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Reddit mentions of The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel
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Color | Multicolor |
Height | 0.6 Inches |
Length | 8.2 Inches |
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Release date | October 2006 |
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Yes, this book.
https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Guide-Fantasyland-Essential-Fantasy/dp/0142407224
It's a full dictionary with the common cliche for just about every last word you'll ever use in fantasy fiction. It's HILARIOUS and useful.
Also it's written by the woman who wrote the novel Howl's Moving Castle was based on. So that's cool!
You should probably check out The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones.
And it's not collected as a book, but Limyaael's Rants are an excellent resource and general commentary on the genre. (Better-organized mirror here.)
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland is an encyclopedic tongue-in-cheek look at fantasy tropes.
It reminds me of the map of Fantasyland in Diana Wynne Jones's The Tough Guide to Fantasyland mocking tropes in fantasy fiction. The book is pretty hilarious to anyone who is a fan of the genre. Basically, to make the map, she flipped Europe upsidedown and renamed everything.
I would also ask how you are weighing the risks of being unoriginal vs. the risks of not being historically accurate.
When I read a book, I'd rather see something exciting and new. I'm not terribly concerned if attire isn't period-appropriate, so long as it works for that world.
If you're like me, then I'll point you to The Tough Guide to Fantasyland. It will help you discard your first, second, and third ideas and really push for something readers haven't seen before.
https://www.amazon.com/Tough-Guide-Fantasyland-Essential-Fantasy/dp/0142407224 Not a dwarf, but you'd probably really enjoy this. :P
I know you said reality fiction, but I want to try The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel https://www.amazon.com/dp/0142407224/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_omh8wbHMHXSKS just in case
Have you read this? It's one of my favorites, and it sounds like something you'd be into.
How about Diana Wynne Jones' Tough Guide to Fantasyland? It's a tongue in cheek guide to fantasy tropes.
I think what was most funny for me about that book was that I loved reading it as a kid. When I got older I read it again for nostalgia's sake and laughed out loud when I realized it was a fantasy satire. So many of the things that happened that I thought were just meant to be weird were actually making fun of fantasy cliches. A lot of the stuff is based on her fantasy "handbook" The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel, which is pretty funny on its own.