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How to Lick a Lubbock

House of Many Ways, by Diana Wynne Jones – As this book takes place in the same world as Howl’s Moving Castle and Castle in the Air, it’s pretty much inevitable that Howl and Sophie would put in an appearance. … Continue reading →

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Drifting Off to Dreamland

If you look at the map of the countries surrounding Oz from the endpapers of Tik-Tok of Oz, you’ll notice that the area just to the east (which is left on this map for some reason) of the Growleywogs’ territory … Continue reading →

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Fallen Stars and Fallen Djinn

Stardust, by Neil Gaiman – A pretty interesting, if sometimes confusing, journey through the realm of Faerie with the half-fay Tristran Thorn. I think some of the confusion is done on purpose, to give the impression that Faerie is a … Continue reading →