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'''Galatea in 2-D''' is a fantasy novel by [[Aaron Allston]] in which the hero discovers that his drawings can be brought to life. Unfortunately, he lets this slip to [[The Rival]] who sets out to eliminate him.
''[[Galatea in 2-D]]'' is a fantasy novel by [[Aaron Allston]] in which the hero discovers that his drawings can be brought to life. Unfortunately, he lets this slip to [[The Rival]] who sets out to eliminate him.


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=== Tropes included ===

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* [[Achilles Heel]]: Literal, since you can paint Achilles
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* [[Action Girl]]: Penny
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* [[Achilles' Heel]]: Literal, since you can paint Achilles
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* [[Action Girl]]: Penny
* [[Alpha Bitch]]
* [[Alpha Bitch]]
* [[Art Initiates Life]]: the plot
* [[Art Initiates Life]]: the plot
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* [[Bearer of Bad News]]
* [[Bearer of Bad News]]
* [[Bluff the Impostor]]
* [[Bluff the Impostor]]
* [[The Cape]]: You can paint one.
* [[The Cape (trope)]]: You can paint one.
* [[The Casanova]]
* [[The Casanova]]
* [[Classical Mythology]]: a nymph, Achilles, Medea. . . .
* [[Classical Mythology]]: a nymph, Achilles, Medea. . . .
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]
* [[Cold Blooded Torture]]: In an attempt to get knowledge.
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: In an attempt to get knowledge.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Convection Schmonvection]]: Justified. If the artist didn't think of it, it didn't happen.
* [[Convection, Schmonvection]]: Justified. If the artist didn't think of it, it didn't happen.
* [[Deadly Doctor]]
* [[Deadly Doctor]]
* [[Divided We Fall]]
* [[Divided We Fall]]
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* [[French Maid]]
* [[French Maid]]
* [[A Friend in Need]]
* [[A Friend in Need]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Deducing Red's [[Achilles Heel]]. (Though [[Squick|fortunately not all the legends of Achilles are accurate]])
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Deducing Red's [[Achilles' Heel]]. (Though [[Squick|fortunately not all the legends of Achilles are accurate]])
* [[Green Eyed Monster]]
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]
* [[Haunted House]]
* [[Haunted House]]
* [[I Gave My Word]]
* [[I Gave My Word]]
* [[Its All About Me]]
* [[It's All About Me]]
* [[Just Between You and Me]]
* [[Just Between You and Me]]
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]: Much to his horror
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]: Much to his horror
* [[Magic Land]]
* [[Magic Land]]
* [[Magic-Powered Pseudoscience]]
* [[Magic-Powered Pseudoscience]]
* [[My God What Have I Done]]
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[Papa Wolf]]
* [[Papa Wolf]]
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* [[Squick]]: In universe, on discovering the actual legend of Achilles and Penthesilea , which fortunately, the painted characters do not follow. {{spoiler|Achilles killed Penthesilea. And raped her corpse}}.
* [[Squick]]: In universe, on discovering the actual legend of Achilles and Penthesilea , which fortunately, the painted characters do not follow. {{spoiler|Achilles killed Penthesilea. And raped her corpse}}.
* [[The Trojan War]]
* [[The Trojan War]]
* [[What Measure Is a Mook]]
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]
* [[What Measure Is a Non Human]]
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]
* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]
* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]


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Galatea in 2-D is a fantasy novel by Aaron Allston in which the hero discovers that his drawings can be brought to life. Unfortunately, he lets this slip to The Rival who sets out to eliminate him.

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