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* [[TheMagicGoesAway The Magic Went Away]]: It's mentioned countless times that magic in the world has been in decline for the past few centuries: the old gods are gone, the fae have abandoned Earth due to humanity's technology and use of ColdIron, and the number of legitimate magic-users can be counted on one hand.
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* [[TheMagicGoesAway The Magic Went Away]]: TheMagicGoesAway: It's mentioned countless times that magic in the world has been in decline for the past few centuries: the old gods are gone, the fae have abandoned Earth due to humanity's technology and use of ColdIron, and the number of legitimate magic-users can be counted on one hand.
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* WhereTheMagicWent: The fairies have long since fled back to Fairy Land due to the rising prevalence of technology and ColdIron in human society.
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* BriarPatching: Mick does this to get around some [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Seelie bureaucracy]]; first, he tries to schedule an appointment with the mayor and chief of d's (essentially the king and queen of the Chicago Seelie Court), make a big fuss when he's told he'll be put on a months-long waiting list, and finally "settling" on a lower-level police chief -- who just so happens to be the guy he ''actually'' wants to see.
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* BriarPatching: Mick does this to get around some [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Seelie bureaucracy]]; first, he tries to schedule an appointment with the mayor and chief of d's (essentially the king and queen of the Chicago Seelie Court), make makes a big fuss when he's told he'll be put on a months-long waiting list, and finally "settling" "settles" on a lower-level police chief -- who just so happens to be the guy he ''actually'' wants to see.
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* BriarPatching: Mick does this to get around some [[ObstructiveBureaucrat Seelie bureaucracy]]; first, he tries to schedule an appointment with the mayor and chief of d's (essentially the king and queen of the Chicago Seelie Court), make a big fuss when he's told he'll be put on a months-long waiting list, and finally "settling" on a lower-level police chief -- who just so happens to be the guy he ''actually'' wants to see.
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* OurElvesAreBetter: And Mick never, ever lets you forget it, either. He can hardly go a page without a pointed remark about what pathetic saps humans are.
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* OurElvesAreBetter: And OurElvesAreDifferent: Mick never, ever lets you forget it, either. He can hardly go a page without a pointed remark about what pathetic saps humans are.
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* ColdIron: The classic fae weakness, it's prevailing use by humanity is one of the two main reasons the fae left Earth.
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* ColdIron: The classic fae weakness, it's its prevailing use by humanity is one of the two main reasons the fae left Earth.
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** {{Magitek}}: A side effect of the above cultural mimicry: in addition to the above mentioned trains, the fae have guns made of brass (ColdIron and all that)and powered by fire magic. It's mentioned that they haven't figured out automobiles quite yet, so it's still mostly carriages with white wall tires.
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** {{Magitek}}: A side effect of the above cultural mimicry: in addition to the above mentioned trains, the fae have guns made of brass (ColdIron and all that)and that) and powered by fire magic. It's mentioned that they haven't figured out automobiles quite yet, so it's still mostly carriages with white wall whitewall tires.
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* TheMagicWentAway: It's mentioned countless times that magic in the world is has been in decline for the past few centuries: the old gods are gone, the fae have abandoned Earth due to humanities technology and use of ColdIron, and the number of legitimate magic-users can be counted on one hand.
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* TheMagicWentAway: [[TheMagicGoesAway The Magic Went Away]]: It's mentioned countless times that magic in the world is has been in decline for the past few centuries: the old gods are gone, the fae have abandoned Earth due to humanities humanity's technology and use of ColdIron, and the number of legitimate magic-users can be counted on one hand.
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* ScienceVsMagic: It's stated the one of the main reasons the fae left Earth is due to modern technology interferes with fae magic. Even Mick isn't immune to this; things like cars, phones, and radios drive him crazy on an instinctual level.
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* ScienceVsMagic: It's stated the one of the main reasons the fae left Earth is due to modern technology interferes interfering with fae magic. Even Mick isn't immune to this; things like cars, phones, and radios drive him crazy on an instinctual level.
