Arcadia Snips and the Steamwork Consortium: Difference between revisions

Also known as its subtitle, 'Being A Wholly Accurate Account Of Matters Concerning Steam, Skullduggery, And the Reckless Application Of Mathematics In The Late 19th Century'. A YA action/adventure comedy available online in pdf form as well as for purchase in hardback. [[Steampunk]], with a smattering of adventure, romance, and instances of [[For Science!|Science!]].

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* [[Badass]]: The assassin, who manages to violently kill three of his top competitors in an office lobby while waiting to get paid. Then proceeds to blame their deaths on cancer. And claims that, as they died, they all signed contracts bequeathing their share of the reward to him. And the client buys it.

* [[The Chessmaster]]: Count Vladimere Von Orwick, otherwise known as 'the man who makes the trains run on time'. Among his various exploits: Blackmailing a thief with a pardon notice {{spoiler|which would cause every crime they committed to be publicized--therefore putting them in mortal danger}}, assigning a reckless operative to a cold case on the off-chance she'll either discover something new or get herself killed, justifying him in re-opening the case under the guise of investigating ''her'' death ("The only way I can lose is if she manages to do nothing. And considering Miss Snips’ history, I find that possibility to be the least likely of them all."), and {{spoiler|carrying an antidote for every poison imaginable on his person at all times, 'just in case'--including antidotes for at least one poison that's listed as incurable.}}

* [[For Science!]]: Pretty much everything the Daffodils do is to this end (although they apparently also have a very healthy appetite for destruction).

* [[In Which a Trope Is Described]]

* [[Mad Scientist]]: The entire Daffodil family--except William Daffodil.

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Possibly Nigel Arcanum, {{spoiler|a quadriplegic burn victim who scares off a would-be assassin with a dimmer switch and a speech comparing an attempt on his life to a mistake as epic as a Greek Tragedy.}} Also responsible for several [[Batman Gambit|Batman Gambits]]--with the last one smacking of [[Gambit Roulette]].

* [[Trickster Archetype]]: In some respects, Arcadia Snips.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Pretty much all the major villains (including {{spoiler|Nigel initially, then later Mr. Peabody and the Society for Distinguished Gentlemen.}}

[[Category:Young Adult Literature]]

[[Category:Science Fiction Literature]]