The Portable Door
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The Portable Door

by Tom Holt

2003•Fantasy•416 pages

Taste attributes: fantasycomedydramafresh & originalwholesomeimaginarylinearcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and original: a fantasy novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

The course of true love never runs smooth - particularly when there's a goblin in the way! Tom Holt cordially invites readers to join him in his world of madness with this comic fantasy novel about a man who finds himself working for a deeply sinister organization with a mighty peculiar agenda.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyComedyDramaComplex relationshipFish out of water/culture clashSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Humor in the workplaceGoblins

Details

Author
Tom Holt
Published
2003
Pages
416
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