[PW] Re: reader's advisory for fantasy

[Sarah Cranston]

I don't know how well this fits, but:

Philip Jose Farmer
"The World of Tiers" series


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Terry Brooks' "Magic Kingdom For Sale" series is about a real world lawyer
who buys a fantasy kingdom out of the newspaper and then deals with all the
strings attached & fine print-- It's funny and has four or five books in
it.  Brooks also has another series called "The Word and the Void" which has
a hero in our world trying to stave off demonic influences from another..
Don't remember if he actually travels to a separate world though.

Though Otherland has already been mentioned, Tad Williams also wrote a book
called "The War of the Flowers," which concerns a real world man getting
drawn into a fantasy world of political plotting.

Annnddd, Neil Gaiman's got a few that may fit the bill: "Neverwhere,"
another one about fantasy intrigue, ("American Gods," and "Anansi Boys" deal
with supernatural influences on the real world more than actually separate
fantasy realms but may be useful).

-Diana Post

On 8/21/06, Kump, Cindy <ckump at sf.edu> wrote:
>
> This is for me so there's no rush.
>
> I'm interested in finding fantasy novels or short story collections
> where the imaginary world is seen through the eyes of someone from our
> world.  For example, the Pevensie children in The Lion, the Witch and
> the Wardrobe or Harry in the Harry Potter books. Some of Peter S.
> Beagle's works would fit this description also.
>
> These can be written for adults, YA or children.  Thank you in advance
> for any suggestions! :-)
>
> Cindy
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