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The Somnambulist

533 statements
104 feature instances
5 referencing feature instances

The Somnambulist	type	TVTItem
The Somnambulist	label	The Somnambulist
The Somnambulist	page	TheSomnambulist
The Somnambulist	comment	Jonathan Barnes's debut novel, The Somnambulist is a Gothic Horror Fantasy set in the late Victorian period. The story follows washed-up magician and amateur detective, Edward Moon, as well his companion, The Somnambulist, on their journey to solve their first truly big case in quite some time. What seems to start out as a simple murder, however, is soon revealed to be part of a larger conspiracy that could destroy all of London. There also also several subplots, including a top secret organization known as The Directorate, Edward's sister, his former pupil, as well as a man who lives backwards in time, and is hinted to be the first king of London. Only some are explained in detail. A sequel, The Domino Men, was published a few years later.
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The Somnambulist	processingComment	Dropped link to GenreBusting: Not a Feature - IGNORE
The Somnambulist	processingComment	Dropped link to ProfessionalKillers: Not a Feature - UNKNOWN
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The Somnambulist / int_1237828f	type	Anyone Can Die
The Somnambulist / int_1237828f	comment	Anyone Can Die: Not counting Honeyman or Dunbar, there are a staggering amount of casualties in this book: The Human Fly, Mr. Skimpole, The Somnambulist, Arthur Barge and Mrs. Puggsley, just to name a few.
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The Somnambulist / int_13e1c444	type	Plot-Triggering Death
The Somnambulist / int_13e1c444	comment	Plot-Triggering Death: The murder of Cyril Honeyman
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The Somnambulist / int_13eea985	type	Arbitrary Skepticism
The Somnambulist / int_13eea985	comment	Arbitrary Skepticism: Edward, a stage magician, is awfully dismissive of mediums.
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The Somnambulist / int_171ef47c	type	Not-So-Harmless Villain
The Somnambulist / int_171ef47c	comment	Not-So-Harmless Villain: Reverend Dr. Tan
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The Somnambulist / int_1869b4b1	type	Unreliable Narrator
The Somnambulist / int_1869b4b1	comment	Unreliable Narrator: The Narrator freely admits that parts of the story are Blatant Lies, but points out moments of falsity almost as quickly as they arrive.
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The Somnambulist / int_1fc8335e	type	Deal with the Devil
The Somnambulist / int_1fc8335e	comment	Deal with the Devil: Edward working with The Directorate.
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The Somnambulist / int_21ef4ccd	type	Good Is Not Dumb
The Somnambulist / int_21ef4ccd	comment	Good Is Not Dumb: Edward Moon is definitely one of the book's smarter characters, although it's hard to tell if he's smarter than The Prefects.
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The Somnambulist / int_24321e44	type	Only Sane Man
The Somnambulist / int_24321e44	comment	Only Sane Man: Edward Moon believes himself to be this.
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The Somnambulist / int_269e82c1	type	Death of a Child
The Somnambulist / int_269e82c1	comment	Death of a Child: Skimpole's son
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The Somnambulist / int_2f36d97	type	Older Than They Look
The Somnambulist / int_2f36d97	comment	Older Than They Look: The Somnambulist is hinted to be the last of the race of giants that were killed by King Lud/Thomas Cribb.
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The Somnambulist / int_313e9485	type	Hero with Bad Publicity
The Somnambulist / int_313e9485	comment	Hero with Bad Publicity: The Clapham Disaster has ruined Edward's reputation.
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The Somnambulist / int_32768814	type	Kick the Son of a Bitch
The Somnambulist / int_32768814	comment	Kick The Son Of A Bitch: The Prefects killing The Mongoose.
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The Somnambulist / int_32976084	type	Destination Defenestration
The Somnambulist / int_32976084	comment	Destination Defenestration: How Cyril Honeyman and Philip Dunbar are killed, although they're more PUSHED than thrown.
