List of fictional guidebooks

List of fictional guidebooks

Some fictional universes feature useful guidebooks which assist the hero and friends through difficult situations.

Features of a great fictional guidebook: Such books are ideally compact enough to carry on even the most strenuous adventures, yet detailed enough to contain exactly the information the reader needs at that particular point in the plot.

Many guidebooks are electronic in nature; some can access relevant information through a wireless connection.

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List of fictional guidebooks

Real fictional guidebooks

A few guides to fictional places have also been published. The 1996 book "Paris out of hand", by Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Barbara Hodgson, and Nick Bantock, is a guide to a fictionalized version of Paris. There are guidebooks to the fictional countries of "Molvanîa: The Land that Dentistry Forgot" (2003), "Phaic Tăn: Sunstroke on a Shoestring" (2004) and "San Sombrèro: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups" (2006), written by Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro, and Rob Sitch.

ee also

* False document
* Fictional book

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