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* CircularReasoning: In ''The Spiral Labyrinth'', Hapthorn fears he and his intuitive alter-ego are being led into a trap. His intuitive self blithely dismisses the possibility, saying that he feels everything's going to be fine. Hapthorn points out that this feeling could itself be part of the trap, to which his intuition replies that it can't be, because he feels everything's going to be fine. Being personified intuition, he can't really grasp the logical fallacy.
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* JekyllAndHyde: Downplayed, but present. Hapthorns normal self is rational, tempered, collected, hates needless suffering, is very cultured and etiquette-adherent, and is hesitant to offend without reason. His intuition alter ego is impulsive, prone to fits of rage, has a very strong morbid curiosity towards the atrocities mages can commit, is obsessive, and likes probing questions and disregarding stuffy social requirements. Downplayed because they both share the same sense of justice, and intuition directs his rage at furniture rather than people, so he can’t be truly called evil so much as “less polite, less moral”.
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* JekyllAndHyde: Downplayed, but present. Hapthorns Hapthorn's normal self is rational, tempered, collected, hates needless suffering, is very cultured and etiquette-adherent, and is hesitant to offend without reason. His intuition intuitive alter ego is impulsive, prone to fits of rage, has a very strong morbid curiosity towards the atrocities mages can commit, is obsessive, and likes probing questions and disregarding stuffy social requirements. Downplayed because they both share the same sense of justice, and intuition directs his rage at furniture rather than people, so he can’t be truly called evil so much as “less polite, less moral”.
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* LateArrivalSpoiler: Through ''Majestrum'', the identity of the mysterious Osk Rievor is one of the main questions of the book. The sequels ''The Spiral Labyrinth'' and ''Hespira'' tell you who he is straight away.
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* WhamLine: Throughout ''Majestrum'', the name 'Osk Rievor' continually crops up, associated with a shadowy figure pulling strings from behind the scenes. Then, confronting the BigBad, [[spoiler:Hapthorn's intuitive self]] suddenly announces "I name myself... Osk Rievor."
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* JekyllAndHyde: Downplayed, but present. Hapthorns normal self is rational, tempered, collected, hates needless suffering, is very cultured and etiquette-adherent, and is hesitant to offend without reason. His intuition alter ego is impulsive, prone to fits of rage, has a very strong morbid curiosity towards the atrocities mages can commit, is obsessive, and likes probing questions and disregarding stuffy social requirements. Downplayed because they both share the same sense of justice, and intuition directs his rage at furniture rather than people, so he can’t be truly called evil so much as “less polite, less moral”.
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* LeakingCanOfEvil: In the backstory of ''Black Brillion'', the Dree invasion of Earth was thwarted by a weapon that destroyed their invasion force, but left the area riddled with gravitational anomalies. As things turned out, some of their hive consciousness survived in one of the anomalies, and was able to enslave humans who came close enough to it.
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* SuddenLackOfSignal: When Hapthorn travels into the future, one of the first things he and his familiar check is whether they can access the Connectivity. They can't.
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* SuddenLackOfSignal: When Hapthorn travels into the future, one of the first things he and his familiar check is whether they can access the Connectivity. They can't.can't.
* {{Whatevermancy}}: In "A Herd of Opportunity", the Eminence Malabar and his followers practise hydromancy - except that they're a splinter faction that uses urine rather than water as the liquid in question.
* {{Whatevermancy}}: In "A Herd of Opportunity", the Eminence Malabar and his followers practise hydromancy - except that they're a splinter faction that uses urine rather than water as the liquid in question.
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* BeginWithAFinisher: In ''Majestrum'', we see a flashback to a WizardDuel where one combatant begins by attacking with everything he's got, [[NoSell and doesn't have the slightest effect.]]
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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: One of the locations in the Commons is a beach, inhabited by a trio of friendly maidens who match this trope.
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* HeroicSacrifice: In ''The Helper and his Hero'', the archetypes in the Commons include the Hero, whose various guises include the Sacrificial Hero. When Harkless appears in the Commons dressed as the Sacrificial Hero, Bandar worries that he is being forced into this role.
