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The Tough Guide To Fantasyland

The Tough Guide To Fantasyland

The Tough Guide To Fantasyland is a nonfiction book by the British author Diana Wynne Jones that humorously examines the common tropes of a broad swathe of fantasy fiction. The U.S. Library of Congress calls it a dictionary. However, it may be called a fictional or parodic tourist guidebook. It was first published by Vista Books in 1996. A revised and updated edition was completed in 2006 and published by Penguin , first in the U.S.Jones has written many fantasy novels, mainly for children or young adults, including some that simply rely upon and some that subvert common fantasy motifs. Dark Lord of Derkholm is one that subverts, and a conceptual sequel. It is set in a fantasy world that maintains the cliches detailed in the Tough Guide for the benefit of commercial tourism from our world.


“Settle for what you can get, but first ask for the World.”

Source: The Tough Guide to Fantasyland

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