History Hammerspace / Literature

** Also, Conina in ''Discworld/{{Sourcery}}'' is able to produce a seemingly endless arsenal of weapons -- especially throwing knives -- that she has secreted about her person, despite wearing just a simple white dress that wouldn't seem to have many hiding places. Since the retrieval of these items sometimes requires her to ask her male companions to turn away and is accompanied by a waft of perfume, we can assume that some of Conina's HammerSpace is in the form of a VictoriasSecretCompartment or its equivalent.

** Victor from ''Discworld/MovingPictures'' uses this trope ''to justify this trope'', when he summons a horse and sword from nowhere by tapping into the ambient effects of Holy Wood magic. Film characters are always pulling weapons and equipment out of nowhere when needed, and film audiences accept it, hence it's fully within his power as the Discworld's top film star, provided he plays out such deeds in character.
** The wizards of Discworld have a lot of artifacts that can access Hammerspace, including a cabinet which, if you can find the proper drawer, contains anything you can think of and quite a few things you probably couldn't. This includes their own clothes: "You could find anything in a wizard's pocket - peas, unreasonable things with legs, small experimental universes, anything..." ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies''

* In Brandon Sanderson's ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' series, Shardblades automatically go into Hammerspace when dropped or otherwise separated from their owner, unless he or she wills otherwise when releasing them. The owner can resummon the Blade at will. This is a necessary feature as they are both [[{{BFS}} really huge]] and incredibly valuable. This feature ensures that you have to kill somebody to take the Blade against their will and seeing as said Blades are able to cut through all normal armour effortlessly, and are {{Soul Cutting Blade}}s this is a very dangerous proposition unless the attacker has their own Shardblade and/or [[PoweredArmor Shardplate]].

* In Brandon Sanderson's ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' series, Shardblades automatically go into Hammerspace when dropped or otherwise separated from their owner, unless he or she wills otherwise when releasing them. The owner can resummon the Blade at will. This is a necessary feature as they are both [[{{BFS}} really huge]] and incredibly valuable. This feature ensures that you have to kill somebody to take the Blade against their will and seeing as said Blades are able to cut through all normal armour effortlessly, and are {{Soul Cutting Blade}}s this is a very dangerous proposition unless the attacker has their own Shardblade and/or [[PoweredArmor Shardplate].

* In Brandon Sanderson's ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' series, Shardblades automatically go into Hammerspace when dropped or otherwise separated from their owner, unless he or she wills otherwise when releasing them. The owner can resummon the Blade at will. This is a necessary feature as they are both [[{{BFS}} really huge]] and incredibly valuable. This feature ensures that you have to kill somebody to take the Blade against their will and seeing as said Blades are able to cut through all normal armour effortlessly, and kill anything in one hit to boot...

* In ""Literature/EmilyTheStrangeTheLostDays'' Emily/Earwig's dress has pockets that can hold an inordinate amount of items, cats included. However, it was never properly used and only mentioned as a curiosity.

* In ''TheGuardians'', [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Guardians]] and demons have "caches" to which they can vanish and retrieve items. Younger Guardians that grew up playing videogames actually call it a hammerspace.

* In the ''YoungWizards'' series, "temporospatial claudications" leading to small pockets of "otherspace" are frequently used for storage by the wizard characters. In execution, it works exactly like hammerspace, except with more TechnoBabble. Or possibly MagiBabble; it's [[ScienceFantasy often hard to tell the difference with that series...]]

* In the {{Spellsinger}} series by Creator/AlanDeanFoster, an anthro turtle wizard named Clothahump has drawers that pull out of his chest that he uses to store various spell components. His house, which is built inside a tree, has a similar effect on it, though he warns that excessive use of the spell can become very expensive because [[IncrediblyLamePun it causes inflation]].

* Invoked explicitly in Anne Bishop's ''BlackJewels'' trilogy: Mages can "vanish" objects, presumably into their own personal Hammerspace, and call them back in when needed. The amount of HammerSpace you have directly correlates with how powerful you are.

* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', Hermione uses the magic {{Hammerspace}} spell (an 'Undetectable Extension Charm') to put a ton of books and other stuff into her beaded purse. Including a large picture frame, which is larger than the purse itself. Amazingly enough, it isn't heavy to her at all.

* In ''CiaphasCain'', '''HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!!''', Jurgen's webbing and greatcoat seem to contain an infinite amount of ration bars, tanna, and various helpful objects like goggles.

* In a DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse novel, the Doctor lands on a planet which follows [[ToonPhysics cartoon rules]] and is inhabited {{Expy}}s of many well-know cartoon characters. Towards the end the Doctor uses the rules of the world to produce a custard pie gun (an appropriate weapon for the Doctor) from {{Hammerspace}} to disable the bad guy.
* Zed from ''TheSwordOfTruth'' series has a wizards closet, though it is only mentioned once, early in the first book.

* In HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows, Hermione uses the magic {{Hammerspace}} spell (an 'Undetectable Extension Charm') to put a ton of books and other stuff into her beaded purse. Including a large picture frame, which is larger than the purse itself. Amazingly enough, it isn't heavy to her at all.

* In the {{Spellsinger}} series by Creator/AlanDeanFoster, an anthro turtle wizard named Clothahump has drawers that pull out of his chest that he uses to store various spell components.

* In the {{Spellsinger}} series by AlanDeanFoster, an anthro turtle wizard named Clothahump has drawers that pull out of his chest that he uses to store various spell components.

** Also, Conina in ''Discworld/{{Sourcerey}}'' is able to produce a seemingly endless arsenal of weapons -- especially throwing knives -- that she has secreted about her person, despite wearing just a simple white dress that wouldn't seem to have many hiding places. Since the retrieval of these items sometimes requires her to ask her male companions to turn away and is accompanied by a waft of perfume, we can assume that some of Conina's HammerSpace is in the form of a VictoriasSecretCompartment or its equivalent.

** Also, Conina in ''Discworld/{{Sourcerer}}'' is able to produce a seemingly endless arsenal of weapons -- especially throwing knives -- that she has secreted about her person, despite wearing just a simple white dress that wouldn't seem to have many hiding places. Since the retrieval of these items sometimes requires her to ask her male companions to turn away and is accompanied by a waft of perfume, we can assume that some of Conina's HammerSpace is in the form of a VictoriasSecretCompartment or its equivalent.

* Sycophants in the ''Leven Thumps'' series have an unlimited "void" where they stow useful stuff. Pretty annoying, it's very hard to visualize what's going on when your read "Clover fished around in his void."

* In Brandon Sanderson's ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' series, Shardblades automatically go into Hammerspace when dropped or otherwise separated from their owner, unless he or she wills otherwise when releasing them. The owner can resummon the Blade at will. This is a necessary feature as they are both [[{{BFS}} really huge]] and incredibly valuable. This feature ensures that you have to kill somebody to take the Blade against their will and seeing as said Blades are able to cut through all normal armour effortlessly, and kill anything in one hit to boot.....
* In traditional Chinese folklore, many powerful people essentially had sleeves that could store everything. Being trapped in one was generally a sign that you were screwed.

* Thor of NorseMythology could make his hammer Mjolnir shrink to an incredibly tiny size, and be pulled out of seemingly nowhere, and is both the first user and [[TropeNamer namer of this trope]]. Another god owns a ship that he can fold up and stick in his pocket.