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Meet Ed Kennedy. Underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer and a man who is useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he's hopelessly in nervous-love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when [[Call to Adventure|the Ace of Diamonds]] arrives, with three addresses written on its back. That's when Ed becomes the messenger, helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: who's behind his mission? |
Meet Ed Kennedy. Underage cabdriver, pathetic cardplayer and a man who is useless at romance. He lives in a shack with his coffee-addicted dog, the Doorman, and he's hopelessly in nervous-love with his best friend, Audrey. His life is one of peaceful routine and incompetence, until he inadvertently stops a bank robbery. That's when [[Call to Adventure|the Ace of Diamonds]] arrives, with three addresses written on its back. That's when Ed becomes the messenger, helping and hurting (when necessary) until only one question remains: who's behind his mission? |
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Released as ''[[Market-Based Title|I Am the Messenger]]'' in the US. |
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* [[Good People Have Good Sex]]: Averted. Ed himself says, 'useless at sex,' and wishes it was more like maths so no one would care. |
* [[Good People Have Good Sex]]: Averted. Ed himself says, 'useless at sex,' and wishes it was more like maths so no one would care. |
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* [[Literary Agent Hypothesis]] |
* [[Literary Agent Hypothesis]] |
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* [[Market-Based Title]]: Released as ''I Am the Messenger'' in the United States. |
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* [[Now What?]]: Ed's reaction after {{spoiler|the author drops in. "I don't leave the shack, and I don't answer the phone. I barely even eat."}} Justified and played with in that if the book {{spoiler|ended say, before the Joker was delivered, Ed would be done and not be 'alive' as we would not be reading about him.}} |
* [[Now What?]]: Ed's reaction after {{spoiler|the author drops in. "I don't leave the shack, and I don't answer the phone. I barely even eat."}} Justified and played with in that if the book {{spoiler|ended say, before the Joker was delivered, Ed would be done and not be 'alive' as we would not be reading about him.}} |
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* [[Post Modernism]]: the second last chapter. |
* [[Post Modernism]]: the second last chapter. |
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