24th Sep '17 11:05:48 PM acrobox
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* BadassPrincess: ''All'' of the princesses. No exceptions.
10th Jun '17 9:44:09 PM Wyvern76
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: As Midnight, Sophie seemed relatively sweet to the soldier. However, as a human mother who thinks that said soldier has purposefully abducted her child, she is not so nice.
* BalefulPolymorph: A number of the main characters from ''Howl's Moving Castle'' turn out to have been trapped in the form of various creatures.
* BalefulPolymorph: A number of the main characters from ''Howl's Moving Castle'' turn out to have been trapped in the form of various creatures.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: As [[spoiler:As Midnight, Sophie Sophie]] seemed relatively sweet to the soldier. However, as a human mother who thinks that said soldier has purposefully abducted her child, she is not so nice.
* BalefulPolymorph:A [[spoiler:A number of the main characters from ''Howl's Moving Castle'' Castle'']] turn out to have been trapped in the form of various creatures.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlong: Initially the book appears to be an unrelated story to ''Howl's Moving Castle'' set in a different part of the same fantasy world, with all-new characters. However, late in the book it's revealed that several of the supporting cast are actually characters from the first book, who've been transformed and/or enchanted by djinn magic. Furthermore, [[spoiler:the titular castles of both books are one and the same.]]
26th Jul '16 9:46:48 PM Chericola
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26th Jul '16 9:39:36 PM Chericola
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* AdultFear: On par for a DWJ novel.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: As Midnight, Sophie seemed relatively sweet to the soldier. However, as a human mother who thinks that said soldier has purposefully abducted her child, she is not so nice.
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* YouCantFightFate: Toyed with. Abdullah convinces the genie to fetch milk and salmon for the cats and prevents him from turning Abdullah permanently into a toad by reminding the genie of the prophecy about him. The genie then rather moodily accepts that he can't go against the prophecy.
* YouCantFightFate: Toyed with. Abdullah convinces the genie to fetch milk and salmon for the cats and prevents him from turning Abdullah permanently into a toad by reminding the genie of the prophecy about him. The genie then rather moodily accepts that he can't go against the prophecy.
26th Jul '16 1:39:27 AM PaulA
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Several things point toward [[spoiler:Howl being the genie]]:
** [[spoiler:Both Howl and the genie are able to summon a wind to speed themselves and their companions to their destination quickly.]]
** [[spoiler:Both of them are cowards at heart.]]
** [[spoiler:When Abdullah is arguing with the genie about whether a wish asked for but not granted equals 'one wish per day', the genie says, 'The young man is a coffee-shop lawyer!' Coffee shops were frequent in Britain in the 20th century.]]
** [[spoiler:When Abdullah is telling the genie of his intention to challenge fate, Abdullah notices that the genie's eyes look almost human.]]
** [[spoiler:Both Howl and the genie are able to summon a wind to speed themselves and their companions to their destination quickly.]]
** [[spoiler:Both of them are cowards at heart.]]
** [[spoiler:When Abdullah is arguing with the genie about whether a wish asked for but not granted equals 'one wish per day', the genie says, 'The young man is a coffee-shop lawyer!' Coffee shops were frequent in Britain in the 20th century.]]
** [[spoiler:When Abdullah is telling the genie of his intention to challenge fate, Abdullah notices that the genie's eyes look almost human.]]
26th Jul '16 1:33:19 AM PaulA
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%%* AccidentalKidnapping
* AchillesHeel: All djinns have a life which they must keep hidden for their own protection. If anyone destroys the life, the djinn is killed.
* AchillesHeel: All djinns have a life which they must keep hidden for their own protection. If anyone destroys the life, the djinn is killed.
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* AffablyEvil: Hasruel. He's not truly evil, but has been forced into the role after his brother stole his life and made him his slave.
* AffablyEvil: Hasruel. He's not truly evil, but has been forced into the role after his brother stole his life and made him his slave.
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* BewitchedAmphibians: The genie threatens to turn anyone who annoys him into toads. [[spoiler:At one point in the story he actually does turn Abdullah and the soldier into toads, but only for a limited amount of time.]] He also turns the first people to open his bottle into toads, though Abdullah makes him reverse the spell during his attempt to challenge fate.
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* CoolCat: Midnight.
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* FireForgedFriends: Abdullah and the Soldier.