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* TheQuisling: The villain of ''Black Brillion'' has allied with alien invaders, hoping that he will gain power when they take over.
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* ShoutOut: In ''The Helper and His Hero'', Bandar recognises the Sacrificial Hero as originating from [[Literature/{{Beowulf}} an ancient story where the hero slays the monster and its mother]].
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* FarSideIsland: The Commons, humanity's collective unconscious, contains numerous archetypes including a very familiar deserted island:
-->... a quiet Landscape that consisted of little more than a tiny patch of sand-colored rock, set in an endless ocean and shaded by a single Sincere/Approximate palm tree. No idiomat ever came there, and Bandar had often wondered what role the simple setting could have played in human history.
-->... a quiet Landscape that consisted of little more than a tiny patch of sand-colored rock, set in an endless ocean and shaded by a single Sincere/Approximate palm tree. No idiomat ever came there, and Bandar had often wondered what role the simple setting could have played in human history.
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* DespairEventHorizon: In "Fullbrim's Finding", learning the true nature of the Universe tends to leave the discoverer in a near-catatonic state of despair. Hapthorn survives, but [[INeedAFreakingDrink needs a stiff drink]].
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* DespairEventHorizon: In "Fullbrim's Finding", learning the true nature of the Universe tends to leave the discoverer in a near-catatonic state of despair. Thanks to the pessimism instilled by his life as a private detective Hapthorn survives, but [[INeedAFreakingDrink needs in need of a stiff drink]].
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* POVSequel: ''The Helper and His Hero'' is ''Black Brillion'' retold from Guth Bandar's perspective.
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* DespairEventHorizon: In "Fullbrim's Finding", learning the true nature of the Universe tends to leave the discoverer in a near-catatonic state of despair. Hapthorn survives, but [[INeedAFreakingDrink needs a stiff drink]].
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* ShaggyDogStory: Discussed in the short story "Fullbrim's Finding":
--> “You are familiar,” I began, “with the kind of story, allegedly humorous, that consists of a long and complex build-up, leading to some cave on a remote mountain peak, where the end of all the striving turns out to be no more than a deflating inanity?” \\
“I am. And I will say that I never cared much for them.” \\
“Well, it appears that they are a clue to the true nature of reality,” I said
--> “You are familiar,” I began, “with the kind of story, allegedly humorous, that consists of a long and complex build-up, leading to some cave on a remote mountain peak, where the end of all the striving turns out to be no more than a deflating inanity?” \\
“I am. And I will say that I never cared much for them.” \\
“Well, it appears that they are a clue to the true nature of reality,” I said
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* ApocalypseHow: The return of magic is, at the very least, Class 2 (Planetary Scale, Societal Collapse).
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* RecruitingTheCriminal: ''Black Brillion'' opens with rookie cop Baro Harkless arresting a fraudster, Luff Imbry -- only for his superior to recruit Imbry into the force and assign the pair to tracking down Imbry's former partner.
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* OhCrap: In ''The Spiral Labyrinth'', Smiling Bol finally loses his SlasherSmile when the powerful and dangerous being he's been trying to imprison is released.
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* OhCrap: In ''The Spiral Labyrinth'', Smiling Bol finally loses his SlasherSmile when the powerful and dangerous (and, as he soon learns, vengeful) being he's been trying to imprison is released.
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* SherlockHomage: Hapthorn (the name is intended to evoke Creator/BasilRathbone) is a hyper-rational loner GreatDetective.
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* SherlockHomage: Hapthorn (the name is intended to evoke Creator/BasilRathbone) "[[Creator/BasilRathbone Rathbone]]") is a hyper-rational loner GreatDetective.
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* SherlockHomage: Hapthorn (the name is intended to evoke Creator/BasilRathbone) is a hyper-rational loner GreatDetective.
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* DreadfulMusician: An early plot thread in "Majestrum" involves the tone-deaf Chalivire Afre being convinced to sing at the Archon's levee.
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* CoveredInGunge: ''Majestrum'' has a wizards' duel where the victor's first move is to humiliate his rival by spraying him with magically-conjured sewage.
* DreadfulMusician: An early plot thread in"Majestrum" ''Majestrum'' involves the tone-deaf Chalivire Afre being convinced to sing at the Archon's levee.
