History Literature / DjinnRummy

Lucky old Genie, too- because Kiss (short for Kawauchiya Integrated Circuits III- it's a corporate sponsorship deal) would rather be doing other things. Not least of which is saving the world from his old friend Philly Nine, another Genie, who has decided that the best way to avoid being indentured to humans is to kill them all...

* AxCrazy: Philly Nine.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Could be the trope codifier. Examples abound:

* ChewToy: Poor Justin. Left in charge of his uncle's carpet shop for an afternoon, he finds himself magically hijacked, nearly drowned, and almost involved in the end of the world, among other things. [[ThrowTheDogABone He is compensated for his troubles in the end.]]

* OurGeniesAreDifferent: Genies are part of the Heavenly Host, come in 12 grades [[spoiler:along with Cupid, the sole Force 13 genie in existence]], and are absolutely everywhere. They are transdimensional beings (which is how they can fit into those bottles), and like to hang out together in their spare time and get drunk. [[DrunkOnMilk On milk]].
* PetTheDog: On the part of the author; after Jane and Asaf have been put through the wringer by the supernatural forces in their lives, they end up together and at least potentially have a happy ending.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The environmentalists who develope gigantic, self-propelled ''carnivorous'' flowers capable of wiping out major cities really just want to preserve the balance of nature. Their leader qualifies as a KnightTemplar.
* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: Midway through the book, a pair of low-level genies try to trick Jane by disguising themselves as Tom Cruise and Robert Redford. She sees through the disguise and [[DeathGlare forces them to get into some empty ketchup bottles]], which she puts back on the shelf. Presumably they're still there....

''Djinn Rummy'' is a comic fantasy novel by Creator/TomHolt, written in 1995.

* AllMythsAreTrue: With the variation that genies are responsible for them all. For instance,[[spoiler:Santa Clause is a genie.]] You get the general idea.

** Jane asks for breakfast in bed; she gets a sleeping hedgehog, which is still in ''its'' bed of leaves and grass.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Philly Nine, Kiss' old foe, banters with him as they duel to the death. (Well, since they are both immortal, they are duelling to great amounts of pain...)

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Kawaguchiya Integrated Circuits III's acronym is pronounced "Kiss", not "Kick". "The 'C' is soft, as in 'certain', 'coelocanth', or 'celery'."

* OurGeniesAreDifferent: Genies are part of the Heavenly Host, come in 12 grades [[spoiler:along with Cupid, the sole Force 13 genie in existence]], and are absolutely everywhere. They are transdimensional beings (which is how they can fit into those bottles), and like to hang out together in their spare time and get drunk. On milk.

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: Midway through the book, a pair of low-level genies try to trick Jane by disguising themselves as Tom Cruise and Robert Redford. She sees through the disguise and [[DeathGlare forces them to get into some empty ketchup bottles]], which she puts back on the shelf. Presumably they're still there....

--->Inside an aspirin bottle, nobody can hear you scream...

* GenreSavvy: Jane [[spoiler:and later Asaf]] know exactly how wishes get misinterpreted, and are very careful about making them. Not that it helps, of course...

* {{Magitech}}: Several Genies have given up the bottle and are now doing day jobs, being mistaken for technology. (You really thought elevators went up and down because of wires and pulleys?)

* OurGeniesAreDifferent: Genies are part of the Heavenly Host, come in 12 grades [[spoiler:along with Cupid, the sole Force 13 genie in existence]], and are absolutely everywhere.

* PrecisionFStrike: From God, no less, when Kiss [[spoiler:having been blown into billions of pieces by a nuclear bomb, puts in a claim on his life insurance policy with the Chief Underwriter; who realizes that ''each molecule of Kiss'', having the same consciousness, will be entitled to an identical payout when it dies, thus bankrupting Heaven.]]
--->'''Kiss:''' You know, left to myself, I would never have seen it that way.

Lucky old Genie, too- because Kiss (short for Kawauchiya Integrated Circuits III- it's a corporate sponsorship deal) would rather be doing other things. Not least of which is saving the world from one of his old friends, another Genie who has decided that the best way to avoid being indentured to humans is to kill them all...

* AxCrazy: Kiss' adversary, the genie Philly Nine.

** While being recklessly flown over Moscow, Jane orders Kiss to put her down, "NOW!!" They land in a pedestrian crossing in a main road, because they were directly over it at that moment.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Dragon King of the South-East wears shorts and a T-shirt with tennis shoes, drinks heavily, and materializes a VW Microbus to travel in. He also greets everyone with "G'day". Guess which continent he's in charge of...

* WellIntentionedExtremist: The environmentalists who develope gigantic, self-propelled flowers capable of wiping out major cities really just want to preserve the balance of nature. Their leader qualifies as a KnightTemplar.

* TheUnfavorite: Asaf is the youngest and laziest of three brothers, who was told he would be a good-for-nothing all his life. Sure enough, that's how he turned out.

All Jane wanted was to peacefully overdose on some expired aspirin so she could end her life in a British Rail waiting room. Alas, the bottle she chose to open, instead of aspirin, contained an authentic Genie. Now, instead of suicide, she has a life of infinite possibilities to contemplate. Lucky old Jane.

* ButtMonkey: Kiss, the genie, goes through hell for his mortal.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Philly Nine, Kiss' old foe who is out to destroy the world, banters with him as they duel to the death. (Well, since they are both immortal, they are duelling to great amounts of pain...)

* JackassGenie: Philly Nine is out to destroy the world.

* Magitech: Several Genies have given up the bottle and are now doing day jobs, being mistaken for technology. (You really thought elevators went up and down because of wires and pulleys?)

AllMythsAreTrue: With the variation that genies are responsible for them all. For instance,[[spoiler:Santa Clause is a genie.]] You get the general idea.

ButtMonkey: Kiss, the genie, goes through hell for his mortal.

ChewToy: Poor Justin. Left in charge of his uncle's carpet shop for an afternoon, he finds himself magically hijacked, nearly drowned, and almost involved in the end of the world, among other things. [[ThrowTheDogABone He is compensated for his troubles in the end.]]

FauxAffablyEvil: Philly Nine, Kiss' old foe who is out to destroy the world, banters with him as they duel to the death. (Well, since they are both immortal, they are duelling to great amounts of pain...)

ItIsPronouncedTropay: Kawaguchiya Integrated Circuits III's acronym is pronounced "Kiss", not "Kick". "The 'C' is soft, as in 'certain', 'coelocanth', or 'celery'."

KickTheDog: If it's gratuitously cruel, Philly can be relied upon to do it.

LiteralGenie: This is not only the main power of the genies, it is also their AchillesHeel. [[spoiler:It's how Jane initially tricks Kiss into granting her unlimited wishes, rather than the standard three.]]

OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Dragon King of the South-East wears shorts and a T-shirt with tennis shoes, drinks heavily, and materializes a VW Microbus to travel in. He also greets everyone with "G'day". Guess which continent he's in charge of...

TheUnfavorite: Asaf is the youngest and laziest of three brothers, who was told he would be a good-for-nothing all his life. Sure enough, that's how he turned out.

WellIntentionedExtremist: The environmentalists who develope gigantic, self-propelled flowers capable of wiping out major cities really just want to preserve the balance of nature. Their leader qualifies as a KnightTemplar.

Lucky old Genie, too- because Kiss (short for Kawauchiya Integrated Circuits III- it's a corporate sponsorship deal) would rather be doing other things. Not least of which is saving the world from one of his old friends, another Genie who has decided that the best way to avoid being endentured to humans is to kill them all...