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"They're going to send you on a sales trip and it'll be the death of you — I know what's going on at Gippart. You're their guinea pig."

The Dream Merchant is a 2002 Dutch Fantasy novel by Isabel Hoving that has been compared to the likes of J. R. R. Tolkien.^[context?]

Needs More Love.

Tropes used in The Dream Merchant include:

Chekhov's Skill: Teresa is good at telling stories, Baz/Bors is an amateur drummer, Joshua is... just a bit kleptomaniac.
Doorstopper: While not as hefty as some other books, it still clocks in at a perfectly respectable 640 pages.
Dream Land: Umaya.
Did Mom Just Have Tea with Cthulhu??
Dub Name Change: Bors becomes Baz, Joshua Tak becomes Joshua Cope, Giphart becomes Gippart, and so on.
Britain Is Only London: and in the original Dutch book, The Netherlands are only Amsterdam
Half-Identical Twins
Reality Warper: somewhat justified - they're in Dream Land. Joshua can change things by looking at them. Teresa also qualifies - she can change things by telling stories. These example are not a Game Breaker because 1) these powers are limited: Joshua and Teresa can't do everything they want; 2) they're are initially unaware of their powers.
Time Master: Baz/Bors
Theme Twin Naming: Joshua and Jericho
The Storyteller: Teresa
Time Travel: but in Dream Land.

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-''The Dream Merchant'' is a 2002 Dutch [[Fantasy]] novel by Isabel Hoving that has been compared to the likes of [[JRR Tolkien (Creator)|JRR Tolkien]].
 [[Needs More Love]].
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-This book provides examples of:
 * [[Chekhov's Skill]]: Teresa is good at telling stories, Baz/Bors is an amateur drummer, Joshua is... just a bit kleptomaniac.
 * [[Doorstopper]]: While not as hefty as some other books, it still clocks in at a perfectly respectable 640 pages.
 * [[Dream Land]]: Umaya.
-* [[Did Mom Just Have Tea With Cthulhu?]]?
+* [[Did Mom Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?]]?
 * [[Dub Name Change]]: Bors becomes Baz, Joshua Tak becomes Joshua Cope, Giphart becomes Gippart, and so on.
 * [[Britain Is Only London]]: and in the original Dutch book, ''The Netherlands are only Amsterdam''
 * [[Half-Identical Twins]]
-* [[Reality Warper]]: somewhat justified - they're in [[Dream Land]]. Joshua can change things by looking at them. Teresa also qualifies - she can change things by telling stories. These example are not a [[Game Breaker]] because 1) these powers are limited: Joshua and Teresa can't do everything they want; 2) they're are initially [[How Do I Shot Web|unaware of their powers]].
+* [[Reality Warper]]: somewhat justified - they're in [[Dream Land]]. Joshua can change things by looking at them. Teresa also qualifies - she can change things by telling stories. These example are not a [[Game Breaker]] because 1) these powers are limited: Joshua and Teresa can't do everything they want; 2) they're are initially [[How Do I Shot Web?|unaware of their powers]].
 * [[Time Master]]: Baz/Bors
 * [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Joshua and Jericho
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