Monza thought it incredibly unlikely. ‘What did Bialoveld say? “History is written by the victors.”’ I believe my response was ‘shoot me now’ but you get the point. I am very much looking forward to ‘Red Country’ and wish you all the best with it. I'm a Humanitarian: And quite the gourmet, at that. He even carries around a nice array of spices for steaks and roasts, and loves liver pate. My Girl Is a Slut: These were the rumors anyways, although... Monza was apparently quite faithful to Benna. She may even have spread the rumors of her promiscuity herself to discourage the whispers she and Benna were lovers.

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Sign here, and here, and here,’ the gaunt man was saying, one bony finger hovering over the documents. John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer 2008". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. 23 May 2014.

The Stand-Alones

Let’s make this the last season on campaign,’ Benna wheedled. ‘The last summer in the dust. Let’s find something more comfortable to do. Now, while we’re young.’ The Rival: To Orso. Both want to become king of Styria, but while Orso isn't afraid of getting his hands dirty, Rogont uses more subtle political maneuvering to achieve his goal. Benna’s horse drew gradually up beside hers, and ever so gently he murmured, ‘You look especially beautiful this morning, Monza.’

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Glad-to-Be-Alive Sex: implied to be what drove him and Monza together. Who made the first move is unknown. yep. Also, scrutinised that way for a sexist reason. No one routinely does the same to women writing men, yet they have exactly the same problem. Only males must be punished for their crimes.Knowing how tFL had ended, I guess I expected it, but still. Made me feel like maybe you were afraid of writing a halfway decent ending, as it would destroy your gritty street-cred, yo. Surprisingly Sudden Death: Gets murdered by the Duke's closest men during a routine report and thrown off a cliff. Gallows Humor: By the time Monza and her crew arrive in Visserine, he knows that the city is doomed, and spends his last hours joking about his imminent death. She gets addicted to drugs. She allows herself to (sort of) have a relationship. She demands that Morveer not kill innocents wholesale. What’s going on here? Why is the infamous Snake of Talins, who slaughtered sixty bazillion people in Ohio or whatever, suddenly afraid of a little collateral? By the end of your book, we all know why.

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The Wise Prince: Noted to be thoughtful, sober and polite. Unfortunately, being a good person in Styria only earns him a reputation as a weakling. Ganmark did not give so much as a sharp breath. ‘Then his Excellency will have the cleanest floors in all of Styria.’ TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Parental Substitute: To Monza, making it even more heartbreaking when she was pressured into betraying him by Benna and Orso. My memory’s pretty bad when it comes to books (I even forgot the name of one of the main characters in Bane of Souls a few weeks ago) but I remember having slightly mixed feelings about Best Served Cold.Hate Sink: the more of his character is shown, the easier it is to conclude that Ganmark did the world a favor by killing him.

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Vanessa Armstrong Horror Film It Follows to Get a Sequel, Reasonably Titled They Follow 20 hours ago Casual Kink: Monza's kinks with Shivers are apparently an indicator of what Benna enjoyed in bed and are her attempts to recreate it. The Magi | Gurkish Empire | Styria | Near & Far Countries | Adua | The First Law trilogy | Best Served Cold | The Heroes | Red Country Either one would be something,’ droned Ganmark in his clipped Union accent. ‘A man without discipline is no better than a dog. A soldier without discipline is no better than a corpse. Worse, in fact. A corpse is no threat to his comrades.’ For pity’s sake!’ Orso’s voice. ‘We’re not animals. Off the terrace and let us be done. I am late for breakfast.’

Some men laugh easily. It makes them winning dinner companions.’ Ganmark’s soft eyes moved across to Monza’s. ‘I note you are not smiling.’