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Lisa Papademetriou wrote this hilarious AffectionateParody of Creator/JRRTolkien and other fantasy books. It is a must read.
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Lisa Papademetriou wrote this hilarious AffectionateParody of Creator/JRRTolkien and other fantasy books.books in 2006. It is a must read.
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* MonsterInTheMoat: The Fragile Hag's tower is guarded by the Moat Beast, a huge apelike creature who feeds on the garbage thrown into the moat. He's chained up, but the chains [[NoOntologicalInertia break when the Fragile Hag dies]], freeing the Moat Beast.
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* TheLostWoods: The Shadow Forest, which does have densely-packed tall trees and is dark. The eternal twilight probably makes it darker than usual, though, and there are lots of colorful plants and animals that weren't mentioned in ''The Queen of Twilight''. Veronica suspects the author was playing up this trope.
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* OurElvesAreBetter: Subverted, deconstructed and tossed out the window. The Sylvan elves act high and mighty, but Heather rejects their prince (who was supposed to go on the mission) for a Kiblar elf, Doggett. Kiblar elves are generally considered lower-class, responsibly for serving the Sylvans. [[spoiler:This eventually comes back when the Sylvan elves shun their prince, who refused to go, for being less brave than a Kiblar.]]
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* OurElvesAreBetter: Subverted, deconstructed and tossed out the window. OurElvesAreDifferent: The Sylvan elves act high and mighty, but Heather rejects their prince (who was supposed to go on the mission) for a Kiblar elf, Doggett. Kiblar elves are generally considered lower-class, responsibly for serving the Sylvans. [[spoiler:This eventually comes back when the Sylvan elves shun their prince, who refused to go, for being less brave than a Kiblar.]]
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** Heather looks into the Orb of Neftalion and sees a vision of her handing it over to the Queen of Twilight. [[spoiler:The scene happens just as she saw it, but the "orb" she hands over is a decoy.]]
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* SupervillainLair: The Fragile Hag's tower has a moat with a Moat Beast, an elevator that only goes to the top floor, and a room full of the people she's turned to glass. The Twilight Queen's castle has dungeons and an elaborate illusion pf a spooky maze, while the Queen's chamber is comfortably furnished and holds her magical tools of the trade as well as the Orbs.
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* SupervillainLair: The Fragile Hag's tower has a moat with a Moat Beast, an elevator that only goes to the top floor, and a room full of the people she's turned to glass. The Twilight Queen's castle has dungeons and an elaborate illusion pf of a spooky maze, while the Queen's chamber is comfortably furnished and holds her magical tools of the trade as well as the Orbs.
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Subverted.
* BeneathTheEarth: The Caves of Despair.
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** Arguably it's also one at SelfInsertFic. Imagine someone wrote very well written SelfInsertFic for ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' that's half CrackFic and half serious deconstruction, like ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' with less focus on science and critical thinking (so [[Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality HPMoR]] aimed at younger kids). Then imagine a universe where ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' was never published, and but the fanfic was still written: you'd get this book.
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** Arguably it's also one at SelfInsertFic. Imagine someone wrote very well written SelfInsertFic for ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' that's half CrackFic and half serious deconstruction, like ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' with less focus on science and critical thinking (so [[Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality HPMoR]] aimed at younger kids). Then imagine a universe where ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' was never published, and but the fanfic was still written: you'd get this book.
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* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:Strathorn]], even {{lampshaded}} by Veronica.
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* ChekhovsBoomerang: In the beginning of the novel, Heather steals a small snowglobe. [[spoiler:It's used more than once.]]
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* ChekhovsBoomerang: In the beginning of the novel, Heather steals a small snowglobe. [[spoiler:It's used more than once.]]It happens to bear a certain resemblance to the Orb of Neftalion, which comes in handy.
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* CrystalBall: The Orb of Neftalion.
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* CrystalBall: The Orb of Neftalion.Neftalion, which the One can use to see the future.
* DisneyDeath: Double subverted. When [[spoiler: Strathorn]] apparently dies, Veronica insists that it can't be true, but after some time passes she admits it must be and moves along with the rest of the group. By the end of the book it turns out she was right, and she [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it, announcing, "I knew it was a psych-out!"
* DisneyDeath: Double subverted. When [[spoiler: Strathorn]] apparently dies, Veronica insists that it can't be true, but after some time passes she admits it must be and moves along with the rest of the group. By the end of the book it turns out she was right, and she [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it, announcing, "I knew it was a psych-out!"
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* GenreSavvy: Veronica, although she gets things wrong, too.
