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Playing for Keeps Best Speculative Fiction Story (Long Form)Winner of 2008 PARSEC Awards
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Playing For Keeps Wiki
Objective
The objective of this Wiki is to allow all the fans of the podcast and novel to come together to find out information that will enhance and further their enjoyment of Mur Lafferty's work.
About The Novel
Playing for Keeps was delivered via podcast in audio and PDF form download weekly to over 20,000 listeners worldwide since November, 2007 and was released in print from Swarm Press August 25, 2008. And sold online through Amazon.com
Plot
It tells the story of Keepsie Branson, a bar owner in the shining metropolis of Seventh City: birthplace of super powers.
Keepsie and her friends live among egotistical heroes and manipulative villains, and manage to fall directly in the middle as people with powers, but who just aren't strong enough to make a difference. Or that's what they've been told.
As the city begins to melt down, it's hard to tell who are the good guys and who are the bad.
Characters
There are three main groups of characters in the novel:
All the characters are found in this wiki according to their name, power, or orientation.
Community and Fan Related
There are those who are avid fans to the point of creating side-by-side stories or podcasts based off of Lafferty's book. Below are listed some of Ms. Lafferty's favorites:
Suggested Content for Reading
- Academy
- Cast and Crew
- Easter Eggs
- Episode Guide
- Keepsie's Bar
- Music
- Stories of the Third Wave
- Third Wave
- Third Wave Street Team
- Timeline
- Villains
- Zupra/ Zupra Ex
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