The Secrets of Droon: Difference between revisions

 

The plot centers around three children, Eric Hinkle, Julie Rubin, and Neal Kroger, who find themselves in the world known as Droon after [[Down the Rabbit Hole|finding a magical staircase in Eric's basement closet]]. For the first ten or so books the plot is relatively straightforward, chronicling the adventures the children have with their new companions Princess Keeah and the wizard Galen to stop the [[Evil Overlord]] from taking over Droon. Pretty soon, though, things start to expand and many genuinely surprising twists and turns come about. The plot gradually encompasses a [[Loads and Loads of Characters|massive amount of characters]], several different worlds (including the Upper World, the "real" world where we live), and some long-needed subplots.

While the books themselves are rather predictable kids books, and fall victim to many cliches, the series is quite enjoyable. It may not be complex, but it's fun, interesting, and can entertain just about anyone who reads it, regardless of age.

 

* [[Amazing Technicolor Population]]: The red Ninns.

* [[Ambiguously Human]]: Sparr. He's never really referred to in a way that would reveal his species. He has a human body shape, except for, well, the ''fins'' behind his ears. He's obviously not a Ninn, either.

* [[Enemy Mine]]: Sparr and the heroes in book 23.

* [[The Everyman]]: The three main characters are pretty much supposed to be anyone within the target audience (children).

* [[Evil Laugh]]: Pretty much every villain in the series has done this - all written out, of course.

* [[Evil Overlord]]: Lord Sparr. The guy should get an award for encompassing just about '''all''' the cliches associated with this character.

* [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl]]: Keeah.

* [[Fan Girl|Fangirls]]: The 'Giggle Twins' become instant fangirls of Neal. They want to touch his hair. A lot. Neal even lampshades it:

* [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]]: Is there any creature that ''isn't'' in Droon?

* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Sparr, the kids, and Keeah for several books.

* [[Funny Animal]]: Among others, the Oobja and Mooples. The Lumpies would count, except that most people don't count pillows as animals.

* [[Gilligan Cut]]: When Neal and Keeah want Eric to dress up as a girl to sneak into Maliban's court...

'''Eric:''' Are you sure this dress matches my eyes? }}

* [[Girl Next Door]]: Julie to both Eric and Neal.

* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Justified, since, as a book for kids, Abbott pretty much had to do this. "Holy crow!" and "Oh, my gosh!" are the most common offenders.

* [[Grand Finale]]: Special #8 concludes the series.

* [[Hand Wave]]: In The Knights Of Silversnow, it's established at the beginning that the marmots infesting Droon are the main problem. They are promptly forgotten about until the last three pages, when it's revealed that {{spoiler|the Orkins are known for making cheese}}.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Sparr after becoming a child.

* [[The Ingenue]]: Keeah, at first.

* [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Dragons]]: A dragon suddenly comes in for no reason at all in The Sleeping Giant Of Goll, despite there being absolutely no mention of dragons before this.

* [[Reverse Mole]]: {{spoiler|Sparr in}} In The Shadow Of Goll.

* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: Both King Zello and his daughter are warriors, and work for the good of Droon.

* [[Skilled but Naive]]: Eric with his powers.

* [[Sssssnaketalk]]: Lord Sparr talks like this when he's {{spoiler|Prince Maliban}}.

* [[Thirsty Desert]]: Panjibarrh.

* [[Up the Real Rabbit Hole]]: For the first book, the kids refer to their world as "the real world", although they don't show too much interest in going back.

* [[Winged Humanoid]]: The Hawk Bandits Of Tarkoom.

* [[The Woobie]]: Max sometimes fills this role.

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[[Category:Fantasy Literature]]