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* [[Baleful Polymorph]] is invoked in the ''Mairelon the Magician'' series, with the "thieves' cant" slang term for a wizard being "frogmaker." It's not clear if they actually '''can''' turn people into frogs, although one wizard threatens to transform a friend of hers who's not explaining the situation clearly enough.

* [[Beam-O-War]] (in ''The Seven Towers'', with a twist)

* [[Blue Blood]] (several)

* [[Burn the Witch]] (in ''Daughter of Witches'')

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]] (Amberglas in ''The Seven Towers'', although this is at least partly [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]. Her spells always do what she wants them to -- unlikely if she were '''really''' as [[The Ditz|ditzy]] as she seems.)

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Amberglas in ''The Seven Towers'', although this is at least partly [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]. Her spells always do what she wants them to -- unlikely if she were '''really''' as [[The Ditz|ditzy]] as she seems.

* [[Cool Old Lady]]: In the sequel to ''Mairelon the Magician'', Mairelon's mother is, as the back-cover blurb (accurately!) states, "charmingly eccentric." His father's sister is '''also''' cool, although it takes longer to show, because she's "formidably correct," which comes out as [[British Stuffiness|stuffiness]] with a touch of [[Mean Brit]]. When facing a real crisis, though, she's basically unflappable, practical, and quite clever. Her Crowning Moment of Awesome comes when, {{spoiler|realizing a certain spell will only harm wizards — which she '''isn't''' — she doesn't hesitate to act as a human shield for}} the wizard she's with. The very '''formal''' way she tells off the bad guy is hilariously awesome, too.

* [[Culture Clash]]

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* [[Malicious Slander]]

* [[Maybe Ever After]] (''The Raven Ring'')

* [[Mentor Ship]]: In the sequel to ''Mairelon''.

* [[Mentor Ship]]: In the sequel to ''Mairelon''. And [[Everyone Can See It]] — {{spoiler|'''none''' of Mairelon's friends or relatives are surprised ... or disapproving.}}

* [[Regency England]] (several)

* [[Retired Badass]] (in ''Caught in Crystal'')