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2	''The Razorland Trilogy'' is a dystopian YA novel series by Creator/AnnAguirre. It began in 2011, with the {{novel}} ''Enclave''. It takes place in an AfterTheEnd setting, with most of civilization living in underground [[TitleDrop enclaves]] and usually dying before they're thirty. The first three books were packaged as a {{Trilogy}}, but in 2017, ''Vanguard'' was released [[TrilogyCreep making the term a bit outdated]].
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4	!!Works in the series:
5	* ''Enclave'' (2011)
6	* ''Outpost'' (2012)
7	* "Foundation" (2012, ShortStory)
8	* "Endurance" (2012, ShortStory)
9	* "Restoration" (2013, ShortStory)
10	* ''Horde'' (2013)
11	* ''Vanguard'' (2017)
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13	!!This series provides examples of:
14	%%* ActionGirl: Deuce.
15	* BattleCouple: Deuce and Fade start out as reluctant partners in the first book (''Enclave''), but by the third (''Horde'') they are battling Freaks side-by-side.
16	%%* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:Stalker]] throws himself in front of a Freak for [[spoiler:Tegan]]. In-universe he feels this was his redemptive act.
17	* DrillSergeantNasty: [[IronicName Silk]] is the leader of the Hunters in College, and purposefully sends new Hunters on suicide missions so they can learn lessons about respect.
18	%%* GeneticMemory: This is the [[spoiler:Freaks' shtick]], accounting for their antagonism.
19	* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: Morrow, in ''Horde'', repeatedly talks about writing his experiences down in a book [[spoiler:and follows through with it at the end]].
20	%%* KickChick: Again, Deuce.
21	* LoveTriangle: Both Fade and Stalker have a crush on Deuce. She is unaware until about mid-way through ''Outpost''.
22	* OneWordTitle: Each story released up to 2017 has only single-word titles; ''Enclave'' (2011), ''Outpost'' (2012), "Foundation" (2012, ShortStory), "Endurance" (2012, ShortStory), "Restoration" (2013, ShortStory), ''Horde'' (2013), and ''Vanguard'' (2017).
23	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Fade's given first name is revealed midway through the first book (''Enclave''), but his family name is never given (which he knows because he was raised by his father). He refuses to respond to his given name after being taken in by the College enclave.
24	* OnlyOneName: Deuce, Stalker, and Tegan are all introduced with only one name for each of them. Eventually, Deuce and Tegan begin introducing themselves with their adopted family's last name. Stalker stays Stalker.
25	* TheStoryteller: Morrow serves as the storyteller for Company D. Eventually, he [[IShouldWriteABookAboutThis writes his stories down]].
26	* TrilogyCreep: ''Enclave'', ''Outpost'', and ''Horde'' were published between 2011-2013, forming a {{Trilogy}}. Then, in 2017, ''Vanguard'' was released.
27	* WeaponSpecialization: During ''Horde'', Tegan adopts a staff as her signature weapon, since she isn't permitted to travel in Company D without knowing how to fight.

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