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1	''Tale of the Comet'' is a 1997 ScienceFantasy novel by Roland Green, based on the second edition ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' module of the same name.
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3	In deep space, the Rael starship ''Faworta'' is under heavy attack by the forces of the Overseer, a collective of robotic warriors and cyborgs bent on galactic conquest. The ex-marine captain Jazra manages to escape; however, the ship bursts into eye-searing flame as the fuel begins to burn from contact with the dimensional portal the Overseer was using to ferry troops into the ship.
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5	The burning ship is visible on a planet known simply as "the World"; where it is mistaken for a comet by much of the local population, and it has driven the local Prophet, Aston Tanak insane. People come from miles to listen to the prophets sermons; during one of them, the ''Faworta'' makes landfall...
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7	!! Tropes:
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9	* AdventureFriendlyWorld: Enough so that "Adventurer" is a career choice.
10	* {{BFG}}: One Rael soldier uses a gun called a "Magnum Cannon."
11	* CameFromTheSky: The ''Fawarta.''
12	* {{Cyborg}}: The Doomed, [[YouWillBeAssimilated biologicals taken over by the Overseer.]]
13	* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Aston Tanak blunders off a cliff during one of his insane wanderings.
14	* EarthShatteringKaboom: Jazra is concerned that the starship crash will destroy the planet. It doesn't [[spoiler: but the surviving evil robots and cyborgs on board almost do]].
15	* EscapePod
16	* FantasyAliens: Aside from the aliens the setting is a pretty standard fantasy world.
17	* FunctionalMagic: Anyone can learn it. One Rael survivor learns a spell by watching a local wizard do it; he cheats with a stick and a technical manual in place of a staff and spell-book. It takes him a couple of tries though... Seems to be Theurgy, since certain spells require one to invoke deities; and wizards have a taboo about doing so unless casting.
18	* HiveMind: The Overseer.
19	* InhumanableAlienRights: Defied. Jazira considers being ousted as an alien secondary to letting bandits kill a family of natives.
20	* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame
21	* PortalNetwork: The Overseer doesn't ''need'' ships for transport with its ExtraDimensionalShortcut, but all those big guns are nice to have.
22	* RobotWar: The Overseer has some shades of [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} SkyNet]] and [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration the Borg.]]
23	* ScienceFantasy: Bog-standard fantasy setting + AlienInvasion = Sci-Fantasy.
24	* SealedEvilInACan: The Rael accidentally let the Overseer escape confinement; they [[TheAtoner decided they had to be the one to put it back in]].
25	* StandardFantasySetting: Until an alien spaceship crash-lands on it...

Context Literature / TaleOfTheComet