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* ColdIron: The classic fae weakness, it's prevailing use by humanity is one of the two main reasons the fae left Earth.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: When Mick had his falling out with the rest of his kind and left for Earth, he helped spread several vicious rumors that implied he was exiled by his kin (when in reality, it was more of a self-imposed exile) to give himself less reason to return. Unfortunately, this means that when he ''does'' need to go back to Elphame for anything, he has to deal with unhelpful Seelie who think he's a nasty troublemaker.
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* TheMagicWentAway: It's mentioned countless times that magic in the world is has been in decline for the past few centuries: the old gods are gone, the fae have abandoned Earth due to humanities technology and use of ColdIron, and the number of legitimate magic-users can be counted on one hand.
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* ScienceVsMagic: It's stated the one of the main reasons the fae left Earth is due to modern technology interferes with fae magic. Even Mick isn't immune to this; things like cars, phones, and radios drive him crazy on an instinctual level.
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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Ramona Webb turns out to be a succubus in ''Dead to Rites'' -- though Mick points out that demons of any kind are just another variety of fae, albeit a frightening variety.]]
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This is a series of UrbanFantasy PrivateDetective novels by Ari Marmell, starting with ''Hot Lead, Cold Iron''. The second book, ''Hallow Point'' is due out in 2015.
On the surface, Mick Oberon is just another [[PrivateDetective PI]] making his way on the mean streets of 1930s Chicago, but he packs a wand instead of a gun, and slugs back milk in place of whiskey. Mike is an ''aes sidhe'', one of the lords of the Faerie Courts, who abandoned his homeland for the realms of men.
On the surface, Mick Oberon is just another [[PrivateDetective PI]] making his way on the mean streets of 1930s Chicago, but he packs a wand instead of a gun, and slugs back milk in place of whiskey. Mike is an ''aes sidhe'', one of the lords of the Faerie Courts, who abandoned his homeland for the realms of men.
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This is a series of UrbanFantasy PrivateDetective novels by Ari Marmell, starting with ''Hot Lead, Cold Iron''. The second book, Iron'' and followed by ''Hallow Point'' is due out and ''Dead to Rites'' published in 2015.
2015 and 2016, respectively.
On the surface, Mick Oberon is just another [[PrivateDetective PI]] making his way on the mean streets of 1930s Chicago, but he packs a wand instead of a gun, and slugs back milk in place of whiskey. Mike is an''aes sidhe'', ''Aes Sidhe'', one of the lords of the Faerie Courts, who abandoned his homeland for the realms of men.
On the surface, Mick Oberon is just another [[PrivateDetective PI]] making his way on the mean streets of 1930s Chicago, but he packs a wand instead of a gun, and slugs back milk in place of whiskey. Mike is an
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* PrivateEyeMonologue: Mick does this almost constantly, with occasional digressions to complain about how he has pretend he has a grudge with grammar to fit in in the human world these days.
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* PrivateEyeMonologue: Mick does this almost constantly, with occasional digressions to complain about how he has pretend he has a grudge with grammar to fit in in the human world these days.days.
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* HardboiledDetective: Mick Oberon embodies this trope, except that the bottle in his desk is milk, and he carries a wand
in his holster instead of a gun.
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* HardboiledDetective: Mick Oberon embodies this trope, except that the bottle in his desk is milk, and he carries a wand
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FriendOnTheForce: Pete, the werewolf cop. Mick lets him into Elphame during the full moon so he won't hurt anyone.
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* ChangelingTale: The plot of the first book hinges on finding out who made the switch and why.
* CreativeSterility: The Fae have this problem. They imitate everything humans do, to the point of having locomotives that look like steam engines but are powered by indentured goblins on pedals, and organizing themselves into gangs and police departments to divide the Seelie and Unseelie courts.
