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The series originally consisted of a trilogy, showcasing the adventures of the outlaw weasel Sylver and his band of followers as they battled against the unjust rule of the villainous stoat Prince Poynt and his corrupt sheriff Falshed, in a generically medieval milieu. Kilworth later [[Trilogy Creep|wrote a second trilogy]], set in a Victorian-inspired era, about the descendants of four of the original band and some of their enemies.
The series originally consisted of a trilogy, showcasing the adventures of the outlaw weasel Sylver and his band of followers as they battled against the unjust rule of the villainous stoat Prince Poynt and his corrupt sheriff Falshed, in a generically medieval milieu. Kilworth later [[Trilogy Creep|wrote a second trilogy]], set in a Victorian-inspired era, about the descendants of four of the original band and some of their enemies.


The most obvious trope demonstrated in the books is the [[Shout Out]]. Many, many references to popular culture are made, including movies, books, poems and [[Real Life]] English history.
The most obvious trope demonstrated in the books is the [[Shout-Out]]. Many, many references to popular culture are made, including movies, books, poems and [[Real Life]] English history.
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* [[Clock Punk]]/[[Steampunk]]: William Jott, the steam-machine inventor, and Thomas Tempus Fugit, the clockwork inventor, are bitter rivals who constantly try to outdo each other, and their machines are all over the place.
* [[Clock Punk]]/[[Steampunk]]: William Jott, the steam-machine inventor, and Thomas Tempus Fugit, the clockwork inventor, are bitter rivals who constantly try to outdo each other, and their machines are all over the place.
* [[Clock Tower]]: Maudlin and Scruff crash a hot air balloon into the clock tower Ringing Roger and end up dangling from the hands.
* [[Clock Tower]]: Maudlin and Scruff crash a hot air balloon into the clock tower Ringing Roger and end up dangling from the hands.
* [[Day of the Week Name]]: Spindrick's anarchist group use weekdays as code names, as a [[Shout Out]] to ''[[The Man Who Was Thursday]]''.
* [[Day of the Week Name]]: Spindrick's anarchist group use weekdays as code names, as a [[Shout-Out]] to ''[[The Man Who Was Thursday]]''.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Mawk swings between this and [[Lovable Coward]].
* [[Dirty Coward]]: Mawk swings between this and [[Lovable Coward]].
* [[Evil Albino]]: Prince Poynt is not an albino, but he keeps his ermine pelt all year round, so the visual effect is very similar.
* [[Evil Albino]]: Prince Poynt is not an albino, but he keeps his ermine pelt all year round, so the visual effect is very similar.
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* [[Hall of Mirrors]]: The ghost-hunter's magic box.
* [[Hall of Mirrors]]: The ghost-hunter's magic box.
* [[Hell Hotel]]: Invoked - Scruff convinces Maudlin they're staying in one as a prank.
* [[Hell Hotel]]: Invoked - Scruff convinces Maudlin they're staying in one as a prank.
* [[Hellish Horse]]: The dreaded [[Incredibly Lame Pun|manless horsehead]] of [[Shout Out|Sleepless Hallow]].
* [[Hellish Horse]]: The dreaded [[Incredibly Lame Pun|manless horsehead]] of [[Shout-Out|Sleepless Hallow]].
* [[High Class Glass]]: Lord Hannover Haukin's monocle.
* [[High-Class Glass]]: Lord Hannover Haukin's monocle.
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]
* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]
* [[Impaled With Extreme Prejudice]]: {{spoiler|Magellan, Count Flistagga.}}
* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: {{spoiler|Magellan, Count Flistagga.}}
* [[Inept Mage]]: Wodehed. Not that he doesn't actually have magical abilities, but he can't use them with any consistency. He does get a great moment in the third book {{spoiler|by calling the Kraken.}}
* [[Inept Mage]]: Wodehed. Not that he doesn't actually have magical abilities, but he can't use them with any consistency. He does get a great moment in the third book {{spoiler|by calling the Kraken.}}
* [[Kindhearted Cat Lover]]: Queen Varicose.
* [[Kindhearted Cat Lover]]: Queen Varicose.
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* [[Master Swordsman]] Foppington
* [[Master Swordsman]] Foppington
* [[Minion Shipping]]: Rosencrass and Guildenswine are married.
* [[Minion Shipping]]: Rosencrass and Guildenswine are married.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Torca Marda - a [[Shout Out]] to Tomas de Torquemarda.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Torca Marda - a [[Shout-Out]] to Tomas de Torquemarda.
