Alternative Worlds in Fantasy Fiction (Continuum Studies in Children's Literature S.) (Contemporary studies in children's literature)

by Peter Hunt and Millicent Lenz

This 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.

• ISBN10: 082642077X
• ISBN13: 9780826420770
• Publish Date: 1 November 2004 (first published 28 June 2001)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 184
• Language: English
• URL: http://bloomsbury.com/