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* FantasyKitchenSink: Was it a mythological being? Then it probably exists and might be hiding out around the corner. Everything from vampires to werewolves (and other were-beings) to valkyries exist in the world, and appearances have been made by aswang, {{Yukionna}}, {{Kitsune}}, and more.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Was it a mythological being? Then it probably exists and might be hiding out around the corner. Everything from vampires to werewolves (and other were-beings) to valkyries exist in the world, and appearances have been made by aswang, {{Yukionna}}, {{Kitsune}}, Kitsune, and more.
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* BadassGay: Molly Newman is an former Episcopalian priest who can throw an undead creature across a room just by brandishing a cross. She's also a lesbian. It's debatable in the first three books as she only mentions it once so John doesn't get worried about her being attracted to him, but ''In Shining Armor'' shows that she wasn't just saying that for his benefit.
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* BadassGay: Molly Newman is an former Episcopalian priest who can throw an undead creature across a room just by brandishing a cross.
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* BadassGay: Molly Newman is an former Episcopalian priest who can throw an undead creature across a room just by brandishing a cross. She's also a lesbian. It's debatable in the first three books as she only mentions it once so John doesn't get worried about her being attracted to him, but ''In Shining Armor'' shows that she wasn't just saying that for his benefit.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Was it a mythological being? Then it probably exists and might be hiding out around the corner. Everything from vampires to werewolves (and other were-beings) to valkyries exist in the world, and appearances have been made by aswang, yuki-onna, kitsune, and more.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Was it a mythological being? Then it probably exists and might be hiding out around the corner. Everything from vampires to werewolves (and other were-beings) to valkyries exist in the world, and appearances have been made by aswang, yuki-onna, kitsune, {{Yukionna}}, {{Kitsune}}, and more.
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* TakeThat: John notes that, [[{{Twilight}} "Popular young adult novels notwithstanding, vampires only sparkle when they burn."]]
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* TakeThat: John notes that, [[{{Twilight}} [[Literature/{{Twilight}} "Popular young adult novels notwithstanding, vampires only sparkle when they burn."]]
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Werewolves are incredibly fast and agile but relatively weak on an individual basis, and their HealingFactor is stopped by contact with silver and wolfsbane.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Werewolves are incredibly fast and agile but relatively weak on an individual basis, and their HealingFactor is stopped by contact with silver and wolfsbane. Many of them also join clans organized like militia in order to maintain their self control.
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* TakeThat: John notes that, [[Twilight "Popular young adult novels notwithstanding, vampires only sparkle when they burn."]]
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* TakeThat: John notes that, [[Twilight [[{{Twilight}} "Popular young adult novels notwithstanding, vampires only sparkle when they burn."]]
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* DoNotCallMePaul: Sig is not a fan of her full name, [[spoiler:Sigourney.]]
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* DoNotCallMePaul: Don't call Choo "Chauncey". Also, Sig is not a fan of her full name, [[spoiler:Sigourney.]]
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* TakeThat: John notes that, [[Literature/Twilight [[Twilight "Popular young adult novels notwithstanding, vampires only sparkle when they burn."]]
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* Masquerade: The titular Pax Arcana. Set up by the Fae around the 1300s before they left for Faerie, Pax is a globe encompassing spell that, when active, actively misdirects normal humans from learning of the supernatural.
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* Masquerade: {{Masquerade}}: The titular Pax Arcana. Set up by the Fae around the 1300s before they left for Faerie, Pax is a globe encompassing spell that, when active, actively misdirects normal humans from learning of the supernatural.
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* Valkyries: Sig is one, which manifests in greatly increased strength, speed, and resistance to damage, a wide array of abilities to help ghosts move on (or force them to), and (possibly) an unconscious compulsion to assemble bands of warriors.
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* Valkyries: {{Valkyries}}: Sig is one, which manifests in greatly increased strength, speed, and resistance to damage, a wide array of abilities to help ghosts move on (or force them to), and (possibly) an unconscious compulsion to assemble bands of warriors.
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* BadassGay: Molly Newman is an former Episcopalian priest who can throw an undead creature across a room just by brandishing a cross.
* DeathByChildbirth: Valkyries who have a child lose their immortality.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Was it a mythological being? Then it probably exists and might be hiding out around the corner. Everything from vampires to werewolves (and other were-beings) to valkyries exists in the world, and appearances have been made by aswang, yuki-onna, kitsune, and more.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Was it a mythological being? Then it probably exists and might be hiding out around the corner. Everything from vampires to werewolves (and other were-beings) to valkyries exists exist in the world, and appearances have been made by aswang, yuki-onna, kitsune, and more.
* KnightTemplar: Appropriately enough, many factions under the Knights Templar. The Geas controlling the Knights only requires that they protect the Pax Arcana, and says nothing about protecting (or not killing) normal humans.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Werewolves are incredibly fast and agile but relatively weak on an individual basis, and their HealingFactor is stopped by contact with silver and wolfsbane.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Werewolves are incredibly fast and agile but relatively weak on an individual basis, and their HealingFactor is stopped by contact with silver and wolfsbane.wolfsbane.
* TakeThat: John notes that, [[Literature/Twilight "Popular young adult novels notwithstanding, vampires only sparkle when they burn."]]
* Valkyries: Sig is one, which manifests in greatly increased strength, speed, and resistance to damage, a wide array of abilities to help ghosts move on (or force them to), and (possibly) an unconscious compulsion to assemble bands of warriors.
* TakeThat: John notes that, [[Literature/Twilight "Popular young adult novels notwithstanding, vampires only sparkle when they burn."]]
* Valkyries: Sig is one, which manifests in greatly increased strength, speed, and resistance to damage, a wide array of abilities to help ghosts move on (or force them to), and (possibly) an unconscious compulsion to assemble bands of warriors.
