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"This woman,” asked The Sphere, “Was she truly unbelievably beautiful as you say?"
"As unbelievable as a madman’s delusions."
"Was she beautiful to you then?"
"I’m a madman. I delude myself"

"You delude yourself that you are a madman. In any case, continue."

—Ryney and The Sphere set the tone for the series.

The Mystery Sphere is a Web Serial Novel about Ryney, a Pirate with poison running through his veins, who is accused of stealing a nobleman's dragon. The story is also a Fair Play Whodunnit, but done in a fantasy setting. Word of God says that A Wizard Did It will not be used. It has an interactive componentthat makes sense in-universe that allows readers to suggest what the detective will do.

Surprisingly entertaining with a quirky plot and a non-orthodox Great Detective. It can best be described as Homestuck meets Sherlock Holmes. It can be read here.^{[dead link]}

Tropes used in The Mystery Sphere include:

Amateur Sleuth: Ryney is an amateur detective. Not that The Sphere minds.
Blue Blood: The setting involves a lot of nobility, most notably Lord Ary so far.
Brilliant but Lazy: Possibly. Ryney has demonstrated quite a few bits of cleverness so far, but his amounts of laziness are rather...erm...
Chekhov's Gun: Well, it is a Fair Play Whodunnit after all. It is bound to have a ton of those.
Clueless Mystery: Surprisingly averted. The author seems to have a bit of a cartoonish hatred for those.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Possibly Ryney. It's...hard to tell.
Crazy Awesome: An apparently intelligent magical bear riding a velocidragon to escape a nobleman's castle so he won't be eaten? Awesome.
Fair Play Whodunnit: Assured to the reader to be the case.
Great Detective
Hyper Awareness
Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons
It Runs on Nonsensoleum: Oh god.
Jigsaw Puzzle Plot:
Locked Room Mystery:
Mood Whiplash: Chapter 3.
Serial Escalation: There is a limit on how lazy you can be. In theory. That theory doesn't apply to Ryney.
What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?
X Meets Y: Homestuck meets Sherlock Holmes.

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-{{quote|''"This woman,” asked The Sphere, “Was she truly unbelievably beautiful as you say?"''<br />
+{{quote|''"This woman,” asked The Sphere, “Was she truly unbelievably beautiful as you say?"''
-''"As unbelievable as a madman’s delusions."''<br />
+''"As unbelievable as a madman’s delusions."''
-''"Was she beautiful to you then?"''<br />
+''"Was she beautiful to you then?"''
-''"I’m a madman. I delude myself"''<br />
+''"I’m a madman. I delude myself"''
 ''"You delude yourself that you are a madman. In any case, continue."''|'''Ryney and The Sphere set the tone for the series.'''}}
+''[[The Mystery Sphere]]'' is a [[Web Serial Novel]] about Ryney, a [[Pirate]] with poison running through his veins, who is accused of stealing a [[Blue Blood|nobleman's]] [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|dragon.]] The story is also a [[Fair Play Whodunnit]], but done in a fantasy setting. [[Word of God]] says that [[A Wizard Did It]] will not be used. It has an interactive component[[Painting the Fourth Wall|that makes sense in-universe]] that allows readers to suggest what the detective will do.
+Surprisingly entertaining with a quirky plot and a non-orthodox [[Great Detective]]. It can best be described as ''[[Homestuck]]'' [[X Meets Y|meets]] ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''. It can be read [http://www.themysterysphere.com/p/story.html here.]{{Dead link}}
-The Mystery Sphere is a [[Web Serial Novel]] about Ryney, a [[Pirate]] with poison running through his veins, who is accused of stealing a [[Blue Blood|nobleman's]] [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons|dragon.]] The story is also a [[Fair Play Whodunnit]], but done in a fantasy setting. [[Word of God]] says that [[A Wizard Did It]] will not be used. It has an interactive component[[Painting the Fourth Wall|that makes sense in-universe]] that allows readers to suggest what the detective will do.
-Surprisingly entertaining with a quirky plot and a non-orthodox [[Great Detective]]. It can best be described as [[Homestuck]] [[X Meets Y|meets]] [[Sherlock Holmes]]. It can be read [http://www.themysterysphere.com/p/story.html here.]
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 * [[Amateur Sleuth]]: Ryney is an amateur detective. Not that The Sphere minds.
 * [[Blue Blood]]: The setting involves a lot of nobility, most notably Lord Ary so far.
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 * [[Hyper Awareness]]
 * [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]
-* [[It Runs On Nonsensoleum]]: Oh god.
+* [[It Runs on Nonsensoleum]]: Oh god.
 * [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot]]:
 * [[Locked Room Mystery]]:
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 * [[Serial Escalation]]: There is a limit on how lazy you can be. In theory. That theory doesn't apply to Ryney.
 * [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]
-* [[X Meets Y]]: [[Homestuck]] meets [[Sherlock Holmes]].
+* [[X Meets Y]]: ''[[Homestuck]]'' meets ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''.
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 [[Category:The Mystery Sphere]]
 [[Category:Literature]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Mystery Sphere, The}}