Alternative Worlds in Fantasy Fiction (Revised)

Author/Contributor(s):	Hunt, Peter ; Lenz, Millicent
Publisher:	Continuum
Date:	08/15/2005
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.