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The '''''Thraxas''''' novels are a series of comic fantasy detective novels by [[Martin Millar|Martin Scott]]. Thraxas himself is an overweight, drunken, failed sorcerer, who also happens to be a skilled swordsman and the best private detective in the city-state of Turai. Aided by his best friend Makri, an ex-gladiator, he constantly gets into dangerous situations and embroiled in political intrigue, but a combination of luck, detective work and Makri's axe always gets him out again.
=== The books ===
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#Thraxas Under Siege
The series doesn't have a conclusion, and it's currently{{when}} unknown whether the author will ever write book 9.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Makri.
* [[Another Dimension]]: The magic space seems to be one of these.
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* [[Friendly Playful Dolphin]]: The dolphins in the bay are intelligent and quite talkative. According to Dandelion, anyway, who's the only person to try talking to them.
* [[Granola Girl]]: Dandelion again.
* [[Half
** Also the sorcerer Horm the Dead, half human, half orc, and quite possibly all zombie, if his name is as accurate as he claims.
* [[Luke Nounverber]]: Many sorcerers complain that Tirini Snake Smiter has never smitten a snake in her life.
* [[Our Orcs Are Different]]: Orcs in this setting have dark reddish skin and black hair, but otherwise don't seem to be too different from humans. They can certainly interbreed with them.
* [[Raised
* [[Thieves' Guild]]: Two of these - one old and established, one new and upcoming. Both people you don't want to get involved with.
* [[Vancian Magic]]: As a magical failure, Thraxas can only carry one spell at a time and has to reload it every night. It's not clear how much the more powerful sorcerers are bound by this rule.
* [[Warrior Monk]]: Thraxas runs into two different groups of these in ''Thraxas and the Warrior Monks''.
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Fantasy Literature]]
[[Category:Detective Literature]]
[[Category:Mystery Literature]]
▲[[Category:Thraxas]]
[[Category:Literature]]
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