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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })Firstborn is a xenofiction children's novel by Tor Seidler. It stars a magpie named Maggie as she goes through life.Maggie is an unusual magpie who is more inquisitive and intelligent than what is common for her species. Maggie isn't interested in the "normal" magpie life of having children and collecting trinkets. When she ends up befriending a crow, her world is suddenly opened up. Maggie decides to leave her mate and see beyond her birthplace. Along the way, Maggie befriends a large wolf named "Blue Boy". Blue Boy lets Maggie tagalong with him as he escapes from captivity.Though Maggie is the protagonist and the book is from her POV, the real stars are the wolves. Blue Boy ends up the leader of a wolf pack that the story focuses on. Blue Boy's oldest child, Lamar, is a central character, however he doesn't appear until several chapters in. Firstborn mainly follows Blue Boy and Lamar through Maggie's eyes.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); }) | |
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Artistic License – Ornithology: Magpies are considered rather advanced birds. Unlike most animals, they can pass the "mirror test" (which suggests self-awareness) and understand that when objects disappear behind objects that they're not truly gone (which is something humans learn as toddlers). Magpies in Firstborn, however, are scatterbrained and annoying. | |
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Anyone Can Die: A large number of the cast dies. Jackson, five of the original six pups, two from Alberta's second litter, and Sully. | |
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Alpha And Beta Wolves: Subverted. The pack does have an "alpha" pair, but this is because it's a mixed pack. It's implied that Blue Boy's original pack was more ordinary, consisting of just him, his mate, and their pups. | |
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Animal Religion: Briefly implied due to Maggie's references to souls. | |
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All of the Other Reindeer: Lamar is very sensitive and overly curious for a wolf, especially for a firstborn pup. He's very little like his dad aside from his looks. Maggie's not much like other magpies and doesn't enjoy associating with them. | |
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Like Father, Unlike Son | |
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Lamar is very sensitive and overly curious for a wolf, especially for a firstborn pup. He's very little like his dad aside from his looks. | |
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