John M. Ford: Difference between revisions

* [[Actual Pacifist]]: The diplomat Emanuel Tagore in ''The Final Reflection''. This causes some confusion when Klingon security attempts to search his luggage for hidden weapons, and takes their inability to find any as a sign that he's hidden them really well.

* [[Against My Religion]]: In ''How Much for Just the Planet?'' we have McCoy explaining why he, Sulu, and two Klingons won't Kneel Before Zod (the evil queen Janeka):

* [[Alternate History]]: ''The Dragon Waiting''

* [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]: Self-inflicted in the short story "Erase/Record/Play", in which the scientists experimenting on prisoners in a concentration camp give everyone - victims, guards, and tormentors - the same experimental memory-wiping drug, and mix themselves into the general population to avoid punishment when the liberators come. They can't be coerced or tricked into revealing their guilt, because even they don't know if they're guilty.

* [[Meaningful Rename]]: All the human characters in ''The Last Hot Time'' have one in their backstory, except the protagonist, who being the [[Naive Newcomer]] gets his during the course of the story. (Interestingly, the narration continues to refer to him by his old name for a couple more chapters, until he's settled in to his new identity.)

* [[Must Have Caffeine]]: In ''How Much for Just the Planet?'' it's quickly established over breakfast that "Bones McCoy was not a morning person":

* [[Naive Newcomer]]: The protagonist of ''The Last Hot Time''

* [[No Waterproofing in the Future]]: Played for laughs in ''How Much For Just The Planet?''

** Technically it's "no peppermint shake-proofing", but yeah.

* [[Pie in the Face]]: Pretty much everybody during the [[Food Fight]] in ''How Much For Just The Planet?''.

Blueberry it was. }}

* [[Public Domain Character]]: [[King Arthur]] and co. in "Winter Solstice, Camelot Station"

* [[Time for Plan B]]: In ''How Much for Just the Planet?'' the Diredei plan to stop the Federation and/or Klingons from exploiting their dilithium is called "Plan C". {{spoiler|There was no Plan A or B; C stands for the keystone of the plan: "Comedy".}}

* [[Treacherous Advisor]]: In ''The Dragon Waiting'':

"Yes, Professor, they are absolutely loyal to me," {{spoiler|Buckingham}} said, and signaled for his men to close the door. }}

* [[Tuckerization]]: ''The Final Reflection'' includes brief cameos by Klingons based on the co-authors of the Klingons sourcebook. Much of the supporting cast of ''How Much For Just The Planet?'' is based on Ford's friends and fellow authors, including [[Diane Duane]], [[Peter Morwood]], [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Pamela Dean]], and [[Janet Kagan]].