Clearly the one in the middle is not in disguise but the other two are!

This week over at the Fantasy Review Barn we once again go a travelling through the Tropes of Fantasy with Nathan.  This week our topic is:

DISGUISES

Hiding in plain site?  Put on a disguise.  Often used to sneak into the evil lair.  For best results brain a guard and steal his; no one is tracking these things.

I’m not really sure if I’m cheating or not because I haven’t just gone for putting on a disguise but chosen a few other examples:

Glamoured – For example the Fae or series such as Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments where glamours have been used to hide things in plain sight.  

Tithe by Holly Black – in which the main protagonist is a changelling (she’s of course not aware of this) and has in place a human glamour or disguise.

Spelled – fairly obvious but, in which somebody’s appearance is changed through magic

Howl’s Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones – in which a young girl called Sophie is changed into an elderly woman by the Witch of the Waste.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Ron, Hermione and Harry take polyjuice potion – unfortunately Hermione’s potion goes a little wrong:

Regular Disguise:

For me the masters of disguise are the Gentlemen Bastards, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch in which many disguises are donned!  Enough said.

Invisibility

The Invisible Man! kidding…

Harry Potter has a cloak of invisibility – okay, maybe not a disguise but you could certainly sneak into an evil lair!

Superhero

Okay, this guy is in disguise:

This is what he really looks like

I confess that Spiderman’s disguise – now, that’s a real disguise

Gender swap

You know, cut off your hair, wear trousers and a hat and bingo – you’ve changed from a girl to boy, or put on a wig and a dress and similarly….

The Thousand Names by Django Wexler – in which, hoping to avoid notice, Winter Ihernglass dressed as a man and joined the army – her plan of staying in the background goes a little wrong.

I couldn’t resist…

Shapeshifting

Suzume – Generation V by ML Brennan – not a typical shapeshifter.  Suzume is actually a fox – who changes into a human – okay, maybe it’s more an ability than a disguise but she can certainly hide if she needs to.