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She didn't finish the whole series, but that's all right. It got me thinking a bit. The whole "kid from our world goes to fantasy world and saves the day" trope is exceedingly common, which has to mean that in Narnia type worlds, the publishers are churning out books about kids coming to strange lands without magic and saving the day. That's got to be how it works :)
She didn't finish the whole series, but that's all right. It got me thinking a bit. The whole "kid from our world goes to fantasy world and saves the day" trope is exceedingly common, which has to mean that in Narnia type worlds, the publishers are churning out books about kids coming to strange lands without magic and saving the day. That's got to be how it works :)
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Date: 2015-01-08 06:44 pm (UTC)If we count bizarre time travel, then the Magic Treehouse books, but honestly, that opens up a whole new kettle of fish.
The end of The Shadow Speaker reveals it's going that way (kindasorta), which is interesting because that kinda makes Zahrah the Windseeker an example of the reverse.
The Never-Ending Story
The Castle in the Attic
Huh, this list is already longer than I expected.