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The Somnambulist / int_34c3144b	type	Lured into a Trap
The Somnambulist / int_34c3144b	comment	Lured into a Trap: The whole plot, arguably.
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The Somnambulist / int_3624d7d9	type	Sick and Wrong
The Somnambulist / int_3624d7d9	comment	Sick and Wrong: Lampshaded by the Narrator in regards to Moon's fetish
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The Somnambulist / int_38d02d44	type	Batman Gambit
The Somnambulist / int_38d02d44	comment	Batman Gambit: Like you wouldn't believe. And for possibly the stupidest reason such a gambit has been enacted. Incompetence causes you to dig yourself into the sewers while trying to rob a bank and you get caught by Moon. Obviously the solution to heal your wounded ego is start a cult, stage an elaborate setup of murders, ruin an entire section of London's secret service, resurrect a dead man a la Frankenstein and launch an assault on the city.
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The Somnambulist / int_3923297a	type	PsychopathicManChild
The Somnambulist / int_3923297a	comment	Psychopathic Man Child: The Prefects have this in spades. Despite acting like school boys (almost like the Weasley Twins), they are also remorseless killers.
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The Somnambulist / int_39297f53	type	Bigger Is Better
The Somnambulist / int_39297f53	comment	Bigger Is Better: The Somnambulist. And how.
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The Somnambulist / int_39a8fc83	type	The Can Kicked Him
The Somnambulist / int_39a8fc83	comment	The Can Kicked Him: A minor character is mentioned to have been found murdered in a bathroom.
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The Somnambulist / int_3b113b7	type	Character Development
The Somnambulist / int_3b113b7	comment	Character Development: Moon becomes far humbler over the course of the novel.
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The Somnambulist / int_3c0a4666	type	Noodle Incident
The Somnambulist / int_3c0a4666	comment	Noodle Incident: In spades, partially involving Moon's prior cases, but also as a side effect of What Happened to the Mouse?
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The Somnambulist / int_3d699462	type	Curb-Stomp Battle
The Somnambulist / int_3d699462	comment	Curb-Stomp Battle: ALMOST Everyone who goes up against the Somnambulist ends up regretting it instantly.
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The Somnambulist / int_3fe6a857	type	Public Domain Character
The Somnambulist / int_3fe6a857	comment	Public Domain Character: Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
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The Somnambulist / int_40cc0c7e	type	Bittersweet Ending
The Somnambulist / int_40cc0c7e	comment	Bittersweet Ending: The forces of Pantisocracy are beaten and Dr. Tang is arrested. However, the Somnambulist is dead, Charlotte, Grossmith and Speight are Pantisocrats, leaving Edward with no one but Dr. Tang to talk to. Add in the high body count left in the wake, as well as the fact that the Prefects are still on the lam...
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The Somnambulist / int_4604fd4d	type	Worthy Opponent
The Somnambulist / int_4604fd4d	comment	Worthy Opponent: Edward laments the lack of worthy opponents during the course of the novel; Barabbas was apparently his last.
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The Somnambulist / int_4814d132	type	Big Fancy House
The Somnambulist / int_4814d132	comment	Big Fancy House: Edward and the Somnambulist go to a few parties where these take place.
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The Somnambulist / int_4a875876	type	Yellowface
The Somnambulist / int_4a875876	comment	Yellowface: In-Universe. The Directorate employs white agents disguised as Chinamen.
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The Somnambulist / int_4e7c4536	type	Wham Line
The Somnambulist / int_4e7c4536	comment	Wham Line: But you will know me better, dear reader, as your narrator.
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The Somnambulist / int_537dd8fe	type	Affably Evil
The Somnambulist / int_537dd8fe	comment	Affably Evil: Reverend Dr. Tan
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The Somnambulist / int_53f5119f	type	The Dragon
The Somnambulist / int_53f5119f	comment	The Dragon: An interesting case. The Reverend Dr. Tan clearly considers himself to be this to Coleridge.
