]]: Most Aldermen characters fall under this. They may be polite, but they will not hesitate when confronted.



* [[KillEmAll Kill 'em All]]: [[spoiler:Dog hunts down and brutally kills everyone directly involved in Greydawn's summoning.]]

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* [[KillEmAll Kill 'em 'Em All]]: [[spoiler:Dog hunts down and brutally kills everyone directly involved in Greydawn's summoning.]]



* [[PoweredByAForsakenChild Powered By A Forsaken Child]]: The glass elemental.

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* [[PoweredByAForsakenChild Powered By A by a Forsaken Child]]: The glass elemental.



* [[RunOrDie Run Or Die]]: This is often the case given frequent encounters with insurmountable enemies.
* [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight Screw The Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: The Midnight Mayor's attitude toward restricting politics.
* [[SomeoneHasToDoIt Someone Has To Do It]]: Crompton's rationale for making sacrifices to Old Man Bone; [[spoiler:Sharon using Old Man Bone's blade on Arthur]].

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* [[RunOrDie Run Or or Die]]: This is often the case given frequent encounters with insurmountable enemies.
* [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight Screw The the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: Right!]]: The Midnight Mayor's attitude toward restricting politics.
* [[SomeoneHasToDoIt Someone Has To to Do It]]: Crompton's rationale for making sacrifices to Old Man Bone; [[spoiler:Sharon using Old Man Bone's blade on Arthur]].



* [[TalkingWithSigns Talking With Signs]]: Sally the banshee, out of politeness for other peoples' eardrums and internal organs.
* [[TheChosenOne The Chosen One]]: Rhys says he was "almost" this for the urban druids.

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* [[TalkingWithSigns Talking With with Signs]]: Sally the banshee, out of politeness for other peoples' eardrums and internal organs.
* [[TheChosenOne The Chosen One]]: Rhys says he was "almost" this for the urban druids.
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* [[InvoluntaryShapeshifting Involuntary Shapeshifting]]: Sometimes when Jess is upset, she turns into pigeons, whether she wants to or not.
** Also, [[spoiler:Zhanyi, the striga]].


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* [[PowerIncontinence Power Incontinence]]: A few of the people who attend MA meetings, but Rhys and Jess specifically.
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--> '''Rhys''': "There's something about people all in black saying decontamination, see, which really makes my nose itch."


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* [[HumanResources Human Resources]]
--> '''Gretel''': "Are humans resources?"
--> '''Kevin''': "''God'', yes. But like everything else on the planet, they're a resource that's been screwed up."
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* [[BarrierMaiden Barrier Maiden]]: Greydawn.


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* [[DeadlyEuphemism Deadly Euphemism]]: What Sharon and Rhys initially think Kelly means by "decontamination".
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* [[HellYesMoment "Hell Yes" Moment]]: [[spoiler:The return of the Midnight Mayor]] in ''The Glass God''.


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* [[OhCrap Oh Crap]]: Happens in ''The Glass God'' when the lights go out.


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* [[VoluntaryShapeshifting Voluntary Shapeshifting]]

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** Kevin is a vampire, which would normally be pretty awesome, except his body rejects any blood type that isn't O and he is ''very'' mysophobic.

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** Kevin is a vampire, which would normally be pretty awesome, except his body rejects any blood type that isn't O and he is ''very'' mysophobic.[[TerrifiedOfGerms mysophobic]].



* [[KillEmAll Kill 'em All]]: [[spoiler:Dog hunts down and brutally kills everyone directly involved in Greydawn's summoning.]]
* [[LetsGetDangerous Let's Get Dangerous]]: Rhys, most prominently. Kelly and Kevin also have their moments.



* [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight Screw The Rules I'm Doing What's Right]]: The Midnight Mayor's attitude toward restricting politics.

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* [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight Screw The Rules Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]: The Midnight Mayor's attitude toward restricting politics.
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* [[BlessedWithSuck Blessed With Suck]]: Magicals Anonymous exists for people like this.
**Kevin is a vampire, which would normally be pretty awesome, except his body rejects any blood type that isn't O and he is ''very'' mysophobic.


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* [[GoodIsNotNice Good is Not Nice]]: Most Aldermen characters fall under this. They may be polite, but they will not hesitate when confronted.


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* [[TalkingWithSigns Talking With Signs]]: Sally the banshee, out of politeness for other peoples' eardrums and internal organs.

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* [[PoweredByAForsakenChild Powered By A ForsakenChild]]: The glass elemental.

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* [[PoweredByAForsakenChild Powered By A ForsakenChild]]: Forsaken Child]]: The glass elemental.


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* [[SomeoneHasToDoIt Someone Has To Do It]]: Crompton's rationale for making sacrifices to Old Man Bone; [[spoiler:Sharon using Old Man Bone's blade on Arthur]].


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* [[SwitchingPOV Switching P.O.V.]]: The narration generally follows Sharon, but commonly shifts elsewhere.

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* {{Necromancer}}: Mr. Rhoding.

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* {{Necromancer}}: Mr. Rhoding.Roding.
* [[OccultBlueEyes Occult Blue Eyes]]: Matthew Swift. Other characters feel uncomfortable making direct eye contact.
* [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Our Angels Are Different]]
* [[PluckyGirl Plucky Girl]]: Kelly Shiring, to the point her optimism routinely draws incredulous looks.
* [[PoweredByAForsakenChild Powered By A ForsakenChild]]: The glass elemental.
* [[PresentDay Present Day]]
* [[RunOrDie Run Or Die]]: This is often the case given frequent encounters with insurmountable enemies.
* [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight Screw The Rules I'm Doing What's Right]]: The Midnight Mayor's attitude toward restricting politics.
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[[caption-width-right:209:Face adversity with a smile.]]

