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The third book, Half a War, deals again with new POV characters, princess Skara, the warrior Raith, and Yarvi's apprentice Koll, as they fight the High King's armies to break free of his hold.
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The third book, Half a War, deals again with new POV characters, princess Princess Skara, the warrior Raith, and Yarvi's apprentice Koll, as they fight the High King's armies to break free of his hold.
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* AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: Kings (Uthil and Grom-gil-Gorm) and military leaders (Bright Yilling) are also the best warriors in personal combat.
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* [[FantasyWorldMap Fantasy Map]]: One is provided in each book, the second showing a greater amount of the world than the rest. [[spoiler:Though it looks shockingly similar to the real life Baltic Sea, with the countries, cities, rivers and elf-ruins having names very similar to modern day locations. The first hint it is actually [[EarthAllAlong Earth]] ]]
* [[GambitRoulette Gambit Roulette]]: Played with. At the end of the second book, Yarvi admits he has lots of plans in the works, and that very few actually worked how he planned - good luck and quick thinking allowed him to achieve what he needed to.
* [[GambitRoulette Gambit Roulette]]: Played with. At the end of the second book, Yarvi admits he has lots of plans in the works, and that very few actually worked how he planned - good luck and quick thinking allowed him to achieve what he needed to.
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* [[FantasyWorldMap Fantasy Map]]: FantasyWorldMap: One is provided in each book, the second showing a greater amount of the world than the rest. [[spoiler:Though it looks shockingly similar to the real life Baltic Sea, with the countries, cities, rivers and elf-ruins having names very similar to modern day locations. The first hint it is actually [[EarthAllAlong Earth]] ]]
*[[GambitRoulette Gambit Roulette]]: GambitRoulette: Played with. At the end of the second book, Yarvi admits he has lots of plans in the works, and that very few actually worked how he planned - good luck and quick thinking allowed him to achieve what he needed to.
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* [[PiecesOfGod Pieces of God]]: Most people believe that God was split into 409 pieces by the elves. However, the Southern Religion claims that God is too powerful to be destroyed, and that there is still only one God, but with may facets, similar to the trinity in Christianity.
* {{Precursors}}: The Elves, who have left remnants of buildings and magical items which are created from strange materials which cannot be duplicated. [[spoiler: The Elves are actually humans and their magic is modern or slightly futuristic technology]].
* {{Precursors}}: The Elves, who have left remnants of buildings and magical items which are created from strange materials which cannot be duplicated. [[spoiler: The Elves are actually humans and their magic is modern or slightly futuristic technology]].
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* [[PiecesOfGod Pieces of God]]: PiecesOfGod: Most people believe that God was split into 409 pieces by the elves. However, the Southern Religion claims that God is too powerful to be destroyed, destroyed and that there is still only one God, but with may facets, similar to the trinity in Christianity.
* {{Precursors}}: The Elves, who have left remnants of buildings and magical items which are created from strange materialswhich that cannot be duplicated. [[spoiler: The Elves are actually humans and their magic is modern or slightly futuristic technology]].
* {{Precursors}}: The Elves, who have left remnants of buildings and magical items which are created from strange materials
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* [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Warrior kings and manipulative queens (or the inverse) is the norm. The one exception is the High King, who is just a puppet of Grandmother Wexen.
* [[SacredHospitality Sacred Hospitality]]: The otherwise savage Shends will offer this if you ask nicely. With the correct phrase. In their language, which barely anyone knows.
* [[SacredHospitality Sacred Hospitality]]: The otherwise savage Shends will offer this if you ask nicely. With the correct phrase. In their language, which barely anyone knows.
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* [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: RankScalesWithAsskicking: Kings (Uthil and Grom-gil-Gorm) and military leaders (Bright Yilling) are also the best warriors in personal combat.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Warrior kings and manipulative queens (or the inverse) is the norm. The one exception is the High King, who is just a puppet of Grandmother Wexen.
*[[SacredHospitality Sacred Hospitality]]: SacredHospitality: The otherwise savage Shends will offer this if you ask nicely. With the correct phrase. In their language, which barely anyone knows.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Warrior kings and manipulative queens (or the inverse) is the norm. The one exception is the High King, who is just a puppet of Grandmother Wexen.
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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Raith has white hair (and is something of an accidental chick magnet) and is introduced as a vicious, dishonorable warrior with a HairTriggerTemper, who will follow any order, no matter how immoral. However, he ends up as a sympathetic figure due to his traumatic DarkAndTroubledPast and desire to atone.
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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Raith has white hair (and is something of an accidental chick magnet) and is introduced as a vicious, dishonorable warrior with a HairTriggerTemper, who will follow any order, no matter how immoral. However, he ends up as a sympathetic figure due to his traumatic DarkAndTroubledPast and desire to atone.atone.
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Asskicking Leads To Leadership is the new name of the trope.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: When one of the countries needs to choose a new king a trial by combat is performed, with the winner becoming the new king.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Kings (Uthil and Grom-gil-Gorm) and military leaders (Bright Yilling) are also the best warriors in personal combat.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Kings (Uthil and Grom-gil-Gorm) and military leaders (Bright Yilling) are also the best warriors in personal combat.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: When one of the countries needs to choose a new king a trial by combat is performed, with the winner becoming the new king.
*AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: AuthorityGrantsAsskicking: Kings (Uthil and Grom-gil-Gorm) and military leaders (Bright Yilling) are also the best warriors in personal combat.
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* ThroneRoomThrowdown: The final battle takes place in such a setting [[spoiler: between Yarvi’s crew and King Odem, which distills into a duel between Nothing and King Odem, with Nothing finally revealing his identity.]]
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: When one of the countries needs to choose a new king a trial by combat is performed, with the winner becoming the new king.
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* EvilChancellor: Ideally, ministers are meant to advise the leaders of the country and always advocate for peace. In reality, most have their own goals and are advising the leaders in ways that will fit their own agendas, which isn't necessarily what's best for the country.
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* FantasyPantheon: The belief is that God was broken into 409 pieces:
** Death
** The first man and woman
** 6 "tall gods": Mother Sea and Father Earth; Mother Sun and Father Moon, Mother War and Father Peace
** 400 "small gods"
** Death
** The first man and woman
** 6 "tall gods": Mother Sea and Father Earth; Mother Sun and Father Moon, Mother War and Father Peace
** 400 "small gods"
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* ImproperlyPlacedFirearms: In the third book, Yarvi's party enters the wasteland to retrieve "elf artifacts", which turn out to be modern firearms; these have a devastating effect in the roughly Viking Age setting.
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* VowOfCelibacy: Part of the vows to become a minister. We don't know as much about the other ministers, but Yarvi doesn't keep this vow.
