The Nights Dawn Trilogy/YMMV


 * Canon Sue / Jerk Sue: Joshua Calvert is arrogant, irresistible to women, a starship captain, and . He has unfortunate elements of this trope, but thankfully the fact that there are so many characters means that this needn't get in the way. Nevertheless, some people find him irritating - even Hamilton himself calls him a "prat".
 * Complete Monster: Oh God, Quinn Dexter... Guy made it his purpose to bring literal Hell-on-Earth living conditions to as many people as possible. Even the possessed are scared as piss of him.
 * In the first book, Laton, a Serpent (born-Edenist who rejects Edenism), is the galaxy's Big Bad since before the series started, having used his considerable skills and resources to destroy an entire habitat with a biotech virus, in order to facilitate his escape from the authorities. That got him named an "enemy of all humanity" by the Confederation government.
 * The Light Bringer mages, Omutan board of directors, the Black cartels who deal in antimatter, as well as most asteroid independence parties are presented as this. Humans are still bastards, after all...
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel - Possession. The Melange. The Beyond. Also,