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* GenreSavvy: Veronica, although Veronica loves fantasy novels, especially ''The Queen of Twilight'', so once she gets things wrong, too.ends up in the book she not only recognizes the tropes but also the characters and locations. Unfortunately, the ButterflyOfDoom means this knowledge isn't always helpful.
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* McGuffin: The Orb of Neftalion, the Helmet of Unsmellability.
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* TheLostWoods
* McGuffin:TheLostWoods: The Orb Shadow Forest, which does have densely-packed tall trees and is dark. The eternal twilight probably makes it darker than usual, though, and there are lots of Neftalion, colorful plants and animals that weren't mentioned in ''The Queen of Twilight''. Veronica suspects the Helmet of Unsmellability.author was playing up this trope.
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* PoisonedWeapons: [[spoiler:The tree that stabbed Doggett.]]
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* PunnyName: The Keeb.. ''Kibler'' elves are really into baking.
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* PunnyName: The Keeb.. ''Kibler'' ''Kiblar'' elves are really into baking.
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*SupervillainLairSupervillainLair: The Fragile Hag's tower has a moat with a Moat Beast, an elevator that only goes to the top floor, and a room full of the people she's turned to glass. The Twilight Queen's castle has dungeons and an elaborate illusion pf a spooky maze, while the Queen's chamber is comfortably furnished and holds her magical tools of the trade as well as the Orbs.
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** Arguably it's also one at SelfInsertFic. Imagine someone wrote very well written SelfInsertFic for ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' that's half CrackFic and half serious deconstruction, like ''HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' with less focus on science and critical thinking (so [[HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality HPMoR]] aimed at younger kids). Then imagine a universe where ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' was never published, and but the fanfic was still written: you'd get this book.
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** Arguably it's also one at SelfInsertFic. Imagine someone wrote very well written SelfInsertFic for ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' that's half CrackFic and half serious deconstruction, like ''HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' with less focus on science and critical thinking (so [[HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality [[Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality HPMoR]] aimed at younger kids). Then imagine a universe where ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' was never published, and but the fanfic was still written: you'd get this book.
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** Arguably it's also one at SelfInsertFic. Imagine someone wrote very well written SelfInsertFic for ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' that's half CrackFic and half serious deconstruction, like ''HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' with less focus on science and critical thinking (so HPMoR [[HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality HPMoR]] aimed at younger kids). Then imagine a universe where ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' was never published, and but the fanfic was still written: you'd get this book.
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** Arguably it's also one at SelfInbsertFanfic. SelfInsertFic. Imagine someone wrote very well written SelfInsertFanfic SelfInsertFic for ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' that's half CrackFic and half serious deconstruction. deconstruction, like ''HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'' with less focus on science and critical thinking (so HPMoR aimed at younger kids). Then imagine a universe where ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' was never published, and but the fanfic was still written: you'd get this book.
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* OffTheRails: Veronica keeps trying to get the plot back on the rails, but Heather keeps steering them off.
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* TheObiWan: Strathorn.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Heather's parents are barely there. Veronica's father was killed in the line of duty.
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* ParentalAbandonment: Heather's parents are barely there. Veronica's policeman father was killed in the line of duty.
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!!''The Wizard, The Witch, And Two Girls From Jersey'' contains examples of:
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* {{Expy}}: Strathorn for Gandalf (wizard mentor), Doggett for Samwise (cook and good friend), and, strangely, Chattergee for Reepicheep (although more of a lech). Also, the Galag Nur [Shadowshriekers] for the Nazgul [Ringwraiths]. Likewise, the Queen of Twilight and her sisters are counterparts for the White Witch Jadis and the Wicked Witches of Oz.
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* {{Expy}}: Strathorn for Gandalf (wizard mentor), Doggett for Samwise (cook and good friend), and, strangely, Chattergee for Reepicheep (although more of a lech). Also, the Galag Nur [Shadowshriekers] for the Nazgul Nazgûl [Ringwraiths]. Likewise, the Queen of Twilight and her sisters are counterparts for the White Witch Jadis and the Wicked Witches of Oz.
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Lisa Papademetriou wrote this hilarious AffectionateParody of JRRTolkien and other fantasy books. It is a must read.
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Lisa Papademetriou wrote this hilarious AffectionateParody of JRRTolkien Creator/JRRTolkien and other fantasy books. It is a must read.
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* [=~Chekhov's Boomerang~=]: In the beginning of the novel, Heather steals a small snowglobe. [[spoiler:It's used more than once.]]
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* [=~Chekhov's Boomerang~=]: ChekhovsBoomerang: In the beginning of the novel, Heather steals a small snowglobe. [[spoiler:It's used more than once.]]
