Jones, Diana Wynne,

The Dark Lord of Derkholm / Diana Wynne Jones. - 508 pages ; 20 cm.

First published: Great Britain : Victor Gollancz, 1998.

In a world next door to ours, the tourist industry is devastating the population by its desire to experience all the fantasy cliches - Dark Lords, impoverished villages, dragons etc. The Head of the University resolves to shut the tours down; the only problem being the ruthless tour-master - and his all-powerful demons. To save them all, the incompetent wizard Derk is appointed as Dark Lord in the hope that he will ruin the tours. But can failing at everything lead to a win this time?

11+.

ISBN: 9780007507573

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Magic--Fiction.
Tourism--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy fiction.
Humorous fiction.

Dewey Class. No.: 823.914