* [[Only Smart People May Pass]]: The clues the human children left behind.
* [[Only Smart People May Pass]]: The clues the human children left behind.
* [[Our Ghouls Are Creepier]]
* [[Our Ghouls Are Creepier]]
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* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Spindrick Sylver's pseudonym "Drickspin Revsly".
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Spindrick Sylver's pseudonym "Drickspin Revsly".
* [[Sidetracked By the Analogy]]: One of the anarchists ruins his threat to blow the city to Kingdom Come by pointing out that "Kingdom Go" would be more accurate, since "things aren't coming, they're going, right up in the air".
* [[Sidetracked by the Analogy]]: One of the anarchists ruins his threat to blow the city to Kingdom Come by pointing out that "Kingdom Go" would be more accurate, since "things aren't coming, they're going, right up in the air".
* [[Shout Out]]: By the third book, they're coming at the rate of about two per page. Most obviously, the original Sylver is [[Robin Hood]] and his descendant is [[Sherlock Holmes]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: By the third book, they're coming at the rate of about two per page. Most obviously, the original Sylver is [[Robin Hood]] and his descendant is [[Sherlock Holmes]].
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Rosencrass and Guildenswine, and both generations of the Herk and Bare lines.
* [[Those Two Bad Guys]]: Rosencrass and Guildenswine, and both generations of the Herk and Bare lines.
* [[Totem Pole Trench]]: in Thunder Oak an trick was used unsuccessfully by nine ferrets in a human-sized suit of armor.
* [[Totem Pole Trench]]: in Thunder Oak an trick was used unsuccessfully by nine ferrets in a human-sized suit of armor.
* [[Viewers Are Geniuses]]: How many of the preteen target audience are going to get references to ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' and ''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Literature)|The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]''? And said target audience is too old for it to be a [[Parental Bonus]] ..
* [[Viewers Are Geniuses]]: How many of the preteen target audience are going to get references to ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' and ''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]''? And said target audience is too old for it to be a [[Parental Bonus]] ..
* [[Wacky Wayside Tribe]]
* [[Wacky Wayside Tribe]]
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]]: Averted - there's a psychotic cult of hedgehogs, a brigand gang of moles, an evil zombie badger, and a murderous lemming. And the heroes are weasels, and there's a friendly and very civilised society of sewer rats.
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]]: Averted - there's a psychotic cult of hedgehogs, a brigand gang of moles, an evil zombie badger, and a murderous lemming. And the heroes are weasels, and there's a friendly and very civilised society of sewer rats.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: "Lillie" Longtree.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: "Lillie" Longtree.
* [[Who's On First?]]: The unfortunate result of Spindrick's [[Day of the Week Name]] code-naming.
* [[Who's on First?]]: The unfortunate result of Spindrick's [[Day of the Week Name]] code-naming.
* [[Wicked Weasel]]: Both played straight and averted; weasels are good, their close biological relatives stoats are bad.
* [[Wicked Weasel]]: Both played straight and averted; weasels are good, their close biological relatives stoats are bad.
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: Nonstop.
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: Nonstop.
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 14 October 2016

A series of Talking Animal children's books by Garry Kilworth, which has been compared favourably to Redwall and is often read by the same target audience.

The series originally consisted of a trilogy, showcasing the adventures of the outlaw weasel Sylver and his band of followers as they battled against the unjust rule of the villainous stoat Prince Poynt and his corrupt sheriff Falshed, in a generically medieval milieu. Kilworth later wrote a second trilogy, set in a Victorian-inspired era, about the descendants of four of the original band and some of their enemies.

The most obvious trope demonstrated in the books is the Shout-Out. Many, many references to popular culture are made, including movies, books, poems and Real Life English history.

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