There’s also usually “protagonist or major character has a weird method of travel”, “protagonist or major character goes through a period of loneliness as part

There’s also usually “protagonist or major character has a weird method of travel”, “protagonist or major character goes through a period of loneliness as part of their heroes journey”, and a few other bits that are common across most of his fiction work. He’s also largely absolutely shit at writing female characters. Still enjoy his work, but it’s fun to find the common threads.