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* ActionGirl: Sig Norresdottir is a battle goddess, after all.
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* ActionGirl: Sig Norresdottir is a battle goddess, after all. Most other female supernatural beings also count, as well as the unnamed female Knight John meets in ''Daring'' (the Knights Templar is conservative and almost universally male.)
* DoNotCallMePaul: Sig is not a fan of her full name, [[spoiler:Sigourney.]]
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* FirstPersonSmartass: Again, John.
* FriendOnTheForce: Detective Ted Cahill. The KnightsTemTemplar have an entire network of these, in the form of lay servants (humans who found out about the supernatural despite the Pax) and Knights who have infiltrated various police departments.
* FriendOnTheForce: Detective Ted Cahill. The Knights
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Vampires are desiccated corpses who use their powerful psychic abilities to project an image of themselves as sexy Eurotrash. Being naturally completely immune to psychic attacks, John can only see them for what they are.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Vampires are desiccated corpses who use their powerful psychic abilities to project an image of themselves as sexy Eurotrash. Being naturally completely immune to psychic attacks, John can only see them for what they are.are.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Werewolves are incredibly fast and agile but relatively weak on an individual basis, and their HealingFactor is stopped by contact with silver and wolfsbane.
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Werewolves are incredibly fast and agile but relatively weak on an individual basis, and their HealingFactor is stopped by contact with silver and wolfsbane.
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* ''Legend Has It'' (TBR 2017)
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* ''Legend Has It'' (TBR 2017)2017)
The series also features a number of short stories which detail John's adventures prior to the first book.
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* ''Charmed I'm Sure''
* ''Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls''
* ''Pushing Luck''
* ''Surreal Estate''
* ''Dog-Gone''
* ''Talking Dirty''
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!!Tropes found in the series include:
* ActionGirl: Sig Norresdottir is a battle goddess, after all.
* CombatPragmatist: John has a near encyclopedic knowledge of supernatural beings and their weak spots and uses it to great effect.
* DeadpanSnarker: John to a tee.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Was it a mythological being? Then it probably exists and might be hiding out around the corner. Everything from vampires to werewolves (and other were-beings) to valkyries exists in the world, and appearances have been made by aswang, yuki-onna, kitsune, and more.
* FriendOnTheForce: Detective Ted Cahill. The Knights Tem
* MaleMightFemaleFinesse: Completely inverted. As a valkyrie, Sig is insanely strong but only significantly faster than a human instead of blindingly fast. John on the other hand as a werewolf is relatively physically weak but also incredibly fast, and fights with control and precision instead of brute force. To underscore the point, John uses a blessed katana in battle while Sig uses a weighted European longsword.
* Masquerade: The titular Pax Arcana. Set up by the Fae around the 1300s before they left for Faerie, Pax is a globe encompassing spell that, when active, actively misdirects normal humans from learning of the supernatural.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Vampires are desiccated corpses who use their powerful psychic abilities to project an image of themselves as sexy Eurotrash. Being naturally completely immune to psychic attacks, John can only see them for what they are.
The series also features a number of short stories which detail John's adventures prior to the first book.
[[folder: Shorts]]
* ''Charmed I'm Sure''
* ''Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls''
* ''Pushing Luck''
* ''Surreal Estate''
* ''Dog-Gone''
* ''Talking Dirty''
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!!Tropes found in the series include:
* ActionGirl: Sig Norresdottir is a battle goddess, after all.
* CombatPragmatist: John has a near encyclopedic knowledge of supernatural beings and their weak spots and uses it to great effect.
* DeadpanSnarker: John to a tee.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Was it a mythological being? Then it probably exists and might be hiding out around the corner. Everything from vampires to werewolves (and other were-beings) to valkyries exists in the world, and appearances have been made by aswang, yuki-onna, kitsune, and more.
* FriendOnTheForce: Detective Ted Cahill. The Knights Tem
* MaleMightFemaleFinesse: Completely inverted. As a valkyrie, Sig is insanely strong but only significantly faster than a human instead of blindingly fast. John on the other hand as a werewolf is relatively physically weak but also incredibly fast, and fights with control and precision instead of brute force. To underscore the point, John uses a blessed katana in battle while Sig uses a weighted European longsword.
* Masquerade: The titular Pax Arcana. Set up by the Fae around the 1300s before they left for Faerie, Pax is a globe encompassing spell that, when active, actively misdirects normal humans from learning of the supernatural.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Vampires are desiccated corpses who use their powerful psychic abilities to project an image of themselves as sexy Eurotrash. Being naturally completely immune to psychic attacks, John can only see them for what they are.
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''Pax Arcana'' is an gritty and humorous UrbanFantasy series written by author Elliott James. The series follows John Charming, the last of a long line of renowned monster hunters and witchfinders, who was born with a psychic compulsion to protect the normal mortal world from the denizens of the supernatural. But when the legacy of the werewolves who killed his parents turns him into one of the monsters he was raised to kill, John flees from the reach of his former brothers-in-arms.
Decades later, and John is living under an assumed name and tending bar in small town Virginia to try and keep a low profile. His peaceful life shouldn't change just because a vampire and a blonde walk into his bar, right?
The series consists of:
* ''Charming'' (2013)
* ''Daring'' (2014)
* ''Fearless'' (2015)
* ''In Shining Armor'' (2016)
* ''Legend Has It'' (TBR 2017)
Decades later, and John is living under an assumed name and tending bar in small town Virginia to try and keep a low profile. His peaceful life shouldn't change just because a vampire and a blonde walk into his bar, right?
The series consists of:
* ''Charming'' (2013)
* ''Daring'' (2014)
* ''Fearless'' (2015)
* ''In Shining Armor'' (2016)
* ''Legend Has It'' (TBR 2017)
