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| 2 | -> ''"They're going to send you on a sales trip and it'll be the death of you — I know what's going on at Gippart. You're their guinea pig."'' |
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| 5 | ''The Dream Merchant'' is a 2002 Dutch {{fantasy}} novel by Isabel Hoving that has been compared to the likes of Creator/JRRTolkien. The original Dutch title is ''De Gevleugelde Kat'', which means ''The Winged Cat''. |
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| 8 | This book provides examples of: |
| 9 | * ChekhovsSkill: Teresa is good at telling stories, Baz/Bors is an amateur drummer, Joshua is... just a bit kleptomaniac. |
| 10 | * DoorStopper: While not as hefty as some other books, it still clocks in at a perfectly respectable 640 pages. |
| 11 | * DreamLand: Umaya. |
| 12 | * DubNameChange: Bors becomes Baz, Joshua Tak becomes Joshua Cope, Giphart becomes Gippart, and so on. |
| 13 | * BritainIsOnlyLondon: And in the original Dutch book, ''The Netherlands is only Amsterdam''. |
| 14 | * HalfIdenticalTwins |
| 15 | * RealityWarper: somewhat justified - they're in DreamLand. Joshua can change things by looking at them. Teresa also qualifies - she can change things by telling stories. These example are not a GameBreaker because 1) these powers are limited: Joshua and Teresa can't do everything they want; 2) they're are initially [[HowDoIShotWeb unaware of their powers]]. |
| 16 | * TimeMaster: Baz/Bors |
| 17 | * ThemeTwinNaming: Joshua and Jericho |
| 18 | * TheStoryteller: Teresa |
| 19 | * TimeTravel: but in DreamLand. |
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