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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female?
It's a metaphor of human bloody existence, a dragon. And if that wasn't bad enough, it's also a bloody great hot flying thing.
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female?
It's a metaphor of human bloody existence, a dragon. And if that wasn't bad enough, it's also a bloody great hot flying thing.
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now?
Ever since I started equating correlation with causality, violent crime has fallen 58%.
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora?
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American?
It's a metaphor of human bloody existence, a dragon. And if that wasn't bad enough, it's also a bloody great hot flying thing.
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy?
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof?
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
9. Is the genre in which this character appears science fiction?
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
9. Is the genre in which this character appears science fiction?
10. Is this character the protagonist of the book in which he appears?
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Post by Kvetch »

1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
9. Is the genre in which this character appears science fiction? NO
10. Is this character the protagonist of the book in which he appears? YES (several books in fact)
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Is the work from between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
9. Is the genre in which this character appears science fiction? NO
10. Is this character the protagonist of the book in which he appears? YES (several books in fact)
11. Is the genre in which this character appears mystery/detective?

Kvetch: A clarification for question #4, the YES means: written/published after 1970's or setting of book is post 1970's?
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
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Post by Kvetch »

1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Was the work written between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
9. Is the genre in which this character appears science fiction? NO
10. Is this character the protagonist of the book in which he appears? YES (several books in fact)
11. Is the genre in which this character appears mystery/detective? YES :thumb:

clarification for question #4: rewrote question to clarify
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Was the work written between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
9. Is the genre in which this character appears science fiction? NO
10. Is this character the protagonist of the book in which he appears? YES (several books in fact)
11. Is the genre in which this character appears mystery/detective? YES
12. Is the character British?
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Was the work written between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
9. Is the genre in which this character appears science fiction? NO
10. Is this character the protagonist of the book in which he appears? YES (several books in fact)
11. Is the genre in which this character appears mystery/detective? YES
12. Is the character British? YES (this question anwered with reservations)
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Was the work written between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
9. Is the genre in which this character appears science fiction? NO
10. Is this character the protagonist of the book in which he appears? YES (several books in fact)
11. Is the genre in which this character appears mystery/detective? YES
12. Is the character British? YES (this question anwered with reservations)
13. Is the setting of these books contemporary?
14. Is the character employed by some variation of the police (i.e., as opposed to being a private or amateur detective)?
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Post by Kvetch »

1. Is this person fictional? YES
2. Is this person female? NO
3. Is the author female? YES
4. Was the work written between the 1970s and right now? YES
5. Does the author have a IBDoF fora/sub-fora? NO
6. Is the author American? NO
7. Is the genre in which this character appears Fantasy? NO
8. Does this character appear in a book that you have rated at ibdof? NO, although that is a matter I will remedy - ONCE you get this...
9. Is the genre in which this character appears science fiction? NO
10. Is this character the protagonist of the book in which he appears? YES (several books in fact)
11. Is the genre in which this character appears mystery/detective? YES
12. Is the character British? YES (this question anwered with reservations)
13. Is the setting of these books contemporary? NO
14. Is the character employed by some variation of the police (i.e., as opposed to being a private or amateur detective)? NO
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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Post by Kvetch »

Ghost has guess correctly, the person is:

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Brother Cadfael, a character created by Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters). I recommend the books, by the way

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"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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Incidentally, shouldn't this be in the Reading Room, since it *is* on topic
"I'm the family radical. The rest are terribly stuffy. Aside from Aunt - she's just odd."
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