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* [[HeroicBSOD Heroic BSOD]]: Sharon.

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* [[HeroicBSOD Heroic BSOD]]: Sharon.Sharon has one after [[spoiler:killing Zhanyi]].


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*{{Necromancer}}: Mr. Rhoding.

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* [[TheChosenOne The Chosen One]]: Rhys says he was "almost" this for the urban druids.
* [[SpiritAdvisor Spirit Advisor]]: Dez to Sharon, much to her disappointment.



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---*[[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abomination]]: Old Man Bone.
*[[FluffyTheTerrible Fluffy The Terrible]]: Dog.
*[[GoOutWithASmile Go Out With A Smile]]: [[spoiler:Edna.]]
*[[HeroicBSOD Heroic BSOD]]: Sharon.
*[[IAmLegion I Am Legion]]: The blue electric angels.
*{{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Matthew being trapped in the telephone lines.]]
*[[MagicalSociety Magical Society]]: Many.
*[[TheMedic The Medic]]: Dr. Seah.
*[[MightyGlacier Mighty Glacier]]: Gretel.
*[[MotorMouth Motor Mouth]]: Kelly; Sharon.
* [[SpiritAdvisor Spirit Advisor]]: Dez to Sharon, much to her disappointment.
* [[TheChosenOne The Chosen One]]: Rhys says he was "almost" this for the urban druids.
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* [[AnyoneCanDie Anyone Can Die]]: Toned down from the previous series.

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* [[AnyoneCanDie Anyone Can Die]]: Toned down from the previous series.series, but still apparent.



* {{Backstory}}: The previous series functions as this for characters like the Midnight Mayor and organizations like the Aldermen.

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* {{Backstory}}: The previous series functions as this for characters like the Midnight Mayor and organizations like the Aldermen.Aldermen.
*[[BadassBureaucrat Badass Bureaucrat]]: The Aldermen.
*[[BarbarianTribe Barbarian Tribe]]: The Tribe.
*[[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Heroes]]: [[spoiler:Rhys and Sharon]] each do this for each other in ''Stray Souls''; [[spoiler:Sally and later Matthew Swift]] in ''The Glass God''.
*[[BloodMagic Blood Magic]]: Plays a major role in ''Stray Souls''.
*[[TheChosenOne The Chosen One]]: Rhys says he was "almost" this for the urban druids.
*[[SpiritAdvisor Spirit Advisor]]: Dez to Sharon, much to her disappointment.
*[[DoctorsOrders Doctors Orders]]: Where Dr. Seah is involved, this is bound to happen.
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->''"While all and any are welcome to attend the regular meetings of Magicals Anonymous, or even pop by at our drop-in surgery, we do ask that if you are inclined to spontaneous combustion or actively leaking organic fluids from the unwinding hollows of your flesh, you use the overalls provided"
-->-- '''Notice pinned to the offices of Magicals Anonymous, 89C Little Lion Street, London WC1'''

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->''"While all and any are welcome to attend the regular meetings of Magicals Anonymous, or even pop by at our drop-in surgery, we do ask that if you are inclined to spontaneous combustion or actively leaking organic fluids from the unwinding hollows of your flesh, you use the overalls provided"
provided"''
-->-- '''Notice pinned to the offices of Magicals Anonymous, 89C Little Lion Street, London WC1'''
London'''



* ''The Glass God'' (2013)

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* ''The Glass God'' (2013)(2013)

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*[[AmbitionIsEvil Ambition is Evil]]: [[spoiler:Arthur Huntley.]]
*[[AnthropomorphicPersonification Anthropomorphic Personification]]
*[[AnyoneCanDie Anyone Can Die]]: Toned down from the previous series.
*[[ArcWords Arc Words]]: In ''Stray Souls'': "Don’t look back. It wants you to look back."
*{{Backstory}}: The previous series functions as this for characters like the Midnight Mayor and organizations like the Aldermen.

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Magicals Anonymous is an Urban Fantasy series created by Kate Griffin (a pen name of [[Catherine Webb Catherine Webb]]). It is a sequel to the Matthew Swift series that follows a new protagonist, Sharon Li.

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->''"While all and any are welcome to attend the regular meetings of Magicals Anonymous, or even pop by at our drop-in surgery, we do ask that if you are inclined to spontaneous combustion or actively leaking organic fluids from the unwinding hollows of your flesh, you use the overalls provided"
-->-- '''Notice pinned to the offices of Magicals Anonymous, 89C Little Lion Street, London WC1'''

Magicals Anonymous is an Urban Fantasy series created by Kate Griffin (a pen name of [[Catherine Webb [[CatherineWebb Catherine Webb]]). It is a sequel to the [[MatthewSwift Matthew Swift Swift]] series that follows a new protagonist, shaman Sharon Li.
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Magicals Anonymous is an Urban Fantasy series created by Kate Griffin (a pen name of [[Catherine Webb Catherine Webb]]). It is a sequel to the Matthew Swift series that follows a new protagonist, Sharon Li.

The story opens with the formation of a new community support group for the mystically inclined. Meanwhile, London faces new threats that not just any old magician will be able to face alone.

The novels include:
*''Stray Souls'' (2012)
*''The Glass God'' (2013)

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