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* [[Maid of Moe]]: Molly, always wears the full Edwardian-Victorian maid outfit, and to quote the narration in ''[[Moon Over Soho]]''. |
* [[Maid of Moe]]: Molly, always wears the full Edwardian-Victorian maid outfit, and to quote the narration in ''[[Moon Over Soho]]''. |
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{{quote| ''Molly glided into the room like the winner of the all-London Gothic Lolita competition.''}} |
{{quote| ''Molly glided into the room like the winner of the all-London Gothic Lolita competition.''}} |
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* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]: Described in minute detail. |
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* [[Magic Versus Science]]: Magic is an EMP type here. Notably it does have the same effect on human brains as it does on technology, just electrical technology is more sensitive and will short out before your brain does. |
* [[Magic Versus Science]]: Magic is an EMP type here. Notably it does have the same effect on human brains as it does on technology, just electrical technology is more sensitive and will short out before your brain does. |
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** The novels as a whole avert this though. The organised study of magic originates in the setting with Isaac Newton, and Peter frequently attempts to fit magic into an empiricist, rationalist framework. Magic shorts out modern technology not because [[The Dresden Files|magic is inimical to modern science]] but because, it is speculated, modern culture has made technology [[Post Modern Magic|quasi-magical in itself.]] |
** The novels as a whole avert this though. The organised study of magic originates in the setting with Isaac Newton, and Peter frequently attempts to fit magic into an empiricist, rationalist framework. Magic shorts out modern technology not because [[The Dresden Files|magic is inimical to modern science]] but because, it is speculated, modern culture has made technology [[Post Modern Magic|quasi-magical in itself.]] |
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