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13 Post author: dclayh 01 August 2010 10:58PM

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Comment author: ata 02 August 2010 03:20:19AM *  3 points [-]

What does "Xanatos" (as mentioned several times in the current Author's Note) mean? I'm not familiar with that reference.

P.S. That's one sexy PDF! And wow, 641 pages — I think that's already about the length of the sixth book.

Comment author: orthonormal 02 August 2010 03:32:21AM 13 points [-]

Xanatos is a mastermind from Gargoyles whose convoluted plots usually relied on the heroes stopping one scheme in order for the real objective to be attained. He became eponymous for such plots, especially on TV Tropes. (Sorry in advance for wasting your next few days.)