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The Tough Guide to Fantasyland : The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel

by Diana Wynne Jones
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The Tough Guide to Fantasyland : The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel - Thryft

Fantasyland's indispensable travel guide, for writers too.

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland is a must-read for lovers of fantasy books and writers alike. It humorously parodies all of the common tropes of the fantasy genre and presents them as though they are all in one place, Fantasyland. The book does an excellent job of pointing out the overused cliches of the genre while also serving as a guide for writers. It gives advice on what not to do while writing a fantasy novel and how to avoid the trappings of the genre. The book includes a new map, an entirely new design, and additional material by Diana Wynne Jones. Fans of the fantasy genre looking for a great laugh and a solid writing guide would enjoy this book tremendously.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland : The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel

by Diana Wynne Jones
Compare to estimated retail price: RM74.00 MYR  

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ISBN: 9780142407226
Authors: Diana Wynne Jones
Publisher: Firebird
Date of Publication: 2006-10-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Fantasy, Young Adult
Related Topics: High Fantasy
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 4833 readers)

Description

The definitive edition of a cult classic by the legendary Diana Wynne Jones.Imagine that all fantasy novels—the ones featuring dragons, knights, wizards, and magic—are set in the same place. That place is called Fantasyland. The Tough Guide to Fantasyland is your travel guide, a handbook to everything you might Evil, the Dark Lord, Stew, Boots (but not Socks), and what passes for Economics and Ecology. Both a hilarious send-up of the cliches of the genre and an indispensable guide for writers, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland has been nearly impossible to find for years. Now this cult classic is back, and readers can experience Diana Wynne Jones at her very incisive, funny, and wildly imaginative. This is the definitive edition of The Tough Guide, featuring a new map, an entirely new design, and additional material written for it by Diana Wynne Jones. World Fantasy Award Finalist A Hugo Award Finalist (Nonfiction)
 

Fantasyland's indispensable travel guide, for writers too.

The Tough Guide to Fantasyland is a must-read for lovers of fantasy books and writers alike. It humorously parodies all of the common tropes of the fantasy genre and presents them as though they are all in one place, Fantasyland. The book does an excellent job of pointing out the overused cliches of the genre while also serving as a guide for writers. It gives advice on what not to do while writing a fantasy novel and how to avoid the trappings of the genre. The book includes a new map, an entirely new design, and additional material by Diana Wynne Jones. Fans of the fantasy genre looking for a great laugh and a solid writing guide would enjoy this book tremendously.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.