1 | ''Zorgamazoo'' is a full-length novel written [[VerseNovel entirely in rhyming couplets]]. |
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3 | [--(We'll give you a second to process that.)--] |
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5 | Okay, we're back. The novel was written by Robert Paul Weston, a Canadian author (who has also lived in England and Japan) who got the idea when looking up song lyrics on the internet. |
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7 | '''From the official site''': |
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9 | ''Zorgamazoo'' tells the rhyming, rhythmical tale of [[PluckyGirl Katrina]], a girl with a big heart and an even bigger imagination. |
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11 | Too bad [[AbusiveParents Old Krabby]] will have none of it! She thinks Katrina is losing her marbles—and worse, she hires the quack neurosurgeon, [[MadDoctor Doctor LeFang]], to make a midnight housecall! But there’s nothing wrong with Katrina’s noggin. In fact, she’s perfectly sane. |
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13 | The strange figure Katrina spotted, bumbling through the subway tunnels beneath the city, is [[ActionSurvivor Morty the zorgle]]. He’s been sent on a [[TheQuest quest to find the lost zorgles of Zorgamazoo]]... |
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15 | When [[OddFriendship Katrina and Morty join forces]], however, they discover it’s not just the zorgles who have gone missing. [[AlienAbduction Someone—or something—has kidnapped all of the Earth’s most magical creatures]]! |
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17 | It isn’t long before Katrina and Morty uncover a bizarre, [[TheConspiracy intergalactic conspiracy]] that threatens the existence of every last griffin, ogre, sphinx, dragon, mermaid, pixie and zorgle on the planet! |
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19 | !! ''Zorgamazoo'' contains examples of: |
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21 | * AdultsAreUseless: ...at least when they're ''human'' adults. |
22 | * AllThereInTheManual: MadDoctor [=LeFang=]'s first name is 'Reginald'. This is never mentioned in the book - it's in his [[http://www.zorgamazoo.com/book_characters.asp character bio]] on the official site. |
23 | * ArtisticLicenseSpace: The later parts of the book that take place on the moon have this in '''spades''' - people seem perfectly able to ''breathe'' on the moon, a difference in gravity is ''never even mentioned'', sound travels normally, etc. Of course, [[MST3KMantra none of this is really meant to be taken seriously]] - the character interactions take centre stage, not the science. |
24 | * {{Calvinball}}: 'Zorgally Ball', a repeatedly-mentioned sport that is said to be a combination of '[[NoodleImplements cricket, swimming and chess]]'. Hilariously enough, the vague descriptions of actual ''gameplay'' make it sound like [[CallARabbitASmeerp ordinary baseball]]. |
25 | * BeneathTheEarth: Where most of the zorgles live. |
26 | * FemaleMonsterSurprise: Winnie, whose gender is discovered when Katrina realizes she's wearing [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics ribbons and bows in her fur]]. |
27 | * HerrDoctor: In the audio readings by the author, Dr. [=LeFang=] is given a vaguely German sounding accent (though it falls more into "[[ButNotTooForeign generically European]]") |
28 | * HiddenSupplies: Katrina keeps odds and ends she finds and hides them in a box (later her backpack) until they become useful. [[spoiler:They're apparently useful enough to ''reverse alien technology''.]] |
29 | * [[ImpossiblyCoolWeapon Impossibly Cool Surgical Impliment]] |
30 | * NecessarilyEvil: Dullbert. [[IDidWhatIHadToDo He's only doing what he's doing to save his planet]]. |
31 | * MechanicalMonster: The Octomabots are a combination of this and CoolShip. |
32 | * MelancholyMoon: An odd reversal of the trope, as the melancholy gazing up at the night sky happens while ''on'' the moon (which technically makes it a "Melancholy ''Earth''" instead). |
33 | * PeopleZoo: A variation of this is the fate that befell most of the world's magical creatures. |
34 | * RubberForeheadAlien: The Graylians are basically just midget-sized, monochromatic humans. |
35 | * RummageSaleReject: Morty is referred to as having an outfit of this type, complete with multicolored pants! |
36 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: [[EmotionlessGirl Dullbert]], who sometimes tilts more into ShrinkingViolet territory. |
37 | * {{Unobtanium}}: 'Tedium Steam', a fuel made of ''pure boredom''. [[spoiler:As well as its colorful counterpart, 'Enchantium Gas'.]] |
38 | * UnluckyEverydude: Mortimer Yorgle fits this trope quite well... he just happens to be a ground-dwelling furry monster. |
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