Tough Traveling: Unique Flora

This week’s trope is UNIQUE FLORA:

Self-explanatory. If you know of a plant that is either not on earth, or doesn’t act the same way in fantasyland as it does on earth, then you can consider it unique. Have fun.

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Tough Traveling: Enforcers

This week’s trope is ENFORCERS:

Some people are made to give orders; others are made to make sure they are carried out. Be it through muscle or guile there are just some people you don’t want to hear are looking for you.

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Tough Traveling: Beloved Mounts

This week’s trope is BELOVED MOUNTS:

A combination of suggestions from several people, as it seems many want to talk about the various animals that people in fantasyland ride. So be they horse, bear, or other let’s talk about favourite rides.

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Tough Traveling: Bards

This week’s trope is BARDS:

BARDS often join questing parties and provide entertainment around the campfire.  Sometimes their music even holds a little bit of magic.  Or a clue to an ancient mystery.  Or…

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Tough Traveling: Fae

This week’s trope is FAE:

Surprisingly not in the Tough Guide.  How can this be?  Fairies are a constant in the fantasy world and it is time they get their own week.  Give us your Fae, be they sweet or nasty.

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Tough Traveling: Vampires

This week’s trope is VAMPIRES:

VAMPIRES are increasingly rare on the TOUR.  They have been attracted over tot he Horror Tour by offers of better pay.  Where they appear, you will find up to date Vampires wear expensive sunglasses and wish to drain you of energy rather than blood.

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Waiting on Wednesday: Vol. 31

I completely missed the boat on Rae Carson’s Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy, so I am extra determined to read WALK ON EARTH A STRANGER as soon as it comes out. And can I just say that is a fantastic title? Because it is.

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Tough Traveling: To Blathe (True Love)

This week’s trope is TO BLATHE:

Sonny, true love is the greatest thing in the world. Except for a nice MLT, a mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, where the mutton is nice and lean and the tomato is ripe. They’re so perky, I love that. But that’s not what he said! He distinctly said “to blave.” (Thanks to Wendy again.  Let’s find those examples of True Love!)

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Waiting on Wednesday: Vol. 30

It feels like I have been waiting for Susan Ee’s END OF DAYS for so damn long. If you haven’t heard of the Penryn & the End of Days books (the series debut is Angelfall) then you’ve clearly been living under a rock.

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