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{{quote| ''"This is not how these tales end," Calliope said firmly.<br />
{{quote|''"This is not how these tales end," Calliope said firmly.
"This is not the way that things end when they get to be tales," Amatus said, "but since ours is not told yet, we cannot count on it. There were a hundred dead princes on the thorns outside [[Sleeping Beauty]]'s castle, and I'm sure many of them were splendid fellows."'' }}
''"This is not the way that things end when they get to be tales," Amatus said, "but since ours is not told yet, we cannot count on it. There were a hundred dead princes on the thorns outside [[Sleeping Beauty]]'s castle, and I'm sure many of them were splendid fellows."'' }}


''One for the Morning Glory'' is a [[Troperrific]] fantasy novel by John Barnes. The characters are all aware that they feature in [[Fairy Tale|Fairy Tales]], but they are quite aware that they do not know which roles they play in the stories.
''One for the Morning Glory'' is a [[Troperrific]] fantasy novel by John Barnes. The characters are all aware that they feature in [[Fairy Tale|Fairy Tales]], but they are quite aware that they do not know which roles they play in the stories.
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And word play. Lots and lots of word play. The book is full of malapropisms used seriously and consistently throughout the work.
And word play. Lots and lots of word play. The book is full of malapropisms used seriously and consistently throughout the work.
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* [[All Myths Are True]]
* [[All Myths Are True]]
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Used freely, and [[Lampshaded]]; when Sir John drinks tea, he thinks it's an anachronism, but the Duke points out that such problem exists only the lands that are merely actual.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Used freely, and [[Lampshaded]]; when Sir John drinks tea, he thinks it's an anachronism, but the Duke points out that such problem exists only the lands that are merely actual.
* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]
* [[Deadly Decadent Court]]
* [[Distressed Damsel]]
* [[Damsel in Distress]]
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Invoked
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: Invoked
* [[Dying Alone]]
* [[Dying Alone]]
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* [[Medium Awareness]]
* [[Medium Awareness]]
* [[Mordor]]
* [[Mordor]]
* [[Off With His Head]]
* [[Off with His Head]]
* [[Powder Keg Crowd]]
* [[Powder Keg Crowd]]
* [[The Quest]]
* [[The Quest]]
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 16 March 2016

"This is not how these tales end," Calliope said firmly.
 "This is not the way that things end when they get to be tales," Amatus said, "but since ours is not told yet, we cannot count on it. There were a hundred dead princes on the thorns outside Sleeping Beauty's castle, and I'm sure many of them were splendid fellows."

One for the Morning Glory is a Troperrific fantasy novel by John Barnes. The characters are all aware that they feature in Fairy Tales, but they are quite aware that they do not know which roles they play in the stories.

The toddler Prince Amatus gets his hands on the Wine of the Gods and demonstrates that the truth of the saying, "A child who tastes the Wine of the Gods too early is only half a person afterwards." It's literal. The right half.

Four mysterious Companions arrive at the castle, and the novel follows Prince Amatus through his adventures in the underground goblin kingdom, the attack of a mysterious illness, and the invasion by the usurper of the neighboring kingdom.

And word play. Lots and lots of word play. The book is full of malapropisms used seriously and consistently throughout the work.

Tropes used in One for the Morning Glory include:
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