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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:An unusual example; Donal becomes a zombie at the end of the book, but given that zombies are the good guys there, this is not that much of a DownerEnding. Much more of a Downer is that Laura dies second, and final time.]]
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It was the first book in the ''Tristopolis'' series, followed by ''Dark Blood'' (2009), ''Tristopolis Requiem'' (2018), ''Tristopolis Howling'' (2020), ''Tristopolis Revenge'' (2021), and a short story collection ''Two for Tristopolis'' (2019).
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It was the first book in the ''Tristopolis'' series, followed by ''Dark Blood'' (2009), ''Tristopolis Requiem'' (2018), ''Tristopolis Howling'' (2020), ''Tristopolis Revenge'' (2021), and as well as a short story collection ''Two for Tristopolis'' (2019).
(2019) and a short story ''Dragnet In Tristopolis: an Adam Obsidian short story'' (2023).
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It was the first book in the ''Tristopolis'' series, followed by ''Dark Blood'' (2009), ''Tristopolis Requiem'' (2018), ''Tristopolis Howling'' (2020), ''Tristopolis Revenge'' (2021), and a short story collection ''Two for Tristopolis'' (2019).
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: ZigZagged with Laura Steele. She's a beautiful blonde woman... who [[AttractiveZombie also happens to be a zombie]] with a black heart and black blood, and her character is far from innocent (she can be [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic and somewhat acerbic at times]]). However, she retains her human personality, has genuine feelings for her friends and her human lover Donal, and as a police task officer, she does the best for society and catches dangerous criminals. So in the metaphorical sense, she ''does'' have a heart of gold.
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* FantasticRacism: Zombies, ghosts and other undead beings are considered "second-class citizens".
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''Bone Song'' is a 2007 UrbanFantasy[=/=]FantasticNoir novel by the British writer John Meaney.
It is set in Tristopolis, a CityNoir inhabited by humans alongside with mages, witches, zombies, wraiths, [[OurGargoylesRock talking gargoyles]], CatFolk, and other fantastic creatures. Death plays a prominent role in the culture of Tristopolis: the citizens invoke the names of Thanatos and Hades instead of "God", skulls are a decorative element in architecture, and the city's primary source of energy is necroflux, derived from the bones of the dead.
The protagonist, police Lieutenant Donal Riordan, is given the task to protect the opera singer Maria daLivnova against assassination. After he fails his mission and ends up being {{brainwashed}}, he is rescued by [[FairCop the beautiful Commander Laura Steele]], who reveals to him that he was set up as a pawn by his higher-ups, and that Maria's murder was organized by the Black Circle, a large-scale conspiracy involving politicians and high-ranking members of the Tristopolis society, which targets gifted artists to traffic their bones. Riordan joins Laura's task force to put an end to the Black Circle's nefarious activities; at the same time, he falls in love with her, and [[SleepingWithTheBoss they start a passionate romance]]. Donal's love for Laura is undeterred even when he learns that she is a zombie...
The novel received praise for its inventive Gothic Noir setting, drawing comparisons with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe, Creator/TimBurton, and movies ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' and ''Film/DarkCity''.
It was the first book in the ''Tristopolis'' series, followed by ''Dark Blood'' (2009), ''Tristopolis Requiem'' (2018), and a short story collection ''Two for Tristopolis'' (2019).
!! The book contains examples of:
* AlwaysNight: Sun is never mentioned in Tristopolis.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:An unusual example; Donal becomes a zombie at the end of the book, but given that zombies are the good guys there, this is not that much of a DownerEnding. Much more of a Downer is that Laura dies second, and final time.]]
* AttractiveZombie: Laura Steele.
* BlackBlood: The zombies are black-blooded.
* BoyMeetsGhoul: And how! The novel involves some steamy sex scenes between Donal and Laura. When he learns that she's undead, he's a bit shocked that he's just had sex with a zombie ({{Lampshaded}} by Laura herself: "Haven't you ever fucked a zombie before?"); however, he gets over it very quickly, and right after that they spend an even more passionate night of love.
* CityNoir: Tristopolis.
* EverybodyHatesHades: Inverted; it seems that death is a central element in the culture of Tristopolis, and Thanatos and Hades are venerated as gods.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Laura, Donal's love interest, is described as fair-haired.
* FantasticRacism: Zombies, ghosts and other undead beings are considered "second-class citizens".
* FriendlyZombie: Laura. She is very much capable of human feelings (for instance, she genuinely loves Donal and her friend Xalia), and as the task force commander, she does the best for society and catches dangerous criminals.
