What makes it unique?

The best way to think of the story is to think of a casserole made of American history, folklore, and fantasy fiction. Okay, so no one likes casserole, so maybe a fruit salad without grapes. When you’re eating you ask someone what’s in it and they tell you. In the story as you read along about a character, place or thing based on reality there’s a short footnote so the reader knows what the “real” stuff is that the story is made of.