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* [[CatsAreMean Crats Are Mean]]: Well, not ''mean'' so much as lacking in empathy. Though a friendly and amiable creature for the most part, Echo has his moments of cruelty.
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* [[CatsAreMean Crats Are Mean]]: CatsAreMean: Well, not ''mean'' so much as lacking in empathy. Though a friendly and amiable creature for the most part, Echo has his moments of cruelty.
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* EvilMentor: Ghoolion to Echo.
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* FoodPorn: Ghoolion is an impossibly good cook, and even if some of the food sounds weird to us non-gourmets (see page quote), it's lovingly described and the taste sensations meticulously detailed.
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* FoodPorn: FoodPorn:
** Ghoolion is an impossibly good cook, and even if some of the food sounds weird to usnon-gourmets (see page quote), non-gourmets, it's lovingly described and the taste sensations meticulously detailed.
** Ghoolion is an impossibly good cook, and even if some of the food sounds weird to us
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** Izanuela has a crush on Ghoolion, much to her own dismay.
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* BalefulPolymorph: Happens to Echo a couple of times as the result of some of Ghoolion's more "special" meals. During these scenes he also experiences TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody, as he quickly begins thinking like the creatures he's transformed into.
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* ForcedTransformation: Happens to Echo a couple of times as the result of some of Ghoolion's more "special" meals. During these scenes he also experiences TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody, as he quickly begins thinking like the creatures he's transformed into.
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* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: Doubly so, in fact. ''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is presented as [[Literature/TheCityOfDreamingBooks Optimus Yarnspinner's]] reworking and modernization of the novella ''Echo the Crat'' by [[MeaningfulName Gofrid Letterkerl]], further reworked and translated from Zamonian by Walter Moers.
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* ShoutOut: An illustration of Ghoolion early in the book references {{Film/Nosferatu}} and the eponymous vampire's iconic hat.
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* ImpossibleShadowPuppets: Ghoolion has to contort his hands to create a convincing Nurn shadow.
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* LivingShadow: The shadow puppets created by Ghoolion eventually attack each other and Echo.
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* BurnTheWitch: Ghoolion is a fanatic adherent of this. His job as Alchemaster is to oversee the Ugglies (witches) and regulate their trade, but his impossible laws have driven all but one of them out of town. That one, Izanuela, only stays because she now has a monopoly on healing potions.
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* BurnTheWitch: Ghoolion is a fanatic adherent of this. His job would love to do this to all Ugglies (witches), even though it's currently illegal. Instead he uses his position as the city's Alchemaster is to oversee the Ugglies (witches) and regulate their trade, but his make it almost impossible laws have driven all but one of for them out of town. That one, to work their magic in Malaisea. The last one left, Izanuela, only stays because she now has a monopoly on healing potions.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Izanuela, who is terrified of heights, has to climb a roof in order to get a rare plant for her love potion.
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* MotherNatureFatherScience: Izanuela and Ghoolion, respectively, though Ghoolion's "science" is quite perverted. [[spoiler: Nature proves stronger in the end; even after he kills her, her trees attack the laboratory in revenge.]]
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* AuthorAppeal: In-universe. From ''The City of Dreaming Books'', we know that Optimus Yarnspinner loves his food, is a hypochondriac, and was once helped by a well-meaning if creepy Uggly. All these things are reflected in this book.
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* BurnTheWitch: Ghoolion is a fanatic adherent of this. His job as Alchemaster is to oversee the Ugglies (witches) and regulate their trade, but his impossible laws have driven all but one of them out of town. That one, Izanuela, only stays because she now has a monopoly on healing potions.
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* LoveMakesYouCrazy: [[spoiler: The reason Ghoolion has tortured and killed so many animals for his experiments is that he plans to resurrect his dead love]].