* FriendOnTheForce: Pete, the werewolf cop. Mick lets him into Elphame during the full moon so he won't hurt anyone.
* HardboiledDetective: Mick Oberon embodies this trope, except that the bottle in his desk is milk, and he carries awand wand
in his holster instead of agun.gun.
* TheMafia: As in the RealLife 1930s, it has a major presence in Mick's Chicago. Comes in human and fae varieties.
* OurElvesAreBetter: And Mick never, ever lets you forget it, either. He can hardly go a page without a pointed remark about what pathetic saps humans are.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: We see all manner of faeries from European mythology, and Mick explains that the same varieties are found everywhere, and different myths are human interpretations.
* PrivateEyeMonologue: Mick does this almost constantly, with occasional digressions to complain about how he has pretend he has a grudge with grammar to fit in in the human world these days.
* CreativeSterility: The Fae have this problem. They imitate everything humans do, to the point of having locomotives that look like steam engines but are powered by indentured goblins on pedals, and organizing themselves into gangs and police departments to divide the Seelie and Unseelie courts.
* FriendOnTheForce: Pete, the werewolf cop. Mick lets him into Elphame during the full moon so he won't hurt anyone.
* HardboiledDetective: Mick Oberon embodies this trope, except that the bottle in his desk is milk, and he carries a
in his holster instead of a
* TheMafia: As in the RealLife 1930s, it has a major presence in Mick's Chicago. Comes in human and fae varieties.
* OurElvesAreBetter: And Mick never, ever lets you forget it, either. He can hardly go a page without a pointed remark about what pathetic saps humans are.
* OurFairiesAreDifferent: We see all manner of faeries from European mythology, and Mick explains that the same varieties are found everywhere, and different myths are human interpretations.
* PrivateEyeMonologue: Mick does this almost constantly, with occasional digressions to complain about how he has pretend he has a grudge with grammar to fit in in the human world these days.
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This is a series of UrbanFantasy PrivateDetective novels by Ari Marmell, starting with ''Hot Lead, Cold Iron''. The second book, ''Hallow Point'' is due out in 2015.
On the surface, Mick Oberon is just another [[PrivateDetective PI]] making his way on the mean streets of 1930s Chicago, but he packs a wand instead of a gun, and slugs back milk in place of whiskey. Mike is an ''aes sidhe'', one of the lords of the Faerie Courts, who abandoned his homeland for the realms of men.
In need of some cash fast, he breaks his policy of never working for [[TheMafia The Outfit]] and takes a job looking for a Capo's missing daughter. The catch? She's been missing 16 years, and a changeling left in her place. Oberon has to deal with criminals human and Unseelie, corrupt officials, and old country witchcraft to ferret out the truth.
!! This series contains examples of:
FriendOnTheForce: Pete, the werewolf cop. Mick lets him into Elphame during the full moon so he won't hurt anyone.
HardboiledDetective: Mick Oberon embodies this trope, except that the bottle in his desk is milk, and he carries a wand in his holster instead of a gun.
On the surface, Mick Oberon is just another [[PrivateDetective PI]] making his way on the mean streets of 1930s Chicago, but he packs a wand instead of a gun, and slugs back milk in place of whiskey. Mike is an ''aes sidhe'', one of the lords of the Faerie Courts, who abandoned his homeland for the realms of men.
In need of some cash fast, he breaks his policy of never working for [[TheMafia The Outfit]] and takes a job looking for a Capo's missing daughter. The catch? She's been missing 16 years, and a changeling left in her place. Oberon has to deal with criminals human and Unseelie, corrupt officials, and old country witchcraft to ferret out the truth.
!! This series contains examples of:
FriendOnTheForce: Pete, the werewolf cop. Mick lets him into Elphame during the full moon so he won't hurt anyone.
HardboiledDetective: Mick Oberon embodies this trope, except that the bottle in his desk is milk, and he carries a wand in his holster instead of a gun.
