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=== His books include: === |
=== His books include: === |
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* ''[[Bloodsucking Fiends]]'' - A trilogy about vampires in [[San Francisco]]. Takes the format of [[Boy Meets Ghoul]]. |
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** ''You Suck: A Love Story'' - The boy is a ghoul as well. |
** ''You Suck: A Love Story'' - The boy is a ghoul as well. |
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** ''Bite Me: A Love Story'' - Now they have to prevent everyone from becoming a ghoul. |
** ''Bite Me: A Love Story'' - Now they have to prevent everyone from becoming a ghoul. |
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* ''[[Coyote Blue]]'' - A man named Sam Hunter gets involved with the Native American trickster Coyote. |
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* ''[[A Dirty Job]]'' - A man becomes a sort of [[Grim Reaper]] after the death of his wife, saving souls from the Underworld. |
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* ''[[Fluke or I Know Why |
* ''[[Fluke, or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings|Fluke or I Know Why The Winged Whale Sings]]'' - A whale shows up with the words "Bite Me" on its flukes. |
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* ''[[Fool]]'' - ''[[King Lear]]'' from the perspective of the Fool. |
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* ''[[Island of the Sequined Love Nun]]'' - A blacklisted pilot discovers a couple taking advantage of a native cargo cult. |
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* ''[[Lamb |
* ''[[Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff|Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal]]'' - The New Testament from the perspective of one of Jesus' friends. |
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* ''The Griff'' - A graphic novel documenting an attack on Earth by mythical griffons. |
* ''The Griff'' - A graphic novel documenting an attack on Earth by mythical griffons. |
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* ''Sacre Bleu'' - Set in 1890s Paris it's about the color blue...and the idea that Vincent van Gogh was murdered rather than commiting suicide. |
* ''Sacre Bleu'' - Set in 1890s Paris it's about the color blue...and the idea that Vincent van Gogh was murdered rather than commiting suicide. |
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'''The Pine Cove Novels''' |
'''The Pine Cove Novels''' |
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* ''[[The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove]]'' - A giant beast comes out of the water and secretes a pheromone that causes lust. |
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* ''[[Practical Demonkeeping]]'' - A demon is accidentally summoned and cannot be banished. The summoner has to deal. |
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* ''[[The Stupidest Angel |
* ''[[The Stupidest Angel|The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror]]'' - An angel tries to grant a boy's wish of bringing [[Santa Claus]] back to life and ends up nearly causing a [[Zombie Apocalypse]]. |
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=== Tropes associated with [[Christopher Moore]]: === |
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* [[Author Catchphrase]]: "Heinous fuckery" or "Heinous fuckery most foul", often used in explicit descriptions of women's bodies. |
* [[Author Catchphrase]]: "Heinous fuckery" or "Heinous fuckery most foul", often used in explicit descriptions of women's bodies. |
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* [[Canon Welding]] |
* [[Canon Welding]] |
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* [[Lemony Narrator]] |
* [[Lemony Narrator]] |
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* [[San Francisco]]: Naturally, since he's a [[San Francisco]] based writer himself. |
* [[San Francisco]]: Naturally, since he's a [[San Francisco]] based writer himself. |
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* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: Used in ''[[Practical Demonkeeping]]'', ''[[Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff|Lamb]]'', and ''[[Bloodsucking Fiends|You Suck]]'' |
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* [[The Verse]]: His novels generally take place in the same universe. |
* [[The Verse]]: His novels generally take place in the same universe. |
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* [[Unfazed Everyman]] |
* [[Unfazed Everyman]] |
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Latest revision as of 23:01, 23 July 2021
An American writer who writes mostly comedic writing style and fantastic premises. His novels generally take place within the same universe.
His books include:
- Bloodsucking Fiends - A trilogy about vampires in San Francisco. Takes the format of Boy Meets Ghoul.
- You Suck: A Love Story - The boy is a ghoul as well.
- Bite Me: A Love Story - Now they have to prevent everyone from becoming a ghoul.
- Coyote Blue - A man named Sam Hunter gets involved with the Native American trickster Coyote.
- A Dirty Job - A man becomes a sort of Grim Reaper after the death of his wife, saving souls from the Underworld.
- Fluke or I Know Why The Winged Whale Sings - A whale shows up with the words "Bite Me" on its flukes.
- Fool - King Lear from the perspective of the Fool.
- Island of the Sequined Love Nun - A blacklisted pilot discovers a couple taking advantage of a native cargo cult.
- Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - The New Testament from the perspective of one of Jesus' friends.
- The Griff - A graphic novel documenting an attack on Earth by mythical griffons.
- Sacre Bleu - Set in 1890s Paris it's about the color blue...and the idea that Vincent van Gogh was murdered rather than commiting suicide.
The Pine Cove Novels
- The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove - A giant beast comes out of the water and secretes a pheromone that causes lust.
- Practical Demonkeeping - A demon is accidentally summoned and cannot be banished. The summoner has to deal.
- The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror - An angel tries to grant a boy's wish of bringing Santa Claus back to life and ends up nearly causing a Zombie Apocalypse.
Christopher Moore provides examples of the following tropes:
- Author Catchphrase: "Heinous fuckery" or "Heinous fuckery most foul", often used in explicit descriptions of women's bodies.
- Canon Welding
- Cluster F-Bomb
- Comic Literature
- Crossover Cosmology
- Deadpan Snarker
- Fantasy Kitchen Sink
- Genre Busting
- Lemony Narrator
- San Francisco: Naturally, since he's a San Francisco based writer himself.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: Used in Practical Demonkeeping, Lamb, and You Suck
- The Verse: His novels generally take place in the same universe.
- Unfazed Everyman
- Urban Fantasy