* LostLenore: [[spoiler: Laura is killed (again; even zombies can be killed) at the end of the novel, becoming this for Donal in the second book ''Dark Blood''.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Tristis" means "sad" or "sorrowful" in Latin; the name "Tristopolis" therefore stands for "The city of sadness".
* RevenantZombie: The zombies of Tristopolis are this: they do not rot in spite of being dead, they possess some sort of magical powers which they didn't have as humans, and most importantly, they retain the human personality they had in life.
* SleepingWithTheBoss: An unusual example: Donal sleeps with his boss Laura Steele, but they are both genuinely in love with each other, and their relationship is undeterred by the fact that he is her subordinate.
* UrbanFantasy: Tristopolis is inhabited by humans alongside with fantastic creatures.
''Bone Song'' is a 2007 UrbanFantasy[=/=]FantasticNoir novel by the British writer John Meaney.
It is set in Tristopolis, a CityNoir inhabited by humans alongside with mages, witches, zombies, wraiths, [[OurGargoylesRock talking gargoyles]], CatFolk, and other fantastic creatures. Death plays a prominent role in the culture of Tristopolis: the citizens invoke the names of Thanatos and Hades instead of "God", skulls are a decorative element in architecture, and the city's primary source of energy is necroflux, derived from the bones of the dead.
The protagonist, police Lieutenant Donal Riordan, is given the task to protect the opera singer Maria daLivnova against assassination. After he fails his mission and ends up being {{brainwashed}}, he is rescued by [[FairCop the beautiful Commander Laura Steele]], who reveals to him that he was set up as a pawn by his higher-ups, and that Maria's murder was organized by the Black Circle, a large-scale conspiracy involving politicians and high-ranking members of the Tristopolis society, which targets gifted artists to traffic their bones. Riordan joins Laura's task force to put an end to the Black Circle's nefarious activities; at the same time, he falls in love with her, and [[SleepingWithTheBoss they start a passionate romance]]. Donal's love for Laura is undeterred even when he learns that she is a zombie...
The novel received praise for its inventive Gothic Noir setting, drawing comparisons with Creator/EdgarAllanPoe, Creator/TimBurton, and movies ''Film/{{Se7en}}'' and ''Film/DarkCity''.
It was the first book in the ''Tristopolis'' series, followed by ''Dark Blood'' (2009), ''Tristopolis Requiem'' (2018), and a short story collection ''Two for Tristopolis'' (2019).
!! The book contains examples of:
* AlwaysNight: Sun is never mentioned in Tristopolis.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:An unusual example; Donal becomes a zombie at the end of the book, but given that zombies are the good guys there, this is not that much of a DownerEnding. Much more of a Downer is that Laura dies second, and final time.]]
* AttractiveZombie: Laura Steele.
* BlackBlood: The zombies are black-blooded.
* BoyMeetsGhoul: And how! The novel involves some steamy sex scenes between Donal and Laura. When he learns that she's undead, he's a bit shocked that he's just had sex with a zombie ({{Lampshaded}} by Laura herself: "Haven't you ever fucked a zombie before?"); however, he gets over it very quickly, and right after that they spend an even more passionate night of love.
* CityNoir: Tristopolis.
* EverybodyHatesHades: Inverted; it seems that death is a central element in the culture of Tristopolis, and Thanatos and Hades are venerated as gods.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Laura, Donal's love interest, is described as fair-haired.
* FantasticRacism: Zombies, ghosts and other undead beings are considered "second-class citizens".
* FriendlyZombie: Laura. She is very much capable of human feelings (for instance, she genuinely loves Donal and her friend Xalia), and as the task force commander, she does the best for society and catches dangerous criminals.
* LostLenore: [[spoiler: Laura is killed (again; even zombies can be killed) at the end of the novel, becoming this for Donal in the second book ''Dark Blood''.]]
* MeaningfulName: "Tristis" means "sad" or "sorrowful" in Latin; the name "Tristopolis" therefore stands for "The city of sadness".
* RevenantZombie: The zombies of Tristopolis are this: they do not rot in spite of being dead, they possess some sort of magical powers which they didn't have as humans, and most importantly, they retain the human personality they had in life.
* SleepingWithTheBoss: An unusual example: Donal sleeps with his boss Laura Steele, but they are both genuinely in love with each other, and their relationship is undeterred by the fact that he is her subordinate.
* UrbanFantasy: Tristopolis is inhabited by humans alongside with fantastic creatures.
