The target audience for this title is principally English speaking adults and bi-lingual children who enjoy a unique mix of fantasy and fable. The strong narrative pull of the tale is linked to the protagonist's struggle to support himself, being only half fairy and therefore somewhat of an outcast, instead of supporting a fairy 'tribe', as is right and proper for a Dreammaker to do. This will resonate with artists and young people becoming aware that life is not as 'black and white' as many fairy tales or social constructs will have us believe.
As such, it may be used in Creative Writing classes as an example of an 'anti-fairytale', or as a colourful example of a modern fable. The innovative use of various literary techniques including an opening set of jump-cut scenes, chose-your-own-adventure techniques (from the world of gaming) as well as musical scenes also add to the title's appeal as an extremely unique piece of finely crafted and digitally influenced storytelling.
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With his loyal (if slightly insane) stoat Wix, a devastated Tom battles on through a series of horrifically funny misfortunes as he makes his way towards what he hopes is the Grand Goblin Fair, only to draw farther away from it in the process. Will the courageous half-fairy make it back to his true love Mary? Will she be waiting for him? Or will all the orcs, imps, witches, dwarves and mysterious creatures that line the forest paths ruin his one chance at happiness?
The answer lies in the pages of this innovative literary event that races middle-schoolers through a Pythonesque world of music, color and wild adventure. Readers are invited to listen to the songs from the storyworld with their smartphones, send Tom down specific paths and even guess or discover the real nemesis behind all his bad fortune. And if that weren't enough, readers can go on to learn the über-catchy, author-composed melodies at the Addison's Tales channel on MuseScore. com. The fairytale will never be the same again.