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The Somnambulist / int_560e8d61	type	Deceptive Disciple
The Somnambulist / int_560e8d61	comment	Deceptive Disciple: In a moment of extreme gullibility, Dr. Tan believes that Edward has joined him, despite the fact that he has no real reason to.
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The Somnambulist / int_566a3389	type	The Aggressive Drug Dealer
The Somnambulist / int_566a3389	comment	The Aggressive Drug Dealer: Yiangou, who owns an opium den.
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The Somnambulist / int_59907e4f	type	Police Are Useless
The Somnambulist / int_59907e4f	comment	Police Are Useless: Played with; the police are shown to be capable of solving simple cases, but need Edward's help to solve the murder of Cyril Honeyman. Eventually subverted with Merryweather and the other police helping to hold back the forces of Love, Love, Love and Love.
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The Somnambulist / int_5bdcc85a	type	Disney Villain Death
The Somnambulist / int_5bdcc85a	comment	Disney Villain Death: Again, Honeyman and Dunbar.
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The Somnambulist / int_5ee6a992	type	Oh, and X Dies
The Somnambulist / int_5ee6a992	comment	Oh, and X Dies: Cyril Honeyman dies at the end of the first chapter, after the narrator warning about this. Played more straight with Skimpole and the Somnambulist.
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The Somnambulist / int_60194b82	type	Spanner in the Works
The Somnambulist / int_60194b82	comment	Spanner in the Works: The Prefects. The Reverend Dr. Tan also tried to bump off the Directorate in an effort to avert this.
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The Somnambulist / int_6363937b	type	Cyanide Pill
The Somnambulist / int_6363937b	comment	Cyanide Pill: An assassin sent to kill Dedlock and Skimpole uses one.
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The Somnambulist / int_65c4d6e	type	Trouble Follows You Home
The Somnambulist / int_65c4d6e	comment	Trouble Follows You Home: Moon's Theater
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The Somnambulist / int_69391768	type	Expecting Someone Taller
The Somnambulist / int_69391768	comment	Expecting Someone Taller: The Prefects say this about Skimpole
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The Somnambulist / int_6a61050e	type	The Only One
The Somnambulist / int_6a61050e	comment	The Only One: Many believe that Moon is the only person who can possibly solve the mystery.
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The Somnambulist / int_6b22aace	type	Not So Invincible After All
The Somnambulist / int_6b22aace	comment	Not So Invincible After All: I'm sorry. I thought he was indestructible.
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The Somnambulist / int_713d994b	type	Token Romance
The Somnambulist / int_713d994b	comment	Token Romance: Subverted with Mrs. Grossmith and Arthur Barge. It seems trivial at first, right until Barge is revealed to be the Mongoose.
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The Somnambulist / int_716d9138	type	Bar Brawl
The Somnambulist / int_716d9138	comment	Bar Brawl: The fight in the opium den is a minor example.
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The Somnambulist / int_720e0c25	type	Grave Robbing
The Somnambulist / int_720e0c25	comment	Grave Robbing: How the Pantisocrats retrieved Coleridge's body.
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The Somnambulist / int_750146b4	type	Lethal Diagnosis
The Somnambulist / int_750146b4	comment	Lethal Diagnosis: Skimpole.
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The Somnambulist / int_7c9933de	type	Laughably Evil
The Somnambulist / int_7c9933de	comment	Laughably Evil: Dr. Tang and the Prefects.
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The Somnambulist / int_7e74d66f	type	Politically Correct History
The Somnambulist / int_7e74d66f	comment	Politically Correct History: Averted; there's a lot of sexism, racism and cruel treatment of "freaks" running as an undercurrent throughout the novel.
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The Somnambulist / int_820ac3c5	type	Dysfunction Junction
The Somnambulist / int_820ac3c5	comment	Dysfunction Junction: The vast majority of the cast probably have an undiagnosed disorder or two.
