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2 | [[quoteright:233:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ssaliacoversmall_3028.jpg]] |
3 | [[caption-width-right:233:Harak'eth (left) and Ssalia. (Well, their silhouettes, at least.)]] |
4 | The debut novel of Tammy Spahn, released with little fanfare in December 2012. It tells the story of Ssalia, a young [[LizardFolk ssyrean]] girl living on the planet Pelsatia, as she searches for the hidden [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]] [[ShiningCity city]] Avienot and gets involved in all sorts of things along the way. |
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6 | The book is published independently and can be found [[http://www.lulu.com/shop/tammy-spahn/ssalia-and-the-dragons-of-avienot/paperback/product-20587774.html here]]. Official website is [[http://pelsatia.lanschilandia.com/ here]]. |
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9 | !! This book contains examples of: |
10 | %%* BigEater: Vellisia. |
11 | %%* BiggerOnTheInside: The library in the jade tower. |
12 | %%* BlobMonster: Ssalia encounters a few of these. |
13 | %%* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: TheXOfY, in fact. |
14 | * ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Walking on thin air in the jade tower library is only possible if one believes it can be done. |
15 | %%* CommonTongue: The global tongue. |
16 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The gardener, who [[NoNameGiven doesn't actually have a name as nobody gave him one]]. |
17 | %%* GiantFlyer: The dragons. |
18 | * HumansThroughAlienEyes: Or rather, mammals through reptilian eyes. |
19 | * IFoundYouLikeThis: Frynnick finding Ssalia after she nearly drowns near the beginning of the book [[spoiler:and a second time after she is poisoned by the unseen]]. |
20 | %%* InterspeciesRomance |
21 | %%* InvisibleMonsters: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin unseen]]. |
22 | * JustWhistle: Captain Ssorgon calls his fish companion with a conch-shaped whistle. |
23 | * LizardFolk: The Ssyrean, though described ([[CallASmeerpARabbit and sometimes referred to]]) as snakes, bear more similarities to these, mainly due to having legs. |
24 | * NonMammalMammaries: Not specified in the text, but character illustrations on the author's deviantART page include these. |
25 | %%* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Highly civilised, mostly peaceful and generally agreeable. |
26 | * PlantPerson: The gardener, possibly, though his nature is never expanded on. |
27 | * Really700YearsOld: The dragons, who reach adulthood at 240 years. Vellisia, who Ssalia estimates to be around her age (twelve), is actually 172. |
28 | %%* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Lady Viola. |
29 | * {{Sssssnaketalk}}: All Ssyrean names with an "s" in them turn it into "ss" (even at the beginning of the name), though this peculiarity isn't actually found in their dialogue. |
30 | %%* StageMagician: The Great Farloss, though he is mostly [[MagiciansAreWizards using genuine magic]]. |
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