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A series of [[High Fantasy]] novels by Robert Newcomb, notable for a) a ''literal'' gender war, with women as the baddies, and b) an amazingly vehement [[Hatedom]], partly because of the gender war and partly because of rampant cliches.
* The Fifth Sorceress (2002)
* The Gates of Dawn (2003)
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The sequel trilogy is known as ''[[Destinies of Blood and Stone]]''. There were plans for a third trilogy, ''Victories of Blood and Stone'', but publisher Del Rey cancelled Newcomb's contract after the second trilogy was released.
Read a recap of the first book [https://web.archive.org/web/20121122135224/http://eragon-sporkings.wikispaces.com/The_Fifth_Sorceress here].
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* [[Action Girl]]: By the third book, Shailiha is one of these. Also in the third book is Tyranny.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: We have Tristan, Nicholas, Morganna, and Shailiha all coming from the same family. In the same world, we also have Failee, Succiu, Wigg, Shannon the Small, etc.
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* [[Chosen One]]: Tristan. He and his sister are literally called the "Chosen Ones."
* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: The Vagaries. In particular, the combining of the Vigors and the Vagaries.
* [[Distracted
* [[Double Standard Rape (Female
* [[Drunk
* [[The End of the World
* [[
* [[Evil Feels Good]]: "Hugely sexual longings" commence when using the Vagaries.
* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Shailiha. She gets better.}}
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* [[Functional Magic]]: The Vigors and the Vagaries.
* [[Good Is Dumb]]: Yes, very dumb.
* [[Half
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Tristan falls for Lilith in the first book {{spoiler|who turns out to be a sorceress in disguise}} and Celeste in the second, both of who have red hair.
* [[Honor Before Reason]]: The wizards tend to follow this to the point of insanity. {{spoiler|It gets all but one of them killed very early on.}}
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Newcomb wants to make sure we know that <s> all women</s> the sorceresses are evil.
* [[Lego Genetics]]: Minions are humans who are given bat-like wings [[A Wizard Did It|by magic]].
* [[Long
** Also Celeste, who is {{spoiler|Wigg's daughter.}}
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Tristan towards THREE different girls. First Lilith {{spoiler|who is a sorceress in disguise and tries to kill him}} then Narrissa {{spoiler|who dies.}} And in the second book it happens again with Celeste.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Inverted. It's more of a {{spoiler|'Luke I Am Your Son' moment, between Tristan and Nicholas II in the second book.}}
* [[Magic
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Succiu walks around naked as much as possible.
* [[New Powers
* [[Old Master]]: Wigg.
* [[Plot Hole]]: Many, often due to bad editing.
* [[Rape
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Most of the wizards and sorceresses are around 300-400 years old.
* [[Sequel Hook]]: Tristain's father appears to him in a dream ''for the sole purpose'' of giving a [[Sequel Hook]]. Gee, dad, thanks for confirming that my life will continue to suck even if I survive this book.
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* [[Stupid Good]], [[Too Dumb to Live]]: 327 years ago, after defeating the sorceresses in war, the wizards decided to exile them instead of executing them, despite the leader's warning that they would return.
* [[The Usual Adversaries]]: Minions, harpies, blood stalkers, etc.
* [[Villainous Incest]]: [[Face Heel Turn|Face Heel Turned]] Shailiha makes some less-than-sisterly comments about her captive [[Twincest|twin]] [[Brother
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