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The Somnambulist / int_85f0f0fb	type	World of Snark
The Somnambulist / int_85f0f0fb	comment	World of Snark: Pretty much every character, to varying degrees.
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The Somnambulist / int_874176be	type	Psychic Powers
The Somnambulist / int_874176be	comment	Psychic Powers: It's left ambiguous about the extent of Madame Innocenti's powers.
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The Somnambulist / int_87e661e8	type	Absurdly Spacious Sewer
The Somnambulist / int_87e661e8	comment	Absurdly-Spacious Sewer: There's a Running Gag about a criminal that dug his way into one of these.
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The Somnambulist / int_88574a	type	Narrator All Along
The Somnambulist / int_88574a	comment	Narrator All Along: Reverend Dr. Tan
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The Somnambulist / int_8967e17f	type	Back from the Dead
The Somnambulist / int_8967e17f	comment	Back from the Dead: The reanimated Coleridge.
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The Somnambulist / int_8b568cb7	type	Posthumous Character
The Somnambulist / int_8b568cb7	comment	Posthumous Character: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, before being resurrected.
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The Somnambulist / int_8f9c00fd	type	The Apprentice
The Somnambulist / int_8f9c00fd	comment	The Apprentice: Barabbas was this to Edward
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The Somnambulist / int_8f9c00fd	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_8f9c00fd
The Somnambulist / int_928ca2cc	type	You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
The Somnambulist / int_928ca2cc	comment	You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Implied. The Reverend Dr. Tan admits he used the Honeymans and Dunbars for their money, and when everything was set into motion, they were no longer needed.
The Somnambulist / int_928ca2cc	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_928ca2cc	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_928ca2cc
The Somnambulist / int_957e5fc2	type	Villainous Breakdown
The Somnambulist / int_957e5fc2	comment	Villainous Breakdown: A minor one, with Dr. Tang becoming more and more frustrated with Edward, resulting in a freakout as Coleridge goes crazy.
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The Somnambulist / int_957e5fc2	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_957e5fc2
The Somnambulist / int_970c790a	type	Big Bad
The Somnambulist / int_970c790a	comment	Big Bad: Reverend Dr. Tan/The Narrator
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The Somnambulist / int_970c790a	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_970c790a
The Somnambulist / int_9821d339	type	A Chat with Satan
The Somnambulist / int_9821d339	comment	A Chat with Satan: Moon's chats with Barrabas.
The Somnambulist / int_9821d339	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_9821d339	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_9821d339
The Somnambulist / int_98ce3773	type	Cerebus Rollercoaster
The Somnambulist / int_98ce3773	comment	Cerebus Rollercoaster: The novel can often drift between scenes of Gothic horror and witty banter seemingly on the drop of a hat. The Lemony Narrator helps ease the transition, however.
The Somnambulist / int_98ce3773	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_98ce3773	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_98ce3773
The Somnambulist / int_9b06e314	type	Greater-Scope Villain
The Somnambulist / int_9b06e314	comment	Greater-Scope Villain: Though they don't really fit in with the main conflict, the Prefects are a bigger threat and (arguably) do more damage than Reverend Dr. Tan could have done.
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The Somnambulist / int_9b06e314	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_9b06e314
The Somnambulist / int_9b54d536	type	Evil Counterpart
The Somnambulist / int_9b54d536	comment	Evil Counterpart: Barabbas is this to Edward Moon.
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The Somnambulist / int_9b54d536	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_9b54d536
The Somnambulist / int_9d12bbc1	type	Foreshadowing
The Somnambulist / int_9d12bbc1	comment	Foreshadowing: Several examples, the most notable being the references to the criminal digging his way into the sewer.
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The Somnambulist / int_9d12bbc1	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_9d12bbc1
The Somnambulist / int_9e776765	type	Churchgoing Villain
The Somnambulist / int_9e776765	comment	Churchgoing Villain: The Big Bad is a Reverend of his own church.
