Juvenile and YA Fiction: Fantasy Literature

In this episode, Ian and Megan sit down to talk about what is arguably the most popular genre among young readers today: fantasy literature. They discuss the history leading up to the state of fantasy today, the unique thematic features of world-building, and their own childhood obsession with these books.

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The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald

The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald

The Light Princess by George MacDonald

Phantastes by George MacDonald

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

“The Quangle Wangle’s Hat” by Edward Lear

Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison

The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander

The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

The Space/Ransom Trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis

The Shanara Chronicles by Terry Brooks

The Pendragon Series by D.J. Machale

The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica by James A. Owen

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Redwall by Brian Jacques

The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

“On Fairy-Stories” by J.R.R. Tolkien

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