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The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Daw Fantasy Anthology)
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland - Daw Fantasy Anthology
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
This authoritative A-Z guide constitutes an essential source of information for all who dare to venture into the imaginative hinterlands, providing acute insights into such subjects as: the varying types of virgin, why High Priests are invariably evil, how Dark Lords always have minions, and why Cooks all have filthy tempers. Whether you're a fi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780886778323
ISBN-10: 0886778328
Publication Date: 12/1/1998
Pages: 304
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3.6 stars, based on 15 ratings
Publisher: DAW
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 3
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 reviewed The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Daw Fantasy Anthology) on + 49 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A tongue-in-cheek (yet accurate) guide to the stock cliches of fantasy fiction.
tiffanyak avatar reviewed The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Daw Fantasy Anthology) on + 215 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This is a cute, silly, and somewhat humorous A-Z guide to Fantasyland. It covers all of the most common events and characters that you'll find in any fantasy novel. It isn't great, but is definitely fun to flip through.
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 laughingcheese1997 avatar reviewed The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Daw Fantasy Anthology) on + 8 more book reviews
I decided to read this book when I saw it referred to in a column by a editor at Tor Books, and I foud it to be a lot of fun. It's a very irreverent look at all the people, places, objects and situations that are written into fantasy novels and stories over and over.

I've also found it to be very useful. I like to write fantasy stories for fun, and my rule is that if it's in this book, I either don't use it at all or make sure to really screw with it until it doesn't fit the cliche.
reviewed The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Daw Fantasy Anthology) on + 23 more book reviews
A humorous yet insightful dictionary of fantasyland. Interested in the history of elves? Need to understand the rules of the mountain pass? You'll find the answers here.


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