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The Somnambulist / int_9e776765	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_9e776765
The Somnambulist / int_9e9e8623	type	It Is Beyond Saving
The Somnambulist / int_9e9e8623	comment	It Is Beyond Saving: Averted. Reverend Dr. Tan believes that London can be saved, but only if the majority of its citizens are killed.
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The Somnambulist / int_9e9e8623	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_9e9e8623
The Somnambulist / int_a70223	type	Karma Houdini
The Somnambulist / int_a70223	comment	Karma Houdini: The Prefects simply disappear from the conflict. The sequel double subverts this; at first it seems that they're in prison, but it's later revealed this is done merely by choice.
The Somnambulist / int_a70223	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_a70223	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_a70223
The Somnambulist / int_a7defafd	type	Code Name
The Somnambulist / int_a7defafd	comment	Code Name: The Mongoose aka Arthur Barge.
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The Somnambulist / int_a7defafd	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_a7defafd
The Somnambulist / int_a8adc5a0	type	Like a Son to Me
The Somnambulist / int_a8adc5a0	comment	Like a Son to Me: Ned Love to Coleridge.
The Somnambulist / int_a8adc5a0	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_a8adc5a0	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_a8adc5a0
The Somnambulist / int_ab9311f0	type	Closer to Earth
The Somnambulist / int_ab9311f0	comment	Closer to Earth: Moon's housekeeper Mrs. Grossmith
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The Somnambulist / int_ab9311f0	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_ab9311f0
The Somnambulist / int_ac2094ca	type	Red Shirt
The Somnambulist / int_ac2094ca	comment	Red Shirt: The police during the climax
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The Somnambulist / int_ac2094ca	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_ac2094ca
The Somnambulist / int_ac6ea68c	type	Near-Villain Victory
The Somnambulist / int_ac6ea68c	comment	Near-Villain Victory: The day is won only by Edward causing Coleridge to go insane. The Prefects probably helped too.
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The Somnambulist / int_ac6ea68c	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_ac6ea68c
The Somnambulist / int_acecb17d	type	Chekhov's Skill
The Somnambulist / int_acecb17d	comment	Chekhov's Skill: The Somnambulist's invulnerability.
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The Somnambulist / int_acecb17d	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Somnambulist / int_acf33d00	type	Nice Job Fixing It, Villain
The Somnambulist / int_acf33d00	comment	Nice Job Fixing It, Villain: If the Reverend hadn't lured Edward into his trap, then he probably would have succeeded.
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The Somnambulist / int_acf33d00	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_acf33d00
The Somnambulist / int_ad641426	type	Trademark Favorite Food
The Somnambulist / int_ad641426	comment	Trademark Favorite Food: The Somnambulist's love for milk.
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The Somnambulist / int_ad641426	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_ad641426
The Somnambulist / int_ae3d6438	type	Deadpan Snarker
The Somnambulist / int_ae3d6438	comment	Deadpan Snarker: Edward, Charlotte, Barabbas... the list goes on and on.
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The Somnambulist / int_ae3d6438	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Somnambulist / int_b36ae36a	type	Collector of the Strange
The Somnambulist / int_b36ae36a	comment	Collector of the Strange: Barabbas
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The Somnambulist / int_b36ae36a	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_b36ae36a
The Somnambulist / int_b5b4b077	type	The Ace
The Somnambulist / int_b5b4b077	comment	The Ace: Edward's former assistant was implied to be this.
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The Somnambulist / int_b5b4b077	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Somnambulist / int_bc00493f	type	Precision F-Strike
The Somnambulist / int_bc00493f	comment	Precision F-Strike: The Human Fly uses a lot of foul language in the afterlife.
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The Somnambulist / int_bc00493f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_bc00493f
The Somnambulist / int_bd0d6395	type	No Social Skills
The Somnambulist / int_bd0d6395	comment	No Social Skills: Edward is rather rude and standoffish to most people he meets.
