Day: May 15, 2018

middlegradefantasy:

Diana Wynne Tropes:

• The Grouchy But Lovable Old Woman™
• Our own universe somehow colliding with the magical universe
• The person with strong magical powers who doesn’t know they have them and/or can’t control them
• Bonus points if the above is a child
• Destroying stereotypical fantasy tropes with deadpan narration
• Controlling magic by talking sternly to it
• Befriending at least one magical creature who turns out to be something other than you thought it was
• Being so absorbed in the worldbuilding that the book forgets there is a plot
• Powerful male wizard: *does anything* His wife/love interest, usually more powerful: *looks into the camera like she’s on the office*
• Making the literature snobs angry that a dyslexic woman who writes children books is better at fantasy than Tolkien