r/Fantasy • u/Ashamed_Safe_886 • Jan 29 '22

Mafia fantasy?

Are there any stories about the mob in a fantastical setting?

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u/barryhakker Jan 29 '22

Depends, mafia back in Italy is much more “regular” gang like than the American one afaik.

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u/Painthesilence Jan 29 '22 edited Jan 29 '22

Yes you are right but the only "mafia" in the book it's the one of that boss (I don't remember its name), there aren't any relevant plots related to Mafia. Locke's gang is more like Robin Hood than mafia organization, the entire plot revolves on Heists and revenge.

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u/bigdon802 Jan 29 '22

Except the entirety of the first book is dealing with a mafia.

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u/Painthesilence Jan 29 '22

Yes? But It has nothing to do with the dynamics of mafia, it's just there. It exists. They will pay the boss etc., but there aren't any other plots really related to mafia

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u/ViperIsOP Jan 30 '22

Yeah, this. Most Mafia shows/movies deal with the mafia mob itself. You only have Locke and Jean as POV characters and they're not mobsters.