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The Somnambulist / int_bd0d6395	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Somnambulist / int_bdd027c5	type	Den of Iniquity
The Somnambulist / int_bdd027c5	comment	Den of Iniquity: Yiangou's Opium Den
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The Somnambulist / int_bdd027c5	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_bdd027c5
The Somnambulist / int_be85ff22	type	Contract on the Hitman
The Somnambulist / int_be85ff22	comment	Contract on the Hitman: Skimpole hires the Prefects to kill the Mongoose, an assassin hired to kill the Directorate.
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The Somnambulist / int_be85ff22	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_be85ff22
The Somnambulist / int_beb9a361	type	Anti-Hero
The Somnambulist / int_beb9a361	comment	Anti-Hero: Moon is either a Type II or III
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The Somnambulist / int_beb9a361	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_beb9a361
The Somnambulist / int_becf7306	type	Dead Sidekick
The Somnambulist / int_becf7306	comment	Dead Sidekick: The Somnambulist.
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The Somnambulist / int_becf7306	featureConfidence	1.0
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The Somnambulist / int_c09dbbbb	type	Weaksauce Weakness
The Somnambulist / int_c09dbbbb	comment	Weaksauce Weakness: The Somnambulist's fear of heights.
The Somnambulist / int_c09dbbbb	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_c09dbbbb	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_c09dbbbb
The Somnambulist / int_c9597a03	type	Self-Deprecation
The Somnambulist / int_c9597a03	comment	Self-Deprecation: The Narrator often disparages his own writing.
The Somnambulist / int_c9597a03	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_c9597a03	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_c9597a03
The Somnambulist / int_ca3a6dbd	type	Informed Ability
The Somnambulist / int_ca3a6dbd	comment	Informed Ability: Near the beginning, it's hinted at that Moon might actually be a real magician, instead of a mere illusionist. After one scene, however, nothing he does afterward seems to indicate that he has supernatural powers.
The Somnambulist / int_ca3a6dbd	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_ca3a6dbd	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_ca3a6dbd
The Somnambulist / int_ca4e05a4	type	Peace & Love Incorporated
The Somnambulist / int_ca4e05a4	comment	Peace & Love Incorporated: The firm of Love, Love, Love & Love
The Somnambulist / int_ca4e05a4	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_ca4e05a4	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_ca4e05a4
The Somnambulist / int_cc7fae30	type	Outside-Context Problem
The Somnambulist / int_cc7fae30	comment	Outside-Context Problem: The Prefects, who seem to operate on a completely different level than the rest of the characters.
The Somnambulist / int_cc7fae30	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_cc7fae30	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_cc7fae30
The Somnambulist / int_cf92fea8	type	Cassandra Truth
The Somnambulist / int_cf92fea8	comment	Cassandra Truth: Innocenti is implied to have made up all of her seeings except those involving Moon and when her scam is uncovered, those seeings are discounted as evidence by investigators.
The Somnambulist / int_cf92fea8	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_cf92fea8	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_cf92fea8
The Somnambulist / int_d5d976dd	type	I Have Many Names
The Somnambulist / int_d5d976dd	comment	I Have Many Names: The Mongoose. His real name is revealed to be Arthur Barge.
The Somnambulist / int_d5d976dd	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_d5d976dd	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_d5d976dd
The Somnambulist / int_d62dd556	type	The Chessmaster
The Somnambulist / int_d62dd556	comment	The Chessmaster: The Reverend Dr. Tan
The Somnambulist / int_d62dd556	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_d62dd556	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_d62dd556
The Somnambulist / int_d777b649	type	No Doubt the Years Have Changed Me
The Somnambulist / int_d777b649	comment	No Doubt the Years Have Changed Me: The Reverend Dr. Tan at first assumes Edward doesn't remember him because of this; he soon becomes furious when he doesn't remember him by his REAL name either.
