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''[[Galatea in 2-D]]'' is a fantasy novel by [[Aaron Allston]] in which the hero discovers that his drawings can be brought to life. Unfortunately, he lets this slip to [[The Rival]] who sets out to eliminate him.

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* [[Achilles' Heel]]: Literal, since you can paint Achilles
* [[Action Girl]]: Penny
* [[Alpha Bitch]]
* [[Art Initiates Life]]: the plot
* [[Battle Couple]]: Red and Penny
* [[Bearer of Bad News]]
* [[Bluff the Impostor]]
* [[The Cape (trope)]]: You can paint one.
* [[The Casanova]]
* [[Classical Mythology]]: a nymph, Achilles, Medea. . . .
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]
* [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]: In an attempt to get knowledge.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Convection, Schmonvection]]: Justified. If the artist didn't think of it, it didn't happen.
* [[Deadly Doctor]]
* [[Divided We Fall]]
* [[Even Evil Has Loved Ones]]
* [[Evil Weapon]]
* [[Fiery Redhead]]
* [[Flaw Exploitation]]: They know that Kevin will attend a con in person, for the adoring fans.
* [[Fractured Fairy Tale]]: Penny and Achilles do not follow their own legend. Fortunately.
* [[French Maid]]
* [[A Friend in Need]]
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Deducing Red's [[Achilles' Heel]]. (Though [[Squick|fortunately not all the legends of Achilles are accurate]])
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]
* [[Haunted House]]
* [[I Gave My Word]]
* [[It's All About Me]]
* [[Just Between You and Me]]
* [[Magical Girlfriend]]: Much to his horror
* [[Magic Land]]
* [[Magic-Powered Pseudoscience]]
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]
* [[No Name Given]]
* [[Papa Wolf]]
* [[Pygmalion Plot]]
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]
* [[The Rival]]
* [[Servant Race]]
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]
* [[Spoiled Brat]]
* [[Squick]]: In universe, on discovering the actual legend of Achilles and Penthesilea , which fortunately, the painted characters do not follow. {{spoiler|Achilles killed Penthesilea. And raped her corpse}}.
* [[The Trojan War]]
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]
* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]

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[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Fantasy Literature]]
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