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An [[Urban Fantasy]] novel by Gael Baudino, ''[[Gossamer Axe]]'' is the story of a [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|"young"]] woman named Chairiste ni Cummen who was actually born fourteen hundred years ago, and through various magical means has survived into the year 1987. In the sixth century, Chairiste and her lover, Siudb, were captured by [[The Fair Folk]], and trapped in their static, unchanging world for centuries. In the late 18th Century, Chairiste
For two centuries, she has tried repeatedly to win back Siudb from the Fey, following the gate to their
Christa is so overwhelmed by the magical possibilities of [[The Power of Rock]] that she throws herself wholeheartedly into Denver's metal scene in order to put together a band and finally defeat the elvish harper to win back her lover.
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* [[Girls Love]]: Chairiste and Siudb. Also, {{spoiler|Christa and Monica}} as well.
* [[Magic Music]]: Which Christa plans to use to win back Siudbh
* [[Not So Stoic]]: Orfide, the
* [[The Power of Rock]]: Christa's secret weapon against the
* [[Present Tense Narrative]]: All the scenes that take place in the
* [[Rapid Aging]]: Without the aid of magic, the years spent in the
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]: Christa spent several centuries not aging at all in the Sidh realm, and has kept her youth with the judicious help of the sapient Sidh harp she escaped with.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Have a Nuke]]: The basic gist of Christa's response to Orfide's objection that a full band against a soloist is far from an even battle. (Even so, Orfide is dangerously close to a "nuke" all by himself.)
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* [[The One Guy]]: Kevin Larkin, Christa's friend and guitar teacher (though she rapidly surpasses him).
* [[Title Drop]]: Guess what Christa's band is named?
* [[Year Inside, Hour Outside]]: Time doesn't pass in the
* [[Yngwie Malmsteen]]: Chairiste's decision to abandon medieval Celtic music for [[Rock and Roll]] in order to rescue Siudb is inspired by the incredibly powerful magic accidentally generated by Malmsteen during a live concert she attends.
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