* FirstGirlWins: Flower-in-the-Night is the first girl Abdullah encounters in the story. He falls in love with her instantly and marries her by the end of the story.
* FirstGirlWins: Flower-in-the-Night is the first girl Abdullah encounters in the story. He falls in love with her instantly and marries her by the end of the story.
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* GenieInABottleGenieInABottle: Abdullah acquires a genie in a bottle, who is forced to grant him a wish a day.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: Dalzel.
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* KindHeartedCatLover: The Soldier turns out to be this. Much to Abdullah's disgust, he insists on keeping the two strays they find in the mountains and even names them 'Midnight' and 'Whippersnapper'.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Abdullah falls for Flower-in-the-Night the moment he first meets her. Only days after first meeting he's already planning to elope with her.
* MadeASlave: Hasruel was forced to slave away for his brother after his brother stole his life.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Abdullah falls for Flower-in-the-Night the moment he first meets her. Only days after first meeting he's already planning to elope with her.
* MadeASlave: Hasruel was forced to slave away for his brother after his brother stole his life.
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* MakeAWish: The genie is forced to grant anyone who asks a wish.
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* PregnantBadass: Lettie Suliman.
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* TheQuest: The princess Abdullah wants to elope with is suddenly abducted by a djinn. Abdullah resolves to rescue her.
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* SoulJar: [[spoiler:The ring in Hasruel's nose is this for Hasruel's life.]]
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25th Nov '14 5:22:45 PM PaulA
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* CoolOldLady: the Princess of Tsapfan, a magic-user and mother to fourteen boys.
* CutenessProximity: the Strangian soldier goes completely gooey over the cats. Abdullah, on the other hand, is firmly convinced that CatsAreMean.
* CutenessProximity: the Strangian soldier goes completely gooey over the cats. Abdullah, on the other hand, is firmly convinced that CatsAreMean.
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* CoolOldLady: the The Princess of Tsapfan, a magic-user and mother to fourteen boys.
* CutenessProximity:the The Strangian soldier goes completely gooey over the cats. Abdullah, on the other hand, is firmly convinced that CatsAreMean.
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* [[spoiler: HaremSeeker]]: [[spoiler:Dalzel. He settles for ''all'' of the highborn ladies in the world because no female djinn will have him.]]
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* [[spoiler: HaremSeeker]]: HaremSeeker: [[spoiler:Dalzel. He settles for ''all'' of the highborn ladies in the world because no female djinn will have him.]]
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* MuggingTheMonster: the Strangian soldier finances his tour of Ingary by flashing a few gold coins in a village and waiting until the local toughs attack him.
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* MuggingTheMonster: the The Strangian soldier finances his tour of Ingary by flashing a few gold coins in a village and waiting until the local toughs attack him.
24th Nov '14 9:05:27 PM Angeldeb82
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* DistressedDamsel: Subverted. While the kidnapped princesses are being held captive, they do make several escape plans.
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* DistressedDamsel: DamselInDistress: Subverted. While the kidnapped princesses are being held captive, they do make several escape plans.
8th May '14 1:54:18 PM kayliebooks
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* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: The final plan to defeat the djinns.
16th Jul '13 3:28:38 PM sagar
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* AchillesInHisTent: Prince Justin is apparently in the habit of doing this.
* BigBrotherInstinct: [[spoiler: Hasruel to Dalzel.]]
* CoolOldLady: the Princess of Tsapfan, a magic-user and mother to fourteen boys.
* CutenessProximity: the Strangian soldier goes completely gooey over the cats. Abdullah, on the other hand, is firmly convinced that CatsAreMean.
* CuteKitten: Whippersnapper.
* CutenessProximity: the Strangian soldier goes completely gooey over the cats. Abdullah, on the other hand, is firmly convinced that CatsAreMean.
* CuteKitten: Whippersnapper.
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* ForcedIntoEvil: Hasruel.. but he's thoroughly enjoying it.
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* ForcedIntoEvil: Hasruel.. Hasruel...but he's thoroughly enjoying it.
* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler: Hasruel's life is ''under his nose.'']]
* KidWithTheLeash: [[spoiler: Dalzel to Hasruel.]]
* MuggingTheMonster: the Strangian soldier finances his tour of Ingary by flashing a few gold coins in a village and waiting until the local toughs attack him.
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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Among her other virtues, Beatrice can darn socks.
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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: Among her other virtues, Beatrice can darn socks. And mend boots.
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