History Literature / KnightAndRogueSeries

* ThereAreTwoKindsofPeopleInTheWorld: Used by Fisk when he's trying to explain that Michael's father is a climber, though he amends himself and says that there are probably over thirty different types of noblemen alone.

* BreakingTheFellowship: [[spoiler:''Theif's War ends with Michael so furious over Jack and Fisk so upset by the idea that he's always a follower that the two split up.]]

** Both Michael and Fisk simultaneously play this role in ''Theif's War'', with Roseman holding them hostage against one another, and them needing to subtly make it possible for one another to get the help they need to be free of him.

* GambitRoulette: When Michael and Fisk are separated in ''Theif's War'', they mostly have to trust that the other will know what to do from the vague messages they manage to send one another. Their ability to convey their plans and get important tools to the proper plays also relies in part on a group of children whose thought processes are clouded with lust for revenge, and Fisk has the added burden of needing to single out men under Roseman who follow out of fear instead of loyalty, and trusting them to do what he needs as well.

** Not nearly as much so in ''Theif's War'', where he's not above trying to play off the villain's paranoia and jokes about manipulating Fisk the same way.

* SaveTheVillain: Fisk elects to [[spoiler:free Jack Banister]] while everyone is focused on the negotiations at the end of ''Theif's War''. Michael, who was gunning for him with the same, if not greater intensity than he was Roseman, is not pleased when he learns that Fisk used him as a diversion to this end.

** As of ''Theif's War'', he's more willing to experiment with his abilities, and even uses them directly on people.

* BreakingTheFellowship: [spoiler:''Theif's War ends with Michael so furious over Jack and Fisk so upset by the idea that he's always a follower that the two split up.]

* CompellingVoice: [[spoiler: By the fourth book, Michael has discovered that when he combines his enhancement magic with his animal handling Gift he can make it work on people. He deliberately doesn't see how far he can go with this, but implies that he could essentially force a woman to trust him if he so wanted.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When he can't trust anyone else not to be cowed into letting him go, Michael leaves Roseman at the mercy of a gang of teens and children that he orphaned. [spoiler:They violently murder him while Michael is gone, and Michael feels at fault for them bloodying their hands.]

* OoCIsSeriousBusiness: When Michael takes a little too much glee in how they handle Ceciel after capturing her, Fisk is extremely concerned.

* SaveTheVillain: Fisk elects to [spoiler:free Jack Banister] while everyone is focused on the negotiations at the end of ''Theif's War''. Michael, who was gunning for him with the same, if not greater intensity than he was Roseman, is not pleased when he learns that Fisk used him as a diversion to this end.

A fourth book called ''Thief's War'' is set to come out in February 2014, with two more books planned.

* BadLiar: Michael, whenever he actually does lie. His reputation as a terrible liar makes it all the more convincing on the rare occasion where he manages not to tip his hand.

* NayTheist: Everyone is a firm believer in the Creature and Moon Gods, but as these gods only look out for plants and animals and smite anyone who harms the things they grant magic to, humans are more interested in minimizing interaction with these than practicing any sort of worship.

* [[FlatEarthAtheist Flat Earth Atheists]]: A rare justified version where it seems ''everyone'' is an atheist, but at the same time they all know gods exist, it's just that those gods look out for the plants and animals while humans are on their own.
** Not so justified in ''The Last Knight'' when Fisk hardly believed in magica, something that manifests itself as never-ending trouble for our heroes in all the books. One wonders how Fisk had survived in this world where [[EverythingIsTryingToKillYou Everything Magica Is Trying To Kill You]] without believing in it.

A fourth book with the working title ''Thieves' War'' is also being written.

* NoodleIncident: The duo apparently broke into a mayor's house at some point between the second and third book, though Michael thinks it doesn't count since they were just [[NoodleImplement returning something someone else stole]].

* AmateurSleuth: Though unlike most examples they seem to be able to be capable of not encountering crime ''everywhere'' they go.

A fourth book is currently in the works.

* SourOutsideSadInside: Fisk, until fights a boar for him.

* BadLiar: Michael, whenever he actually does lie. He does manage to fool people once or twice, but only rarely.

* AllIsWellThatEndsWell: Most blatant in ''Player's Ruse'', where Michael diclares his plan to catch the wreckers a success in spite of having come within inches of dying during the whole fiasco. Fisk is not amused.

* BecauseImGoodAtIt: Fisk initially took to being a con artist to support his sisters, but mostly uses it later becuase coming up with stories on the spot is one of his better skills.

* [[BigBrotherBully Big Sister Bully]]: Judith. Even though all she does as an adult is one up Fisk in arguements, he's still sore about their childhood.

* BringHelpBack: The initial plan when Michael is caputered by Lady Ceciel.

* EnforcedMethodActing: Fisk manages to make Michael appear genuinly freaked out by the sacrifice the two are faking as part of an escape by indicating, without having warned him first, that he's going to be castrated.

* HiddenHeartOfGold: Catching a glimps of it in Fisk is what causes Michael to help have him spared in the first place.

* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Trying to save a 'kidnapped' woman gets Michael arrested, taking the fall for another man gets him flogged, letting Fisk escape Ceceil's guards gets him expreimented on, refusing to arrest an innocent woman gets him [[spoiler:marked unredeemed]], stopping a man from beating a young boy gets him arrested-again, helping to put out a fire gets him chased by a mob, helping arrest a murderer gets him kicked out of town, and trying to save a man who's falling gets him accused of murder. As Fisk says, heroism is ''vastly'' overrated.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Invoked by Fisk. He starts off with an intentionally fake noble's accent and slowly transitions into what he describes as 'pure gutterling.'

* PlanetOfSteves: Starting with ''Rogue's Home'' there are a dozen Potters. A newly introduced Potter usualy includes the line "No relation to so-and-so Potter."

* StealthInsult: After claiming if they're clever enough one will never have to work hard, Fisk asks an unpleasent servant if she's a hard worker. She doesn't catch on until after insisting that she is.

* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: The play Makejoye write is more or less about Michael and Rudy competing for Rosamund.

* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: The play Makejoye rights a play that's more or less about Michael and Rudy competing for Rosamund.

Current books already released:

* LegallyDead: [[spoiler:Roasmund]]

* KnifeThrowing: Falon's act in the player's troupe.