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3 | ->''"Tidigt på annandagens morgon år 2012 vaknar de jullediga svenskarna till en ny värld. Ett strömlöst, mörkt och iskallt Sverige. En dag då allting förändras."''[[note]]Early morning on Boxing Day 2012, Swedes awaken after Christmas to a new world. A savage, dark and icy Sweden. A day when everything changed.[[/note]] |
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6 | ''Midvintermörker'' (''Midwinter Darkness'') is the first novel written by the Swedish blogger and author Lars Wilderäng. It follows several characters as UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} is attacked by a foreign power. It is essentially a military thriller, filled with battles, borderline political satire and ''a lot'' of military terms and technology. Considered to be a warning text about the [[UsefulNotes/SwedesWithCoolPlanes decline of the Swedish armed forces]]. |
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9 | !! Tropes used include: |
10 | * AnAsskickingChristmas: The Russians invade on boxing day. |
11 | * ArtisticLicense: Averted. The author has been doing his research. ''Especially'' and annoyingly so in the radio traffic. |
12 | %% * AttackAttackAttack: The Final attack on [[spoiler:Slite]]. |
13 | %% * ActionGirl: Several. |
14 | %% ** Mia, Swedish police officer. Aside from the first few pages, the book is one big action movie for her. |
15 | %% ** Elin is another good example; having been raised as the son the father never had. |
16 | * ActionPolitician: Two Russian Commandos, one wielding an AK-74 and the other a Dragunov sniper rifle, attempt to enter the home of the Swedish deputy prime minister and kidnap her. She takes out both of them with her [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter double-barrelled rabbit gun.]] |
17 | %% * AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:The Russian ship carrying their main force]] |
18 | %% * AcePilot: Kapten Sven Borg. [[spoiler:Nine confirmed kills, and he lives to tell the tale.]] |
19 | * AnyoneCanDie: One chapter is called [[spoiler:"Die Die Die"]] for a very good reason. |
20 | %% * BigBad: [[spoiler: The Russians]]. |
21 | * BigDamnHeroes The author seems very fond of this trope. |
22 | ** JAS 39 Gripens arrive like the riders of Rohan [[spoiler:when Russian helicopters attack ground forces.]] |
23 | ** During an intense battle with Russian infantry, the Marines hear the sound of tanks. [[spoiler:They are Swedish and end the battle decisively for the Swedes]] |
24 | %% ** [[spoiler:Elin]]. Enough said. |
25 | * BigBulkyBomb: The Father of All Bombs are deployed twice with horrifying results. |
26 | * BlackDudeDiesFirst: An entire chapter is spent introducing Yusuf, a Syrian cab driver. He dies at the end of it, when the Russians launch a cruise missile strike on Stockholm. |
27 | %% * CoolBoat: Stridsbåt 90 |
28 | %% * ColdSniper: [[spoiler:Our only look at the Russians perspective]] |
29 | * CurbStompBattle: While the [[spoiler:Swedes]] are given a small chance, and a desperate plan - the outcome is really not in doubt, [[spoiler: despite the fact that the Swedish tactical objective is accomplished]]. |
30 | * JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: |
31 | ** A subordinate reports having interrogated a prisoner and claims to only have used the much despised ''[[FateWorsethanDeath basic values manual]]''. |
32 | ** Both sides also end up using [[spoiler:waterboarding against prisoners.]] |
33 | %% * DeathfromAbove: The Su-25 Frogfoot and JAS 39 Gripen both get their turns at this. |
34 | %% * HollywoodTactics: Averted. |
35 | %% * FalseFlagOperation: [[spoiler:The assault on Visby Airport.]] |
36 | %% * OldSchoolDogfight: [[spoiler:Sven Borg]] enters one near the end, shooting down several enemy aircraft. |
37 | * TakingYouWithMe [[spoiler:A Swedish Naval Officer is held on the Russian flagship and tortured by the Captain. When the ship is destroyed, he grabs the Captain and make sure both drown.]] |
38 | %% * WarIsHell |
39 | * YouAreInCommandNow: Several. |
40 | ** The [[spoiler:Vice Prime Minister Gerd Olsson]] is promoted as the [[spoiler:Prime Minister is killed]]. |
41 | ** During the battle of Gotland, [[spoiler:Erik Segerfält is promoted as his superior officer is killed]]. |
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