The Somnambulist / int_d777b649	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_d777b649	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_d777b649
The Somnambulist / int_dda99fa8	type	Despair Event Horizon
The Somnambulist / int_dda99fa8	comment	Despair Event Horizon: Edward, after the Somnambulist dies, leaving him officially alone.
The Somnambulist / int_dda99fa8	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_dda99fa8	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_dda99fa8
The Somnambulist / int_e26f04b4	type	Last of His Kind
The Somnambulist / int_e26f04b4	comment	Last of His Kind: It's hinted that the Somnambulist is the last remnant of the same race of giants as Gog and Magog.
The Somnambulist / int_e26f04b4	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_e26f04b4	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_e26f04b4
The Somnambulist / int_e34400ab	type	Ambiguously Gay
The Somnambulist / int_e34400ab	comment	Ambiguously Bisexual: Barabbas
The Somnambulist / int_e34400ab	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_e34400ab	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_e34400ab
The Somnambulist / int_e993da98	type	Equal-Opportunity Evil
The Somnambulist / int_e993da98	comment	Equal-Opportunity Evil: Love, Love, Love and Love
The Somnambulist / int_e993da98	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_e993da98	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_e993da98
The Somnambulist / int_eb8ec7c8	type	Jerkass
The Somnambulist / int_eb8ec7c8	comment	Jerkass: Edward Moon and Mr. Skimpole, as well as several minor characters.
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The Somnambulist / int_eb8ec7c8	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_eb8ec7c8
The Somnambulist / int_f2d8e3c2	type	Evil Plan
The Somnambulist / int_f2d8e3c2	comment	Evil Plan: Left ambiguous for much of the story. It's revealed near the end that the Reverend Dr. Tan wishes to kill most of London's population in order to start over and reclaim the country for the ideals of Pantisocracy.
The Somnambulist / int_f2d8e3c2	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_f2d8e3c2	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_f2d8e3c2
The Somnambulist / int_f91d1d4f	type	Darkest Hour
The Somnambulist / int_f91d1d4f	comment	Darkest Hour: The Somnambulist has been kidnapped, Tan's forces are beating the police and are well on the way to destroying London, and then the Prefects show up.
The Somnambulist / int_f91d1d4f	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_f91d1d4f	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_f91d1d4f
The Somnambulist / int_f9f2c33	type	Running Gag
The Somnambulist / int_f9f2c33	comment	Running Gag: The bank robber that tunnelled into the sewers.
The Somnambulist / int_f9f2c33	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_f9f2c33	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_f9f2c33
The Somnambulist / int_fe6c146e	type	The Corrupter
The Somnambulist / int_fe6c146e	comment	The Corrupter: Skimpole was this to Moon's apprentice, aka Barabbas.
The Somnambulist / int_fe6c146e	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_fe6c146e	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_fe6c146e
The Somnambulist / int_ff7f34c5	type	Pet the Dog
The Somnambulist / int_ff7f34c5	comment	Pet the Dog: Skimpole gets a few of these, mainly with his son.
The Somnambulist / int_ff7f34c5	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_ff7f34c5	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_ff7f34c5
The Somnambulist / int_ffaa675b	type	Asian Speekee Engrish
The Somnambulist / int_ffaa675b	comment	Asian Speekee Engrish: Yiangou, as well as the "Chinamen" working for the Directorate.
The Somnambulist / int_ffaa675b	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_ffaa675b	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_ffaa675b
The Somnambulist / int_name	type	ItemName
The Somnambulist / int_name	comment
The Somnambulist / int_name	featureApplicability	1.0
The Somnambulist / int_name	featureConfidence	1.0
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The Somnambulist / int_name
The Somnambulist / int_name	itemName	The Somnambulist

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The Somnambulist	hasFeature	Bantering Baddie Buddies / int_110bdffe
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	Delayed Narrator Introduction / int_110bdffe
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	Lemony Narrator / int_110bdffe
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	Path of Inspiration / int_110bdffe
The Somnambulist	hasFeature	The All-Concealing "I" / int_110bdffe

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