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* IKnowYourTrueName: An important aspect of magic; the BigBad of "Majestrum" defeated his most dangerous rival by learning his true name.
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* LotusEaterMachine: The BigBad of ''The Spiral Labyrinth'' traps Hapthorn in one, wherein he is raised to the rank of Margrave, appointed head of the Bureau of Scrutiny, and gets a fantasy love interest. When that doesn't get results, the visions become a whole lot nastier.
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* KingIncognito: The Archon frequently travels among his people in disguise. It tends to promote politeness to strangers, just in case the stranger in question turns out to be the Archon.
* LotusEaterMachine: The BigBad of ''The Spiral Labyrinth'' traps Hapthorn in one, wherein he is raised to the rank of Margrave, appointed head of the Bureau of Scrutiny, and gets a fantasy love interest. When that doesn't get the desired results, the visions become a whole lot nastier.
* LotusEaterMachine: The BigBad of ''The Spiral Labyrinth'' traps Hapthorn in one, wherein he is raised to the rank of Margrave, appointed head of the Bureau of Scrutiny, and gets a fantasy love interest. When that doesn't get the desired results, the visions become a whole lot nastier.
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* ExpospeakGag: Hapthorn's florid prose frequently has these. For example, his description of travelling through another plane of reality:
-->This being my second experience, I purposely did not speak; the last time, in the shock of first encounter, I had reflexively voiced certain oaths. In a place where symbol and content were the same, my exclamations had caused the spontaneous appearance of a deity and left me smeared in an unwholesome substance.
-->This being my second experience, I purposely did not speak; the last time, in the shock of first encounter, I had reflexively voiced certain oaths. In a place where symbol and content were the same, my exclamations had caused the spontaneous appearance of a deity and left me smeared in an unwholesome substance.
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* LotusEaterMachine: The BigBad of ''The Spiral Labyrinth'' traps Hapthorn in one, wherein he is raised to the rank of Margrave, appointed head of the Bureau of Scrutiny, and gets a fantasy love interest. When that doesn't get results, the visions become a whole lot nastier.
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* {{Familiar}}: Much to Hapthorn's annoyance, his portable computer has been transformed into a wizard's familiar. Fortunately it can still interface with normal computers.
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* TheMagicComesBack: The new age of magic dawns in ''A Wizard’s Henchman''.
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* HungryWeapon / TalkingWeapon: When Hapthorn was sent forward in time, he was carrying an AI-controlled energy pistol. It's transformed into a magical sword that feeds on the life force of those it kills.
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* HungryWeapon / TalkingWeapon: When Hapthorn was sent forward in time, he was carrying [[SmartGun an AI-controlled energy pistol.pistol]]. It's transformed into a magical sword that feeds on the life force of those it kills.
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* MacGuffin: Everything the MacGuffin family does.
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* SlasherSmile: Smiling Bol is so called because he always smiles. But not always in a friendly way.
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* SlasherSmile: Smiling Bol is so called because he always smiles. But not always in a friendly way.way.
* SuddenLackOfSignal: When Hapthorn travels into the future, one of the first things he and his familiar check is whether they can access the Connectivity. They can't.
* SuddenLackOfSignal: When Hapthorn travels into the future, one of the first things he and his familiar check is whether they can access the Connectivity. They can't.
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* DreadfulMusician: An early plot thread in "Majestrum" involves the tone-deaf Chalivire Afre being convinced to sing at the Archon's levee.
* {{Familiar}}: Much to Hapthorn's annoyance, his portable computer has been transformed into a wizard's familiar. Fortunately it can still interface with normal computers.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Hapthorn's is "It would be premature to say."
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: One possible fate that awaits wrongdoers is being conscripted into the Corps of Buffoons, where they are forced to perform ButtMonkey parts in ribald plays.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: One possible fate that awaits wrongdoers is being conscripted into the Corps of Buffoons, where they are forced to perform ButtMonkey parts in ribald plays.
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* TheAlternet: The Connectivity.
