Scout's Honor

Scout's Honor by Henry Vogel

An old school action-and-adventure planetary romance.  Indeed, part of the fun was the meta-effect of recognizing the old tropes.
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essays by Chesterton

Read two more of his selected essays.  On somewhat random topics. . . .
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The Tarnished Angel

Astro City, Vol. 4: The Tarnished Angel by Kurt Busiek

A different one - this one is a single continuous story following the supervillain Steeljack, who wants to reform.
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counting the servants

I know just when the prince's story starts.  On his seventh birthday.

The important thing is the hunt, but there's also the point that he's transitioning, entirely, from having female attendants in the nursery to all the servants in his household being male.

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