Since Jones intends to use the conventions of fantasy, she has set Dark Lord of Derkholm on a "typical," almost generic fantasy world, with many of the features familiar to readers of fantasy: a thinly populated landscape containing villages, inns, temples, castles, and such. But Jones always adds her own touches. For example, she does not depict a purely medieval-style culture. One of Derk's human children plays the piano, and one of the griffin children designs "gizmos" that use electronics. The result is a world that is at once familiar and.....
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