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The ''Archonate'' series by Creator/MatthewHughes is a fantasy / science fiction series, set in the distant future of Earth. A {{Homage}} to Vance's ''The Literature/DyingEarth'', it takes place in the preceding aeon of Earth's history. Earth is united under the Archonate, a science-based civilisation. But there are signs that [[TheMagicComesBack the magic is starting to come back...]]
There are several book series in the Archonate setting, each with their own protagonist: Luff Imbry, thief and confidence trickster; Henghis Hapthorn, freelance [[GreatDetective discriminator]]; Filidor Vesh, heir to the Archonate.
!! The "Archonate" books make use of the following tropes:
* AfterTheEnd: In ''The Spiral Labyrinth'', Hapthorn is sent forward in time to after magic has returned.
* TheAlternet: The Connectivity.
* FairestOfThemAll: In one of the Hapthorn short stories a man wishes to be the richest, most intelligent, and most attractive person around. The being granting the wish responds by making everyone else poorer, stupider, and uglier.
* {{Homage}}: To ''The Literature/DyingEarth''.
* {{Familiar}}: Much to Hapthorn's annoyance, his portable computer has been transformed into a wizard's familiar. Fortunately it can still interface with normal computers.
* HungryWeapon / TalkingWeapon: When Hapthorn was sent forward in time, he was carrying an AI-controlled energy pistol. It's transformed into a magical sword that feeds on the life force of those it kills.
* JustBeforeTheEnd: Magic is starting to come back, and when it does, civilization will collapse.
* OhCrap: In ''The Spiral Labyrinth'', Smiling Bol finally loses his SlasherSmile when the powerful and dangerous being he's been trying to imprison is released.
* PentUpPowerPeril: In ''Majestrum'', part of the backstory involves a magical weapon built during a previous era of magic. When it was first activated, the resulting blast not only destroyed the Moon, but also killed the mages who'd originally been involved in building it. For untold centuries afterwards, the weapon remained, continually charging up. From time to time, someone would have to discharge it — at the cost of their life.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: In ''The Spiral Labyrinth'', magicians use two colours of magic, major and minor. The BigBad uses black and red.
* SharingABody: The magical event that gave Hapthorn a familiar also split his intuition into a separate personality who shares his body.
* SlasherSmile: Smiling Bol is so called because he always smiles. But not always in a friendly way.
There are several book series in the Archonate setting, each with their own protagonist: Luff Imbry, thief and confidence trickster; Henghis Hapthorn, freelance [[GreatDetective discriminator]]; Filidor Vesh, heir to the Archonate.
!! The "Archonate" books make use of the following tropes:
* AfterTheEnd: In ''The Spiral Labyrinth'', Hapthorn is sent forward in time to after magic has returned.
* TheAlternet: The Connectivity.
* FairestOfThemAll: In one of the Hapthorn short stories a man wishes to be the richest, most intelligent, and most attractive person around. The being granting the wish responds by making everyone else poorer, stupider, and uglier.
* {{Homage}}: To ''The Literature/DyingEarth''.
* {{Familiar}}: Much to Hapthorn's annoyance, his portable computer has been transformed into a wizard's familiar. Fortunately it can still interface with normal computers.
* HungryWeapon / TalkingWeapon: When Hapthorn was sent forward in time, he was carrying an AI-controlled energy pistol. It's transformed into a magical sword that feeds on the life force of those it kills.
* JustBeforeTheEnd: Magic is starting to come back, and when it does, civilization will collapse.
* OhCrap: In ''The Spiral Labyrinth'', Smiling Bol finally loses his SlasherSmile when the powerful and dangerous being he's been trying to imprison is released.
* PentUpPowerPeril: In ''Majestrum'', part of the backstory involves a magical weapon built during a previous era of magic. When it was first activated, the resulting blast not only destroyed the Moon, but also killed the mages who'd originally been involved in building it. For untold centuries afterwards, the weapon remained, continually charging up. From time to time, someone would have to discharge it — at the cost of their life.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: In ''The Spiral Labyrinth'', magicians use two colours of magic, major and minor. The BigBad uses black and red.
* SharingABody: The magical event that gave Hapthorn a familiar also split his intuition into a separate personality who shares his body.
* SlasherSmile: Smiling Bol is so called because he always smiles. But not always in a friendly way.
