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* [[Britain Is Only London]]: and in the original Dutch book, ''The Netherlands are only Amsterdam'' |
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* [[Half-Identical Twins]] |
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* [[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]]. |
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* [[Time Master]]: Baz/Bors |
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* [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Joshua and Jericho |
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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." |
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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.
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??
- 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.