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The Folding Knife

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The Folding Knife	comment	A 2010 novel by K. J. Parker telling the story of Bassianus Severus (also known as Basso), First Citizen of the Vesani Republic, variously called Basso the Wise, Basso the Great, and Basso The Magnificent. Unfortunately, all of this was undone by one tragic mistake. The novel starts by showing the results of said mistake, then chronicles Basso's life and achievements, leading up to that fateful moment...Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Early in the novel, Basso catches his wife in flagrante with his beloved sister's husband, and kills the husband in self-defense and then kills his wife (not so much in self-defense). This creates a rift between Basso and his sister and leads her to devote her life to ruining his.
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The Folding Knife / int_b11ac9f5	comment	Abusive Parents: Basso's parents were pretty distant towards him, and he is the same or worse towards his own sons, who he hates because they remind him of his first wife's adultery and he can never shake the feeling they aren't really his own sons. Notably, Basso's POV generally refers to them as "The Twins" and gives very little detail about them.
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The Folding Knife / int_f54f6719	comment	Cadre of Foreign Bodyguards: The Vesani Republic relies on foreign mercenaries to fight its wars, and they are lead by generals who are themselves foreigners, and who are precluded from citizenship. This is done so as to avoid those generals becoming politically involved and establishing a military dictatorship. Taking this further, it is suggested that to a significant degree, bureaucracy is run by eunuch slaves who were abducted from foreign provinces. In both cases, it is because the Vesani see themselves as "too good" for such things, something Basso wants to change.
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