A novel by Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer.
Welcome to Dreamland Adventure Park! We've got the best ice cream to be found anywhere, a fortune telling booth that's very accurate, the Dragon Roller Coaster, and everyone loves the Tunnel of Love, right?
Oh, and did I mention that the entire park is a prison for five Sealed Evil in a Can demons? And that five people (known as the Guardia) are magically chosen to keep them imprisoned?
Of course, Halloween is coming up again, and you know what that means...
Examples of:
- Devil in Plain Sight: It's obvious to the reader early on, if not the characters, that Joe is really Fufluns.
- Disney Owns This Trope: one ride at the park bears a significant resemblance to the It's A Small World Ride. Frequently prompts the question, "Hawaii is a country?"
- The Glasses Gotta Go: Mab likes it when Oliver has his off.
- Grand Theft Me: Fufluns does this to Young Fred's Empty Shell body so he can be the official Trickster of the Guardia.
- Half-Human Hybrid: Ethan and Mab were both produced by human parents, but both their dads were possessed by Kharos at the time of conception, giving them a bit of mutant power. Mab got a double dose because her mother was possessed by Vanth at the time as well. Presumably baby Delphie will have a triple dose of demon exposure.
- Heroic Lineage: most Guardia members are related to/descended from each other.
- Long Lost Sibling: Ethan and Mab have the same demon father, if not biological parents. Uh, whatever that means. Possibly Half-Identical Twins, since Glenda notices a strong resemblance between the two, and since they were conceived on the same night, they have similar birthdays.
- Technical Pacifist: Oliver would prefer to keep demons alive for study purposes, but is well aware of the difficulties of this.
