Holly Rue — Character
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Used book shop owner / human
Books and Stories this Character Appears In Edit
Books:
- Spirits in the Wires
- Tapping the Dream Tree — "Pixel Pixies"
- Triskell Tales — "Pixel Pixies"
- Spell Fantastic - "Embracing the Mystery"
Short stories:
- "Embracing the Mystery"
- "Pixel Pixies"
- "Saskia"
Description / Bio Edit
Holly owns a bookshop in Newford. She lives above her shop, Holly Rue Used Books, with her dog, Snippet, and the hob Dick Bobbins. She is one of the creators of the WordWood. Holly is one of the "Newford Gang", along with so many others.
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Holly Rue Used Books Edit
Holly Rue's book shop. The sign on the door simply says "Holly Rue - Used Books." The store hosts a book club on the last Wednesday of every month. Members include Holly Rue, Sheri Piper, and Kathryn Whelan.
This shop is featured in a number of books and stories. Here's the start of a list, please keep adding:
- Spirits In The Wires
- Tapping the Dream Tree — "Pixel Pixies"
- Triskell Tales — "Pixel Pixies"
- Spell Fantastic - "Embracing the Mystery"
Connections (characters, places) Edit
| Name | What | Connection | About |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granny Weather | witch in Dreamworld | summoned Holly | captured by Bogles |
| Wordwood | Web site | a creator | in an imaginary city in a world reached only through dreams; created by Holly Rue, among others |
| Dick Bobbins | hob | lives hidden in Holly's book shop | |
| Snippet | dog | ||
Events in the Series (spoilery area) Edit
✥ Tapping the Dream Tree —"Pixel Pixies": Vicious pixies from the Internet emerge through a computer screen to wreak havoc in Holly Rue's secondhand bookstore and annoy its unsuspected tenant, a shy but valiant hobgoblin—Dick Bobbins. ~ Charles de Lint: Tapping the Dream Tree (2002) Description
