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''Stravaganza'' is a series of novels by British writer Mary Hoffman about the adventures of young Earthlings in Talia, the [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] version of Renaissance Italy. These people, called 'Stravaganti', can go to Talia while asleep by using magical talismans. Political troubles have started to brew, and the Stravaganti are caught up in the middle of it.
The series was well-received by critics, though not popular. It was originally intended as a trilogy, but a fourth and now a fifth book was recently released.
The series is as follows:
* ''City of Masks'', which focuses on Lucien, a cancer patient whose talisman is a marbled notebook, who visits Bellezza, the Talian version of Venice;
* ''City of Stars'', which focuses on Georgia, a girl tormented by her stepbrother whose talisman is a horse figurine, who visits Remora, the Talian version of Siena;
* ''City of Flowers'', which focuses on Sky, a teenager living with his single mother whose talisman is a perfume bottle, who visits Giglia, the Talian version of Florence;
* ''City of Secrets'', which focuses on Matt, a dyslexic young man whose talisman is a leather-bound book, who visits Padavia, the Talian version of Padua; and
* ''City of Ships'', which focuses on Isabel, a girl overshadowed by her twin brother. Her talisman is a bag full of mosaic tiles, who visits Classe, the Talian version of Ravenna.
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* [[Action Girl]]: Arianna, Georgia, and Isabel
* [[Avenging the Villain]]: Happens in the fourth book when {{spoiler|the Chimici are trying to arrest Luciano for causing their head of family's death}}.
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Sky Meadows is... [[Your Mileage May Vary|odd to English-speaking ears.]] But when he stravagates to Talia, he's named ''[[Everything Sounds Sexier in French|Celestino Pascoli.]]'' His name basically [[Took a Level
* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: In ''City of Masks,'' {{spoiler|Arianna is named the new Duchessa of Belleza.}}
* [[Beauty Equals Goodness]]: Inverted: {{spoiler|Gaetano, one of the first sympathetic di Chimici, is markedly less attractive than most of his relatives}}. Likewise, Falco would be a charmingly pretty little boy if he weren't horribly crippled.
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* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Gaetano
* [[Big Screwed-Up Family]]: the di Chimici
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: The ending to ''City of Masks'' is actually pretty tragic. {{spoiler|Lucien's real body dies, leaving him [[Trapped in Another World|stranded in Bellezza]], unable to return home}}, but the heroes do score victory over the [[Evil Is One Big Happy Family|Di Chimici]].
* [[Body Double]]: The Duchessa uses different doubles for all the flashy ceremonies, such as the Marriage with the Sea - she began this procedure when {{spoiler|she became pregnant with her daughter, Arianna.}} One such double thinks she can outsmart the Duchessa, rat out her secret, and throw her lot in with the di Chimici with no ill consequences. She's wrong.
* [[City of Canals]]: Bellezza, which reflects Venice
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