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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.

Tropes associated with Christopher Moore:

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

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 === His books include:  ===
-* ''[[Bloodsucking Fiends (Literature)|Bloodsucking Fiends]]'' - A trilogy about vampires in [[San Francisco]]. Takes the format of [[Boy Meets Ghoul]].
+* ''[[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 (Literature)|Coyote Blue]]'' - A man named Sam Hunter gets involved with the Native American trickster Coyote.
+* ''[[Coyote Blue]]'' - A man named Sam Hunter gets involved with the Native American trickster Coyote.
-* ''[[A Dirty Job (Literature)|A Dirty Job]]'' - A man becomes a sort of [[Grim Reaper]] after the death of his wife, saving souls from the Underworld.
+* ''[[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 (Literature)|Fluke or I Know Why The Winged Whale Sings]]'' - A whale shows up with the words "Bite Me" on its flukes.
+* ''[[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.
-* ''[[Fool (Literature)|Fool]]'' - ''[[King Lear]]'' from the perspective of the Fool.
+* ''[[Fool]]'' - ''[[King Lear]]'' from the perspective of the Fool.
-* ''[[Island of the Sequined Love Nun (Literature)|Island of the Sequined Love Nun]]'' - A blacklisted pilot discovers a couple taking advantage of a native cargo cult.
+* ''[[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 (Literature)|Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal]]'' - The New Testament from the perspective of one of Jesus' friends.
+* ''[[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.
 * ''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 (Literature)|The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove]]'' - A giant beast comes out of the water and secretes a pheromone that causes lust.
+* ''[[The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove]]'' - A giant beast comes out of the water and secretes a pheromone that causes lust.
-* ''[[Practical Demonkeeping (Literature)|Practical Demonkeeping]]'' - A demon is accidentally summoned and cannot be banished. The summoner has to deal.
+* ''[[Practical Demonkeeping]]'' - A demon is accidentally summoned and cannot be banished. The summoner has to deal.
-* ''[[The Stupidest Angel (Literature)|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]].
+* ''[[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]].
 === Tropes associated with [[Christopher Moore]]: ===
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 * [[Lemony Narrator]]
 * [[San Francisco]]: Naturally, since he's a [[San Francisco]] based writer himself.
-* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Used in ''[[Practical Demonkeeping (Literature)|Practical Demonkeeping]]'', ''[[Lamb the Gospel According To Biff (Literature)|Lamb]]'', and ''[[Bloodsucking Fiends (Literature)|You Suck]]''
+* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: Used in ''[[Practical Demonkeeping]]'', ''[[Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff|Lamb]]'', and ''[[Bloodsucking Fiends|You Suck]]''
 * [[The Verse]]: His novels generally take place in the same universe.
 * [[Unfazed Everyman]]