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[[File:Jack_of_Banners.jpg|thumb|Earliest known front cover of '''''Jack of Banners'''''.]]'''''Jack of Banners''''' (also '''''Shadowjacked''''') is a | [[File:Jack_of_Banners.jpg|thumb|Earliest known front cover of '''''Jack of Banners'''''.]]'''''Jack of Banners''''' (also '''''Shadowjacked''''') is a thinly veiled autobiographical novel by American author and alleged time-traveler Roger Zelazny describing his fantastic adventures in a Jack Vancian world. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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"I am only as great as the people who notice how great I am #ShadowBanned" | |||
Wasn't Shadowbanned a Roger Zelazny character? | |||
No, scratch that — I was thinking of Jack of Banners. | |||
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== Name == | |||
According to [REDACTED], the name of the book (but not the titular character) was an homage to [[Jack Vance (nonfiction)|Jack Vance]]. In his introduction to the novel he mentioned that he tried to capture some of the exotic landscapes that are frequent in Vance's work. | According to [REDACTED], the name of the book (but not the titular character) was an homage to [[Jack Vance (nonfiction)|Jack Vance]]. In his introduction to the novel he mentioned that he tried to capture some of the exotic landscapes that are frequent in Vance's work. | ||
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File:Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol.jpg|link=Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol|'''''[[Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol]]''''' is an autobiography of the dueling pistol which killed Alexander Hamilton. | File:Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol.jpg|link=Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol|'''''[[Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol]]''''' is an autobiography of the dueling pistol which killed Alexander Hamilton. | ||
File:Do you want to know why I use a tweet.jpg|link=The Dark Tweet|'''''[[The Dark Tweet]]''''' is a 2008 documentary film directed, produced, and co-written by The Joker. The film follows Bruce Wayne / Tweetman (Bale), Police Lieutenant James Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart) as they form an alliance to dismantle twitter bots released by anarchistic mastermind the Ledger (Joker) to undermine Tweetman's influence and throw the city into Facebook. | |||
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* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* ''[[The Dark Tweet]]'' | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/ | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1431401294502236161 Post] @ Twitter (28 April 2021) | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_of_Shadows Jack of Shadows] @ Wikipedia | ||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 27 August 2021
Jack of Banners (also Shadowjacked) is a thinly veiled autobiographical novel by American author and alleged time-traveler Roger Zelazny describing his fantastic adventures in a Jack Vancian world.
History
"I am only as great as the people who notice how great I am #ShadowBanned"
Wasn't Shadowbanned a Roger Zelazny character?
No, scratch that — I was thinking of Jack of Banners.
Name
According to [REDACTED], the name of the book (but not the titular character) was an homage to Jack Vance. In his introduction to the novel he mentioned that he tried to capture some of the exotic landscapes that are frequent in Vance's work.
In the News
Enuc is a historical drama film by activist and documentary filmmaker Enoch Root about Baron Vladimir "Enuc" Harkonnen, emphasizing Harkonnen's acquisition and loss of the planet Caladan.
Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol is an autobiography of the dueling pistol which killed Alexander Hamilton.
The Dark Tweet is a 2008 documentary film directed, produced, and co-written by The Joker. The film follows Bruce Wayne / Tweetman (Bale), Police Lieutenant James Gordon (Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Eckhart) as they form an alliance to dismantle twitter bots released by anarchistic mastermind the Ledger (Joker) to undermine Tweetman's influence and throw the city into Facebook.
Fiction cross-reference
- Autobiography of a Wogdon & Barton Flintlock Smoothbore Dueling Pistol
- Enuc
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- The Dark Tweet
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Post @ Twitter (28 April 2021)
- Jack of Shadows @ Wikipedia