Alternative Worlds in Fantasy Fiction

by Millicent Lenz and Peter Hunt

Book Overview

his book provides an illuminating guide to literature that creates alternative worlds for young readers. Focusing on the work of Ursula Le Guin, Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman, the book considers both the genre of 'alternative worlds' and the distinctiveness of these authors' texts, including Philip Pullman's The Amber Sypglass.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826477607
• ISBN13: 9780826477606
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"