** Izanuela has a crush on Ghoolion, much to her own dismay.
** Izanuela has a crush on Ghoolion, much to her own dismay.
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* OurWitchesAreDifferent: They are called "Ugglies", ''Schrecksen'' in German, and seem to be a OneGenderRace.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Izanuela, even though she's described as downright hideous, puts so much effort into her love potion, perfume and flower gown, and is so excited to marry Ghoolion, that she becomes almost beautiful.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Izanuela, even though she's described as downright hideous, puts so much effort into her love potion, perfume and flower gown, and is so excited to marry Ghoolion, that she becomes almost beautiful.
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''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by German author WalterMoers, and the fifth book that takes place on the fictional continent of Zamonia (the previous four being ''Literature/TheThirteenAndAHalfLivesOfCaptainBluebear'', ''Ensel and Krete'', ''Literature/RumoAndHisMiraculousAdventures'' and ''Literature/TheCityOfDreamingBooks'').
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''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by German author WalterMoers, Creator/WalterMoers, and the fifth book that takes place on the fictional continent of Zamonia (the previous four being ''Literature/TheThirteenAndAHalfLivesOfCaptainBluebear'', ''Ensel and Krete'', ''Literature/RumoAndHisMiraculousAdventures'' and ''Literature/TheCityOfDreamingBooks'').
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''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by German author WalterMoers, and the fifth book that takes place on the fictional continent of Zamonia (the previous four being ''Literature/TheThirteenAndAHalfLivesOfCaptainBluebear'', ''Endel and Krete,'' ''Literature/RumoAndHisMiraculousAdventures'' and ''Literature/TheCityOfDreamingBooks'').
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''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by German author WalterMoers, and the fourth fifth book that takes place on the fictional continent of Zamonia (the previous three four being ''Literature/TheThirteenAndAHalfLivesOfCaptainBluebear'', ''Endel and Krete,'' ''Literature/RumoAndHisMiraculousAdventures'' and ''Literature/TheCityOfDreamingBooks'').
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''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by German author WalterMoers, and the fourth book that takes place on the fictional continent of Zamonia (the previous three being ''Literature/TheThirteenAndAHalfLivesOfCaptainBluebear'', ''RumoAndHisMiraculousAdventures'' ''Literature/RumoAndHisMiraculousAdventures'' and ''Literature/TheCityOfDreamingBooks'').
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* OlderThanTheyThink: It's an adaption of the Novelle "Mirror, the kitten" by Gottfried Keller which has the same plot only set in medieval Germany and not as awesome.
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* WholePlotReference: The plot of ''Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is overtly taken from the novella ''Mirror, the Kitten'' by 19th century novelist Gottfried Keller, where the story's setting is late-medieval Switzerland.
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''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by German author WalterMoers, and the fourth book that takes place on the fictional continent of Zamonia (the previous three being ''TheThirteenAndAHalfLivesOfCaptainBluebear'', ''Literature/TheThirteenAndAHalfLivesOfCaptainBluebear'', ''RumoAndHisMiraculousAdventures'' and ''Literature/TheCityOfDreamingBooks'').
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''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by German author WalterMoers, and the fourth book that takes place on the fictional continent of Zamonia (the previous three being ''TheThirteenAndAHalfLivesOfCaptainBluebear'', ''RumoAndHisMiraculousAdventures'' and ''TheCityOfDreamingBooks'').''Literature/TheCityOfDreamingBooks'').
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* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: Doubly so, in fact. ''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is presented as [[TheCityOfDreamingBooks Optimus Yarnspinner's]] reworking and modernization of the novella ''Echo the Crat'' by [[MeaningfulName Gofrid Letterkerl]], further reworked and translated from Zamonian by Walter Moers.
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* LiteraryAgentHypothesis: Doubly so, in fact. ''The Alchemaster's Apprentice'' is presented as [[TheCityOfDreamingBooks [[Literature/TheCityOfDreamingBooks Optimus Yarnspinner's]] reworking and modernization of the novella ''Echo the Crat'' by [[MeaningfulName Gofrid Letterkerl]], further reworked and translated from Zamonian by Walter Moers.
