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* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: The Vagaries. In particular, the combining of the Vigors and the Vagaries.
* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: The Vagaries. In particular, the combining of the Vigors and the Vagaries.
* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Tristan. Wigg, in contrast, is [[Not Distracted By the Sexy|never bothered]].
* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Tristan. Wigg, in contrast, is [[Not Distracted By the Sexy|never bothered]].
* [[Double Standard Rape Female On Male]]: Averted. The sorceresses are reviled for the "rape and torture of both sexes" and {{spoiler|Tristan is horrifically raped by Succiu.}}
* [[Double Standard Rape (Female On Male)]]: Averted. The sorceresses are reviled for the "rape and torture of both sexes" and {{spoiler|Tristan is horrifically raped by Succiu.}}
* [[Drunk On the Dark Side]]: Why ''not'' to use the Vagaries. It starts with becoming a [[Depraved Bisexual]], and goes from there.
* [[Drunk On the Dark Side]]: Why ''not'' to use the Vagaries. It starts with becoming a [[Depraved Bisexual]], and goes from there.
* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]
* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]
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Revision as of 03:39, 27 January 2014

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 order of the books is:

  • The Fifth Sorceress (2002)
  • The Gates of Dawn (2003)
  • The Scrolls of the Ancients (2004)

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 here.


This series of books provides examples of: