The Tough Guide To Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones
A witty, satirical travel guide that catalogs and lampoons the stock characters, settings, and plot clichés of high fantasy, presented as practical advice for tourists visiting an absurdly predictable alternate world; entries range from how to recognize a Hero and survive a quest to warnings about dragons, wizards, enchanted forests, and romantic subplots, all delivered with dry humor and meta-commentary that exposes how formulaic many fantasy adventures can be.
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- 1996
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