Place · Book 5, The Butcher's Masquerade

The Twister

What is left of the dreadnaught Wasteland once its balloons are shot away: a Texan suburban house under one magical balloon, flown by Louis and Firas, taking the changelings to a portal to the sixth floor.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 3 — Quasar
• Chapter 8 — The Night Wyrm's web
• Chapter 36 — Swole
• Chapter 37 — The rainbow bridge
• Chapter 50 — Uncle Morty's Insta Lawn-Kill
• Chapter 51 — The howdah
• Chapter 56 — Zerzura
• Chapter 60 — The raids
• Chapter 61 — Marked for death
• Chapter 62 — A squirrel with antlers
• Chapter 63 — Enchanted Hammer of Fast Forward
• Chapter 67 — Slate Butterflies
• Chapter 72 — Cat-nac the Magnificent
• Chapter 73 — Wonderwall, again

Progression

The flying house, recovered by Louis and Firas from the changeling refugees (ch. 3); Bonnie did something to it — a garage-door opener became a ballista (ch. 8). A giant breastplate could be dropped on Katia from it (ch. 36); it goes south to help Chris and Li Na against death monkeys (ch. 37); Louis's Tent the House covers a wider area from its deck (ch. 50) and bombs the second creeper to death (ch. 51); it is given to the changelings for their chance (ch. 56). The hunters' anti-air guns are built with it in mind (ch. 60); it rises over the trees carrying enough explosives to level a town (ch. 61) and hovers low over the church (ch. 62); most of the party boards it (ch. 63); taken by nymphs, it is crashed into two towers (ch. 72, ch. 73).