{"product_id":"the-tough-guide-to-fantasyland-the-essential-guide-to-fantasy-travel-paperback","title":"The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: The Essential Guide to Fantasy Travel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiana Wynne Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive edition of a cult classic by the legendary Diana Wynne Jones.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine that all fantasy novels--the ones featuring dragons, knights, wizards, and magic--are set in the same place. That place is called Fantasyland. \u003ci\u003eThe Tough Guide to Fantasyland\u003c\/i\u003e is your travel guide, a handbook to everything you might find: Evil, the Dark Lord, Stew, Boots (but not Socks), and what passes for Economics and Ecology. Both a hilarious send-up of the cliches of the genre and an indispensable guide for writers, \u003ci\u003eThe Tough Guide to Fantasyland\u003c\/i\u003e has been nearly impossible to find for years. Now this cult classic is back, and readers can experience Diana Wynne Jones at her very best: incisive, funny, and wildly imaginative. This is the definitive edition of The Tough Guide, featuring a new map, an entirely new design, and additional material written for it by Diana Wynne Jones.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorld Fantasy Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Hugo Award Finalist (Nonfiction)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiana Wynne Jones was the multiple award-winning author of many fantasy novels for children, teenagers, and adults. Her book \u003ci\u003eHowl's Moving Castle\u003c\/i\u003e was made into an Academy Award-nominated major animated feature by Hayao Miyazaki. She received the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Married to the medievalist J. A. Burrow, with whom she had three sons, she lived for many years in Bristol, the setting for many of her books. Diana Wynne Jones passed away in March 2011, after a long illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727316127807,"sku":"9780142407226","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/98db87a7bb03aebaedc4897be8b9c5d6.webp?v=1765114359","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tough-guide-to-fantasyland-the-essential-guide-to-fantasy-travel-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}