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4 | ''The Books of the Order'' are a series of {{Fantasy}} novels written by UsefulNotes/NewZealand author and podcaster Creator/PipBallantine. They are, in order: |
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6 | * ''Geist'' (2010) |
7 | * ''Spectyr'' (2011) |
8 | * ''Wrayth'' (2012) |
9 | * ''Harbinger'' (2013) |
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11 | The Books are set in the land of Arkaym, where the Order of the Deacons are the only line of defence between citizens of the Empire and the [[OurGhostsAreDifferent "geists", dangerous spirits that draw power from the Otherside]]. The first book introduces Deacon Sorcha Faris, one of the many Actives capable of using their Gauntlets to combat geists. In BuddyCopShow fashion, Sorcha is partnered up with the newly-minted Sensitive Deacon Merrick Chambers, and later they run across "Pretender" Raed Rossin, a pirate captain and heir of the family who ruled Arkaym before the current Emperor took over. The three find themselves having to face off against a dangerous geist incursion and save Arkaym from destruction -- and that's just the first book. |
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13 | !!''Geist'' provides examples of the following tropes: |
14 | %%* BadassBookworm: Merrick. |
15 | %%* BadassNormal: Raed [[spoiler:until the end]]. |
16 | %%* BloodMagic: It can be used to summon geists. |
17 | * BrokenBridge: A sudden glacier movement prevents Raed's ship from leaving Ulrich once its arrived, leaving him, his crew, Sorcha and Merrick stranded. |
18 | * BuddyCopShow: Sorcha is a cigar-smoking, FamedInStory Active and legend among the Deacons. Merrick is a fresh-faced by-the-book Sensitive. They're partnered up. You can guess where this goes. |
19 | %%* TheCaptain: Raed. This gets him exactly no credit from Sorcha and Merrick [[spoiler:at first]]. |
20 | %%* CoolAirship |
21 | * CouldntFindAPen: In ''Geist'', the protagonist's sidekick discovers a rune written with blood while looking for a missing person. Apparently the blood wouldn't have been strictly needed, so it was a case of the missing person not being able to get a pen. |
22 | %%* EldritchAbomination: Murashev. |
23 | * GovernmentInExile: After Raed's father and much of his court fled the capital following the Emperor's coup, they believed that they -- and subsequently Raed -- were this trope. [[IJustWantToBeNormal Raed knows better]]. |
24 | %%* HulkingOut: You wouldn't like the Rossin. |
25 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: Raed has very little interest in becoming the ruler of Arkaym as he was supposed to [[spoiler:and longs to be free of the Rossin's curse]]. |
26 | * InvoluntaryShapeshifting: Raed's curse causes him to transform into a Rossin when disturbed by traces of the Otherside. |
27 | %%* TheManBehindTheMan |
28 | %%* MindLinkMates: [[spoiler:Sorcha and Raed]]. |
29 | * OurGhostsAreDifferent: The geists are spirits created by people when they die. They can become creatures or possess people. They draw power from the Otherside. Geistlords are absurdly-powerful geists that ''live'' in the Otherside and would become [[EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abominations]] if they ever escaped to the real world. They can also create [[OurZombiesAreDifferent "unliving"]]. |
30 | * PsychicLink: The Bond between parters of the Order is this, allowing a limited sharing of abilities and consciousness. The strength of Sorcha and Merrick's powers causes a much stronger Bond in a shorter space of time than usual. [[spoiler:When Sorcha Bonds with Raed, the link becomes three-way.]] |
31 | %%* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler:Nynnia]] |
32 | %%* RoyalBlood: Necessary for the spell that the villains are trying to cast. |
33 | %%* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Prince Raed Rossin. |
34 | %%* StarCrossedLovers: Sorcha and Raed, by the end. |
35 | * WhoYouGonnaCall: The Order of the Deacons, for all your geist-busting needs. |
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